Stone platform
Where Boya played.
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A memorial site in Hanyang between Guishan hill and Moon Lake that honours an old Chinese tale from the Zhou era: the musician Yu Boya played the qin, a stringed instrument, and only the woodcutter Zhong Ziqi truly understood his music; when Zhong died, Boya broke his instrument and never played again. From the story comes the Chinese expression «zhiyin», «one who knows the tune», meaning a true friend. The platform was first raised under the Song and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, last in the 19th century; today it is a small group of courtyards, galleries and halls among trees, with a carved stone platform and old calligraphy tablets, looking out over Moon Lake, and Wuhan counts it with the Yellow Crane Tower and the Qingchuan Pavilion among its best-known sights. A music competition has been held here every year since 2011. Entry is free with a real-name booking, from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, last entry 4.30 pm, closed on Mondays, per visitor guides.
Where Boya played.
Beyond the galleries.
Old inscriptions.
Hanyang District, between Guishan hill and Moon Lake
Yes, entry is free but needs a real-name booking through the site's official account, and it is closed on Mondays, per visitor guides.