Wentai Pagoda
The Wentai Pagoda is a pagoda in Gucheng Village, Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. The pagoda is a tower of feng shui erected for worshiping star and its incarnation.Photo: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pagoda in Kinmen County
- Also known as: “Wentai Stone Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gu’gang Lake and Deyue Tower.
Gu’gang Lake
Lake
The Gugang Lake is a natural lake in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, Republic of China.
Deyue Tower
Photo: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0.
The Deyue Gun Tower is a tower in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Deyue Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of Wentai Pagoda.
Jinshui Elementary School
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
The Jinshui Elementary School was an elementary school in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan. Jinshui Elementary School is situated 1½ km northwest of Wentai Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhushan Village and Jincheng.
Zhushan Village
Hamlet
Photo: 潘同正, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhushan is a village in Zhusha urban village of Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is also the home of the Xue clan in Kinmen.
Jincheng
Town
Jincheng Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen. It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province. Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. Jincheng is situated 4 km north of Wentai Pagoda.
Jinning
Town
Jinning Township is a rural township in Kinmen, Republic of China. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. It has a population of 34,569 and an area of 29.8540 km2. Jinning is situated 6 km northeast of Wentai Pagoda.
Wentai Pagoda
- Categories: pagoda, tower, and tourism
- Location: Gucheng Village, Jincheng Township, Kinmen, 福建省, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.39878° or 24° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
118.30605° or 118° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
7PPW98X4+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2357167467OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12069925Wikidata ID
Q11080136
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In Other Languages
“Wentai Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “文台寶塔”
- Chinese: “文臺寶塔”
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