Yushan · Wushan
Two hill cultural parks: Yushan (White Pagoda / Qi Gong Shrine honoring Qi Jiguang / Dashi Hall), Wushan (Black Pagoda / cliff inscriptions of Zeng Gong's 'Record of Daoshan Pavilion')
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Two hill cultural parks: Yushan (White Pagoda / Qi Gong Shrine honoring Qi Jiguang / Dashi Hall), Wushan (Black Pagoda / cliff inscriptions of Zeng Gong's 'Record of Daoshan Pavilion'). Two of the 'three hills' of old Fuzhou, these downtown hills are free, open-access cultural parks: on Yushan's summit the White Pagoda stands beside Dingguang Temple, mid-slope the Qi Gong Shrine commemorates the anti-pirate general Qi Jiguang, and Dashi Hall was the former command post of the Fuzhou uprising in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution; Wushan's cliff inscriptions are unmatched in the Banyan City — this is the mountain extolled in Zeng Gong's famous 'Record of the Daoshan Pavilion', with over 300 inscription panels across its rock faces, among which the seal-script 'Banruo (Prajna) Terrace' is an authentic work by Tang calligrapher Li Yangbing. The two hills face each other east and west, and climbing either gives a sweeping view over the roofs of the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys; free cultural high points amid the bustle, the two hills can be walked together in half a day.
Getting there: City center
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