Sansheng Pagoda of Tianning Temple, Jin Dynasty pagoda in Qinyang, China.
The Sansheng Pagoda is a 32.76-metre, thirteen-storey brick pagoda with closely stacked eaves, standing in the courtyard of the Qinyang Museum in the southeast of Qinyang's old city. Its shaft follows a smooth parabolic curve. The temple that once surrounded it is gone, leaving the pagoda as the sole surviving structure.
The temple was founded in the Sui dynasty as Changshou Temple, renamed Dayun Temple under the Tang, and became Tianning Temple in the Jin dynasty, when the pagoda was built. The temple buildings were later destroyed, leaving only the pagoda standing.
The pagoda stands in the courtyard of the Qinyang Museum, in the southeast of the old city. The temple that gave it its name is gone, so no worship takes place here; the tower is preserved as a protected relic and seen as part of the museum visit.
The pagoda stands inside the courtyard of the Qinyang Museum in the southeast of Qinyang's old city; the temple itself no longer exists, so there are no temple halls or inner temple paths to follow. Access is through the museum, and the brick tower can be viewed from the museum grounds.
The pagoda stands inside the grounds of the Qinyang Museum, in the southeast of the old city. It is the only structure left of Tianning Temple: the monastery itself is gone, so the tower now rises alone among the museum buildings.
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