What fun places are there in Chuxiong City?

Rich tourism resources and solid natural and cultural landscapes include Zixi Mountain National Forest Park, Chinese Yi October Solar Calendar Cultural Park, Elu Park, Lingxiu Lake, Chuxiong Museum and other tourist areas (resort areas) ). Zixi Mountain, which was once a Buddhist holy land in western Yunnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is now a national forest park, provincial nature reserve and scenic spot, is 15 kilometers away from the urban area. It has towering trees, ancient vines entwining the trees, green lawns, and ancient Yuan Dynasty scenery. Apricot, ancient tea, Tibetan magnolia, monkey joy, croton vine and other ancient and famous trees that are more than 100 years old, as well as torreya, cedar fir, fragrant fruit tree and other national protected plants of level 3 or above, more than 1360 kinds of plants have been discovered , with 107 species of animals, is known as the Central Yunnan Biodiversity Gene Bank. Its scenic spot "Purple Creek Garden" has beautiful scenery, which contrasts with the pastoral scenery of Yi and Miao villages at the foot of the mountain; "Liangshui Pond" has vast misty waves, vast forests, and swarming cherry blossoms; "Ziding Temple" has a brilliant temple; The waterfall is like a curtain, and the fragrant fruit trees are whirling; the ruins of the "Jinguang Temple" temple are hidden deep in the forest; the ancient road in the village has the relic pagoda of Master Weiyangzong; the "Zixi Yi Village" has gourds, sheepskin drums and bonfire antiphons. Mei Ge" ancient rhyme. The Yi Nationality October Solar Calendar Cultural Park has a landscape of "one sea, one waterfall, four squares, six villages and eight districts, one dragon"; there are also bronze drums from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period unearthed from Wanjiaba in the south of the city. The 800-year-old Dali National Cultural Relics Protector Ming Gong De Yun Stele and the Ming Dynasty Confucian Temple, Wild Goose Pagoda, Xiling Palace, Xinglong Temple, the Mesozoic dinosaur footprint fossil group excavated in Cangling, and the Nan'an residential structure in Yunlong Ancient Prefecture

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It has become a rich cultural landscape. The infrastructure construction of scenic spots focusing on Zixi Mountain has been continuously improved, and the operation and management of tourism markets such as "farmhouses" have been further standardized. In 2002, *** received 641,200 domestic tourists and 626 overseas tourists, an increase of 8.6% and a decrease of 18.91% respectively over the previous year; the total tourism revenue was 220.98 million yuan, an increase of 25.7% over the previous year. Among them, tourism foreign exchange income was US$116,000.

Wanjiaba Ancient Tombs

Wanjiaba Ancient Tombs is located on the bank of the Qinglong River 3 kilometers south of Chuxiong City. It is an ancient tomb site from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, dating back 2,000 years. Years of history. This was discovered during farmland infrastructure construction in March 1974. The Yunnan Provincial Cultural Relics Team conducted trial excavations in May 1975 and officially excavated from October of the same year to January 1976. The excavation area was 3,000 square meters and 79 ancient tombs were excavated, all of which were vertical pit tombs. A total of 1,245 pieces of pottery, jade, agate, turquoise and other cultural relics were unearthed. Among them, 5 bronze drums are the most precious and are named "Wanjiaba type bronze drums". According to "carbon 14" determination, it is about 2,600 years ago. It is the earliest bronze drum discovered in the world so far.

Dayao White Pagoda

There is a towering tower on Wenbi Peak to the west of Dayao County. Because the tower is pink, people call it the White Pagoda; and because its shape resembles a temple The chime hammer is commonly used in Chinese architecture, so it is also called the chime hammer tower.

The White Tower is 18 meters high. It is a hollow brick tower. It is divided into three parts: the tower base and the lower, middle and upper parts. On the octagonal and wide Xumizuo, jade pillars stand upright, gradually rising and tapering, and also have octagonal shapes; the upper part of the pillar is the middle section, built with 12 layers of dense eaves to expand the bearing surface; the upper section is built with a round hammer-shaped tower body, with a rounded top. . The whole tower has a wide base, beautiful waist and powerful top. Towers of this shape are rare in Yunnan.

It is said that when the White Tower was being repaired in 1975, a square hole was discovered on the top of the tower with a side of 40 cm. This may be the post hole where the Tasha was originally placed. In addition, there were hollow Buddhist niches on each of the four sides of the original octagonal pillars for Buddha statues. They were later filled in to strengthen the tower body. It seems that in ancient times, this chime hammer pagoda had a temple roof, a Buddhist niche in the pagoda body, and better ventilation; the shape of the existing pagoda body is slightly different from that in ancient times.

