Wangjianglou Park

Wangjianglou Park (River-Viewing Tower Park) sits at 300 Jiuyanqiao on Wangjiang Road in Wuhou District, along the banks of the Jin River near Sichuan University, and commemorates the Tang dynasty poet Xue Tao (768-831 CE), one of the most celebrated female poets in Chinese literary history, who lived and worked in Chengdu producing poetry and finely crafted stationery paper known as 'Xue Tao paper.' The park's landmark structure, the multi-story Wangjiang Tower, was built in 1889 during the Qing dynasty on the site traditionally associated with her residence, rather than surviving from the Tang dynasty itself, and its upper floors offer views over the surrounding gardens and river. Within the cultural relic zone stands Xue Tao's Well, traditionally said to be the water source she used for making paper, along with several Qing-era pavilions and a stele collection of poems dedicated to her memory by later literati. The park is also known for one of China's most extensive bamboo collections, with more than 100 species planted across its grounds, reflecting Sichuan's cultural association with bamboo and complementing the site's literary theme. The cultural relic zone, containing the tower, well, and historic pavilions, requires a separate ticket, while the surrounding riverside garden area is open to the public without charge and functions as a public park used by local residents for morning exercise and tea. Restoration of the Qing-era tower and pavilions has been maintained by the Chengdu cultural relics authority, with the bamboo gardens actively expanded and replanted in recent decades rather than being original historic plantings.