Tianyi Pavilion Ancient Book Library in Ningbo
Regarded as Asia's oldest surviving private library, Tianyi Pavilion takes its name and fire-preventing water garden from a classical saying linking heaven and water.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Hai Shu District
Tianyi Pavilion stands as Asia oldest surviving private library in Haishu, surrounded by willow-lined shores and stone bridges of Moon Lake.
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A place shaped through time
Tianyi Pavilion stands as Asia oldest surviving private library in Haishu, surrounded by willow-lined shores and stone bridges of Moon Lake.
Hai Shu District
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Moon Lake in Ningbo
Dug in the Tang as a city reservoir and shaped into ten islets under Zeng Gong in the Song, the lake became Ningbo's scholarly heart from Song and Yuan times.
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