Four poems Inspired by the sight of Guanyin Pavilion, 1778（觀音閣即景四首，1778）

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Four poems Inspired by the sight of Guanyin Pavilion, 1778（觀音閣即景四首，1778） Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue

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This stele is located on the front eastern side of the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 213cm (body height), 88cm (width), and 20cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. The title of this stele is “Four Poems Inspired by the Sight of Guanyin Pavilion”, which refers to four seven-syllable quatrains composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the 43rd year of his reign (1778) while on his third eastern tour. The poems describe four scenic locations on Mount Yiwulü: Cuiyun Screen, Daoyin Valley, Shengshui Basin and Kuangguan Pavilion.

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Title	Four poems Inspired by the sight of Guanyin Pavilion, 1778（觀音閣即景四首，1778）
Creator	Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue
Contributor	From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued	2019-06-02
Description	This stele is located on the front eastern side of the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 213cm (body height), 88cm (width), and 20cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. The title of this stele is “Four Poems Inspired by the Sight of Guanyin Pavilion”, which refers to four seven-syllable quatrains composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the 43rd year of his reign (1778) while on his third eastern tour. The poems describe four scenic locations on Mount Yiwulü: Cuiyun Screen, Daoyin Valley, Shengshui Basin and Kuangguan Pavilion.
Subject	Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Qing dynasty
Geographic Location	Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type	Still Image
Language	chi
Notes	Author Affiliation: Princeton University, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, City University of Macau, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Columbia University
Series	Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available	2020-07-10
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0392295
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75107
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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