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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 (-5[1])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.” The warrior deity Bishamonten commonly holds a spear and one of these places. (15[1]) 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 merchants received eight hairs that became enshrined at that Golden one of these (10[1])places. (-5[1])For 10 points, namesake festivals in Burma commemorate what religious places, (10[1])including Shwedagon? ■END■ (10[3])

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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