Weishan ancient city is the birthplace of Nanzhao, where Snuluo, the ancestor of Nanzhao, used to farm and graze. This is also one of the areas where the Tusi system has been implemented for the longest time in Yunnan. Tusi system is the organizational form and system of local political power established in minority areas in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Tusi, also known as local officials and local chieftains, is a general term for a class of official positions in ancient China, which was used to appoint tribal leaders of ethnic minorities in northwest and southwest China to control foreigners with barbarians.
The streets of Weishan ancient city are built with the arch tower as the center and according to the standard tic-tac-toe structure. * * * 25 streets, 18 lanes, with a total length of 14 km. These 25 streets are East Street, West Street, South Street, North Street, Sifang Street, Risheng Street, Yuehua Street, Wen Ming Street, Shangshuiba Street, Xiashuiba Street, Housuo Street, Guan Sheng Street, Leizudian Street, Xuepang Street, Tuguo Street, Dashuigou Street, Guobao Street, Yandian Street, Nanwai Street, Dongwai Street, Dongxin Street, Xixin Street, and Dongwai Street. 14 lanes are: Zhu Bi Lane, Humanities Lane, Yao Jia Lane, Liqun Lane, Dingjia Lane, Huoxiang Lane, Shiyou Lane, Wenhua Lane, Shangcang Lane, Lengquan Lane, Shuixiang Lane, Chonghua Lane, kiya Lane and Sun Jia Lane. Around the ancient city of Ming and Qing Dynasties: Guapu Street and water town were included in the streets and lanes of the ancient city because of ancient houses or monuments on both sides; Literature Street and Nanxun Street were built after the reform and opening up, so they are not included.
Houses in the city have basically maintained the Chinese structure, and the houses on both sides of the north-south main axis have completely preserved the architectural style and style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the houses in the ancient city are quadrangles, which maintain the civil structural characteristics of "three squares and one wall" and "four entrances and five patios" of Dali Bai people. The two streets outside the north gate are the main residential areas, with pavements and gates facing the street, and the width is generally 6-7 meters, followed by houses. Most houses face south, and the orientation of houses is about 15 degrees from south to west, which is the best lighting method to make up for the poor light of "four entrances and five patios" in combination with local conditions.
Weishan North Building is called Chen Gong Building, which was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. On the tall city wall, there are five ancient buildings with double eaves and roofs. On the south side of the tower, there are six imperial edicts of Kuixiong, and on the north side, there is a horizontal plaque of "Looking for Heaven in Wan Li". Magnificent momentum. The drum tower is 23.5 meters high and the lower tongue wall is 8.3 meters high. The building frame is supported by 28 large columns and climbed by two small doors in the east and west. Climb to the top of the building, look around, four streets, east, west, north and south, extending in all directions, like houses. The whole Weishan dam has a panoramic view.
The towering Chen Gong Mansion and Palace Mansion have become the landmark buildings of this ancient city. There are many cultural relics in Weishan, Dali, including Weibaoshan, Weishan Ancient City, Long Xuan Temple, Yuanjue Temple, Longshan Yutu City, Yunyin Temple, Chen Yishu sarcophagus, Huiming Temple, Dongshan Hua Meng Lingquan, Bird Road Xiongguan and Wuyin Mountain. The city also preserves Ming and Qing architecture, such as Confucian Temple, Guandi Temple, God of Wealth Temple, Wenhua Academy, Sun Palace and Cold Spring Temple. These ancient buildings with exquisite craftsmanship, rigorous structure and carved beams and painted buildings reproduce the former prosperity and superb architectural art of Weishan ancient city. Some experts and scholars were amazed after inspecting the ancient city of Weishan, and thought that "the ancient city of Weishan is so complete that it is rare in Yunnan and even the whole country".
Weibaoshan is a famous mountain with natural scenery, Nanzhaogen culture and Taoist culture. Among the famous Taoist mountains in China 14, Wei Baoshan's Taoist temple is the largest and most magnificent, and its architectural style has the most local ethnic characteristics. Among them, the bagua architectural style of Changshou Cave, the hollow relief of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea on the main hall door and the eight pairs of hollow dragon pictures on the top of the main hall are unique among the famous Taoist mountains in China. There are 22 Taoist temples in Qing Dynasty built on Weibaoshan, which are large in scale and exquisite in construction technology. There are a large number of precious inscriptions, stone carvings, murals, couplets, plaques, sculptures and so on. In the mountains and temples.
The ethnic customs of Weishan are very unique. Yi people play songs, folk "hole sewing music", tie-dyeing in Weishan, preserved fruit in Weishan, and the famous snack "Ba Rou Bai Si". This ancient city with a history of more than 600 years is quietly located in a corner of the hinterland of Wuliang Mountain and Ailao Mountain. An ancient city makes the fireworks life of small town people present a different kind of quaint poetry.