The part 3 of the Summer Palace Series shall cover about the Tower of Buddhist Incense (佛香阁)。 It was originally built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong but was unfortunately burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. From then it was rebuilt again to it original design and style during the Emperor Guangxu's reign )1875-1908). The tower itself gas 3 storers with four layered eaves, standing tall at 36.44 meter. On a 20 meter high stone foundation, it constitues the center of the Summer Palace landscapes.
Inside this pagoda tower resides the Thousand Hand Guanyin Buddha (千手观音)。Cast in 1574, this statue was originally named the "Statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva". The five meter high bronze figure gilded with head of four tiers each completed with 3 faces (total 12 faces and 24 arms). As expected the statue sits on a lotus seat of nine layers (999 petals). Cast with superb workmanship, the grand
The tower from near and the Thousand Hand Quanyin, sorry for the bad shot as I had to do it fast..no photos allowed actually but everyone seems to enjoying taking the photos.
More photos of the journey below:
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An overview of the whole area of the Summer Palace from the Tower..well this is just 70% of the area..
A walkway down
The tower from below (HDR photo)
Considered as the front gate overlooking the Kunming Lake
Pagoda Tower from the front gate..I just love the view from here
Some vertical shooting in HDR edits
And not to forget Cherry Blossoms at the Summer Palace blooming during the Spring Season
and some 'serabut' stone carvings below..I do not know how to appreciate this kind of art though.
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