建水古城Jianshui Ancient City,Yunnan,China

Jianshui Ancient City is one of the nationally famous historic and cultural towns of China. With a history of about 1200 years and an abundant distinctive cultural heritage, the Ancient Town enjoys a great reputation as a 'Museum of Ancient Buildings and Residential Houses' and attracts a lot of visitors at home and abroad.
Jianshui was called Lin'an or Badian Town in ancient times. It is located over 220 kilometers (nearly 136.7 miles) south of Kunming. The history of this ancient town can be dated back to Nanzhao State (738-937). About the year 810, the Nanzhao State built Huili City here. Huili in Yi (an ethnic minority of China) language means 'vast sea', and in Han language, it is translated as Jianshui. In the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) the government set up Jianshui Zhou. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Lin'an Fu. Under the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was changed to Jianshui County. Jianshui still retains the traditional style of the original town in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with break walls and a gate tower.
Chaoyang Tower (the tower facing the sun)（朝陽樓）
Chaoyang Tower is the landmark of Jianshui Ancient Town. It was built as the eastern gate of the ancient town in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and remains till now, while the other three towers all collapsed because of warfare and the erosion of wind and rain. Chaoyang Tower is reputed to be the 'Small Tiananmen Tower' because it is very much like the Beijing Tiananmen Tower in appearance, although Chaoyang Tower was built 28 years earlier. It is 24.5 meters (80.38 feet) high, 12.31 meters (13.46 yards) long, and 26.8 meters (29.3 yards) wide, containing three stories and covering an area of 414 square meters (0.102 acres). It features the traditional construction style with big poles, a three-eaves saddle roof, and wood-carved doors. Under the eaves hang horizontal boards, inscribed by celebrities, such as the calligrapher Tu Rizhuo in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and the Saint of Cursive Script Zhang Xu (658- 747) in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Zhu Family Garden（朱家花園）
Zhu Family Garden the so-called 'Grand View Garden' of South Yunnan Province, is a representative of Chinese residential houses of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). This garden was the residence and ancestral temple of the rich man Zhu Weiqing and his brother in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was built in the year of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1903), covering a land of more than 20,000 square meters (4.942 acres). Zhu Family Garden boasts 218 pavilions and towers with steep ridges, painted crossbeams, and intricately painted ceilings, as well as 42 Tianjing (the space between houses and walls or two separate houses in one courtyard). Every building in the courtyards enjoys an elegant and unique name, such as Hanyu Tower, Lan (Orchid) Pavilion, and Xufang Pavilion. The garden is a good place to explore the residential buildings of the Qing Dynasty.
Jianshui Confucius Temple（建水文廟）
Jianshui Confucius Temple was a very special attraction. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and was the biggest Confucius Temple at that time. Now it is just behind the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province, in scale. The temple has a traditional Chinese construction style, facing south. It is 625 meters (0.39 miles) deep, covering an area of 114 mu (18.78 acres), including 31 buildings. There is a memorial archway in front of the temple. Behind the archway lies a green lotus pool, called PanChi Pool or Xuehai (Sea of Learning, an academy where learners and scholars gathered to study ), which covers an area of 42 mu (6.9 acres) and ranks No.1 in the whole of China.
Double Dragon Bridge （雙龍橋）
Double Dragon Bridge is located 5 kilometers (3.107 miles) west of Jianshui, at the confluence of Lushui River and Tacun River, which are like double winding dragons crossing the land. It is the biggest and has the most artistic value of the ancient bridges in Yunnan Province. This ancient bridge was built in the years of Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), and in the years of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908), it was rebuilt and added 14 holes so that it became a 17-hole bridge. In total, the bridge is 153 meters (167 yards) long and 3 meters (3.28 yards) wide, paved with black marble. There are three exquisite lofts on the bridge. Among them, the middle one is the most majestic and splendid, called the 'Grand View Pavilion of South Yunnan'. Standing on the bridge you get beautiful views, both nearby and in the distance, including endless green fields, majestic blue mountains and clear water.

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