Santai Ge
三臺閣
三台阁
Sāntáigé
San-t'ai-ko
Jinci Santaige
晉祠三臺閣
晋祠三台阁
Santai Ge
三臺閣
三台阁
Sāntáigé
San-t'ai-ko
Jinci Santaige
晉祠三臺閣
晋祠三台阁
1875 - 1909
Qing 1644-1912
Constructed at the beginning of the Guangxu reign period (1875-1909) by the abbot monk Xutan 續曇 who raised the money to have it built, the Santaige is located north of the Lü (Dongbin) Temple-pavilion and faces eastward. According to Liu Dapeng's Jincizhi 晉祠志 , because the three elevated structures were of similar size, they were called Santai (Three Terraces). The name Santai in turn refers to the emperor's three terraces: the Lingtai or Numinous terrace (靈臺) for observing constellations, the Shitai or Seasonal Terrace (時臺) for observing the four seasons, and the Youtai or Menagerie Terrace (囿臺) for observing birds and beasts. Another possibility for the meaning comes from astronomical treatises 天文志 , which describes the Santai as a constellation of six stars in three pairs: Shangtai 上台, Zhongtai 中台, and Xiatai 下台. Because the three pavilions were located high on the mountain slope, they may have been considered in resonance with this constellation. For more details see Liu 1986, 88-89. This structure is number 30 on the plan located on our plan of the site.
pavilion
gé
閣
阁
Date 1875 - 1909
1875-01-01
1909-12-31
Dynasty Qing 1644-1912
1644-01-01
1912-12-31
Santai Ge
三臺閣
三台阁
Sāntáigé
San-t'ai-ko
Jinci Santaige
晉祠三臺閣
晋祠三台阁
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Santai Ge
三臺閣
三台阁
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San-t'ai-ko
Jinci Santaige
晉祠三臺閣
晋祠三台阁
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三台阁
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晋祠三台阁
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Santai Ge
三臺閣
三台阁
Sāntáigé
San-t'ai-ko
Jinci Santaige
晉祠三臺閣
晋祠三台阁
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