What attractions are worth visiting in Liaocheng?

Liaocheng is a famous cultural city with a long history. It has the reputation of "Water City" and is also known as "Phoenix City". Attractions worth visiting include Dongchang Lake, Guangyue Tower, Shanshan Guild Hall, etc.

Dongchang Lake Scenic Area is located in the southwest urban area of ??Liaocheng. It is bounded by Liuyuan Road, Dongchang Road and Huxi Road, the main roads of Liaocheng City, to the east, north and west respectively, and to Hunan Road in the south. The total area 20.6 square kilometers. The famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the scenic spot. Dongchang Lake is also known as Rouge Lake. Together with Hangzhou West Lake and Nanjing Xuanwu Lake, it is known as one of the "three famous lakes in the country". It is known as "West Lake in the south and Dongchang in the north". It is a bright pearl in the water city in the north of the Yangtze River.

Guangyue Tower is the symbol of Liaocheng, a national historical and cultural city. Together with Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower, it is known as the three most famous buildings in China. Guangyue Tower is located in the center of Liaocheng ancient city. Its appearance is a cross-ridge pavilion with four eaves and resting mountains. It consists of two parts: pier and main building. The pier is a square square platform made of bricks and stones, 9 meters high. The four-story main building is built on the pier and is 24 meters high. The height of Guangyue Tower and the length of its base are 33 meters, which is nine feet and nine feet in ancient times. In ancient China, nine is the extreme number of yang, which means that its height cannot be exceeded. For more than 600 years, Guangyue Tower has been one of the most majestic and tallest buildings in China.

The ancient building complex of Shanshan Guild Hall is located on the west bank of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Canal on Dongguanshuang Street, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City. Sit west and face east, arranged symmetrically along the central axis. It is a complex of temples and guild halls jointly built by merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi for the purpose of "worshiping the gods and uniting their families". It was first built in the eighth year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1743), and was expanded year by year. By the fourteenth year of Jiaqing reign (1809), it had reached its current scale, with a total consumption of 60,465.69 taels of silver. The hall is 77 meters long from east to west and 43 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of ??3311 square meters. The entire building consists of the mountain gate, theater tower, mezzanine tower, bell and drum tower, north and south watchtowers, north and south stele pavilions, north and south main halls, Spring and Autumn Pavilion, etc.