0854 TAIWAN - Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

Located at Lotus Lake, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas is a temple built in 1976, representative of traditional Kaohsiung culture. The seven storey tower has yellow walls, red pillars and orange tiles. The dragon's throat is the entrance and the lion's mouth is the exit. Entering a dragon's throat and coming out a lion's mouth symbolizes turning bad luck to good fortune. There are paintings inside the temple depicting Ksitigarbha. In the Tiger Tower, there are paintings of twelve Magi and the Jade Emperor's thirty palaces as well as paintings of Confucius. The towers have a double spiral staircase, one each for ascending and descending visitors.

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