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Qinglong Palace 青龙宫Qīnglóng Gōng
National heritage site · Jiaozuo, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jiaozuo
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qinglong Palace
A temple to the Azure Dragon rain god at Wanhuazhuang village on the north-western edge of Wuzhi county town, founded in the Ming and rebuilt by imperial order in 1813. Its opera stage, worship hall, Jade Emperor pavilion and rear halls keep Ming and Qing steles and plaques, and a large temple fair with rain-praying rites, a provincial intangible heritage item, is held on the second day of the second lunar month; a 9.99 m bronze dragon stands on the square in front.
How to get to Qinglong Palace
At Wanhuazhuang village, just north-west of Wuzhi county town, about 35 minutes by road south-east of central Jiaozuo.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 50 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Thousand Buddha Pavilion, Wuzhi 千佛阁 (under 10 km), Miaole Temple Pagoda 妙乐寺塔 (under 10 km), Dasha River Ecological Park 大沙河生态公园 (10 km), Shengguo Temple Pagoda 胜果寺塔 (10 km), South–North Water Diversion Tianhe Park 南水北调天河公园 (10 km), Jiaying Temple (Jiayingguan) 嘉应观 (10 km).
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