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| *''Built: [[1677]]'' | | *''Built: [[1677]]'' |
| *''Other Names'': 東苑 ''(touen, higashi no sono)'' | | *''Other Names'': 東苑 ''(touen, higashi no sono)'' |
− | *''Japanese'': 御茶屋御殿 ''(uchaya udun)'' | + | *''Japanese'': 御茶屋[[御殿]] ''(uchaya udun)'' |
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− | Uchaya udun (lit. "teahouse palace") was a "detached palace" of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royalty. As it was located in the eastern part of the [[Shuri castle]] compound, it was often alternatively known simply as "the eastern garden." | + | Uchaya udun (lit. "teahouse palace") was a "detached palace" of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royalty. As it was located in the eastern part of the [[Shuri castle]] compound, it was often alternatively known simply as "the eastern garden," a name given it by [[Chinese investiture envoys|Qing envoy]] [[Wang Ji]] in [[1683]].<ref>Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 100.</ref> |
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− | It is said to have first been built in [[1677]] by King [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], as a place to entertain visiting [[Chinese investiture envoys|envoys from China]] and [[Satsuma han]]. The garden was in a distinctively Ryukyuan style, and included a viewing tower and tearoom. It was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, but efforts to petition to have it rebuilt continue. | + | It is said to have first been built in [[1677]] by King [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], as a place to entertain visiting envoys from China and [[Satsuma han]]. The garden was in a distinctively Ryukyuan style, and included a viewing tower and tearoom. It was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, but efforts to petition to have it rebuilt continue. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40395-storytopic-121.html Uchaya udun]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003. | | *"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40395-storytopic-121.html Uchaya udun]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003. |
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| [[Category:Ryukyu]] | | [[Category:Ryukyu]] |
| [[Category:Historic Buildings]] | | [[Category:Historic Buildings]] |