Full view sepia photograph of tall white stupa against background of gently sloping mountains

White Stupa, known as Precious Stupa of Great Compassion and Longevity, and its surroundings

Location
Great Precious Stupa Cloister Monastery; Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China

Date
1301, renovated in 1407

Material
masonry

Dimensions
height after the 1407 restoration 185 ft. (56.4 m)

Photo Credit
image after Boerschmann, Ernst. 1923. Picturesque China: Architecture and Landscape: A Journey through Twelve Provinces. New York: Brentano’s

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