Xiaoyaojin Park

Xiaoyaojin (in Chinese ”逍遥津”，meaning in English, a ferry point called Xiaoyao(Peripateticism) ) is located in the northwest corner of old downtown of Hefei city, which is near to Jiaonutai. It is recorded into history as the ancient battleground during the time of Three Kingdoms. Xiaoyaojin, also called Doujia Pool, anciently was the ferry on the Fei River. In 215, Sun Quan (the king of Wu Kingdom ) led his army with the number of 100,000 to attack Heifei bur failed, and then went back, but was defeated by Zhang Liao( a general belongs to Wei state). Sun Quan had to retreat here, but the bridge had been dismantled. Sun Quan, for saving himself, riding his horse directly crossed the Fei River, so the later generation also called this bridge Feiji Bridge(Feiji, in Chinese飞骑, a flying horse with a rider ). This story was also legendarily written into the novel titled Legend of Three Kingdoms.


Xiaoyaojin covers 31.3 hectares. The whole park is naturally divided by waterway into east and west parks. In the park the attractions are densely collected. The east one serves as the youngsters’ zone and children’s fairyland. There is a big lawn in the center of park as the square for people’s gathering and entertainment. The southeast corner is the zoo, in which many rare animals and aquatic species. The northeast corner servers as the tea house and the boat dock. The west park is mainly characterized of the plants. In the park, the Plum Hill, Peony Garden, Cuckoo Garden, Cangyou Garden and Bonsai Garden. On the southern gate of the park, a stele with four great Chinese characters ”古逍遥津” was hung there, which was written by the teacher of Emperor Pu Yi, who was the last emperor in Chinese history. In the park, there was a fake tomb of Zhang Liao. Now it is one of the top-ten Hefei attractions.