Dali Ancient City
Dali Ancient City is referred to as Yeyu, also known as the Purple City. Its history can be traced back to the Yangjume City built by Luofeng of Nanzhao Wangge (today's Tianbao period). (near the Three Pagodas in the west of the city) as its new capital. The ancient city was built in the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1382). It has a radius of twelve miles, and the city wall is two feet five feet high and two feet thick. There is a gate each in the east, west and south, each with a tower and turrets at the four corners. At the beginning of liberation, the city walls were demolished. In 1982, the South City Gate was rebuilt. The word "Dali" on the front door was a collection of Guo Moruo's calligraphy. Entering the city from the South Gate, Fuxing Road leads directly to the North Gate and has become a bustling street market. Shops line the street selling marble, tie-dye and other ethnic crafts as well as jewelry and jade. Some old houses in the streets and alleys can still retain their former style, with sparse flowers and trees in the courtyards, the sound of birds chirping, and the gurgling water of the outdoor canals. The scene of "three households with one well and one household with several pots of flowers" is still there.
Dali Ancient City (7 photos)
The Huguo Road running from east to west in the ancient city is called "Foreigner Street". There are Chinese and Western restaurants, cafes, teahouses and handicraft shops here one after another. The signs and advertisements are mostly written in foreign languages, attracting blond and blue-eyed "foreigners" to linger here, looking for the ancient charm of the East, gradually becoming a unique scenery. The history of the ancient city can be traced back to the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, when Nanzhao Wangge Luofeng built Yangjume City (near the three west pagodas of the present city) as its new capital. The ancient city was built in the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1382), with a radius of twelve miles. On February 8, 1982, the State Council announced that the ancient city of Dali was one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China.
The ancient city of Dali is located in the west of central Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 2,090 meters. It borders Chuxiong Prefecture to the east, Pu'er City and Lincang City to the south, Baoshan City and Nujiang Prefecture to the west, and Lijiang City to the north. It spans 98°52′～101°03′ east longitude and 24°41′～26°42′ north latitude. It patrols Erhai Lake in the east and Diancang Mountains in the west. It governs Dali City, Xiangyun, Midu, Binchuan and Yongping. The eight counties of Yunlong, Yunlong, Eryuan, Heqing and Jianchuan, as well as the three ethnic minority autonomous counties of Yangbi, Weishan and Nanjian, are one of the earliest areas in the development of China's southwest frontier.
Dali Caise Town
In ancient times, it was called Luchuan, Dase. Located on the east coast of Erhai Lake, in the central and eastern part of Dali City, it borders Shuanglang Town to the north, Haidong Town to the south, and Jizushan Town of Binchuan County to the east. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea on one side, and Rupingcang Mountain on the west. Looking at the ancient city of Dali in the distance, with the Buddhist resort Jizu Mountain in the east and the Golden Summit hidden behind it, it has been a beautiful and fertile land of fish and rice on the east coast of Erhai Lake since ancient times. It is also one of the birthplaces of Bai ethnic culture with a long history in the Erhai Lake area. Due to its unique geographical location, it has long been a water and land transportation distribution center and trade center on the east coast of Erhai Lake connecting surrounding areas. It has an active economy, developed culture, and rich folk customs. It is one of the areas with relatively complete preservation of Bai ethnic culture in the Erhai area. .
Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City
Backed by the beautiful Cangshan Mountain, Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City is located in the center of the national key scenic spot Cang'er Scenic Area and the beautiful Dali Province Shanli area, a first-class tourist resort. It is adjacent to the vast expanse of Erhai Lake in the east, 1.5 kilometers from the ancient city of Dali in the east, 0.5 kilometers from the Dali Sanyue Street venue in the north, and 2 kilometers from the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple. The Dali provincial tourist resort was invested and built for the filming of the "Dragon and the Eight Parts" film and television series. A large-scale film and television shooting base. According to the design and conception of the "Dragon Movie" crew, the film and television city was planned and designed in accordance with the principle of combining "Dali characteristics, Song Dynasty characteristics, and artistic requirements." Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City covers an area of ??more than 700 acres. The main buildings include city walls, city gates, palaces, palaces, Dali Street, Jurchen tribes, Xixia City, etc. The second phase of the project will expand the content of Mr. Jin Yong's "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" to build a Bai farm that displays the production and lifestyle of the Bai people in Dali in ancient times. The total construction area of ??the Xixia Grottoes, Dianfang, wooden and iron ancient bridges, guest villages, tea gardens and other supporting construction projects will reach 40,000 square meters. The entire Tianlong Babu Film and Television City is composed of three large areas: the first part is Dali Kingdom, including Dali Street, Dali Palace, and Zhennan Palace; the second part is Liao Kingdom, including Liaocheng Gate and Big and Small Liao Streets; the third part is The Palace of Xixia and the Jurchen Tribe are located in Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City. According to the characteristics of Dali and the characteristics of the Song Dynasty, and with reference to the principle of combining film and television shooting with tourism scenery in "The Garden Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it is another large-scale tourist attraction in Dali. Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City complements existing attractions such as the Ancient City of Dali, the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, and the Yunnan Monument of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, forming a core tourist area that focuses on the history and culture of Dali. Zhang Jizhong, the producer of Tianlong Babu, praised Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City as "first-class in China and first in the West."
Cangshan Mountain
Cangshan Mountain
Cangshan Mountain [16] is also known as Diancang Mountain. It is also known as Diancang Mountain, Xiongcang Mountain and Dali Mountain in ancient books. The Cangshan Mountain Range is composed of nineteen peaks connected by a ridge screen from north to south. The highest point is 4122 meters above sea level (Malong Peak), and the lowest point is 1360 meters above sea level (the intersection of Yangbi River and Xi'er River). There are seven peaks above 4000 meters. On the east slope of Cangshan Mountain, two peaks sandwich a stream, forming a comb-shaped landform with nineteen peaks and eighteen streams. The Cangshan stream belongs to the Lancang River system and is a mountainous source river. It has the characteristics of short river, deep valley, narrow river bed, large specific drop, strong undercutting erosion, and large flow changes in flood and dry seasons. There are hot springs exposed in Jiyipu on the west slope, and the water temperature is about 36℃.
The average annual temperature in the Erhai Basin area on the eastern slope of Cangshan Mountain is 15°C, and the average annual temperature in the Yangbi River Valley area on the western slope is 16.1°C. The annual rainfall is about 1050 mm. Cangshan Mountain is one of the important Quaternary ancient glacier relics in my country. In the early 1930s, German scholar Credener.W first investigated the geology and landform of Cangshan Mountain. In 1937, Austrian scholar H.V. Wissmann named this ice age the "Dali Ice Age" based on the typical glacial remains in Cangshan Mountain. The "Dali Ice Age" as the last glacial period of the Quaternary ancient glacial period has been generally adopted by academic circles.
Jianchuan Zhongshan Stone Grottoes
It is located in Shizhong Mountain in the southern part of Jianchuan County. Shizhong Mountain was called Zhongshan in ancient times. It was called Shizhong Mountain because of the red danxia rock shaped like a giant bell. The grottoes are divided into three areas: Shizhong Temple, Shishiguan and Shadenqing. There are a total of 139 statues in 16 caves. It is the southernmost grotto group in my country and is known as the "Treasure of the South". The content of the Shizhongshan Grottoes can be divided into several categories: Nanzhao royal statues, foreign statues and primitive worship statues. These statues clearly show three major characteristics:
First, they display in a relatively concentrated manner the Bai people’s A venerable Buddhist deity. The second is to carve the statue of Wang Fang into the Buddhist grotto. The third is primitive worship and worship of gods and Buddhas at the same time. The fourth is the statues of foreigners.
Due to the precious historical and artistic value of the Shizhongshan Grottoes, on March 4, 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It has now become one of the main attractions in Dali Scenic Area. [17]
Fotu Temple Tower
It is located in front of Fotu Temple on the north side of Yangpi Village, Xiaguan Town, Dali City. The tower is 30.7 meters high. It is a thirteen-level brick tower with dense eaves. The base of the tower is a square base with a two-story platform. The lower platform is 19.7 meters long and 1.2 meters high. It is built with rubble and stone along the edge. The inner wall of the body structure is a cylinder structure, which leads directly to the twelfth level. The outer wall of the tower is parabolic as a whole. The first level is 4.5 meters long and built straight.
