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Feng Jizhong (architect)
Feng Jizhong may refer to: * Feng Jizhong (architect), see Songjiang Square Pagoda and Mazu Cultural Palace The Tianfei Palace,. officially the Mazu Cultural Palace. and also known as the Tianhou Palace,. is a restored temple of the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu, the deified form of the medieval Fujianese shamaness Lin Moniang, located in Fangta Park in So ... * Feng Jizhong, a character in ''The Deer and the Cauldron'' by Jin Yong {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songjiang Square Pagoda
The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai. Originally built in the 11th century, it is the only structure remaining from the Xingshengjiao Temple, and is now enclosed in the Fangta Park. The 9-story pagoda is tall, and has become Songjiang's most famous landmark. History The pagoda was built between 1068 and 1077, when Songjiang was the largest city in the Shanghai region, a prosperous stop on the Grand Canal between Hangzhou and Suzhou. Each side of the ground floor is about long and its nine stories reach high. It formed part of Songjiang's Xingshengjiao Temple, originally established in 949 but now completely destroyed. Its Northern Song style has not changed despite renovations under the Ming and Qing and, more recently, in the mid- to late-1970s.. In 1974, its first-floor staircase was restored. In 1974 or 1975, a brick vault was discovered under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazu Cultural Palace
The Tianfei Palace,. officially the Mazu Cultural Palace. and also known as the Tianhou Palace,. is a restored temple of the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu, the deified form of the medieval Fujianese shamaness Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ... Lin Moniang, located in Fangta Park (Songjiang), Fangta Park in Songjiang District, Songjiang, Shanghai, in eastern China. Officially classified as a museums of Shanghai, museum, the Tianfei Palace conducts Mazuist rites twice a year, on the traditional anniversaries of Lin Moniang's birth and death. It is also used as the site for an annual commemoration of Songjiang's city god (China), city god Li Daiwen. History The Tianfei Palace was first erected on Henan Road (Shanghai), Henan Rd. just north of Suzhou Creek in downtown Shangh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
