Huguang Huiguan, Chongqing

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29°33′39″N 106°35′00″EHuguang 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.

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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.[citation needed]

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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