Qualla: Yunlong Park https://qualla.com/yunlong-park en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/yunlong-park-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Yunlong Park https://qualla.com/yunlong-park Yunlong Park: Introduction https://qualla.com/yunlong-park/ Photo credit 彭鹏., CC BY-SA 3.0. Before it was a park, it was a cemetery. Christians and Buddhists were buried here side by side before the Chinese Civil War, an unlikely coexistence that the city of Xuzhou quietly erased when it transformed the grounds into a public park in 1958. The name they chose, Yunlong, means "cloud dragon" in Chinese, drawn from nearby Yunlong Mountain and Yunlong Lake to the north. It is a name that carries more poetry than the site's origins might suggest, and the park itself has grown into something that honors both its layered past and the 1.7 million visitors who pass through its gates each year, free of charge.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/yunlong-park-wp/ww56-yunlong-park-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Yunlong Park: A Garden in the Classical Tradition https://qualla.com/yunlong-park/ Photo credit 彭鹏, CC BY-SA 3.0. Covering 25 hectares in southwestern Xuzhou, with eight hectares of water surface, Yunlong Park was designed in the tradition of Chinese classical gardens. It is organized into six distinct areas: the Bonsai Garden, Zhi Chun Isle (the "Isle of Knowing Spring"), the Waterside of L...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/yunlong-park-wp/ww56-yunlong-park-a-garden-in-the-classical-tradition.mp3 0:06 2 full Yunlong Park: The Swallow Pavilion https://qualla.com/yunlong-park/ Photo credit Sprt98, CC BY-SA 3.0. Among the park's attractions, the Swallow Pavilion carries the deepest history. Originally built during the Tang dynasty, it has been destroyed by war and rebuilt multiple times across its long life. The present structure, reconstructed in 1985 near the original site, is a faithf...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/yunlong-park-wp/ww56-yunlong-park-the-swallow-pavilion.mp3 0:06 3 full Yunlong Park: Tombs Beneath the Trees https://qualla.com/yunlong-park/ Photo credit 彭鹏., CC BY-SA 3.0. Northeast of the park lies a burial mound covering 400 square meters, shaded by evergreen trees. It is said to be a mausoleum of the Western Han dynasty, one of many such tombs scattered throughout the Xuzhou region. The mound sits quietly among the park's recreational spaces, a ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/6/yunlong-park-wp/ww56-yunlong-park-tombs-beneath-the-trees.mp3 0:06 4 full Yunlong Park: The Cloud Dragon Today https://qualla.com/yunlong-park/ Photo credit 彭鹏., CC BY-SA 3.0. Yunlong Park sits close to the city center, making it an accessible refuge from Xuzhou's urban bustle. The decision to make admission free has ensured that the park remains genuinely public space rather than a ticketed attraction. On any given day, elderly residents practice tai ...

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