Miánzhōu

Mianzhou stands beside the Fu River on the northern Chengdu plain. Its riverside tower, known as the Yuewang or Wangjiang Tower, was first built under the Tang when Li Zhen, Prince of Yue, governed the prefecture. Poets including Du Fu wrote of the view from its height. The tower fell and was rebuilt more than once; in 1525 a Ming prefect completed another rebuilding and had poems carved on stone beside it.