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Shanxi–Shaanxi Guildhall, Liaocheng 聊城山陕会馆Liáochéng Shānshǎn Huìguǎn
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 Shanxi–Shaanxi Guildhall, Liaocheng
This temple-guildhall was paid for by Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants who traded in Liaocheng; building began in 1743 and the complex reached its present form by 1809. Along its main axis stand a gate, an opera stage, bell and drum towers, a hall to the god of war Guan Yu and the Chunqiu Pavilion, rich in stone, brick and wood carving and inscribed couplets. It shows how the canal trade shaped Liaocheng, and it has been a national protected monument since 1988.
How to get to Shanxi–Shaanxi Guildhall, Liaocheng
On the west bank of the Grand Canal on the east side of Liaocheng old town, about 1 km south-east of Guangyue Tower; it is run by Liaocheng Museum, which reports opening all year round.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Iron Pagoda of Longxing Temple, Liaocheng 隆兴寺铁塔 (under 10 km), Guangyue Tower 光岳楼 (under 10 km), Dongchang Lake 东昌湖 (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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