The Famous Town in Central Yunnan — Guandu Ancient Town of Kunming

If the Yunnan Provincial Museum uses static cultural relics to show us the history and culture of Yunnan, then Guandu Ancient Town, just a street away from the museum, is living history. Guandu Ancient Town is a renowned town in central Yunnan and an important commercial hub in the Dianchi Lake area. It is also a significant site for Buddhist culture in central Yunnan. Having endured a millennium, it has preserved landscapes such as the 'Five Mountains,' 'Six Temples,' 'Seven Pavilions,' and 'Eight Temples' from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, as well as hundreds of well-preserved 'Yi Ke Yin Shi' residential houses, making it a living fossil of Yunnan's history. Strolling through Guandu Ancient Town is like traveling through history, back to the ancient Dian era, witnessing the once prosperous and glorious civilization. Temples and residences, one after another, narrate the long-gone stories.