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Youli City 羑里城Yǒulǐ Chéng
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Anyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Anyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Youli City
The site north of Tangyin held by tradition to be Youli, where the last Shang king imprisoned Ji Chang, later King Wen of Zhou, who is said to have worked out the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (Yijing) here. Excavation has found deposits from the Longshan culture to the Shang and Zhou, and the site keeps Ming buildings including the Yanyi archway, the ceremonial gate, the main gate and the second hall. It holds Yijing-themed festivals and ceremonies honouring King Wen.
How to get to Youli City
On Wenwang Road at the northern edge of Tangyin county town, about half an hour by road south of Anyang.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 20 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light
Also within 20 km: Yue Fei Temple, Tangyin 汤阴岳飞庙 (under 10 km), Tangyin Dream Valley 汤阴梦幻谷 (under 10 km), Tanghe National Wetland Park 汤河国家湿地公园 (under 10 km), Shilin Meeting Site 石林会议旧址 (under 10 km), Han Wang Temple and Zhoujin Hall 韩王庙与昼锦堂 (20 km), Zhangde Prefecture City God Temple 彰德府城隍庙 (20 km).
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