Qingchuan Pavilion 晴川阁Qíngchuān Gé

About Qingchuan Pavilion

Qingchuan Pavilion stands on a rocky point at the foot of Turtle Hill in Hanyang, where the Han River meets the Yangtze, facing Yellow Crane Tower across the water. The scenic area, rebuilt in the 1980s and early 1990s, centres on the Qingchuan tower, first built in the 1540s to honour Yu the Great's flood control, and includes the Iron Gate tower, which houses an exhibition on Wuhan's flood-control history. The nationally listed part is Yuji Palace, a temple to Yu dating back to the Southern Song, whose present buildings were put up in 1863.

How to get to Qingchuan Pavilion

On the east foot of Turtle Hill in Hanyang beside the mouth of the Han River, close to the Hanyang end of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, so it combines well with a walk across the bridge from Yellow Crane Tower. Daytime visits are by advance booking, and it is closed on Mondays.

Nearby

• Yellow Crane Tower 黄鹤楼 under 10 km
  A tower rebuilt many times over, made immortal by a single Tang poem
• Hubei Provincial Museum 湖北省博物馆 under 10 km
  Marquis Yi's ancient bronze bells, played live, and the sword of King Goujian

Also within 20 km: Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge 武汉长江大桥 (under 10 km), Site of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 中共五大会址 (under 10 km), Wuhan Peasant Movement Institute 武汉农民运动讲习所旧址 (under 10 km), Zhiyin Cultural Area (Guqin Terrace and Moon Lake) 知音文化旅游区 (under 10 km), Site of the Wuhan Nationalist Government (Nanyang Building) 武汉国民政府旧址 (under 10 km), Hankow Customs House 江汉关大楼 (under 10 km).

On the map

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Learn more

• Wikipedia (Chinese)