Tianyi Pavilion, located in Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, was built in Jiajing 40-45 (1561-kloc-0/566) in Ming Dynasty. It was presided over by Fan Qin, a retired right assistant minister of the Ministry of War in Ming Dynasty, covering an area of 26,000 square meters with a history of more than 400 years. Tianyige Library, facing south, is a two-story brick-wood building with hard peaks and heavy buildings.
It is 8.5 meters high, has a sloping roof and is covered with blue tiles. On the first floor, six rooms are wide and six rooms are deep. On the second floor, except for the stairwell, all rooms are large and separated by bookcases. There is a carved "Tianyi Pool" in front of the pavilion, which is connected with the Moon Lake. In the park, "Happiness, Luck and Longevity" is the overall shape, and rocks are piled up into "Nine Lions and One Elephant" and other scenic spots. Tianyige and its surrounding gardens have the characteristics of Jiangnan gardens.
Garden leisure area
The collection of books and buildings in Tianyige provides physical materials for the study of calligraphy, local history, stone carving, stone architecture and residential architecture in eastern Zhejiang. Tianyi Pavilion is divided into library culture area, garden leisure area and exhibition area. The library cultural area centered on Baoshulou includes Dongming Caotang, Fan's former residence, Zunjing Pavilion, Mingzhou Forest of Monuments, Qianjin Village and the newly-built library.
There are Chi Ming, rockery, promenade, forest of steles, White Goose Pavilion, Ninghuitang and other scenic spots. The exhibition area is centered on the Qin ancestral hall, including the Wen ancestral hall and the newly-built painting and calligraphy hall. The painting and calligraphy hall is located on the west side of Qin Ancestral Hall, and there are six rooms: Lou, Tang, Tang, Painting Curtain Hall, Champion Hall and Nanxuan.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tianyi Pavilion