 Some of the finest examples can be seen at Longmen, near Luoyang (Henan), Yungang near Datong (Shanxi), and Bingling Temple in Gansu.One of the most famous Buddhist Chinese pagodas is the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, built in 652 AD.Beginning in the Tang dynasty (618–907), the primary subject matter of painting was the landscape, known as shanshui (mountain water) painting.