Fushan Park

Fushan Park

Also known as Zhongshan or Wolong Mountain. Together with Jishan and Tashan within the city, it forms a triad that enhances the grandeur of this ancient water-town, named for its winding, dragon-like shape. It was also called Zhongshan because Wen Zhong, a minister of the State of Yue, was buried here. In the 57th year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign (1688), when the imperial court traveled south, they stayed here, and the mountain was renamed Xinglong Mountain. In the past, the prefectural government was located at the eastern foot of the mountain, hence the common name Fushan.

...boasts over two millennia of rich historical relics. It features the grand Yuewang Terrace. Legend has it that the Yuewang Terrace was built in 1222 during the Southern Song Dynasty by Prefect Wang Gang. According to the "Yue Ji Shu," it measured "620 paces in circumference, with pillars 3 zhang 5 chi 3 cun tall and eaves 1 zhang 6 chi high. The official residence had 100 households, each 1 zhang 2 chi 5 cun tall." It was destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. The current Yuewang Terrace was reconstructed in 1981 on the original site, with the main structure covering over 300 square meters. Opposite the terrace stands the Yuewang Hall, which recounts poignant tales such as "Enduring Hardship to Avenge One’s Shame," "Gathering Strength Over Ten Years," "Learning from Defeat Over Ten Years," and "Sending Off Troops with Wine." There is also a couplet written by famed traditional painter Zhu Leshan: “Gathering strength and learning from defeat, their achievements benefited Yue; enduring hardship to avenge one’s shame, their resolve was set on defeating Wu.”

Fushan was the core of the small Shanyin City built by Fan Li, where King Goujian of Yue ruled his palace for 19 years. Qian Liu, king of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties period, began constructing a royal palace on the mountain in the first year of the Tianyou era (904 AD). During the Northern Song Dynasty, it still served as the Yuezhou regional government office, functioning as a royal palace for 74 years, covering the entire mountain. Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty stayed in Shaoxing for 20 months, using the temporary imperial palace at the Yuezhou government office on Wolong Mountain (the administrative center was later moved to Dashan Temple). The mountain is dotted with numerous cultural relics and historic sites. The Yuewang Terrace at the southeastern foot is a key cultural relic protected at the municipal level in Shaoxing. The terrace was originally located northeast of Fushan but was relocated to its current southeastern position in 1222 by Prefect Wang Gang. It was destroyed by Japanese aircraft in 1940 and rebuilt in 1981. The terrace foundation is an arched city wall, 11 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 7 meters high, with a central gate. The main structure covers over 300 square meters, built with reinforced concrete mimicking wood, surrounded by corridors, topped with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, and flanked by wing rooms on the east and west. In 1982, the Yuewang Hall was rebuilt 100 meters north of the terrace, facing south, covering 310 square meters, with corridors on the east, west, and south sides, a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, and large murals on the east and west walls depicting “Enduring Hardship to Avenge One’s Shame” and “Regaining the Nation and Washing Away Shame,” each 5 meters in length and width. In front of the hall is a stone stele inscribed with “Ancient Yue Longshan” in clerical script. The hall and the terrace are 100 meters apart—originally adjacent structures. Today, a Southern Song cypress, Fan Zhongyan’s Qingbai Spring, and the “Dragon Pool Spring” remain. The terrain rises gradually from the terrace to the hall, forming three terraced levels.

In the northeast corner of Fushan lies the tomb of Wen Zhong, a key municipal cultural relic in Shaoxing. The original tomb was destroyed and rebuilt in 1980 on its original site. The tomb is circular, built of stone blocks, about 1 meter high, with a square stone pavilion 1.85 meters on each side in front, housing a tombstone 2.4 meters tall, 0.8 meters wide, and 0.12 meters thick. The front is inscribed with “Tomb of Wen Zhong, Minister of Yue,” and the back records the “Inscription for the Reconstruction of Wen Zhong’s Tomb.” At the summit of Fushan stands Wanghai Pavilion, another key municipal cultural relic in Shaoxing. This ancient pavilion features stone pillars, an octagonal pointed roof, and upturned eaves. It was rebuilt in 1981. During the Spring and Autumn Period, when Wu and Yue were at war, Fan Li built Feiyi Tower here, standing 50 meters tall. In ancient times, one could see the sea from the pavilion. The Wanghai Pavilion was built during the Tang Dynasty, and the name has been used ever since.

Address: Zhengrong Mountain, Kecheng District, Quzhou City

Type: Urban Park

Recommended Visiting Time: 1–3 hours

Opening Hours:

Open all day