Jinxianmen Gate Tower, City gate in Rongcheng District, Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Jinxianmen Gate Tower is a 16.77-metre-high city gate on Huancheng Road in Rongcheng District, Jieyang. It is built entirely of fir wood and is commonly called the Red Pavilion. It stands between the positions of the old east and north gates of Jieyang's five-gate ancient city.
The gate was built in 1621 during the Ming Dynasty under Emperor Tianqi as part of Jieyang's five-gate system, positioned between the eastern and northern entrances. It received protection at the local level in 1993 and was later included in Guangdong Province's cultural heritage initiatives in 2015.
Locals call the tower "Hongting", the Red Pavilion, a nickname used alongside its formal name. "Jinxian" is read as "increasing worthy men", a wish for more scholars from Jieyang. The gate stands between the old city's east and north gates, the extra fifth gate of a walled town that otherwise had four.
The gate stands on Huancheng Road in Rongcheng District, between the positions of the old city's east and north gates. It is a roadside landmark, so visitors view the fir structure from street level rather than climbing it. The stepped supporting wall on its left side was damaged by a car in August 2023.
In August 2023, a car accident damaged the supporting wall of the gate, but the main structure remained unharmed and was repaired afterward. At night, the tower is illuminated, highlighting its shape and giving it a distinctive appearance after dark.
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