The info in the Economist is a bit... not well researched. Pagodas in China were wood for centuries prior to ~600 AD, just like the rest of their temples, precisely because they were resistant to earthquakes.
The info in the Economist is a bit... not well researched. Pagodas in China were wood for centuries prior to ~600 AD, just like the rest of their temples, precisely because they were resistant to earthquakes.