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Zhifang Yuhuang Pavilion 纸坊玉皇阁Zhǐfāng Yùhuáng Gé
National heritage site · Handan, Hebei
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Handan
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Zhifang Yuhuang Pavilion
A Ming-period brick pavilion named for the Jade Emperor, standing in West Zhifang village on the north bank of the Fuyang River and also called the Beamless Pavilion because its brick structure has no timber beams. A repair tablet beneath it indicates that it was first built in the Longqing or Wanli reigns (1567–1620) and rebuilt in 1896. It is about 450 m from the southern Xiangtangshan caves, so the two are easily combined.
How to get to Zhifang Yuhuang Pavilion
In Fengfeng Mining District, about 1 km west-north-west of the district centre and about 33 km south-west of central Handan. Check that it is open before going.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 40 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light
Also within 20 km: Cizhou Kiln Site 磁州窑遗址 (under 10 km), Shuiyusi Grottoes 水浴寺石窟 (10 km), Xiangtangshan Caves 响堂山石窟 (10 km), Cixian Northern Dynasties Tombs 磁县北朝墓群 (10 km), Cishan Site 磁山遗址 (20 km), Tianqing Temple, Wu'an 天青寺 (20 km).
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