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Kuixinglou Building Ground-to-22nd-Floor Illusion

魁星楼(1楼即22楼)

Kuixinglou, the building where you can walk in at street level on one side and step out onto what looks like the 22nd floor on the other.

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Some practical details still need checking. We found this experience in current sources, but one or more details such as the exact address, price, language support or visitor rules still need direct confirmation.

What you’ll do

Kuixinglou, the building where you can walk in at street level on one side and step out onto what looks like the 22nd floor on the other.

Best for
Travellers collecting the places where the city's vertical geography becomes a joke you can stand inside.
Travel party
Solo, Couple, Friends
Skip this if
Anyone expecting a managed attraction, since it is a working building
How long
30–45 min
Cost per person
CNY 0
When it opens
daytime
Best time to go
daytime for the sky bridge view
Do I need to book?
Not required
How early?
not needed
Can foreign visitors join?
easy
Language help
high (no interpretation on site at all)
How to book
not required

Where to book

We have not found a booking option we are confident recommending yet.

What still needs checking

◷ Source checked 2026-09-23; some practical details still need direct confirmation.

No interpretation and nothing to buy. The point is the optical trick, and it only lands if you walk through rather than look at it.

No public source link is available yet. The practical notes above explain what still needs confirmation.