Gongchen Tower Gate
The Gongchen Tower was a 14th-century wooden tower built on top of the northern gate of the city wall of Nanzhao, the old town and seat of Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County in the Chinese province of Yunnan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: City gate
- Description: former monument in Weishan, Yunnan Province, China
- Also known as: “Gongchen Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xinggong Tower Gate and Dengjue Temple.
Xinggong Tower Gate
Photo: Halazhang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xinggong Tower Gate is situated 410 metres southeast of Gongchen Tower Gate.
Dengjue Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Halazhang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dengjue Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 320 metres east of Gongchen Tower Gate.
Wen Miao Confucian Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Kcx36, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wen Miao Confucian Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 410 metres south of Gongchen Tower Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weishan.
Weishan
Photo: Halazhang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weishan is a city in Yunnan, China. It is a nice city with laid-back atmosphere and lovely old pedestrian street, 2 hours bus ride from Xiaguan south-west bus station.
Gongchen Tower Gate
- Categories: cultural heritage of China, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.23252° or 25° 13′ 57″ northLongitude
100.30644° or 100° 18′ 23″ eastOpen location code
7PQ268M4+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 416501095OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q18713883
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Gongchen Tower Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拱辰楼”
- French: “Tour Gongchen”
- Indonesian: “Menara Gongchen”
- Portuguese: “Torre Gongchen”
- Spanish: “Torre Gongchen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jinshi Memorial Archway and Diguan Memorial Archway.
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