Yongning Ancient Town

Yongning Ancient Town has a long history and a county was established in the 12th year of Yongle period (1414 AD) in the Ming Dynasty. Yongning City is a standard city, with a gatehouse and urn city in all sides. The north-south axis and the east-west axis meet at the construction of a pavilion, named Jade Emperor Pavilion, which is more than 30 meters high. It has three layers, and the following two layers features a wooden staircase for people to climb up. The stone tablet in the pavilion records that the pavilion was built in the 18th year of the Zhenguan period in the Tang Dynasty (645 AD), even 8 years earlier than the Prince Teng's Pavilion. The Jade Emperor Pavilion is unique in shape and majestic.