Ye City Three Terraces Site
邺城三台遗址
The former site of Ye City, built under Cao Cao and an ancient capital of six dynasties, including Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi. Remains of the Bronze Bird and Golden Phoenix Terraces survive, and the Ye City Museum nearby makes it a pilgrimage site for Three Kingdoms fans.
Ye City was an ancient capital of six dynasties, including Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi. It lies southwest of Linzhang County. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Cao built the Bronze Bird, Golden Tiger (Golden Phoenix) and Ice Well Terraces in the northwest of the city, and the Jian'an literary movement flourished here. Today the rammed-earth base of the Golden Phoenix Terrace and some structures remain, while only a corner of the Bronze Bird Terrace base survives. The Ye City Museum beside the site displays reconstructed models of Ye City and Buddhist statues from the Northern Dynasties. The site is a national key cultural relic protection unit about 40 km from Handan city, and driving or hiring a car is recommended.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Southern Xiangtangshan Grottoes
- Zhao King City Site Park
- Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Martyrs Cemetery
- Huiche Lane & Chuancheng Street
- Handan Museum
- Congtai Park
- Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes
- Xuebu Bridge