Yanhua Pool, Chongzhou
罨画池
A classical West Sichuan garden in Chongzhou city, first built in the Tang dynasty. Lu You once served here and wrote poems, and it forms a historic ensemble with the Chongzhou Confucian Temple and the Lu You Shrine.
Yanhua Pool is in downtown Chongzhou. It was first built in the Tang dynasty, and Song-dynasty poet Lu You often visited it while serving as assistant prefect of Shuzhou, leaving lines such as “a small fishing rock by the Yanhua Pool.” Pavilions, terraces and covered bridges surround the pool, and ancient trees tower overhead. Together with the adjacent Chongzhou Confucian Temple, one of the more intact prefecture-level Confucian temples in China, and the Lu You Shrine, it forms a national key cultural relic protection unit. Entry is cheap or free (confirm on site). From Chengdu, it takes about 50 minutes by intercity train or taxi, and you can combine it with Jiezi Ancient Town and Bamboo Art Village on the same day.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Daoming Bamboo Art Village
- Yuantong Ancient Town
- Anren Ancient Town & Liu's Manor
- Jianchuan Museum Cluster
- Guosetianxiang Theme Park, Wenjiang
- Jiezi Ancient Town
- China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center, Dujiangyan Base
- Mount Heming, Dayi