History and Culture

Tongle Garden is an important attraction in the Zuiweng Pavilion Scenic Area of Langya Mountain. It is located about 400 meters west of the Drunken Pavilion. The name Tongle Garden is taken from Ouyang Xiu’s famous essay “The Drunken Pavilion,” which means “drunkenness can bring joy.” The core of the garden is the Ouyang Xiu […]

Tired of the big city exhaustion? Nanjing to Chuzhou day trip is your antidote! For those who are working in the busy city, you may want to go to the neighboring small towns on weekends to feel the slow life. Chuzhou, which is only 18 minutes away from Nanjing’s high-speed railway, has affordable prices and

Exploring Langya Pavilion is more than just a tour of the building, it’s a conversation through 1,700 years of history from the Western Jin Dynasty to the present day.There is a famous building called Langya Pavilion in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, China. It is at the South Heavenly Gate of Langya Mountain Scenic Area, and is

China has three mountains with confusingly similar names: Langya Mountain in Anhui, Langya Mountain in Shandong, and Langya Mountain in Hebei. Though their Chinese pronunciations are nearly identical (琅琊山 vs. 狼牙山), they’re entirely different destinations. One is a poet’s paradise with ancient pavilion, another has coastal views linked to China’s first emperor, while the third

The Records of Zuiweng Pavilion, a masterpiece of Chinese literature by Ouyang Xiu, is not only included in secondary school textbooks, but also a must-read classic for understanding ancient Chinese prose. Written in 1045, this travelogue combines the ideals of a literati with his political aspirations through the unique perspective of “the joy of landscape”.

Ouyang Xiu’s masterpiece, the Records of the Drunken Master’s Pavilion, is a landscape epiphany written by Ouyang Xiu in 1045. Now, let’s enjoy the English translation of “The Pavilion of the Drunken Master” and feel the charm of this ancient masterpiece. 　　环滁皆山也。其西南诸峰，林壑尤美，望之蔚然而深秀者，琅琊也。山行六七里，渐闻水声潺潺而泻出于两峰之间者，酿泉也。峰回路转，有亭翼然临于泉上者，醉翁亭也。作亭者谁？山之僧智仙也。名之者谁？太守自谓也。太守与客来饮于此，饮少辄醉，而年又最高，故自号曰醉翁也。醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之间也。山水之乐，得之心而寓之酒也。 The city of Chuzhou is surrounded by mountains. In the southwest of the

When it comes to the famous Chinese landscape essay “The Records of the Drunken Master’s Pavilion”, we have to mention its author, Ouyang Xiu. The life story of this great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty is as full of meaning as his “Drunken Weng Meaning is not Wine” – you may have read this