Zhenhai Tower (Guangzhou)
The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum.
| Zhenhai Tower | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 镇海楼 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鎭海樓 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sea-Guardian Building | ||||||||||
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| Five-Story Pagoda | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 五层楼 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 五層樓 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Five-Story Building | ||||||||||
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The Five-Story Pagoda in the 1890s
History
It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu (朱亮祖). The tower is 92 feet (25 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth.[1]
Popular culture
By the time it was the highest building of Guangzhou when it was constructed. For a long period of time, it was the symbol of Guangzhou before the Wuyang Statue was built.
See also
References
- "Zhenhai Tower". ChinaTourGuide.Com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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