Shaoshi Que Gates

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Also known as

少室阙

City

Luoyang

Coordinates

34.4930536, 112.9770987

About Shaoshi Que Gates

Shaoshi Que is located at the eastern foot of Songshan Shaoshi Mountain in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a Shinto temple in front of Shaoshi Mountain Temple. It was built around the second year of Emperor Yanguang of the Han Dynasty (123). Together with Taishi Que and Qimu Que, it is known as the "Three Towers of Zhongyue and Han Dynasties". The Shaoshi Que is built with blue-gray stones and is divided into two parts: east and west. The structure of the two towers is the same. It is a double-layered tower consisting of three parts: the base, the body and the top. The east tower is 3.37 meters high, and the west tower is 3.75 meters high, with a spacing of 7.60 meters. In the middle of the third floor on the north side of the West Que, there are six characters "Shaoshi Shinto's Que" inscribed in seal script.

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