All these architectural forms were recorded in early documents of Chinese history. Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century.

According to a survey, Buddhist relics were not buried underground in India, but kept inside the pagodas. When the pagoda was introduced to China, it was combined with China's traditional burial ...

All photographs: Reuters IMAGE: Damaged pagodas in Sagaing, Myanmar. IMAGE: A damaged pagoda in Amarapura township, Myanmar. IMAGE: A damaged Buddhist statue inside a pagoda in Mandalay ...

Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

Satellite images show the destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 1,600 ...

The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas.

U, a town in central Myanmar about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the provincial capital of Mandalay. Locals said that bodies ...

Thousands of religious buildings were destroyed in the severe earthquake that struck Buddhist-majority Myanmar on Friday.

A powerful earthquake killed at least 300 people in the town of Tada-U, while also devastating historic pagodas and religious ...