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Yuewang Tower 越王楼Yuèwáng Lóu
4A scenic area · Mianyang, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Mianyang
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Yuewang Tower
The first Yuewang Tower was built on Gui Hill in 656 by Li Zhen, Prince of Yue and a son of Emperor Taizong, and was praised by poets including Du Fu before being destroyed and rebuilt several times. The present 99-metre tower, completed in 2010, is a modern reconstruction in Tang style and a landmark above the Fu River; the riverside parks of the Three Rivers Peninsula belong to the same scenic area.
How to get to Yuewang Tower
In central Mianyang on the Fu River, a short walk or taxi ride from the city centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Bishui Temple Cliff Carvings 碧水寺摩崖造像 (under 10 km), Pingyang Fujun Que 平阳府君阙 (under 10 km), Mianyang Science and Technology Museum 绵阳科技馆 (under 10 km), Xianhai Lake, Mianyang 仙海 (10 km).
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