Five一Pagoda Temple and Other Temples in Hohhot
呼和浩特五塔寺和其他塔寺

Natural Features
自然概况

Five-Pagoda Temple
五塔寺

Five-Pagoda Temple(Wuta Si)，which is also called Jingangzuo Sheti Baota，is located in Hohhot City. As there are five small dagobas on the pedestal of the pagoda，it is named Wuta Si. Wuta was originally a building of the temple construtted during 1727一17.32. Now the temple has disappeared，but the pagoda has remained.
五塔寺又称金刚座舍宝，位于呼和浩特市。.因为在一个金刚座上建有5个玲珑舍利小塔，所以人们通称为五塔寺。五塔寺始建于公元1727一1752年之间。现在寺庙已经不存在，但五塔却保持至今。

The construction of the temple began in the 5th year of the reign of the Emper or Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. The Pagoda is 16. 5 meters high and looks like a Buddha's Warrior Attendant's seat，with a base under it and five exquisite pagodas on the base. As more than 1 560 relief sculptures of Buddha are engraved on the five pagodas，the temple enjoys the reputation of being“a 10 000一Buddha Tower".In addition，there are images of Bodhisattva，the four Devarajas ,Buddhist Saint，Heavenly Ladies，holy birds and animal，bodhi trees and the engraved scriptures in Mongolian，Tibetan and Sanskrit on the wall of the pagodas. On the wall facing the temple there are 3 marble relief sculptures，including a planisphere marked with Mongolian inscriptions. The pagodas are not only peculiar buildings， but also a huge exquisite carving.
五塔的建设始于清雍正五年，塔高16. 5米，像一个佛教武士的座椅。底座土有五个精致的宝塔。五塔上刻有1 560件浮雕作品，因此得名万佛塔。此外，菩萨、四大大神、佛教圣徒、仙女、神鸟，还有蒙古、西藏的雕刻也被刻在了五塔的墙上。正对寺庙的墙壁上有三个大理石浮雕，包括用蒙古文记载的天文图。五塔不仅是一座建筑物，而且是一件巨大的艺术品。
The pagoda is composed of three parts:the base，the seat and the top(five dagobas).The lower part of the seat is inlaid with inscriptions of Diamond Sutra written in Mongolian，Tibetan and Sanskrit. The upper part is niches holding goldplated statues of Buddha. The body of the pagoda is glazed in greens and yellows.
五塔山三个部分组成:底座、座位和塔顶。座位的底部有用蒙古语、藏语和梵文编写的金刚经，上面是一些放有渡金佛像的壁龛。塔身是绿黄相间的建筑。

On the northern wall of the pagoda，three sculptures are inlaid. The Mongolian Astronomical Map is the only one labeled in Mongolian so far in the world and it is of great importance to scientific research.
在塔的北面墙上，镶嵌着三个雕塑蒙古天文图是日前仅存的一个用蒙古语记载的天文图，具有极高的学术价值。
Compared with other pagodas，Five-Pagoda Temple is unique in at least two aspects:its special structure，pagodas over pagoda， and the green and yellow colored glazes on the short eaves and tops of pagodas. Those make Five-Pagoda Temple quite special，a treasure of Hohhot City.
与其他塔寺相比.五塔寺在两方面有其独到之处:一是结构特别，宝塔摞宝塔，而是塔檐与塔顶颜色绿黄相间。五塔寺山于这些原因而略显特别，是呼市的一个珍宝。