Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion Explained
| Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion |
| Building Type: | Buddhist building[1] |
| Location: | 20km away at Jingzhen[2] |
| Location City: | Xishuangbanna |
| Location Country: | China |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Management: | or |
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Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion 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]
History
Jingzhen 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]
Notes and References
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- Web site: Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion. 2011-06-24. National Library of China.
- Book: Minorities in Yunnan. 1999. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 978-7-105-03359-1.
