Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

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Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
龍虎塔

Location
Location	Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Architecture
Type	Temple
Completed	1976

The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (Chinese: 龍虎塔; pinyin: Lónghǔ Tǎ) is a temple located at Lotus Lake in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The temple was built in 1976. One of the towers is the Tiger Tower, the other one being the Dragon Tower.^[1]

Both towers are seven storeys tall and have yellow walls, red pillars and orange tiles. A zigzag bridge connects the towers to the shore.

There are paintings inside the temple depicting Ksitigarbha. In the Tiger Tower, there are paintings of twelve Magi and the Jade Emperor's thirty palaces as well as paintings of Confucius. The towers have a double spiral staircase, one each for ascending and descending visitors.

Overlooking the towers are the Small Tortoise mountains, Spring and Autumn Pavilions, 5-mile Pavilion and Pei Chi Pavilion, as well as a surrounding lake.

References

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Kaohsiung City

Districts

Attractions

Historical sites	Former British Consulate at Takao Holy Rosary Cathedral
Museums	Chung Li-ho Museum Cijin Shell Museum Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum Kaohsiung Harbor Museum Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts Kaohsiung Museum of History Kaohsiung Museum of Labor Meinong Hakka Culture Museum National Science and Technology Museum Republic of China Air Force Museum Soya-Mixed Meat Museum Taiwan Sugar Museum Takao Railway Museum YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung
Others	85 Sky Tower Chang-Gu World Trade Center Cijin–Gushan ferry Dragon and Tiger Pagodas Dream Mall Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf Kaohsiung International Airport Liuhe Night Market Lotus Pond Love River Pratas Islands Shoushan Zoo Urban Spotlight Arcade

Education

Public universities	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology National Kaohsiung Normal University National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism National Sun Yat-sen University National University of Kaohsiung
Other schools	Chung Shan Industrial and Commercial School Kaohsiung American School Kaohsiung Japanese School Kaohsiung Medical University Municipal Kaohsiung Girls' Senior High School Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School

¹ — Mountain indigenous district

22°40′50″N 120°17′33″E / 22.68056°N 120.29250°E / 22.68056; 120.29250

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