Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
The Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion ( Chinese 景 真 八角亭 , Pinyin Jǐngzhēn Bājiǎo tíng , English Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion ) is located in Jingzhen, Menghai County , Xishuangbanna der Dai Autonomous District , Yunnan Province , China .
location
The building, part of a former hinayana - Buddhist monastery, located on the mountain Jingzhen in circles Menghai, 14 km west from the city of Jinghong .
History and nature
The monastery itself was once considered an important religious center. According to reports by the Dai , the pavilion was built in 1701 during the (Chinese) period of the Qing Dynasty (the year 1063 according to the traditional Dai calendar ). It is a wooden pavilion with a brick foundation, its windows are decorated with colored glass.
The pavilion has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China in Yunnan (3–124) since 1988 .
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literature
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Wenwu. Bowoguan [Great Chinese Encyclopedia: Volume of Cultural Assets . Museums]. Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1993
Web links
- The Octagonal Pavilion in Jingzhen (July 5, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
Coordinates: 21 ° 57 ′ 15.8 ″ N , 100 ° 18 ′ 18.2 ″ E