| Title |
Lennox Tierney tour of China, 1980 [37] |
| Photo Number |
Box 65, Special Lectures, Japan/China Comparison L, Double Projection Lecture, 6 |
| Description |
Photo shows the twin pagodas at the Yongzuo Temple in Taiyuan, China; viewed by a tour group led by Lennox Tierney in 1980 |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Pagodas--China--Photographs; Tourists |
| Keywords |
Tierney tour group; Yongzuo |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Taiyuan (Shanxi Sheng, China) |
| Caption on Slide |
Twin Pagodas (Dbl. Tower Monastery) Ming Dyn. 8.L. c. 1368-1644 Taiyuan, China. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "The Twin Pagoda Temple (Chinese: 双塔寺; pinyin: Shūang Tǎ Sì) of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, is a temple containing two pagodas dating from the Ming dynasty. The East pagoda was built in 1597, and the West one in 1612. In charge of the pagoda's construction was a high ranking monk, named Fodeng (佛灯). By the 20th century, the severe weathering that the East pagoda had ensured since construction had caused the pagoda to slant from its center of gravity by 2.87 meters. In 1995, experts set about trying to correct the slant. They removed earth from underneath the pagoda and successfully corrected the pagoda's tilt. The pagodas are the tallest set of twin pagodas in China. They are both eight-cornered, with the lowest floor being comparatively taller than the rest, the size of the upper floors progressively decreasing. The West Pagoda is 54.78 meters tall, with the lowest floor's circumference being 4.16 meters. The pagoda's eaves are painted with emerald green glaze. The East Pagoda is 53.3 meters high, and the lowest floor's circumference is 4.36 meters. On top of the East pagoda are three magic gourds (宝葫芦), with the upper two parts being made of copper."--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6697m4c |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
336655 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6697m4c |
