Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (Chinese: 龍虎塔; pinyin: Lónghǔ Tǎ) is a temple located at Lotus Lake in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The temple was built in 1976. One of the towers is the Tiger Tower, the other one being the Dragon tower.^[1]

The seven story tower has yellow walls, red pillars and orange tiles. The front connects to the shore with a bridge. There are paintings inside the temple depicting Ksitigarbha. In the Tiger Tower, there are paintings of twelve Magi and the Jade Emperor's thirty palaces as well as paintings of Confucius. The towers have a double spiral staircase, one each for ascending and descending visitors.

This building is representative of traditional Kaohsiung culture.

Overlooking the towers are the Small Tortoise mountains, Spring and Autumn Pavilions, 5-mile Pavilion and Pei Chi Pavilion, as well as a surrounding lake.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

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Kaohsiung City
Districts	Districts of Kaohsiung City seat: Lingya and Fengshan Urban area Gushan Lingya Nanzih Cianjin Cianjhen Cijin Sanmin Siaogang Sinsing Yancheng Zuoying Fengshan region Daliao Dashe Dashu Fengshan Linyuan Niaosong Renwu Gangshan region Alian Gangshan Hunei Lujhu Mituo Cheting Ciaotou Tianliao Yanchao Yong'an Zihguan Cishan region Jiasian Liouguei Meinong Neimen Cishan Shanlin Mountain indigenous districts Namasia Maolin Taoyuan Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, Tongyong Pinyin and older romanization is still commonly used in Kaohsiung.
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Coordinates: 22°40′50″N 120°17′33″E / 22.68056°N 120.29250°E / 22.68056; 120.29250