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The Famen Temple

The Famen Temple is famous for storing the veritable finger bone of the Sakyamuni Buddha in the world. Famen Temple is located in Fufeng County of Shaanxi Province, 120 km east of Xi’an with a history of 1700 years. Famen Temple is considered as the Forerunner of the Ziggurat in Central Shaanxi. In Famen Temple, the most representative structures are the 13-tiered octagonal pagoda and Famen Temple Museum established in 1987 where exhibit and store more than 2000 pieces treasures. The Famen Temple stands for a world-class cultural area featuring the time-honored Buddhist Holy Land and Age-old Classic Buddhist Site.

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