Jiangsu Linggu Monastery lies 1.5 kilometres east of Dr Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and was built in 514 and was moved to the present location in 1381. In order to build his grand mausoleum on an auspicious site, the first Ming emperor, Zhuftianzhang had first to remove the existing temple, the Lingguo Monastery,to its present wooded peak. All that remains of that Ming temple is the 46-metre long Beamless Hall, made of brick with no supporting wooden beams. A magnificent Pailou or Archway' leads to the hall. West of the hall is the flat Coiled Dragons Stone, found beside a nearby pool, on which monks meditated. The present Lingguo Monastery dates from the late Qing period and is occupied by a community of monks.
To the north of the Beamless Hall stands the nine-storey Linggu Pagoda, which was constructed in 1929. For the energetic, the long climb to the top is rewarded with a magnificent view over wooded countryside.
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But there were exceptions. In the 1901 Treaty signed between the Qing government and the Eight-Power Allied Forces (aggressive troops sent by Britain, the United States, Germany, France, tsarist Russia, Japan, Italy and Austria in 1900, to suppress the anti-imperialist Yihetuan Movement of the Chinese people, known to the West as the Boxer Rebellion), there was an article ordering that the Chinese government set up an archway in memory of Ketteler, who was German minister counsellor. He beat a Chinese passer-by with his stick one day and then dragged the man into the consulate grounds.This incident angered the Chinese people who were already organizing themselves to fight the imperialist invaders. For the foreign diplomats' safety, the Qing government sent a note, telling the foreign missions to leave Beijing for Tianjin.
Since 1949, the People's (government has brought all these archways a new life. Wooden archways have been repainted, while stone archways repaired.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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