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
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Literal meaningSea-Guardian Building
Five-Story Pagoda
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Literal meaningFive-Story Building
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 (28 meters) in height, 102 feet (31 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in depth.[1]

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

  1. "Zhenhai Tower". ChinaTourGuide.Com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

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