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Wangu Pavilion is a wooden building that stands 33 metres tall and boasts 10,000 dragon carvings. It is located atop the Lion Hill to the west of, and bordering, Lijiang Old Town.

Wangu Pavilion can be accessed by passing through the Mufu Palace and ascending the stone steps to the park located above the Palace. From there one ascends a series of stone steps to the entrance to the Pavilion. The Pavilion is a masterpiece of Qing Dynasty architecture, but the existing Pavilion was actually extensively reconstructed in the early 1990s as part of the area's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The pavilion is constructed on 16 columns each of 22 metres in height. There are four pairs of stone lions at the four sides of the pavilion and stone stairs leading to its main entrance. The Pavilion's 5 storeys are accessed by an interior stairway that opens out on each floor and leads to the top level from which many features of the Li Valley can be viewed, including the Lijiang Old Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

The Pavilion is decorated with 2,300 auspicious patterns, representing 23 ethnic groups living in Lijiang. As an art form, 9,999 dragon patterns are sculptured on the wall of the pavilion, added with one more dragon at the caisson ceiling to reach 10,000. 10,000 is pronounced in Chinese as “wan”, which means ever-lasting or eternal prosperity.

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-Wangu Pavilion is a wooden building that stands 33 meters tall and boasts 10,000 dragon carvings. It is located atop the Lion Hill to the west of, and bordering, Lijiang Old Town.
+Wangu Pavilion is a wooden building that stands 33 metres tall and boasts 10,000 dragon carvings. It is located atop the Lion Hill to the west of, and bordering, Lijiang Old Town.
 Wangu Pavilion can be accessed by passing through the Mufu Palace and ascending the stone steps to the park located above the Palace.  From there one ascends a series of stone steps to the entrance to the Pavilion.  The Pavilion is a masterpiece of Qing Dynasty architecture, but the existing Pavilion was actually extensively reconstructed in the early 1990s as part of the area's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-The pavilion is constructed on 16 columns each of 22 meters in height.  There are four pairs of stone lions at the four sides of the pavilion and stone stairs leading to its main entrance.  The Pavilion's 5 stories are accessed by an interior stairway that opens out on each floor and leads to the top level from which many features of the Li Valley can be viewed, including the [[Lijiang Old Town]] and [[Jade Dragon Snow Mountain]].
+The pavilion is constructed on 16 columns each of 22 metres in height.  There are four pairs of stone lions at the four sides of the pavilion and stone stairs leading to its main entrance.  The Pavilion's 5 storeys are accessed by an interior stairway that opens out on each floor and leads to the top level from which many features of the Li Valley can be viewed, including the [[Lijiang Old Town]] and [[Jade Dragon Snow Mountain]].
 The Pavilion is decorated with 2,300 auspicious patterns, representing 23 ethnic groups living in Lijiang. As an art form, 9,999 dragon patterns are sculptured on the wall of the pavilion, added with one more dragon at the caisson ceiling to reach 10,000. 10,000 is pronounced in Chinese as “wan”, which means ever-lasting or eternal prosperity.