After the "Snake Bone Pagoda" was repaired and tested in 1981, it was named "Fotu Temple Pagoda". The Fotu Temple to the west of the tower, with the existing main hall, north and south wings and halls, is a Qing Dynasty building. In January 1983, the Buddha Temple Pagoda was announced as the second batch of key cultural relics protection units by the Yunnan Provincial People's Government; on May 25, 2006, it was announced as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.
The Yunnan Monument of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty
It is located on the northeast side of Dazhifang Village, Ximen Village Committee, Dali Town, Dali City, and is located on the Zhonghe Peak of Diancang Mountain about one kilometer outside the west gate of the ancient city of Dali. Luzhiyue Street is located in the southwest corner of the ruins of the ancient capital of Nanzhao and Dali.
The stele consists of several parts: the base, the body, the forehead and the edge of the stele. The bluestone-made head was damaged. The body of the stele is made of two connected bluestones. The upper stele is 1.3 meters long (height) and the lower stele is 1.55 meters long (height). The upper and lower stones are both 1.55 meters wide. The inscription is in regular script.
In June 2001, it was announced by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Xizhou Bai Ancient Residential Building Group
Xizhou Town is located 17 kilometers north of the ancient city of Dali. Xizhou is the largest Bai natural village in Dali Bazi.
The Bai residents of Xizhou have a long history and have distinctive ethnic characteristics. In modern times, they have developed into a combination of Chinese and Western characteristics, which is a major heritage in the history of Chinese architecture. In June 2001, it was listed as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
The ruins of Taihe City
The ruins of Taihe City, the former capital of Nanzhao, are located in Taihe Village, Xiaguan Town, Dali City, in Xiaguan (Longweiguan Pass during the Nanzhao period) It is at the foot of the Buddha Peak of Cangshan Mountain between Dali and Dali, 6 kilometers away from Xiaguan in the south and 7 kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali in the north.
Before Taihe City became the founding capital of Nanzhao, it was already a considerable "River Barbarian" city. In the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (717 AD), Piroge, the lord of the Mengshe imperial edict, began the great cause of unifying the six imperial edicts and "captured the city of Yamato" with the support of the Tang Dynasty. The following year, Piro Pavilion, who was canonized as the first King of Yunnan by the Tang Dynasty, renovated and expanded Yamato Castle. In the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 739), Piro, a bachelor, led his troops to leave Mengshe and establish the capital of Yamato. The city of Yamato was established as the founding capital of Nanzhao. In October of the sixth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (747 AD), Nanzhao Wangge Luo Feng built an inner city on the top of Walnut Mountain in the west of Yamato City. "Because the Tang Dynasty bestowed the Diamond Sutra, it was named King Kong City." By the 14th year of the Dali calendar in the Tang Dynasty (779 AD) Year), Nanzhao King Yimouxun decided to "return to Jumei City", and Taihe City ended its history as a capital. On March 4, 1961, it was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
The "Nanzhao Dehua Stele" is the "biggest stele in Yunnan" left over from the Nanzhao regime in the Tang Dynasty. It is a study of the early social system of Nanzhao, the official system and the relationship between Nanzhao, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. , an extremely important inscription document on the relationship between various ethnic groups in Yunnan.
Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple
Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple[2]
The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple are located 1.5 kilometers northwest of the ancient city of Dali. It consists of one big, two small and three. The big pagoda is also called Qianxun Pagoda. Local people call it "Wenbi Pagoda". It is 69.13 meters high and 9.9 meters at the bottom. It has sixteen levels and is a typical hollow square brick tower with dense eaves in Dali area. There is a copper bowl on the top of the tower with a brake on it. There is a golden-winged bird in the upper corner of the top of the tower. It was shaken down by the brake during the 1925 Dali earthquake.
The north and south small towers are both ten-level, 42.19 meters high, and are octagonal hollow brick towers with dense eaves. The three towers stand on a tripod, with Qianxun Tower in the middle and two small towers guarding it from the north and south. They are majestic and show the achievements of the ancient working people in architecture. On March 4, 1961, it was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.