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Two poems inspired by the sight of Guanyin Pavilion, 1778（觀音閣即景二首 ，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 “Two Poems Inspired by the Sight of Guanyin Pavilion”, which refers to two five-syllable regulated verses composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the 43rd year of his reign (1778) while passing through Guangning on his third eastern tour.

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Title
Two poems inspired by the sight of Guanyin Pavilion, 1778（觀音閣即景二首 ，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 “Two Poems Inspired by the Sight of Guanyin Pavilion”, which refers to two five-syllable regulated verses composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the 43rd year of his reign (1778) while passing through Guangning on his third eastern tour.
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
10.14288/1.0392296
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75108
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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