Architecture

Ancient County Government Office, Tower of the Fox Immortal, south elevation

Pingyao, Shanxi, China

平遙古縣衙 (Píngyáo gǔ xiàn yá) [Chinese]
晋中平遥县衙博物馆 (jìn zhōng píngyáo xiàn yá bówùguǎn) [Chinese]
大仙楼 (Dàxiān lóu) [Chinese]
Ancient County Government Office, Tower of the Fox Immortal, south elevation

Architecture

The Tower of the Immortal Fox is the final building on the central axis of the County Government Office, as well as the only preserved Yuan Dynasty building.

Architecture: Tower of the Fox Immortal

built
1346

Architecture: Ancient County Government Office

full/alternative names
Pingyao Ancient County Government Office Museum
built
1346
1370
culture
Chinese
style/period
Chinese style
work type
1370–1998
governmental office building
since 1998
history museum
architect / constr. phase
1346
first buildings constructed during Yuan period
1370
construction of most of the actual buildings in the Ming period
1996-2000
restoration and reconstruction of destroyed buildings

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Shanxi » Jinzhong Shi » Pingyao County » Gutao » Pingyao
local language location name
平遥 (Píngyáo), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1346-1368
Great Yuan
1368-1644
Great Ming
1644-1912
Great Qing
1912-1949
Republic of China

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ancient City of Ping Yao
type
cultural
criteria
II, III, IV
designation
reference
812

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,070 × 4,657  pixel
42.9 × 39.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, retouched, perspective control, colour corrected
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