Double-ring-shaped Longevity Pavilion Stock Photography

The double-ring shaped longevity pavilion,strict and unique in structure ,and gracious and elegant in style, is composed of two linked-up round pavilions each with a double eave and a malachite blue glazed the roof. A masterpiece of ancient architecture, it is unique among the anicient architectural structures in China. It was originally located in the Middle and South seas. It is said that Hongli, Emperor Qianlong, had it built in 1741 to celebrate his mother Empress Dowager`s 50th birthday. Its plane shape symbolizes a pair of peaches and the stairways in front of the pavilion look like the tips of the two peaches all symbolically meaning ` Harmony, auspiciousness and longevity`. It was transferred here in 1975. Photo taken in Tiantan park ,beijing ,China.