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Nanyang Prefectural Yamen 南阳府衙Nányáng Fǔyá
National heritage site · Nanyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Nanyang Prefectural Yamen
The office of the prefects of Nanyang from 1271, under the Yuan, to the end of the Qing, described as the only prefecture-level yamen in China to survive complete. More than 150 rooms of mostly Qing date stand on an axis about 240 m long, with courts, offices and the prefect's residence laid out as a museum of local government.
How to get to Nanyang Prefectural Yamen
On Minzhu Street in the old town of Nanyang, a short taxi ride from the city centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shrine of the Medical Sage (Zhang Zhongjing Tomb) 医圣祠 (under 10 km), Wolong Gang 卧龙岗武侯祠 (under 10 km).
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