Zuiweng Pavilion
醉翁亭
The site of Ouyang Xiu’s famous essay “Record of the Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man.” Ranked first among China’s Four Famous Pavilions, it shares its courtyard with the Hall of the Two Worthies and Su Shi’s handwritten stele.
Zuiweng Pavilion sits at the foot of Langya Mountain. It was built in the Qingli era of the Northern Song dynasty by the monk Zhixian of Langya Temple. Ouyang Xiu, then prefect of Chuzhou, often drank here with guests, styled himself the “Old Drunkard” (Zuiweng), and wrote the “Record of the Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man.” The essay made the pavilion famous across the land, and it ranks first among China’s Four Famous Pavilions. Within the courtyard are the Hall of the Two Worthies, Yizai Pavilion, the Baosong Studio (which houses a stele of Su Shi’s handwritten “Record of the Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man”), the Brewing Spring, and the Ouyang plum tree, said to have been planted by Ouyang Xiu himself. Zuiweng Pavilion is inside the Langya Mountain scenic area, so entry is included with the scenic area ticket.
Opening hours
About 07:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Langya Temple
- Langya Mountain
- Fengle Pavilion
- Chuzhou Museum
- Wu Jingzi Memorial Hall
- Huangfushan National Forest Park
- Chishan Lake National Wetland Park
- Langxiang Migu Karst Maze