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¡¡10 Best Scenes in Tianjin
(3) The
Dule Temple
The Dule Temple, located on the Xidajie Street
in the the Jixian County seat, occupies an area
of 10,500 square metres. The main structures are
the front gate and the Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy)
Hall. It was first built during the Tang Dynasty,
and reconstructed in 984, the second year in the
Tonghe reign-period of the Liao Dynasty. Elegant,
magnificent and unique in many ways, it is China's
most ancient tall wooden structure still extant
today. Viewed from outside, the 23-metre high
Guanyin Hall is two-storyed. |
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But in fact, it has three, the third being hidden from
the outside. The ground floor, rectangular in shape,
measures 5 bays by 4 bays. In its centre stands a statue
of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy with eleven faces.
On both sides are several attendant Bodhisattivas. On
the walls of the four sides are mural paintings of the
16 arhats and Ming Wang (God of the State). Under the
eaves of the hall hangs a wooden board inscribed with
a calligraphy by Li Taibai, the well-known Tang poet,
reading "The Guanyin Hall".
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The Dagukou Battlement
The Dagukou Battlement stood 60 kilometers southeast
of the city of Tianjin. The battlement was first
built during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty
and enlarged after the Opium War. There were
five large batteries. When China was invaded
by the Allied Forces of Eight Powers in 1900
the batteries were dismantled.
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