The history of Kunming Golden Palace Scenic Area

The Golden Palace was taken over by the military in 1950 and designated as the "Kunming Golden Palace Scenic Area". It has been under the management of the Culture and Education Bureau, the Construction Bureau, the Cultural Bureau, and the Garden Bureau. During the "Cultural Revolution" and "Sweeping Out the Four Olds" in 1966, the clay statues of gods in various temples were destroyed, the temples collapsed and became desolate. In 1968, Taihe Palace was assigned to the Kunming Li Tire Factory as a dormitory. In 1970, it was taken back by the Kunming Urban Construction Bureau.

After the "Gang of Four" was crushed, ancient buildings were restored year by year, the Thunder Temple, Laojun Hall, and Sanfeng Hall were rebuilt, three Tianmen and Lingxing Gates were renovated, new corridors and pavilions were built, and some Ming Dynasty city walls were repaired. In 1983, the bell tower on the top of the mountain was built to protect the Ming Dynasty Yongle Bell, which was originally the Xuanhua Tower in Kunming City.

From 1983 to 1991, 273 acres of new land was acquired in the east and south of Mingfeng Mountain to build the "Kunming Garden and Botanical Garden" covering an area of ??500 acres. The garden botanical garden is divided into twelve specialized flower gardens: tea garden, greenhouse flower area, azalea garden, waterscape garden, magnolia garden, rose garden, bamboo botanical garden, naked seed plant area, rare and endangered plant area, gardening demonstration area, parrot garden Garden (Bonsai Area) and Cedar Lawn Garden. The provincial and municipal governments have invested more than 8 million yuan.

In preparation for the World Horticultural Expo held in Kunming in 1999, from 1997 to 1999, the municipal government invested 20 million yuan in the Mingfengshan Golden Palace to comprehensively repair the ancient Taihe Palace complex and renovate the bell tower. , opened the Bell Tower tourist service area, built a large ornamental greenhouse, built a new rhododendron boutique garden, developed an orchid garden and a fern botanical garden, rebuilt the Autumn Garden Restaurant, renovated the tourist guest house, and rebuilt the tourist toilets in the park. On the basis of the Golden Palace's self-raised funds to build the "China Golden Palace Expo", we will further develop the Golden Palace's bronze cultural tourist attractions... This renovation and construction is the largest renovation and construction of the Golden Palace of Taihe Palace in the past 400 years. build. In 1999, Jindian Scenic Area was ranked among the first-class scenic spots in Yunnan Province.