Jinxian Gate, or Jinxian Gate Tower, commonly known as the "Red Pavilion", is a landmark building in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, China. It is located on Huancheng Road, Rongcheng District. The gate, at 16.77 meters high and built of pure fir structure, is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit.[1] [2]
The Jinxian Gate Tower was built in the first year of Emperor Tianqi of the Ming Dynasty (1621), and "Jinxian" means "Admitting more wise men".[3]
In 1993, Jieyang City announced this tower as a city- and county-level cultural relics protection unit in the ancient building type.
On December 10, 2015, Jinxian Gate was promoted to be listed in the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units. [4]
Jinxian Gate is located between the east and north gates of the original Jieyang Ancient City. Because the ancient city of Jieyang had not only 4 gates in the east, south, west and north like ordinary ancient cities, but had 5 gates. The extra one is Jinxian Gate, so it is not an ordinary city gate.[1]
On August 14, 2023, a red car crashed into the left side stepped supporting wall of Jinxian Gate due to a traffic accident, but the main structure of the cultural relic was not affected. [5] [6]