Leizhou Ancient City

　　Introduction       Leizhou Ancient City is more than 70 kilometers away from downtown Zhanjiang. With numerous cultural relics and historic sites, unique Leizhou culture, and charming peninsula scenery, it forms an exceptionally beautiful tourist destination. It is a national-level historical and cultural city. Leizhou has long been a gathering place for scholars and literati. Over the dynasties, many literati, poets, and exiled officials from the central plains came here, among whom ten virtuous and well-respected figures who contributed significantly to the local people include: Kou Zhun, Li Gang, Hu Quan, Qin Guan, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zhao Ding, Li Guang, Ren Boyu, and Wang Yansou. Among its famed historical and cultural sites are: the Leizu Temple, a renowned ancestral temple in southern China; the Sanyuan Pagoda, known as the “Pillar of the South”; the Ten Virtuous Hall, commemorating the ten virtuous individuals who were exiled or relocated to Leizhou; the Tianning Temple, originally built during the Tang Dynasty; and Qihu Park, which combines ancient architecture with garden landscapes.

　　 Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang City

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