Xianshan & Xianshou Pavilion
岘山·岘首亭
A historic mountain on the southern outskirts of the old city, site of the "Tear-Shedding Monument" story of Yang Hu. Xianshou Pavilion overlooks the Han River, and the mountain is a city hiking trail.
Xianshan & Xianshou Pavilion Xianshan lies on the southern outskirts of Xiangcheng District, beside the Han River. When the Western Jin general Yang Hu was stationed in Xiangyang, he often climbed this mountain. After his death, the local people erected a stele in his memory, and everyone who looked at it wept, so it became known as the "Tear-Shedding Monument." Meng Haoran's line "Rivers and mountains keep their famous sites, and we climb them once again" was written here. Xianshan is now an urban forest park. Xianshou Pavilion, the Tear-Shedding Monument Pavilion, and others are built into the mountain, and its foot lies beside Xijia Pond and the Xiangyang Museum. Entry is free. The hiking trail takes about 1 to 1.5 hours.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Xiangyang Museum
- Tang City Film Base
- Xijia Pond
- Zhongxuan Tower
- Green Screen Wall of Prince Xiang's Mansion
- North Street & Zhaoming Terrace
- Xiangyang Ancient City Wall & Linhan Gate
- Zhenwushan Taoist Temple