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Goats Palace (Qingyang Palace) in the city proper is
a Taoist temple first built in the Tang Dynasty. Its
major structures include Lingzu Hall, Hunyuan
Building, Wuji Hall and Bagua Pavilion. In the
compound stand two eye-catching bronze goats.
Although called a goat, one of them is actually a
strange creature with a mouse’s ears, an ox’s nose,
a tiger’s pawns, a rabbit’s back, a snake’s tail, a
dragon’s horns, a horse’s mouth, a goat’s beard, a
monkey’s neck, a chicken’s eyes, a dog’s belly and a
pig’s thighs. |
