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Daguan Tower, Yibin 大观楼Dàguān Lóu
National heritage site · Yibin, Sichuan
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Yibin
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Daguan Tower, Yibin
A gate tower in the centre of Yibin's old town, first built in the Jiajing reign of the Ming as the city's drum tower. Destroyed at the end of the Ming, it was rebuilt under Kangxi, burned again in 1764 and rebuilt the following year, when it took the name Daguan Lou; it remains a landmark at the Xijiekou junction.
How to get to Daguan Tower, Yibin
At Xijiekou in central Yibin, within walking distance of the riverfront.
Nearby
- Shunan Bamboo Sea 蜀南竹海 50 km
Ridge upon ridge of feathery bamboo, laced with misty trails, waterfalls and cliff shrines
Also within 20 km: Wuliangye Distillery and Old Cellars 五粮液 (under 10 km), Cuiping and Zhenwu Mountains 翠屏山与真武山 (under 10 km), Liubeichi Park 流杯池公园 (under 10 km), Jiuzhou Pagoda 旧州塔 (under 10 km), Lizhuang Ancient Town 李庄古镇 (20 km).
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