Gentlemen’s Pavilion

　　Gentlemen’s Pavilion is situated in the middle section of Gentlemen’s Lane on Huancheng East Road, within the jurisdiction of the Central East Subdistrict Office in Yunyan District. It lies at the foot of the old city wall ruins to the east of Huajia on Radio Street, in line with the Wenchang Pavilion on Wenchang Street.

　　 It was first built in the 19th year of the Jiaqing reign during the Qing Dynasty (1814) upon the initiative of Guizhou Governor Xu Zhaochun and others, around the same time as the initial construction of the Yangming Shrine on Fufeng Mountain. It served as a resting place for people during outings, which helped it survive over the long term, although only the four pillars of the pavilion remain today.

　　 The Gentlemen’s Pavilion has three bays and was built in the style of the Yangming Shrine in downtown Guiyang. It is open on all sides, hence the name “pavilion.” After its renovation in the 12th year of the Daoguang reign (1832), Li Yuandu, the Guizhou Provincial Administration Commissioner, erected a stone tablet inside the pavilion, which still stands outside the pavilion to this day. In front of the pavilion was once the moat of the eastern city wall, later converted into a lotus pond. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Huancheng East Road was constructed around the pond, so pedestrians no longer passed by the Gentlemen’s Pavilion.

　　 In 1958, the People's Government of Guizhou Province designated the Gentlemen’s Pavilion as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. On February 23, 1982, it was again recognized as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Guizhou Province.