Majestic wall of the Buddha hall. [Photo by Yu Xiangjun]

In the west part of the temple, quite a few Buddhist constructions still stand, including the north, west, and south walls of the main hall. The hall was about 318 meters in circumference, and encompassed a small hall inside and Buddha niches in the walls. Outside the main hall, monks' dormitories and meditation rooms were situated in the west, while in the north were caves dug into the cliffside about 50 meters away where monks retreated for meditation. There are few murals inside these caves, and characters inscribed on the wall have been identified as ancient Kucha. The style of these meditation caves is unique to Subash.

Sixty meters west of the main hall is the most spectacular pagoda. It sits on a square base, with a slope on the south side directly leading to the second level, on which a stone pillar was erected in the center supporting the roof. This is the only place in Aksu Prefecture, where Kucha is located, where this form of pagoda can be seen. The 13.2-meter-high pagoda is the best preserved structure in the west temple.

Fusion of Eastern and Western Buddhism

In 2012, the heritage department of Kucha County, in cooperation with the School of Cultural Heritage of Northwest University, carried out an excavation of the site at Subash. They found the ruins of a pagoda in distinctive Han style, proving close relations and mutual influence between the Western Regions and the Central Plains.

The pagoda is situated at the center of the west temple beside the river. Archeologists recognized the thick eaves and pyramid shape commonly seen in China's inland, such as in the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, whereas local Buddhist pagodas in Kucha have a characteristic upside-down bowl form, a typical Central and Southern Asia style.