Jin Shrines, Shrine to the Eastern Peak, great hall 東嶽祠大殿

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Names

  • Shrine to the Eastern Peak, great hall (English)
  • 東嶽祠大殿 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 东岳祠大殿 (Simplified Chinese)
  • Dōngyuècí dàdiàn (Pinyin)
  • Tung-yüeh-tz'u ta-tien (Wade-Giles)
  • 東嶽廟大殿 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 东岳庙大殿 (Simplified Chinese)
  • Temple to the Eastern Peak, great hall (English)
  • Dōngyuèmiào dàdiàn (Pinyin)
  • 泰山廟大殿 (Traditional Chinese)
  • Temple to the Mount Tai, great hall (English)
  • Taishanmiao dàdiàn (Pinyin)

Location

  • Coordinates:
    • Lat. 37.708685° Long. 112.435896°

    • Building Information

    Located at the north end of the small complex’s central axis, the great hall of the Shrine to the Eastern Peak is 12 x 9.9 meters and three bays wide. It is crowned with an overhanging gable (xuanshan 懸山) roof. The god of the Eastern Peak is worshiped inside the hall (Liu 1986, 29; Liu et al. 2015, vol. 7, 1).1

    Date 1342-1877
    Dynasty Yuan-Qing 1279-1912 2

    Works Cited

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    • 1 刘. 2015. 晋祠文化遗产全书, vol. 7, 1.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record; MILLER. 2007. The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci, 190.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
    • 2 WILKINSON. 2000. Chinese History: A Manual, 12.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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    Entry Title: Jin Shrines, Shrine to the Eastern Peak, great hall東嶽祠大殿

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