Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion (Chinese: 景真八角亭) is a pavilion located in Jingzhen Village, Mengzhe Township, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province[3] It is 15.42 meters high and 8.6 meters wide, and consists of three parts, the seat, the body, and the top.[4]
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| Type | Buddhist building[1] |
| Location | 20km away at Jingzhen[2] |
| Town or city | Xishuangbanna |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 21°57′27″N 100°18′14″E / 21.9575°N 100.30377°E |
History
editJingzhen Octagonal Pavilion was built in 1701[5] to quell an angry horde of wasps.[6] After the completion of the pavilion, it was destroyed several times. In 1978, it was carefully repaired.[7] The pavilion is a Dai Buddhist building.[8]
Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion was listed in the third batch of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level by the Chinese State Council in 1988.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Local Features". People's Daily. 2001-12-20.
- ^ David Leffman; Rough Guides (5 May 2008). The Rough Guide to China. Rough Guides. pp. 1606–. ISBN 978-1-84836-787-6.
- ^ Zhengpeng; Yang Shengneng (1999). New History of Xishuangbanna Fengshi. Yunnan People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-222-02725-1.
- ^ China Entertainment Dictionary. Huaxia Publishing House. 2000. ISBN 978-7-5080-2104-1.
- ^ Rough Guides (1 June 2017). The Rough Guide to China (Travel Guide eBook). Rough Guides. pp. 941–. ISBN 978-0-241-31490-6.
- ^ Rough Guides (5 September 2013). The Rough Guide to Southwest China. Rough Guides. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4093-4952-5.
- ^ Yang Xuezheng; Han Junxue; Li Rongkun (1993). The Three World Religions in Yunnan: A Comparative Study of Regional Religions. Yunnan People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-222-01400-8.
- ^ "Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion". National Library of China. 2011-06-24.
- ^ Minorities in Yunnan. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 1999. ISBN 978-7-105-03359-1.
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