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The Zuiweng Pavilion () is a
pavilion In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings: * It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
lying to the south east of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Located in The Northern Song Dynasty whilst the structure that exists today dates to the
Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
(1644–1911). The pavilion takes its name from the Northern Song poet Ouyang Xiu, who called himself the "Old Toper" and wrote a poem entitled ''
Zuiweng Tingji Zuiwengting Ji () is a semi-autobiographical essay by Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072 CE). The title refers to himself and the Zuiweng Pavilion (Zuiwengting) near Chuzhou City, Anhui, China. The essay's most well-known line is: ''The Old Toper cares ...
'' or ''An Account of the Old Toper's Pavilion''.


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Buildings and structures in Anhui Tourist attractions in Anhui {{Chuzhou-geo-stub