pagoda meaning in hindi Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/pagoda-meaning-in-hindi Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Mao Ta Pagoda http://toursmaps.com/mao-ta-pagoda.html http://toursmaps.com/mao-ta-pagoda.html#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:26:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=230928 The Pagoda of Longevity was erected in 1743 by the occupants ofthe town of Qingpu, 31 km/19 miles to the west of Shanghai, to wish the emperor Qianlong a long life. He did in fact answer their prayers and considerably lowered the taxes to be paid. The pagoda was originally made from bricks and wood, although the wooden section was destroyed by fire in 1883. The Freedom Bridge, some 10km/6 miles to the south-west of the Pagoda of Longevity, is 71 m/230ft long and 6m/19ft wide, the longest stone bridge in Shanghai. It was built in 1571 with funds collected

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