Yinchuan Yuhuang Pavilion

　　The structure consists of a complex built on a rectangular platform. The base is 37 meters long, 28.1 meters wide, and 8 meters high. It is constructed from rammed earth and faced with long strips of blue bricks. Below the base, there is an arched passageway running from north to south. On the northwest side of the base, 32 steps lead up to the platform. Atop the base sits a two-story, double-eave hip-and-gable roof main hall, which faces south, stands 14.1 meters tall, and has five bays in width and two in depth. On the ground floor, extending southward from the main hall, is an additional five-bay hip-and-gable roof hall with a rolled shed roof. In the center of the front of this rolled shed hall extends a small, delicately designed rolled shed porch. On the east and west sides are symmetrical, two-story, double-eave pavilion-style bell and drum towers.

　　There are no precise historical records regarding the exact construction date of Yuhuang Pavilion. However, according to the “Ningxia City Map” found in historical texts such as the Ming Dynasty’s *Hongzhi Ningxia Xin Zhi* and *Jiajing Ningxia Xin Zhi*, the current location of Yuhuang Pavilion was the site of the drum tower of Ming Dynasty Ningxia City. This indicates that Yuhuang Pavilion existed as early as the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty, a powerful earthquake struck Yinchuan, devastating the city. The current Yuhuang Pavilion is believed to have been rebuilt after the earthquake, with a bronze statue of the Jade Emperor enshrined inside. The Qing Dynasty’s *Ningxia Prefecture Records* referred to it as the “Yuhuang Tower.”

　　After the liberation, the People’s Government carried out multiple renovations of Yuhuang Pavilion. In February 1963, Yuhuang Pavilion was designated as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region by the People’s Committee of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

　　Address: No. 2, Yuhuang Pavilion North Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City

　　Type: Historical Site

　　Recommended Visiting Time: About 30 minutes

　　Opening Hours:

　　Open all day

　　Ticket Information:

　　Free admission.

　　Source: Yinchuan Municipal Government Portal Website