Ciyun Ge, Historic pavilion in Dingxing County, Hebei, China
Ciyun Ge is a two-storey pavilion-style building in Dingxing County, Hebei, rebuilt in 1306 during the Yuan dynasty's Dade era. Its plan is nearly square, three bays wide and three bays deep, and it stands 13.3 m tall under a hip-and-gable roof. It was originally called Dabei Ge and is listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.
Ciyun Ge was originally called Dabei Ge. The present building is a reconstruction from the tenth year of the Yuan Dade era (1306). In 1996 it was listed in the fourth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.
The name Ciyun Ge replaced the earlier name Dabei Ge. The present structure is a Yuan-dynasty reconstruction dated to 1306, in the tenth year of the Dade era, and it stands inside the town of Dingxing rather than in a temple precinct. Its two storeys and hip-and-gable roof are what a visitor sees today.
Access to the complex requires awareness of local conditions and weather, particularly during rainy periods. Visiting with comfortable shoes and allowing time to explore all the halls is advisable.
The name Ciyun Ge is a later designation; the sources record that the building was originally called Dabei Ge. Its present form dates from a 1306 reconstruction under the Yuan dynasty, and it was listed among the fourth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in 1996.
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