The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (Chinese: 龍虎塔; pinyin: Lónghǔ Tǎ) is a temple located at Lotus Lake in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The temple was built in 1976. One of the towers is the Tiger Tower, the other one being the Dragon tower.[1]

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Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
龍虎塔
Location
Location	Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Architecture
Type	Temple
Completed	1976

The seven story tower has yellow walls, red pillars and orange tiles. The front connects to the shore with a bridge.^[which?] There are paintings inside the temple depicting Ksitigarbha. In the Tiger Tower, there are paintings of twelve Magi and the Jade Emperor's thirty palaces as well as paintings of Confucius. The towers have a double spiral staircase, one each for ascending and descending visitors.

This building is representative of traditional Kaohsiung culture.

Overlooking the towers are the Small Tortoise mountains, Spring and Autumn Pavilions, 5-mile Pavilion and Pei Chi Pavilion, as well as a surrounding lake.

See also

• Cide Temple
• Chi Ming Palace
• Zuoying Ciji Temple
• Zhouzi Qingshui Temple
• Spring and Autumn Pavilions
• List of temples in Taiwan
• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

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