Jin Shrines, Gongshuzi Shrine Complex, gateway 晉祠公輸子祠門樓
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- Gongshuzi Shrine Complex gateway (English)
- 公輸子祠門樓 (Traditional Chinese)
- 公输子祠门楼 (Simplified Chinese)
- Gōngshūzicí ménlóu (Pinyin)
- Kung-shu-tzu-tz'u men-lou (Wade-Giles)
Location
- Lat. 37.708558° Long. 112.434295°
Building Information
The shrine’s gateway (menlou 門樓) faces west, and is oriented east-west. A substantial stairway leads to the gateway, forming a central axis leading to the Gongshuzi Shrine. The inscribed horizontal plaque (hengbian 橫匾) “Gongshuzici 公輸子祠“ hangs on the top center of the gateway (Liu 2015, vol. 5, 141). 1
Date
ca. 1730-1770
Works Cited
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- 1 MILLER. 2007. The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci, 194.
; 刘. 2015. 晋祠文化遗产全书, vol. 5, 141. - 2 WILKINSON. 2000. Chinese History: A Manual, 12.
Contained in Place
How to Cite This Entry
Tracy Miller et al., “Jin Shrines, Gongshuzi Shrine Complex, gateway 晉祠公輸子祠門樓
” in Architectura Sinica last modified September 14, 2023, https://architecturasinica.org/place/000048u1.
Bibliography:
Tracy Miller et al., “Jin Shrines, Gongshuzi Shrine Complex, gateway 晉祠公輸子祠門樓 .” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published October 23, 2020. https://architecturasinica.org/place/000048u1.About this Entry
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