Saturday, May 12, 2007

Long-ting Park & City Gate 龙庭

Long-ting Park was built during the Song dynasty and is located in the city center, along the Imperial Way. In the park are many souvenir shops and traditional restaurants.

Dragon Pavilion





The Dragon Pavilion is a famous monument in this city. It was the emperor’s palace during the Jin and Song Dynasty and later became a Taoist temple when the Yuang Dynasty ruled. You must climb 72 steps to enter the palace and the entrance has nine carved dragons. Behind the Dragon Pavilion is a public park with two lakes, Pan Lake and Yang Lake.

Iron Pagoda

The Iron Pagoda is an octoganal Buddhist pagoda made of glazed bricks, origionally build during the Song Dynasty in 1049 A.D.

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