Introduction to Canglang Pavilion: Located on the bank of Futun River, it was first built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was commonly known as the Octagonal Tower. It was later destroyed by floods. In the second year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1724), in memory of Yan Yu, a famous literary critic and patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty who was born in Shaowu, Zhou Wei, the magistrate of Shaowu County, rebuilt the attic on the original site and changed its name to Canglang Pavilion. After more than three centuries of vicissitudes, the ancient pavilion has been dilapidated, but the brick arch in front of the pavilion still remains. Rebuilt in 1981, the new pavilion is a square, two-story wooden structure with pointed roofs at the four corners and warped eaves. It is covered with green glazed tiles, carved dragons and painted buildings, giving it an antique look.

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