The Pagoda forest of Shaolin Temple boasts the largest in China
The Pagoda forest of Shaolin Temple is located about 250 meters west of shaolin Temple. It is the graveyard of venerable monks in past dynasties, covering an area of more than 21,000 square meters. There are more than 220 brick pagodas built from the 7th year of Zhenyuan In the Tang Dynasty (791) to the 8th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1803).
少林寺塔林位于少林寺西约250米，为历代德高望重僧侣的墓地，占地约2.1万余平方米。现存有从唐代贞元七年(791年)至清代嘉庆八年(1803年)的砖塔220多座。
The Pagoda forest of Shaolin Temple is China's largest existing, the largest ancient pagoda, continuation of the longest and most complete ancient pagoda type of tower, known as "Chinese acient art museum", is the study of the shaolin temple from tang dynasty to the qing dynasty the development, prosperity and the past dynasties built tower type, structure and other important data, is a comprehensive study of Chinese architectural history, sculpture art, history and religion history treasure, with high academic research.
少林寺塔林是中国现存规模最大、古塔数量最多、延续时间最长、古塔类型最全的塔群，被誉为“中国古塔艺术博物馆”，是研究少林寺从唐至清代发展、兴盛和历代建塔制式、结构等的重要实物资料，是综合研究中国建筑发展史、雕刻艺术发展史和宗教发展史的宝库，具有很高的学术研究、建筑、书法、雕刻艺术和旅游观赏价值。
On November 20, 1996, the Shaolin Temple tower forest was announced by The State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. On August 1, 2010, the "Middle of Heaven and Earth" historic buildings, including the Shaolin Temple tower Forest, were inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO at the 34th World Heritage Conference
1996年11月20日，少林寺塔林被国务院公布为全国重点文物保护单位。2010年8月1日，包括少林寺塔林在内的“天地之中”历史建筑群，被联合国教科文组织第34届世界遗产大会列入世界文化遗产名录。
来源：嵩山少林景区
