art.wikisort.org - SculptureThe 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]
For the Tang dynasty pagoda in Shandong province, see Dragon-and-Tiger Pagoda.
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Dragon and Tiger Pagodas |
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Location | Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Type | Temple |
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Completed | 1976 |
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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
References
Kaohsiung City |
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Districts |
- Alian
- Cianjhen
- Cianjin
- Ciaotou
- Cijin
- Cishan
- Daliao
- Dashu
- Dashe
- Fongshan
- Gangshan
- Gushan
- Hunei
- Jiasian
- Lingya
- Linyuan
- Liouguei
- Lujhu
- Meinong
- Maolin¹
- Mituo
- Namasia¹
- Nanzih
- Neimen
- Niaosong
- Qieding
- Renwu
- Sanmin
- Shanlin
- Siaogang
- Sinsing
- Taoyuan¹
- Tianliao
- Yancheng
- Yanchao
- Yong'an
- Zihguan
- Zuoying
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Attractions | Historical sites |
- Former British Consulate at Takao
- Holy Rosary Cathedral
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Museums |
- Chung Li-he Museum
- Cijin Shell Museum
- Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum
- Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum
- Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
- Kaohsiung Museum of History
- Kaohsiung Museum of Labor
- Meinong Hakka Culture Museum
- National Science and Technology Museum
- Republic of China Air Force Museum
- Soya-Mixed Meat Museum
- Taiwan Sugar Museum
- Takao Railway Museum
- YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung
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Education | Public universities |
- National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
- National Kaohsiung Normal University
- National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism
- National Sun Yat-sen University
- National University of Kaohsiung
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Other schools |
- Chung Shan Industrial and Commercial School
- Kaohsiung American School
- Kaohsiung Japanese School
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Municipal Kaohsiung Girls' Senior High School
- Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
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¹ — Mountain indigenous district |
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