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No trip to Xi'an city is complete without a visit to Famen Temple, which is located in Famen Town of Fufeng County in Baoji city of Shaanxi province and has the most precious Sakyamuni's finger bones in the world and the secret of its underground palace has many opinions. Famen Temple is famous for its seven "Top" of the world.
First Top
It has been proved that Sakyamuni's finger bones in Famen Temple are the real body of Sakyamuni and are the most precious things in the Buddhism world.
Second Top
The underground palace in Famen Temple is by far the oldest, largest and highest ranking pagoda's underground palace in the world.
Third Top
13 of more than 27,000 coins in the underground palace are by far the earliest and unique tortoiseshell coins in the world.
Fourth Top
The complete set of tea-things unearthed in the underground palace is by far the oldest, highest ranking and the most complete court tea-things in the world.
Fifth Top
Buddhist monk's staff with 1.96 meters length unearthed in the underground palace is by far the oldest, largest, highest ranking and the most finely worked Buddhist instrument in the world.
Sixth Top
More than 700 silk fabrics found in the underground palace cover all kinds of Tang Dynasty's silk products and silk weaving crafts and can be rated as "Tang Dynasty Silk Treasure-house". They are the greatest find in history.
Seventh Top
The eight-layer Sarira Box containing the fourth Sakyamuni's finger bone is by far the most finely worked and highest ranking Sarira Box in the world.
