Place: Zuoying District, Kaohsiung
<p>Chinese name: 北極亭
</p><p>Pei Chi Pavilion honors the Daoist deity Xuan Wu under the honorific "God-Emperor of the North Pole"; it belongs to Zuoying Yuan Di Temple and Feng Gu Palace. It claims to have the highest water statues in Southeast Asia. According to legend, Xuan Wu spoke through mediums to order the building of this pavilion.
</p><p>The pavilion itself is 72 meters tall and made from grout and the Seven-Star sword in the god's hand is length of 38.5 meters. Its peaks has gullies and fountains to serve as background, and it used arch bridge connected statues. The place of worshiping and office of temple is under the statue.
</p><p>Pei Chi Pavillion is on the Lotus Pond in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung. Lotus Pond opened in 1951 and is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination, famous for the lotus plants on the lake and the numerous temples around the lake.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Pond,_Kaohsiung
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