Qujiang Pond Site Park, Historic site park in Qujiang district of Xi'an, China.
Qujiang Pond Site Park covers 471 mu (about 31 hectares) in Xi'an's Yanta District, built on the site of the ancient Qujiang Pond and opened on 1 July 2008. Chief architect Zhang Jinqiu led the design. The water surface runs 1,088 metres north to south and reaches 552 metres at its widest, split into an upper and a lower pond.
Qujiang Pond began as a natural pond called Aizhou in the Qin dynasty, with the Yichun Palace nearby. In the Han dynasty it was named Qujiang because its winding banks resembled the Guangling River. The Sui enclosed it within Daxing City and renamed it Furong Pond. The Tang then expanded it into a vast imperial and public garden, and the present park was completed on 1 July 2008.
The park's name comes from the winding course of the pond, which reminded Han dynasty observers of the Guangling River; the Tang poet-official gatherings known as Qujiang Liuyin, where cups floated down the water, gave the site one of its "Eight Views of Chang'an" names. Today visitors can walk the reconstructed banks and see the pond's two sections, the upper and lower pools.
The park is accessible by bus routes 22 and 161 and located about 6 kilometers from Xi'an Bell Tower, making it straightforward to reach. Boats can be rented at Yunge Pavilion, and the park is best explored on foot using the paved pathways that make navigation easy.
The pond's water surface measures 1,088 metres from north to south and up to 552 metres at its widest, split into an upper and a lower pond. The whole park covers 471 mu, and its master plan was drawn up by the architect Zhang Jinqiu. It opened on 1 July 2008.
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