Site of the Renshan Pavilion Peasant Uprising

Site of the Renshan Pavilion Peasant Uprising

The Site of the Renshan Pavilion Peasant Uprising is a cultural tourism attraction.

Renshan Pavilion: Absolute location: 34°.9′ N, 117°.8′ E

Relative location: 4 kilometers west of Sanbao Town

Renshan (also known as Yingshan or Beishan), located in the western part of Sanbao Town, south of Xuzhou, 1 kilometer north of Taishang Village, was an essential ancient route to the Jianghuai region. According to *Du Shi Fang Yu Ji Yao*, traveling from Suzhou to Xuzhou required crossing the Sui River and passing over Renshan, which served as the main passage. To this day, there remains a well-trodden, smooth ancient mountain path on Renshan, known as the Renshan Ancient Path.

During the Tang Dynasty, a post station was established here, hence the name Renshan Pavilion. In the late Tang Dynasty, in July 868 AD, 800 soldiers from Xuzhou stationed in Guilin, led by the grain officer Pang Xun, staged a mutiny. They returned home and set up camp at Renshan Pavilion, marking the beginning of the famous historical peasant uprising—the Pang Xun Rebellion. The Renshan Ancient Path and Renshan Pavilion thus became significant sites of this uprising. The exact time when Renshan Pavilion was abolished is unknown, and today only remnants of tiles, stones, and wood remain at the site.