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Pu Songling Former Residence and Liaozhai City 蒲松龄故居·聊斋城Pú Sōnglíng Gùjū · Liáozhāi Chéng

4A scenic area · National heritage site · Zibo, Shandong

Pu Songling Former Residence and Liaozhai City (蒲松龄故居·聊斋城)
Photo: Finblanco, CC BY-SA 3.0
Time needed
2–3 hours
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Zibo
Region
Shandong
Type
Culture
Listed as
4A scenic area, National heritage site

About Pu Songling Former Residence and Liaozhai City

Pu Songling (1640–1715), author of the ghost and fox tales 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio', was born and lived in Pujiazhuang, now part of Zichuan. The museum there keeps his rebuilt family home, the Liuquan spring where tradition has him gathering stories from passers-by, his family cemetery, and exhibition rooms of manuscripts, editions and portraits. It is part of Liaozhai City, a modern themed garden of pavilions, a rebuilt temple and displays based on his stories.

How to get to Pu Songling Former Residence and Liaozhai City

In Pujiazhuang, Hongshan town, about 4 km east-south-east of Zichuan town centre and about 21 km south of central Zibo; the museum is closed on Mondays except public holidays.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: German and Japanese Buildings of the Zibo Mining Group 淄博矿业集团德日建筑群 (under 10 km), Huicun Ancient Tower 洄村古楼 (under 10 km), Bashan Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Tourism Area 岜山中医药健康旅游景区 (20 km).

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