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The Dragon Pavilion, Longting or Wanshou pavilion is located in Kaifeng in the eastern part of Henan province, People's Republic of China. During the Northern Song (960–1127) and Jin (1115–1234) dynasties, Kaifeng was an imperial capital city. The imperial place of that time is largely lost to time, but a few parts, such as the Dragon Pavilion, remain visible today. ==History== Kaifeng became the capital of the Northern Song dynasty in 960. An imperial place was built here and the city prospered, perhaps with a population reaching over 400,000. During that time the city took the name Dongjing (literally: Eastern Capital) or Bianjing.〔Jacques Gernet. ''Daily Life in China, on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276.'' (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1962). Translated by H. M. Wright. ISBN 0804707200.〕 The city of that time is thought to be depicted on the famous painting ''Along the River During Qingming Festival''. The painting by the artist Zhang Zeduan shows a typical Qingming Festival scene. The city of that time is also integral to the famous writing, Dongjing Meng Hua Lu (Dreams of Splendour of the Eastern Capital). The Jurchen-led Jin dynasty captured Kaifeng in 1127 and made the city their southern capital sometime between 1157 and 1161. The city under Jin rule was considerably smaller than it had been under the Song. The Jurchens kept their main capital further north until 1214 when they were forced to move the imperial court southwards to Kaifeng in order to flee from the Mongol onslaught. Under Yuan and Ming rule, Kaifeng ceased to an imperial capital, relegated to the level of provincial capital. The Dragon Pavilion or Wanshou Pavilion was one of the buildings of the Song imperial palace. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout its long history. The current design was first built during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing dynasty on the foundations of the old Song imperial palace. It was destroyed several times by strong storms and wars. A news magazine article from 1948 describes the Dragon Pavilion as burned during the Chinese Civil War.〔 "() fell to the Communists, Kaifeng was subjected to an amount of .... Drum Tower, Dragon Pavilion, Liang High School, a part of () University and others were completely burned."〕 Heavy rainstorms and a lightning strike cause the pavilion to collapse in 1994. After each disaster, the building has been reconstructed again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dragon Pavilion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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