Xishan Park · Clock Tower
Xishan Park in Wanzhou dates from 1925 and is one of the oldest urban parks in the Three Gorges reservoir area
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Xishan Park in Wanzhou dates from 1925 and is one of the oldest urban parks in the Three Gorges reservoir area; the Xishan Clock Tower, completed in 1930, rises 52 meters and its chimes once marked the hours for the whole city—a "landmark of Wanzhou". After the Three Gorges reservoir was impounded to 175 meters, the park's high terrace looks down on the "high gorge and calm lake" stretch of river at Wanzhou, with a full view of the new city in the reservoir area.
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