Hejiangting
Riverside pavilion marking the poetic launch point where travelers once boarded boats and bid tearful farewells.
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This guide to Hejiangting in Chengdu traces the pavilion built in 785 by the Tang governor Wei Gao at the point where the Fu and Jin rivers meet, once the only departure gate out of Sichuan. You'll hear how officials, exiles and travelers said their goodbyes here in verse, including the Song poet Fan Chengda, whose companions walked with him past the dock rather than let him go, and Lu You, who turned his farewell into a lament for a divided country. Listen for how a working departure point became a stage for public grief performed as poetry.
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