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The pagoda is situated at Jiele Village, 7
kilometers away from Ruili Town and close to NO.320 National Road.
It has a long history and has experienced eight destructions and
eight reconstructions. The pagoda now was modeled in the early
1980s on its original style. It is honored as the first Buddhist
pagoda in Dehong. It enjoys the same prestige as Mandele Buddhist
Pagoda in Burma and is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in
Southeast Asia. The pagoda is a Southern Buddhist pagoda built of
bricks and stones. The magnificent main pagoda is 39.5 meters
tall, with 16 smaller pagodas around it. All pagodas are like
bottle gourds and are of a golden color. In the past the Great
Golden Pagoda had been built with joint efforts by the Chinese and
Burmese people. On important occasions such as the Water Splashing
Festival, there will be three-day Buddhist services for
contributions and prayers. Therefore, the Golden Pagoda is a
symbol of the friendship between the Chinese and the Burmese
people. Thus it is honored as "a Rural Natural Park".
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