Penglai Pavilion

Penglai Pavilion stands on the Dan Cliffs (丹崖山) on the seaward side of Penglai, and was begun in 1061, the sixth year of the Jiayou era of the Northern Song. Repaired by successive generations but never taken down and raised again, it is counted with the Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Prince Teng's Pavilion among the Four Great Towers of China, although it is sometimes left out of the list for want of a famous literary piece attached to it. The scenic area around it covers 18,900 square metres and consists of six units: the pavilion itself, the Tianhou Temple, Longwu Palace, Lüzu Hall, Sanqing Hall and the Mituo Temple. Inside the tower are stone inscriptions and couplets cut by writers and calligraphers.