Tengwang Li Yuanying (a.k.a., King Teng) was the kid brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the governor of Nanchang. He had a bad habit of cheesin' off his big brother, thereby putting himself in great jeopardy of being killed.
To stave off an unannounced execution "The Gov." built this house of debauchery, in 653 a.d.
Between 653 a.d. and 1926 a.d. TengWang Pavilion was burned to the ground 28 times. It remained in ruins from 1926 until 1989 when the Chinese Government had it restored -- but in the style of the Song Dynasty.
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