Heilongtan Park

and Playgrounds in the Park Heilongtan Park Cultural Notes and Cultural Sites Inside Kunming Heilongtan Park, there are two ponds, divided into two by a stone bridge in the middle, one clear and one murky. The waters of clarity and murkiness do not mix, and it is said that even the fish do not cross the boundary, which is quite miraculous. Within Heilongtan, there is a rare large plum garden known as Longquan Tanmei. The Tang plums in the garden are said to have been transplanted from the Nanzhao period, and together with the Yuan plums from the Anning Caoxi Temple, are considered the most precious ancient plums in Yunnan. The park also features Lin Zexu Square, Lin Zexu, a native of Houguan in Fujian, was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing dynasty and a national hero during the Opium Wars. In the year of Jiamao (1819), Lin Zexu went to Yunnan to preside over the provincial examinations and visited Heilongtan to view the Tang plums. After the Opium Wars, in the year of Dingwei (1847), Lin Zexu served as the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou and revisited Heilongtan. During his tenure as Governor-General, Lin Zexu did many practical things for the people, thus he was deeply loved by the people of Yunnan. Today, there is a story about him praying for rain in Kunming's Heilongtan. It is said that when Lin Zexu first arrived as the Governor-General, Kunming was experiencing a severe drought. He went to Heilongtan to pray for rain, and in front of the Black Dragon Palace, he said to the Dragon God, 'I am the parental official of this region, and you are the deity of this place. You should consider the livelihood of the people. Now, the prolonged drought has caused the crops to wither and the people to starve. How can you bear not to help?' After Lin Zexu finished speaking and boarded his sedan, the sun was scorching hot in front of the sedan, but behind it, dark clouds rolled in and heavy rain poured down, alleviating the drought and leading to a bountiful harvest. ⏳Visiting Time: The park is open for free, and the visiting time is 2 to 3 hours.