Dongpo Pavilion is located within Hepu Normal School, surrounded by green waters and boasting exceptional scenery. It is said that Su Dongpo, during the third year of the Yuanfu era (1100 AD), stayed in Qinglexuan in Hepu for only two months, during which he wrote poems and essays such as ‘A Night in the Rain at Jingxing Court’ and ‘Notes on the Words of the Elders of Hepu’. To commemorate him, later generations built the Dongpo Pavilion on the site of Qinglexuan. The pavilion has been rebuilt several times throughout the dynasties, with the current structure dating back to a 1944 restoration.
The Dongpo Pavilion is a brick and wood structure, with the main pavilion’s front gate adorned with a large plaque inscribed with ‘Dongpo Pavilion’, a calligraphy by Tiechan, the abbot of Guangzhou’s Da Rong Temple in the 1940s. On the main wall, there is a carving of the poet, above which are the four ancient and vigorous characters ‘Xianli Yizong’. To the upper left of the statue are more than ten stone carvings of poems and essays written by the poet in Hepu. Inside the pavilion, the main wall is embedded with a stone carving of Su Dongpo and other stone carvings of poems and essays.
About 30 meters to the east of the pavilion is the Dongpo Well, one of the four famous wells in Lianzhou, said to have been dug personally by Su Dongpo. It is believed that those who drink from this well before taking the imperial examination will achieve high ranks. To the east of the pavilion lies ‘Dongpo Park’. Surrounded by pavilions and lake water, the area is characterized by shimmering waves, weeping willows providing shade, and beautiful scenery. It is a key cultural relics protection unit in the county and a popular tourist destination in Hepu. The site is open all year round, accessible 24 hours a day.
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