Wan Pavilion
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History
Wan Pavilion was originally built in 1615 by magistrate Bao Hongkui (包鸿逵) and named by Li Tengfang, a senior politician in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), but because of war and natural disasters has been rebuilt numerous times since then. The present version was completed in 2017.
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Architecture
The total height of Wan Pavilion is 63.48-metre (208.3 ft), and the main building is 52.58-metre (172.5 ft). It has nine floors inside and five floors outside, which means "jiuwu zhizun (the imperial throne)" (九五之尊).