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Aiwanting

Location

No. 58, Denggao Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Reasons to visit

Aiwan Pavilion is located in Qingfeng Gorge at the foot of Yuelu Mountain in Hunan Province. It was built in 1792 and its name comes from Du Mu's "Mountain Journey". Together with Drunkard Pavilion, West Lake Pavilion and Taoran Pavilion, it is also known as China's four famous pavilions.

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Aiwan Pavilion is located in Qingfeng Gorge at the foot of Yuelu Mountain in Hunan Province. It was built in 1792 and its name comes from Du Mu's "Mountain Journey". Together with Drunkard Pavilion, West Lake Pavilion and Taoran Pavilion, it is also known as China's four famous pavilions. It is a resort for revolutionary activities and a provincial cultural relic protection unit. The shape of the pavilion is double eaves and eight columns, with glazed green tiles and flying corners. From a distance, it looks like it is about to fly in the sky. The interior is made of red lacquered garden columns, the four stone columns on the outer eaves are made of granite, the pavilion is painted with a caisson, and the east and west pavilions are hung with red-bottomed gilt "Ai Wan Pavilion", which was commissioned by Mao Zedong in a special letter from Li Da, the president of Hunan University at the time. Made with handwriting.

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