Stork Tower in Yongji
One of the Four Great Towers of China overlooking the Yellow River, immortalized in Wang Zhihuan's Tang dynasty poem.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Yong Ji City
Stork Tower inspired Wang Zhihuan poem on Yellow River in Yongji, home to Romance of the Western Chamber at Pujiu Temple and Tang Iron Oxen.
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A place shaped through time
Stork Tower inspired Wang Zhihuan poem on Yellow River in Yongji, home to Romance of the Western Chamber at Pujiu Temple and Tang Iron Oxen.
Yong Ji City
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Pujiu Temple in Yongji
Near the ruins of old Puzhou in Yongji, the temple is recorded from the Sui, was largely restored after 1986, and its relic pagoda now bears the name of Yingying, heroine of the Western Chamber story.
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Pujin Ferry Site and Tang Iron Oxen
At this Yellow River crossing, iron oxen cast in 724 anchored the rebuilt Tang pontoon bridge; excavation in 1991 brought them back to light with their iron attendants.
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Related Literature
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- Story of Yingying / Encounter with a FairyClassical FictionYuan Zhen
I wait for the moon beneath the western wing; the door, close to the breeze, stands half open. When flower shadows stir along the wall, I wonder if my jade one has come.
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- History of Song: Biography of Xue TianClassical ProseToqto'a (comp.)
Xue Tian asked that a Jiaozi Office be set up to control their issue and redemption.