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Guanque Tower
Guanque Tower is located on the east bank of the Yellow River where the famous waterway runs through Yongji, a county-level city in North China's Shanxi province. It is known as one of the four great towers of ancient China along with Yellow Crane Tower in
Wuhan city,
Yueyang Tower in
Yueyang city and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang city.
Guanque Tower was first built in the Northern
Zhou Dynasty (557-581), and it was rebuilt in 1997. With its 73.9 meters high, Guanque Tower has four floors viewed from the outside and six floors inside, covering a construction area of 33,206 square meters.
The ancient tower got its reputation and became a landmark building in the Yellow River Basin because of a poem titled Climbing Guanque Tower, written by Wang Zhihuan, a famous poet in the
Tang Dynasty (618-907). The furnishings and fittings in the tower showcase 5,000 years of Yellow River culture.
Travel Tips
Address: Puzhou Ancient City, Yongji, Yuncheng city, Shanxi province
Tel: 0359—8485390
Opening hours: 8:30-18:00 (summer); 9:00-17:00 (winter)
Admission Fees: CNY 60
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