Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
Reconstructed Porcelain Tower, the original ruins depicted in the front
Chinese琉璃塔
Literal meaning"Veruliyam-Glazed Pagoda"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiúlí tǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationlàuhlèih taap
Jyutpinglau4lei4 taap3
Great Bao'en Temple
Traditional Chinese大報恩寺
Simplified Chinese大报恩寺
Literal meaning"Great Temple of Repaying Kindness"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Bào'ēn sì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationdaaih boyān jih
Jyutpingdaai6 bo3jan1 zi6

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, part of the former Great Bao'en Temple, is a historical site located on the south bank of external Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China. It was a pagoda constructed in the 15th century during the Ming dynasty, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping Rebellion. A modern, full-size replica of it now exists in Nanjing.[1]

In 2010, Wang Jianlin, a Chinese businessman donated a billion yuan (US$156 million) to the city of Nanjing for its reconstruction. This is reported to be the largest single personal donation ever made in China.[2] In December 2015, the modern replica and surrounding park were opened to the public.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Nanjing pagoda - Seven wonders of the medieval world". unmuseum.org. U.N.Museum. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Wanda chairman makes largest donation in China's history". People's Daily. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ Yu, Elaine (2016-09-16). "Nanjing's Porcelain Tower: Ancient 'world wonder' brought back to life". CNN. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ^ "Thousand-year Porcelain Tower of Nanjing completes renovation". People's Daily. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2017-02-28.