Kunming Golden Hall

Kunming Jindian Scenic Area is located at 771 Chuanjin Road, Panlong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. In the 30th year of the Ming Dynasty's Wanli reign (1602), Yunnan Governor Chen Yongbin established three groups of Taoist temples, namely the L ü Xian Temple, Taihe Palace, and Sanyuan Official, on Mingfeng Mountain, covering an area of 1773 acres. To the east is the Jindian Reservoir, to the south is the China '99 World Horticultural Expo Park, to the southwest is the Chuanjin Road connecting Kunming city, and to the north are the Jinhei Highway and Kunqu Expressway

Kunming Jindian Scenic Area has 12 specialized botanical gardens, including Taihe Palace Jindian, Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient architecture complex, as well as tea garden, azalea garden, magnolia garden, tourism garden, water landscape garden, rose garden, and rare and endangered plant garden

On February 23, 1982, the "Golden Hall of Taihe Palace" was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2001, Kunming Jindian Scenic Area was included in the first batch of national AAAA level scenic spots

Historical Evolution

In the 30th year of the Ming Dynasty's Wanli reign (1602), Yunnan Governor Chen Yongbin imitated the form of the Taihe Palace on Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province and created three groups of Taoist temples, namely the Lvxian Temple, Taihe Palace, and Sanyuan Guan, on Mingfeng Mountain. One, two and three Tianmen were built, the Forbidden City was built in the Taihe Palace, and the Zhenwu Hall in the North Pole was built by casting copper. The copper hall is a single eaved flush gable roof copper hall

From 1983 to 1986, 273 acres of rotation land and forest land in Wujia Village and Yunshan Village were requisitioned successively, and the mountainous areas cultivated by farmers were reclaimed. Based on historical archives, the forest rights of the mountain boundary in Jindian Scenic Area were delineated, with a total area of 1773 acres

Geographical Environment

Location

The Jindian Scenic Area in Kunming City is located at 771 Chuanjin Road, Panlong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, covering an area of 1773 acres. To the east is the Jindian Reservoir, to the south is the China '99 World Horticultural Expo Park, to the southwest is the Chuanjin Road connecting Kunming city, and to the north are the Jinhei Highway and Kunqu Expressway

No. 771 Chuanjin Road, Panlong District, Kunming City

Jindian Scenic Area

Hydrological Information

The Dujuan Garden in Kunming Jindian Scenic Area has a water system area of about 3.3 square meters and a length of 260 meters, including four cascading waterfalls. The main material is red sandstone. From south to north, it is designed as the starting point of the water system, including the high-level water tank (reservoir) of Jindian, the open-air lotus pond, the Dujuan Mountain and Water Creek, the Lanyuan Waterfall, the long corridor pond, the forest stream, and the tea garden landscape pond. The water system winds and flows through the open-air lotus pond, Lan Yuan waterfall, long corridor pond, and forest stream. The water flow is diverse, with water surfaces, waterfalls, and streams interweaving with each other according to the mountain terrain, forming small rivers, streams, and mountain streams. Aquatic plants are distributed throughout the water system

Main scenic spots

Tianmen

Mingfeng Mountain erected a four pier three door stone memorial archway, with the front of the front of the front of the front of the front of the "Whispering Wind Wonderland", and the back of the back of the front of the front of the front of the front of the front of the front of the "Yuxu Kongqu". To the east of Shifang, there is a stone tablet erected by Chen Yongbin of the Ming Dynasty, which reads' Tang Gaofeng Zhengjie Lv Zhenren Cave Road '<91. The One day Gate maintains the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty, with no arch of wooden architecture for columns and beams; The two and three day gates are decorated with arch of wooden architecture, carved beams and painted rafters, and towering

Huan Cui Palace

Mingfeng Mountain, with Taihe Palace in the center and Huan Cui Guan on the cliff to the north, which is the Lv Xian Temple built during the Ming Wanli period

Taihe Palace Scenic Area

• Taihe Palace
• Golden Hall, also known as Tongwa * or Taihe Palace, is located on the top of Mingfeng Mountain, facing east to west. It is a famous Taoist temple in Yunnan in history
• Sun Moon Seven Star Copper Flag
• To the north of the Copper Hall platform, there is a sun moon seven star copper flag erected, which was added during the Qing Dynasty's Tongzhi period. The flagpole, flagpole, and flag of the Seven Star Flag are all made of steel. The flag star triangle has hollowed out sun and moon above, and the edge of the flag is in the shape of wolf teeth. It is surrounded by twenty-eight constellations and has the Big Dipper in the middle. The four characters "* * * *" are carved in the sky between the sun and moon, and on the ribbon of the copper flag, the words "Good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people" are engraved
• Laojun Hall and Sanfeng Hall
• Outside the east gate of the Purple Forbidden City, there is Laojun Hall surrounded by courtyards and corridors, and osmanthus flowers are planted inside the courtyard. The Laojun Hall sits east to west and was originally dedicated to the Grand Master Laojun. It was rebuilt in 1979 and is now designated as the Laozi Historical and Cultural Exhibition Hall
• Tianshi Hall Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall
• The Tianshi Hall is located outside the north gate of the Forbidden City. During the Republic of China, the West Tower was built, forming a two-story courtyard house. In 1984, the northeast corner of the Forbidden City was repaired and the south wing of the Tian Shi Hall was demolished. The Tian Shi Hall was once used as the office of the scenic area management office. In 1993, it was opened as the Jin Dian Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, with exhibition rooms for Wu Sangui's large sword and Zhenwu Seven Star Sword, Taihe Palace Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Sangui's art exhibitions, and Western Zhou bronze ware exhibition rooms
• Wooden handled broadsword, weighing 12 pounds, was a broadsword used by Wu Sangui. It was left behind after the construction of the Copper Hall to show off his martial prowess
• The Taihe Palace still retains many important steles dating back to the establishment of the Ming Wanli era, such as the creation stele and merit stele from the Jiachen year of the Ming Wanli era (1604), and the "Reconstruction of the Taihe Palace Stele" from the 16th year of the Qing Guangxu era (1890). There are also couplets, ancient calligraphy and paintings, bronze ware, and magnetic ware that reflect the Taoist temples of the Ming and Qing dynasties

