Guanglu Ancient Town

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@Guanglu Ancient Town is located 12 kilometers north of Yao'an County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, numerous famous scenic spots, and now preserves many high-quality tourist attractions. Guanglu Ancient Town is known as the "Famous Land of Western Culture" and the "Hometown of Flower Lanterns"

Yao An Gao was once a Nanzhao, a powerful minister of the Dali Kingdom during the two dynasties, Yao An Prefecture during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and a two-level local magistrate and local magistrate of Yaozhou

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It is a small town with a focus on historical and agricultural culture. Throughout the year, the pastoral scenery changes in cycles, showcasing different natural landscapes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, forming beautiful pastoral scenery. The Nanyong Highway passes through the area, shortening the distance between Guanglu and large and medium-sized cities such as Kunming, Panzhihua, Dali, and Chuxiong. It is a provincial-level historical and cultural town in Yunnan. The ancient town is surrounded by mountains and water, with green trees providing shade

The entire ancient town is built in a "Kun" shape, with numerous ancient buildings. The ancient town has a long history and has been a key town in ancient Yunnan for a long time. It was an important stronghold on the ancient southern Silk Road that led to Southeast Asia and India. The first ancient town of Fu culture in China - Guanglu Ancient Town. In order to highlight the characteristics of Guanglu Ancient Town, Yao An will focus on the four major themes of "Fu", "Shou", "Lu", and "Xi" in Guanglu Ancient Town, allowing tourists to experience the vast and profound traditional culture of China in leisure. Guanglu Ancient Town is the northern gate of Yao'an County. It is a small town with a focus on historical and agricultural culture. Throughout the year, the pastoral scenery changes in cycles, showcasing different natural landscapes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, forming a beautiful rural scenery

You can see that the indigenous beliefs, Taoism, and Buddhism coexist here, which is a reflection of humanistic qualities and the inclusiveness of local culture. Guanglu Ancient Town has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It was a must pass place on the ancient Southwest Silk Road and was once known as the "Land of Literature" in history. Guanglu Town is renowned for its outstanding people and land, with many famous figures emerging. The Gao family once had the famous saying "Nine Shuangs, Seven Dukes, Eight Prime Ministers, Three Kings, One Emperor, and Five Feudatories", which gave rise to famous scholars such as Gao Yuying, Zhao Zixiang, Ma Siliang, and Zhao Heqing

There is Longhua Temple, which was first built during the Tianyou period of the Tang Dynasty, Yao'an Road Military and Civilian General Administration Office established in the Yuan Dynasty, Wenchang Palace, Sanfeng Temple, and Gao Xuejun Temple, which combines Chinese and Western styles

"Eight Sights of Glory" in the history: "Buddhist Temple Seeking Spring, Phoenix Hill snow pear, Small Bridge and New Willow, Exploring the Temple of Buddha, Gaotuo Sunset, Mirror Shed Night Moon, Climbing Ying at Night, Appreciating Gui from the West" is fascinating.

Guanglu Ancient Town has a unique layout, forming a main axis of buildings from Longhua Temple to Wenchang Palace to the Military and Civilian General Administration Office and Dongguan City Gate, running through the "Kun" shaped residential streets. The east, south, west, and north four gates connect the four directions, forming a unique architectural layout in the shape of "Kun". 20#

Military and Civilian General Administration Office. 25#

In 1328 AD, Emperor Wenzong of Yuan established the Yao'an Road Military and Civilian General Administration Office next to the Gaoshi Tuya. During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it was the General Administration of Military and Civilian Affairs in Yao'an

General Administration OfficeSitting west facing east. Along the central axis, there are Yi Men, which are places for welcoming and seeing off guests

is a place for handling government affairs. The two compartments consist of six rooms for "officials, households, ceremonial soldiers, criminal workers"

Second Hall, a place for handling military affairs, with the Huiwen Guan and Huiwu Guan located on either side

San Tang is a place for the highest ranking official to live, review documents, and read books. On the south side of the main building, there are two spacious and bright courtyards with flower gardens, corridors, pavilions, and terraces, which are very quiet. The General Manager's Mansion is an ancient building group with relatively complete preservation and original carved beams and painted rafters. The arch of wooden architecture is intricate, carved and painted flexibly, and the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is obvious