Tomb and Temple of Cai Lun
蔡伦墓祠
The fief and tomb-temple of Cai Lun, who improved papermaking, where you can visit cypress-shaded shrines and watch traditional handmade paper demonstrations.
The Tomb and Temple of Cai Lun lies in Longting Town, Yang County. During the Eastern Han dynasty, Cai Lun improved papermaking, was enfeoffed as Marquis of Longting, and was buried in his fief. The tomb and temple together form a key national cultural heritage site. Inside the temple are an offering hall, a main hall and stone steles from successive dynasties, and the ancient cypresses before the mound are dense and dark. The park has a papermaking exhibition and handmade paper experiences where you can make your own sheets. A visit takes about an hour. Admission follows the on-site prices. It's about 15 minutes by car from Yang County town and can be combined with the Crested Ibis Pear Orchard on the same day.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Kaiming Temple Pagoda
- Crested Ibis Pear Orchard
- Xixiang Cherry Valley
- Zhiguo Temple
- Wuzi Mountain
- Tomb of Zhang Qian
- Huayang Ancient Town
- Shangyuanguan Ancient Town