Anhui Bozhou Huaxi Building | One of the must-visit attractions in Bozhou

Please check out the travel guide for Huaxi Building ✅||| Huaxi Building, originally named Ge Tai, is a stage for performances. It is a temple for worshipping the famous person from Shanxi, Guan Yu, and also served as a meeting place for Shanxi and Shaanxi medicine merchants operating in Bozhou during the Ming and Qing dynasties, hence it was called 'Shan-Shaan Guild Hall' and 'Great Guandi Temple'. The main hall of the Guandi Temple was built in the twelfth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing dynasty (1656), and the Huaxi Building was added in the fifteenth year of the Kangxi era (1676). During the Qianlong era, many colorful paintings and carvings were added. It is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite carving art and brilliant color paintings; the entire building covers an area of 3,163 square meters, consisting of the Huaxi Building, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Seating Tower, and the Great Hall of Guandi. The guild hall is called Huaxi Building because the colors are dazzling and magnificent in the courtyard. 📍Huaxi Building 🚗 It is recommended to drive directly to 🔍Huaxi Building 🚆 By train/🚝 high-speed rail, you can also get off and take a taxi directly to Huaxi Building ⏰: 09:00--17:30 (Entry to the scenic area stops at 17:30) 🎫Ticket: Adult ticket 50r 6-18 years old, 60-65 years old 25r ✅ Must-visit photo spots 📸 1⃣️ Iron Flagpole: A pair of iron flagpoles built in the first year of the Daoguang era of the Qing dynasty, piercing the sky. The flagpoles are over 16 meters high and weigh more than 12,000 kilograms. They were forged and cast by craftsmen with their blood, sweat, and several tons of pig iron, standing tall through more than three hundred years of wind and rain, becoming an indispensable symbol of Huaxi Building. 🚩 2⃣️ Brick Carving: The large poplar through-carving on the opera stage is known as the divine product of wood carving because it has a strong sense of hierarchy and dimensionality, a grand scene, and delicate knife work, inlaid on the outer eaves of the stage's large pillars. Perhaps because Bozhou is the hometown of the Three Kingdoms characters Cao Cao and Hua Tuo, the wood carving drama is themed entirely on Three Kingdoms stories. 🎨 3⃣️ Wood Carving: The singing and dancing on the stage are flowing wood carvings, and the inlaid wood carvings are frozen singing and dancing. An old artist sang about Huaxi Building like this: 'The decorated Ge Tai spans ancient and modern times, awakening how many people from ancient and modern times? The color carving is indeed the work of a divine craftsman, with the smoke and clouds of the Three Kingdoms right before your eyes.' 📙 ✅ Accommodation and Dining 🍔 Huaxi Building is located in the northern old city area of Bozhou, and there are many homestays nearby, such as Sanguan Residence. The Bozhou Old Street at the entrance of the scenic area is the famous local snack street, with all kinds of snacks readily available (ordering takeout is also very convenient~) ✅ Small tips In the evening, the Wo River road next to Huaxi Building is the preferred place for local people in Bozhou to stroll after dinner~🉑