# Yuxu Palace (玉虚宫)

Wudang Mountains, Hubei Province · Central China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/yuxu-palace
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Time needed:** 1 hour
- **Good for:** Architecture, Temples

## About Yuxu Palace

Yuxu Palace, full name “Xuantian Yuxu Palace,” is one of the largest palaces in the Wudang Mountains complex.
Yuxu Palace was built in 1413. Surviving structures and ruins include two brick palace walls, two stele pavilions standing face to face on terraces before the gate, and the ruins of the East, West, and North Heavenly Gates outside the palace. Though only remnants of buildings and ruins, they retain a strong power to move, and are well worth seeing.

## Tips from the guidebook

- Touring Wudang Mountain
- 1. To make the most of Wudang Mountain, you need two days. After your first visit, you can complete re-entry procedures at the visitor centre for a second entry to the mountain; you only need to buy a half-price shuttle ticket.
- 2. The Xiaoyao Valley scenic area in Wudang Mountain hosts Wudang martial arts performances in the afternoon. It is also an outdoor filming location for Zhang Jizhong's TV version of *Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre*.
- 3. Sightseeing shuttles within the scenic area can be ridden an unlimited number of times.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2052. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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