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Wenchang Pavilion, Qingcheng 青城文昌阁Qīngchéng Wénchāngé
National heritage site · Zibo, Shandong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zibo
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Wenchang Pavilion, Qingcheng
A three-storey Qing-dynasty pavilion, also called Kuixing Lou, standing at a crossroads in the old county town of Qingcheng, Gaoqing. It is about 20 m tall and rises from a 7 m brick-and-stone base pierced by a cross-shaped archway through which the two main streets pass, with green-glazed tiles and bells hanging from its eaves. Built between 1736 and 1756 and repaired in 1841, it became a martyrs' shrine in 1946.
How to get to Wenchang Pavilion, Qingcheng
In Qingcheng town, Gaoqing County, about 12 km west of Gaoqing town and about 52 km north-west of central Zibo; the pavilion stands over a street junction and can be seen from the road, so check locally whether it can be entered.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Weiji Ancient Town and Wei's Manor 魏集古镇 (10 km), Guojing Liquor Culture Expo Park 国井酒文化博览园 (10 km), Chenzhuang–Tangkou Site and Gaoqing Western Zhou Museum 陈庄—唐口遗址 (20 km), Swan Lake Slow City, Gaoqing 天鹅湖国际慢城 (20 km).
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