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Wood carvings at one of these places named for thunder in Hángzhōu depict a meeting at the Broken Bridge. Demons were thought to inhabit scholar trees, which are alternatively named for these places, and the last Ming emperor hung himself from one such tree. Fǎxiǎn (“FA-shyen”) trapped Bái Sùzhēn beneath one of these places in “The Legend of the White Snake.” (-5[1])The warrior deity Bishamonten commonly holds a spear and one of these places. Jìng wields a burning one of these places, which enables him to subdue (*) Nézhā. Nat spirits allegedly protected a lost bell commissioned by Dhammazedi for one of these places. A pair of (10[1])merchants received eight hairs that became enshrined at that Golden one of these places. For 10 points, namesake festivals in Burma commemorate what religious places, including Shwedagon? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: pagodas [accept Léifēng Pagoda or Léifēng or the Golden Pagoda or Tiě ; accept stupas; accept towers; prompt on temples with “what specific type of structures within the temple complex?”]
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