What is Gongchen Tower?
[[File:Gong Chen Men in Weishan, Yunnan, China.jpg|thumb|Gongchen Tower is on top of the Gongchen Gate]] '''Gongchen Tower''' was a [[history|historical]] [[monument]] located in the [[Ancient history|ancient]] city of Weishan in the [[China|Chinese]] province of [[Yunnan]].<ref>[http://english.cntv.cn/2015/01/04/VIDE1420336584267823.shtml 600-year-old tower destroyed by fire in Yunnan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108082115/http://english.cntv.cn/2015/01/04/VIDE1420336584267823.shtml |date=2015-01-08 }} CNTV English</ref> The Gongchen tower was a [[city gate]] [[tower]]. It was built in [[1390]] during the [[Ming Dynasty]].<ref name=Tribune>{{cite news |title=600-year-old Ming Dynasty tower destroyed in China fire |author=XINHUA |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=3 January 2015 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/816661/600-year-old-ming-dynasty-tower-destroyed-in-china-fire/ |accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> Built in [[wood]], on January 3, 2015 the tower was burnt completely.<ref name=Tribune/> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:History of China]] [[Category:1390 establishments]] [[Category:Establishments in China]] [[Category:14th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Yunnan]] {{asia-stub}}