China · 17th century
Jinxianmen Gate Tower ranks #8,522 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #79 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded 1621, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
Jinxian Gate (simplified Chinese: 进贤门; traditional Chinese: 進賢門; pinyin: Jìnxián Mén; lit. 'enter wise gate'), or Jinxianmen Gate Tower (simplified Chinese: 进贤门城楼; traditional Chinese: 進賢門城樓), commonly known as the "Red Pavilion" (红亭), is a landmark building in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, China. It is located on Huancheng Road, Rongcheng District. The gate, at 16.77 meters high and built of pure fir structure, is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit.
Text adapted from “Jinxianmen Gate Tower” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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