Huguang Huiguan, Chongqing

29°33′39″N 106°35′00″E / 29.560832°N 106.58347°E / 29.560832; 106.58347Huguang Huiguan (aka Huguang Guild Hall, Lianghu Guild Hall, and Yu King Palace, in Chinese: simplified Chinese: 湖广会馆; traditional Chinese: 湖廣會館) is a guild hall (or assembly hall) in the Yuzhong District of Chongqing, China, on the Yangtze River.

The Huguang Guild Hall was first built in 1759, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty.[1] The present building was a reconstruction from 1846.[2] It consists of a complex of courtyards, gardens, halls, meeting rooms, and theaters that acted as a regional center for business, entertainment, religious, and social activities.

Huguang Huiguan is now a museum. Yuwang Temple, Guangdong House (aka Nanhua Palace), Qi'an House, and the Jiangxi Guild Hall are located within the complex.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "湖广会馆 差点被拆掉的百年建筑精品". Sohu. 2020-04-24. Archived from the original on 2026-03-21. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  2. ^ Zuo, Shengdan, ed. (2018-11-08). "重庆历史上有近千座会馆 现存最早的名叫"万寿宫"". China News Service. Archived from the original on 2026-03-21. Retrieved 2026-03-21. 据湖广会馆相关负责人介绍，湖广会馆现存建筑是道光二十六年（1846年）重建的，距今已有170余年历史。 [According to the staff of Huguang Guild Hall, the existing building was rebuilt in the 26th year of Daoguang (1846), and has a history of more than 170 years.]
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