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Shibaozhai (simplified Chinese: 石宝寨; traditional Chinese: 石寶寨; pinyin: shí bǎo zhài; lit. 'Precious Stone Fortress') is a hill along the bank of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in Zhong County, Chongqing, China. This rocky and craggy hill has extremely steep sides and is about 200 meters (660 feet) tall. On the river side is a red pavilion which leans against the side of the hill providing a walkway to the temple at the top. The red pavilion built against the rock face is one of the largest wooden temples with nine floors. A yellow entrance at the base of the pavilion provides access.

History

At the top of Shibaozhai is a three-storied hall dedicated to Manjusri built during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861), called the Purple Rain Pavilion. In the year 1819, the nine-story pavilion was constructed adjacent to the cliff to aid people in getting to the top of the hill. Prior to the construction of the pavilion, visitors to the temple were hoisted to the top using a system of chains. In 1956, three more stories were added at the top of the structure.^[1] On the top of the pagoda is a Buddhist temple.

Current

At the base of the hill alongside the river bank is a row of merchant stalls which follows the path from the dock to the entrance of the pavilion.

Many river cruise boats dock at Shibaozhai for a few hours to allow passengers to tour the pavilion and temple.

With the construction of the Three Gorges Dam the base of the red pavilion would have been beneath the reservoir's water level in earlier designs.

References

Notes

^ Xu (2007), 249.

Bibliography

Bonavia, Judy. (1997). The Yangzi River. Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company.
Xu Xiaoying, ed. Zhongguo Guta Zaoxing. Beijing: Chinese Forest Press, 2007.

External links

30°25′19″N 108°11′02″E / 30.42187999245106°N 108.18389453817412°E

[1] Xu (2007), 249.

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-'''Shibaozhai''' (Trad. Chinese 石寶寨 Simp. Chinese 石宝寨- Precious Stone Fortress) is a [[hill]] along the bank of the [[Yangtze River]] (Chang Jiang) in [[China]].  This rocky and craggy hill has extremely steep sides and is about 200 meters (700 feet) tall.
-On the river side of the hill is a red pavilion of nine floors which leans against the side of the hill providing a walkway to the temple at the top of the hill.  A yellow entrance at the base of the pavilion provides an entrance.
+'''Shibaozhai''' ({{zh|t=石寶寨|s=石宝寨|p=shí bǎo zhài|l=Precious Stone Fortress}}) is a [[hill]] along the bank of the [[Yangtze River]] (Chang Jiang) in [[Zhong County]], [[Chongqing]], [[China]]. This rocky and craggy hill has extremely steep sides and is about {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} tall. On the river side is a red pavilion which leans against the side of the hill providing a walkway to the temple at the top. The red pavilion built against the rock face is one of the largest wooden temples with nine floors. A yellow entrance at the base of the pavilion provides access.
+==History==
-At the base of the hill alongside the river bank is a row of merchant stalls which follows the path from the dock to the entrance of the pavilion.
+At the top of Shibaozhai is a three-storied hall dedicated to [[Manjusri]] built during the reign of the [[Xianfeng Emperor]] (1850–1861), called the Purple Rain Pavilion. In the year 1819, the nine-story pavilion was constructed adjacent to the cliff to aid people in getting to the top of the hill. Prior to the construction of the pavilion, visitors to the temple were hoisted to the top using a system of chains. In 1956, three more stories were added at the top of the structure.<ref>Xu (2007), 249.</ref> On the top of the pagoda is a Buddhist temple.
+==Current==
-At the top of Shibaozhai is a [[temple]] built during the reign of Emperor [[Quanlong]] (1736-1796).  The wooden red pavilion was built in [[1819]].  Previously to the construction of the pavilion, visitors to the temple were hoisted to the top.
+At the base of the hill alongside the river bank is a row of merchant stalls which follows the path from the dock to the entrance of the pavilion.
 Many river cruise boats dock at Shibaozhai for a few hours to allow passengers to tour the pavilion and temple.
-With the construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] the base of the red pavilion will be beneath the water level.  There are plans to build a coffer dam around the base to protect it from the rising water level.
+With the construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] the base of the red pavilion would have been beneath the reservoir's water level in earlier designs.
+{{commonscat|Shibaozhai}}
 ==References==
+===Notes===
+{{reflist}}
+===Bibliography===
-Bonavia, Judy. (1997). '' The Yangzi River.'' Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company.
+*Bonavia, Judy. (1997). '' The Yangzi River.'' Hong Kong: The Guidebook Company.
+*Xu Xiaoying, ed. ''Zhongguo Guta Zaoxing''. Beijing: Chinese Forest Press, 2007.
+==External links==
-[[Category:Landforms of China]]
+{{coord|30.42187999245106|N|108.18389453817412|E|region:CN-CQ_type:landmark_source:GoogleMaps|format= dms|display=title}}
+[[Category:Landforms of Chongqing]]
-[[zh:石宝寨]]
+[[Category:Buddhist temples in Chongqing]]
+[[Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Chongqing]]
+[[Category:Zhong County]]