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The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in
Guangzhou Museum
Buildings and structures completed in 1380 Towers completed in the 14th century Buildings and structures in Guangzhou Yuexiu District Ming dynasty architecture Museums in Guangzhou History museums in China Art museums and galleries in China National first-grade museums of China 1380 establishments in Asia {{PRChina-museum-stub
The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, is a tower in Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
, Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
. It is located in Yuexiu Park, in central Guangzhou. It now houses the Guangzhou Museum.
History
It was first built in 1380, at the beginning of theMing dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...
, by the Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu (). The tower is in height, in width and in depth.
Popular culture
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 Five Goats Statue was built.Gallery
See also
*Yuexiu Hill
Yuexiu Hill, also known as Yut Sau Shan, Yut Sau Hill, or Mount Yuexiu, is located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. It once formed the northern end of the old walled city, though most of the walls have been dismantled and the city has now expanded ...
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Guangzhou Museum
Buildings and structures completed in 1380 Towers completed in the 14th century Buildings and structures in Guangzhou Yuexiu District Ming dynasty architecture Museums in Guangzhou History museums in China Art museums and galleries in China National first-grade museums of China 1380 establishments in Asia {{PRChina-museum-stub