Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion is a scenic area in Xishuangbanna, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 景真八角亭
- City
- Xishuangbanna
- Coordinates
- 21.9574331, 100.3039595
About Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion
The Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion is located in the Jingdai Buddhist Temple in Jingzhen Village, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It was moved and built for the third time in 1063 of the Dai calendar (1701, the 40th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty), covering an area of 74 square meters. Jingzhen Octagonal Pavilion is an important building of the Jingzhen Central Buddhist Temple. It is located on the top of a round hill next to Jingzhen Village and close to the Liusha River. The octagonal pavilion is in the shape of an octagon and is a brick and wood structure. The pavilion is about 20 meters high and consists of three parts: the base, the pavilion body and the roof. It is said that the pavilion was built in the style of "Kazhonghan", the golden gauze hat of Buddha Sakyamuni, and was specially used for eminent monks to recite scriptures.
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