Tiger Hill Temple And Yunyan Pagoda is a photograph by British Library which was uploaded on April 12th, 2015.
Tiger Hill Temple And Yunyan Pagoda
The Tiger Hill Pagoda, more officially the Yunyan Pagoda, also sometimes translated as Huqiu Tower, is a Chinese pagoda situated on Tiger Hill in... more
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Tiger Hill Temple And Yunyan Pagoda
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The Tiger Hill Pagoda, more officially the Yunyan Pagoda, also sometimes translated as Huqiu Tower, is a Chinese pagoda situated on Tiger Hill in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province, southeast China. It is nicknamed the "Leaning Tower of China" The Yunyan Temple or Tiger Hill Temple was a historical temple founded in 327 and last rebuilt in 1871. It has suffered damage in successive wars throughout history, and much of the temple was finally destroyed during the Second Sino-Japanese War, which ended in 1945. The grounds of the temple covered most of what is today Tiger Hill park. Image taken from page 435 of China, historisch romantisch, malerisch (historically romantic, picturesque). A translation by Thomas Allom with historical and descriptive notes by the Rev. G. N. Wright, published 1843.
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