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Daochang Hill Prayer Inscription 道场山祈年题记Dàochǎng Shān Qínián Tíjì
National heritage site · Huzhou, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huzhou
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Daochang Hill Prayer Inscription
A Yuan-dynasty rock inscription on Daochang Hill on the southern edge of Huzhou, recording prayers for a good harvest by the darughachi, the Mongol overseer of the prefecture, and one of very few dated Yuan carvings of its kind in Zhejiang. It lies in a hollow east of Wanshou Temple; the hill, long counted among Huzhou's beauty spots, is crowned by the seven-storey Duobao Pagoda, first built in the Northern Song and restored in 1987–88.
How to get to Daochang Hill Prayer Inscription
About 6 km south of central Huzhou, 15 minutes by taxi; paths lead up from Wanshou Temple.
Nearby
- Wuzhen Water Town 乌镇 40 km
Stone bridges and lantern-lit canals in a water town that's best after dark
Also within 20 km: Tomb of Chen Qimei (Chen Yingshi) 陈英士墓 (under 10 km), Xiagucheng Ancient City Site 下菰城遗址 (under 10 km), Chaoyin Bridge 潮音桥 (under 10 km), Qianshanyang Site 钱山漾遗址 (under 10 km), Feiying Pagoda and the Gucheng Scenic Area 飞英塔 (under 10 km), Pangong Bridge 潘公桥 (under 10 km).
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