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Former Residence of Wu Cheng'en 吴承恩故居Wú Chéng'ēn Gùjū
4A scenic area · Huai'an, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huai'an
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Former Residence of Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en, the Ming writer credited with the novel Journey to the West, lived in this courtyard house in the Hexia quarter of Huai'an; it was restored in 1982 and is a city-level protected site. The compound of about 1 ha has his main hall with a bust reconstructed from his skull, a bedroom and a small garden, flanked by memorial halls to Wu and to the Monkey King, including an art gallery on the Monkey King family of actors. It lies at the edge of Hexia old town, whose lanes are worth a stroll.
How to get to Former Residence of Wu Cheng'en
In Hexia old town on the north-west side of the old city of Huai'an District, about 15 km south-east of central Qingjiangpu; city bus or taxi.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Huai'an Prefectural Yamen 淮安府署 (under 10 km), Wentong Pagoda 文通塔 (under 10 km), China Water Transport (Caoyun) Museum 中国漕运博物馆 (under 10 km), Zhou Enlai's Hometown: Former Residence and Memorial Hall 周恩来故里 (under 10 km), Former Site of the CPC Central China Sub-bureau 中共中央华中分局旧址 (under 10 km), Ancient Huai River Culture and Ecology Scenic Area 古淮河文化生态景区 (10 km).
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