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Congtai Park 丛台公园Cóngtái Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · Handan, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Handan
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Congtai Park
A city park in the middle of Handan, first planned in 1939 to protect the Wuling Congtai, a terraced tower traditionally linked to King Wuling of Zhao in the Warring States period. The three-storey tower, about 26 m high, dates from the Qing dynasty and has been restored since; it stands beside a lake in grounds of roughly 25 hectares that also hold a plum garden and a shrine to seven sages, with a stele carved with a poem written by Guo Moruo in 1961 outside the main gate. It is a convenient stop for anyone interested in Handan's history as the Zhao state's capital.
How to get to Congtai Park
On the west side of Zhonghua Street in the centre of Handan, within the built-up area of the city.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 60 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light
Also within 20 km: Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Martyrs' Cemetery 晋冀鲁豫烈士陵园 (under 10 km), Zhaoyuan Park 赵苑公园 (under 10 km), Handan Garden Expo Park 邯郸园博园 (under 10 km), Huangliangmeng Lüxian Temple 黄粱梦吕仙祠 (under 10 km), Zhao Royal City, Handan 赵邯郸故城 (under 10 km), West Eight Sluices on the Fuyang River 滏阳河西八闸 (20 km).
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