Yazhou Ancient City
A thousand-year-old city in Yazhou District, west of Sanya Bay; from the Song dynasty onward it long served as the seat of Yazhou prefecture — historically described as '2,000 years of administrative history and the prefectural seat of eight dynasties' — and it is China's southernmost ancient city
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free (Confucian Academy CNY 20)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A thousand-year-old city in Yazhou District, west of Sanya Bay; from the Song dynasty onward it long served as the seat of Yazhou prefecture — historically described as '2,000 years of administrative history and the prefectural seat of eight dynasties' — and it is China's southernmost ancient city. The surviving Yazhou Xuegong (Confucian Academy) is China's southernmost Confucius temple; the city-gate layout of Wenming Gate and Yingbin Gate still remains, and the old arcade streets and ancestral halls record the trade and migration history of southern Hainan. Compared with downtown Sanya, it sees few visitors and is full of everyday life; the imperial-examination displays and old-tree courtyards inside the Academy are worth a close look — a good 'culture half-day' combined with Nanshan and Daxiaodongtian (Large and Small Caves) on the same route.
Getting there: By taxi / self-drive in Yazhou District
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