Nanchong Yuwang Palace

　　Yuwang Palace is located in Changchi Town, Nanjiang County. It was built in the second year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1797). The building is a traditional Chinese quadrangle constructed with brick and wood. The front wall of the mountain gate features exquisite openwork blue brick reliefs depicting flowers, birds, beasts, the Chinese character for happiness, as well as scenes such as Zhang Fei standing at the Yang Bridge and a white crane with the god of longevity. The carvings are finely detailed and vividly expressive. In 1933, during the Long March, the Fourth Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army passed through Nanjiang and established the Changchi County Soviet Government at Yuwang Palace. On the three stone door frames of the front hall, the Red Army inscribed slogans such as “The creators of the world are none other than us, the toiling workers and peasants,” “Eradicate feudal forces, carry out land revolution,” and “All belongs to the producers—no place for parasites.” These inscriptions, each character about 25 centimeters tall, remain intact to this day. The front hall also contains over ten additional slogans left by the Red Army. The left and right wing rooms are equipped with elevated corridors and railings. At the center of the main hall stands a 4-meter-tall seated statue of Yu the Great, carved from a single piece of camphor wood, portraying a dignified and imposing figure. A few hundred steps down the mountain lies the Longshan Academy, in front of which is a Dragon Pond. The pond water is dark in color, neither overflowing nor drying up.