Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou Memorial Hall
扬州八怪纪念馆
A memorial hall in the former site of Western Temple, showcasing the lives, paintings and calligraphy of the “Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou,” including Zheng Banqiao and Jin Nong. The temple’s main hall is itself a Ming-dynasty building.
The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou Memorial Hall occupies the former site of Western Temple on Tuoling Lane. The temple was first built in the Tang dynasty, and its surviving main hall dates from the Ming dynasty. Jin Nong, one of the Eight Eccentrics, lived here in his later years. The hall is devoted to the Qing-dynasty “Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou”: Zheng Banqiao, Jin Nong, Huang Shen, Li Shan, Li Fangying, Wang Shishen, Gao Xiang and Luo Ping. It displays paintings and calligraphy (mostly replicas, with some originals rotated in), biographical materials, and Jin Nong’s tomb. Allow about one hour. Admission is inexpensive (subject to change, so check on site). It is a 10-minute walk from Yechun Teahouse and Tianning Temple.
Opening hours
08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Yechun Teahouse
- Wenchang Pavilion
- Slender West Lake
- Tianning & Chongning Temples
- Shi Kefa Memorial Hall
- Renfengli Lane
- Pishi Street
- Ge Garden