Things to do in Fènghuáng
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Yíngxī Gate
This small gate near the pagoda dates from 1807.
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Yang Family Ancestral Hall
Further along the wall is this building, its exterior still decorated with Maoist slogans from the Cultural Revolution.
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Wànshòu Temple
This temple isn't far from Wànmíng Pagoda.
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Tian Family Ancestral Temple
Currently shut, this temple is a portrait of Fènghuáng in neglect: it's overgrown with weeds.
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Three Kings Temple
A welcome respite from the crowds and good views over town await at this temple, up a steep flight of steps off Jianshe Lu.
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Southern Great Wall
This Ming-dynasty construction is 13km outside town – reach it by bus (Y5) from Fènghuáng – but it doesn't compare with the bastion that fortified north China.
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Soul Too
An upmarket cafe serving a wide variety of proper coffee (from Y25), as well as good pizza (from Y45), pasta and tempting chocolate cake, Soul Too makes for a nice pit stop away from the tour-group madness. It's not cheap, but then there aren't many places in Fènghuáng with an extensive list of foreign wines and a choice of Cuban cigars
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Queen of Heaven Temple
Off Dongzheng Jie, this simple temple is dedicated to the patron deity of seafarers.
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Night Market
Hands down the best place to eat in Fènghuáng is this fantastic, lively night market. From the late afternoon, just north of the Hóng Bridge, food stalls set up shop ready to barbecue all manner of meat, fish and vegies. Everything is on display, so just pick what you want, grab a beer from the shops across the way and take a seat at the covered tables.
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Laoying Shao
Ever-developing street of bars, cafes and shops overlooking the river.
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Jiāngxīn Buddhist Temple
This temple is on Huilong Ge, a narrow alley of shops, hotels and restaurants east of Hóng Bridge.
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Huángsī Bridge Old Town
Also outside town, this village is similar in character to Fènghuáng.
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Hóng Bridge
This magnificent covered bridge spans the river. The upstairs galleries are covered by the through ticket.
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Gǔchéng Museum
Dedicated to the history of the old town.
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Former Home of Shen Congwen
One of several former residences in town, this building is where the famous modern novelist was born and bred. (The author's tomb can also be found in the east of town.)
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Elope Bar
More mellow than most of the bars on the Laoying Shao strip, and with a raised balcony that enables you to sip a drink while contemplating the river. Beers start at Y20, cocktails at Y35.
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East Gate Tower
This Qing-dynasty twin-eaved tower dates from 1715.
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Confucian Temple
This 18th- century walled temple, the twin roofs of its Dàchéng Hall rising up almost clawlike, is now a middle school.
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City Wall
Wander along Fènghuáng's restored salmon-pink city wall with its defensive aspect along the southern bank of the Tuó River. Halfway along its length, the North Gate Tower (北门城楼; Běimén Chénglóu) is in a tragic state of neglect, downtrodden and scratched with names, but it remains a magnificent structure. While perusing this area, look up at the distinctive roof ridges on buildings above – many adorned with carvings of creatures and fish – which are far better preserved than much at ground level.
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Cháoyáng Temple
Home to an ancient theatrical stage and a main hall.
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