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Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex 青龙洞Qīnglóngdòng
National heritage site · Qiandongnan, Guizhou
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Qiandongnan
- Region
- Guizhou
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex
Qinglongdong (Qinglong Cave) is a group of Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian buildings built into a cliff of Zhonghe Mountain above the Wuyang River at the eastern end of Zhenyuan's old town, begun in 1388 and taking its present form by the early Qing. Its roughly 40 buildings include the cave temple itself, the former Ziyang academy, the Zhongyuan Buddhist hall high on the cliff, Wanshou Palace, a three-courtyard hall with an opera stage, and the seven-arch Zhusheng Bridge, topped by a three-storey pavilion, which carries the old post road across the river. Heritage records describe it as a blend of south-western minority and central Chinese Han building traditions, and it has been a national protected site since 1988.
How to get to Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex
At the east end of Zhenyuan's old town, beside Zhusheng Bridge over the Wuyang River, about 70 km north-east of Kaili in a straight line; Zhenyuan is reached by rail or road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Zhenyuan Ancient Town 镇远古城 (under 10 km), Former Heping Village, Zhenyuan 和平村旧址 (under 10 km), Lower Wuyang River, Zhenyuan 下舞阳河 (10 km).
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