Shengqi Pavilion
The chess story.
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A lake and park west of Nanjing's old city wall and the Qinhuai River, named after Mochou, a woman of local legend whose name means «free of sorrow»; under the Ming its garden belonged to the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who gave it to his general Xu Da, and it is the second largest lake in central Nanjing after Xuanwu Lake. Its best-known building is the two-storey Shengqi Pavilion, «the pavilion of the winning game», where the story goes that the emperor and his general played chess, and around the lake are classical courtyards, water pavilions, rockeries and halls of calligraphy and carved wooden furniture; boats glide among the lotus in summer. Entry is free without booking, and it is open from 7 am to 9 pm, with the halls open from 8.30 am to 5 pm, per visitor guides.
The chess story.
And galleries.
In summer.
132 Shuiximen Avenue, Jianye District, west of the old city
Yes, entry is free without booking from 7 am to 9 pm; only the boats cost extra, per visitor guides.
