Chinese Pagoda
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in Birmingham
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, England
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. It is a stone carving of a Chinese pagoda
Chinese pagoda
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, carved in Fujian
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, China
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and donated to the city by Wing Yip PLC, a local Chinese supermarket chain. Located in the centre of the Holloway Circus roundabout
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on the Inner Ring Road
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, it forms a landmark for the nearby Chinese Quarter
Chinatown, Birmingham
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of the city.