After investigation by relevant personnel, the White Pagoda belongs to the Tibetan Lama Pagoda and is a relic of the Tantric Buddhist capital in western Yunnan. When the pagoda was being built, bricks with Sanskrit and Chinese characters were found on the top of the pagoda. Among them, the Chinese words included: "Big Buddha's Top", "Light Dust Purification Mantra", "Pagoda Mantra of Buddhas in the Ten Directions", etc. predecessors also found "Yuchi" "Supervision" printed bricks. Daoguang's "Dayao County Chronicle" records that this tower was built in the mid-Tang Dynasty.

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Hua Foshan

Moudinghua Foshan, which is only 20 kilometers away from the Qianliangqiao crossing of the western Yunnan tourist route, is one of the famous mountains in central Yunnan. Since Baiyunwo Temple was built in the fifth year of Wanli (1577) in the Ming Dynasty, 13 temples were built in the 177 years to the late Qing Dynasty. At its peak, there were hundreds of monks in the temple, making it a historical Buddhist resort. It is rich in cultural landscape and natural landscape resources. It was listed as a provincial scenic spot in 1993.

Huafo Mountain is tall and towering, like a lion, sitting west to east, with its head held high and its chest high, showing extraordinary majesty. There are towering ancient trees and verdant bamboos on the mountain. There are clusters of strange trees, blocking out the sun, and tangled vines in various shapes. There are paths in the forest, winding roads in secluded valleys, gurgling streams, and fallen leaves like a blanket. In ancient times, there was a praise that "the wind is as calm as a home, and the luan birds are chirping day and night." There are thousands of acres of fertile farmland at the foot of the mountain, and the farmhouses are filled with smoke. There is Qingfeng Artificial Lake in front, with clear blue water and flat waves, and Maoyang Peak in the back, which cuts through the clouds and surrounds the fog. The mountains in front and behind complement each other. Huafoshan is known as the "No. 1 Mountain in Central Yunnan" for its majestic mountains, secluded forests, strange trees, colorful flowers, ancient temples and many pagodas. There are 22 scenic spots, concentrated in three scenic spots.

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Scenic Area: The mountains are secluded, the scenery is beautiful, and the temples are overlapping. Climbing the 999-level ancient stone staircase, you can visit Kashyapa Hall, Baiyun Nest, Xuelinglin Temple, as well as ancient flower forest, Wulong Pond, Jianxing Forest and other scenic spots.

The central scenic spot in the hinterland: dense forests, blooming flowers, and cheerful trees, including Jiudiquan, Zhantan Forest, Pagoda Forest, Qingding Temple, Baohua Forest, Raoding Temple, Yuan Gong Nunnery, Xianggu Land, Dujuan Mountain, Cherry Blossom Ridge and other landscapes. Climbing up to the Raoding Temple, you can watch the sunrise in all its glory, and enjoy the "Upside Down Camellia" that has flourished for more than 200 years with nine stamens and eighteen petals. Stepping into Dujuan Mountain, you can see wild white azaleas, purple azaleas, and firecracker azaleas. When we arrived at Cherry Blossom Ridge, the horse cherry blossoms all over the mountains and plains were dazzling and fiery red. More than 40 bhikshuni pagodas built in different years are very spectacular.

Southwestern Scenic Area: Rugged and strange rocks in various shapes, climbing to the cliff peak, connecting to the sky, and descending to the cliff, immersing yourself in the scene, making you feel like you are transcending the mundane world and being in a fairyland. Huafoshan not only has unique tourism resources, but also has convenient transportation. In Mouding County, at the foot of Huafoshan, the streets are straight and flat, criss-crossing, and large-scale reception facilities such as Mouding Hotel, *** and building have been completed and put into use.

Yuanmou Earth Forest

The wonder of the world - Yuanmou Earth Forest, with its steep, straight, rough, broad and majestic charm, will feast your eyes and make you feel better. .

The Yuanmou Earth Forest is distributed in many places in Yuanmou County, covering an area of ??about 50 square kilometers. The three most spectacular ones are Xinhua, Banguo and Hutiaotan, ranking first among the domestic wonders of the Earth Forest. Each soil forest has its own characteristics, majestic and various shapes. There is the mysterious "Arabian Nights Castle", there is the "head-raised lion" who has awakened from a dream after sleeping for many years, there is the "Sphinx" statue of ancient Egypt, there is the "Church" of ancient Rome, and there are even taller , the burly "Yuanmou warriors who came from ancient times"...

These earth forest statues of different shapes, standing in the wilderness, are having ancient dreams, waiting for you to wake them up. .