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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Beijing, Beijing Shi (municipality), Chinaen_US
dc.coverage.temporalbegun ca. 1420 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorMing Chengzu, Emperor of Chinaen_US
dc.date1406-1420en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-23T16:00:27Z
dc.date.available2013-12-23T16:00:27Z
dc.date.issued1406-1420en_US
dc.identifier242692en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2926en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/151220
dc.descriptionLanting (Orchid) Eight-column Pavilion; view directly overhead at center of octagonal caisson ceiling; In the southwestern part of the area within the Imperial City but outside of the Forbidden City lies the Zhongshan yuan (Sun Yatsen Park), where the Sheji tan (Altars of the Soil and Grain) are located. A former imperial garden and now a public park, the Zhongshan park houses numerous imperial pavilions, gardens, stone arches, and imperial temples. The Sheji tan was built in 1421 by the Yongle Emperor. The Confucian altar consists of a square terrace in the centre of the park. By 1914, the altar grounds had become a public park known as the "Central Park". That park was then further renamed in 1928 after Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan Park); there are many parks with this name throughout China. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/21/2013)en_US
dc.format.mediumwood; stone; brick; landscapingen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectlandscapeen_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectMingen_US
dc.subjectQingen_US
dc.titleZhongshan Park (Beijing)en_US
dc.title.alternative中山公园/中山公園en_US
dc.title.alternativeZhongshan yuanen_US
dc.title.alternativeSun Yat Sen Parken_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-CH-B-FC-WP-A46en_US
vra.culturalContextChineseen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling), carving (processes), gardeningen_US
vra.worktypehistoric siteen_US
vra.worktypegardenen_US
vra.worktypegarden structureen_US
vra.worktypetempleen_US
dc.contributor.displayMing Chengzu, Emperor of China (Chinese patron, 1360-1424)en_US


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