Bell Tower Scenic Area

• Bell Tower
• The Bell Tower is located at the highest point of Mingfeng Mountain, with an altitude of 2058 meters. Construction began in 1983 and was completed in October 1984. The Bell Tower is 29 meters high, with 3 floors and a "cross" shaped plan. Each floor has 12 guardrails and 36 guardrails. During construction, there is no road for vehicles, and all building materials are manually lifted up the mountain. When building the bell tower and opening up the bell tower scenic area, 273 tombs were relocated from the landAutumn Garden
• San Yuan Palace, located south of Taihe Palace, was built in 1918 as the tomb of Yu En chang, a leader of the Yunnan National Protection Uprising, after being destroyed by war in the seventh year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1857). In 1966, Yu's tomb was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. In 1984, it was converted into an autumn garden, with ponds dug to clear the water, flat bridges and arch bridges, and a large number of autumn plants planted. Autumn Garden still maintains the pattern of Yu En Chang San Tai Mu Garden

  
  

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• Bronze Historical and Cultural Corridor
• During the environmental renovation from 1997 to 1999, the path to climb the Bell Tower was changed to a corridor from the Autumn Garden to the Bell Tower axis. On both sides of the corridor, there are replicas of bronze ware unearthed from Yunnan during the Warring States period to the Han Dynasty, including copper pillows, cow heads, shell storage vessels, gourd sheng, ox tiger bronze cases, and Dian Wang gold seals, making it a historical and cultural corridor of Yunnan bronze. In addition, there are also attractions such as the Bronze Age Bull Casting and the Western Zhou Bronze Ware Exhibition Room, which highlight the characteristics of bronze culture in the Golden Hall Scenic Area of Kunming

Plant Resources

Overview

In the Jindian Scenic Area of Kunming, there are numerous ancient and famous trees, with over 4000 of them and more than 3000 of them as future resources. The crape myrtle, wutong, gingko in the Forbidden City, and camellia outside the west gate of the Forbidden City were all planted in the Ming Dynasty. Inside and outside the courtyard, a large number of cypresses, ginkgo biloba, wutong, tamarisk and juniper are ancient trees of the Ming and Qing dynasties. On the south side of Laojun Hall, there is the largest oak tree in Yunnan Province. Within the scenic forest, a large number of Yunnan oil fir trees are over a hundred years old

Introduction and domestication

Jindian Garden Botanical Garden combines the characteristics of plant classification in various specialized flower gardens to introduce and domesticate wild and rare endangered plants in Yunnan, and protect the germplasm resources of ornamental plants

The Rhododendron Garden has introduced a large number of large-sized dewdrop rhododendrons and wild rhododendrons from Yunnan, and propagated them through cuttings to create a beautiful rhododendron

The tea garden introduces precious tea flower varieties such as Sleeping Beauty, Pink Peony, and Snow Beauty, and year by year cuttings of white seedling tea, relying on various tea flowers

Cultural Activities

Golden Temple Fair

The ninth day of the first lunar month is the Golden Temple Fair. According to Taoist legend, the ninth day of the first lunar month is the day when Emperor Zhenwu ascended to the throne, and it is also the Christmas of the Jade Emperor. Therefore, it has become a traditional temple fair in the Taihe Palace. In the past, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, people would pour incense and worship gods like a tide into the Golden Hall, praying for rain and warding off disasters to welcome blessings. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the traditional temple fair on the ninth day of the first lunar month developed into a grand event for spring outings and flower appreciation, featuring lantern singing and dancing, lion and dragon lanterns, recreational activities, and local snacks

Historical Culture

The park relies on the Kunming Jindian Scenic Area and has the largest bronze hall in the country and the largest ancient bell in Yunnan, forming a bronze culture theme. A series of bronze cultural scenic spots and exhibition rooms have been developed around the theme of bronze culture, including the "China Golden Hall Expo Park", "Bronze Culture Park", and the "Yunnan Copper Soul" exhibition hall in Donghua, Sichuan, and Tiannan Copper Capital. Based on the reconstruction of the Copper Hall by Wu Sangui, the Autumn Garden will be developed into the Chen Yuanyuan Literary Garden, fully showcasing and exploring the historical and cultural connotations of the Golden Hall scenic area

Honors Received

In 2001, Kunming Jindian Scenic Area was included in the first batch of national AAAA level scenic spots

Tourism information

Opening hours

Kunming Jindian Scenic Area is open all year round, from 7:30 to 18:00 every day

Ticket prices

Free

Traffic Information

Bus: Take bus 142, 10, 146, 47, 71, 235, 69, 57, or 76 within the city to directly reach the west gate (main entrance) of Kunming Jindian Scenic Area. From the west gate (main entrance) of Kunming Jindian Scenic Area, you can take bus Z90 to reach the north gate of the scenic area

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