Byensiog West Xia Square Pagoda

Author: Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The book is divided into two parts. The first part, the archaeological section, includes four chapters: the current state of the remains of the Pagoda, unearthed artifacts, and the investigation report of the Western Xia sites in Baishi Valley. The second part, the research section, includes ten chapters: the reconstruction of the original structure of the Pagoda and its construction characteristics, the interpretation of the Chinese inscriptions on the central pillar of the Pagoda, the Xixian Buddhist scripture "Bensu" as the earliest existing wooden movable type printing in the world, and the study of the unearthed Chinese "poetry collection" from the Pagoda.