Yet more pagodas...

I'm starting to realize that if you've seen one pagoda-looking structure, you've pretty much seen them all. So my apologies if you're getting as bored as I am with pagodas. But here's another one anyway -- and it's a little cooler than some of the others, I think. It was a study retreat for royalty, I believe.

From far away:

Zooming in:

...and here we are! Observe the nifty rockwork:

Stone reptilian waterspout:



Intriguing stairway to...


...a very anticlimatic platform thingy:


But, hey, who's complaining? I also rode about 20 miles in the course of that trip, so it was all good. I just think I've seen enough pagodas, that's all.