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Guangyue Tower 光岳楼Guāngyuè Lóu
National heritage site · Liaocheng, Shandong
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Liaocheng
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Guangyue Tower
Guangyue Tower is a four-storey timber tower on a brick-and-stone base at the centre of Liaocheng's old town, begun in the early Ming dynasty as a lookout and about 33 m tall. Climbing it gives views over the old town and the lake, and its upper floors hold stone tablets and plaques, including one attributed to the Kangxi emperor; both Kangxi and Qianlong climbed it. It has been a national protected monument since 1988 and is the best-known landmark of Liaocheng's 'water city'.
How to get to Guangyue Tower
In the centre of Liaocheng city, where the old town's main streets cross; Dongchang Lake surrounds the old town.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Dongchang Lake 东昌湖 (under 10 km), Iron Pagoda of Longxing Temple, Liaocheng 隆兴寺铁塔 (under 10 km), Shanxi–Shaanxi Guildhall, Liaocheng 聊城山陕会馆 (under 10 km), Kong Fansen Memorial Hall 孔繁森同志纪念馆 (under 10 km), Jiuzhouwa Rose Park 九州洼月季公园 (under 10 km).
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