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Fengdu is located on the bank
of the Changjiang River in the east of Chongqing.
Fengdu was called Pingdu in ancient times. It is the so-called "Abode of Ghosts", "the dead come to Fengdu and the devils go to
hell" according to the superstitious legend. Since the Tang Dynasty,
48 temples have been built on Pingdu Mountain, such as the "the Hall
of the Jade Emperor", the "Palace of Hell", "Balcony of Nostalgia" etc. Though Fengdu is related with mysterious stories, it has a
wonderful and quiet sight. Atop the Pingdu Mountain (now called Ming
Mountain), which stands on the riverside, one can get a majestic
view. The famous poets Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Li Shangyin and Su Shi all
wrote many poems about it. Today, the works of the famous painters
Wu Daozi, Tang Bohu and Zhao Zi'ang are still on display in Fengdu.
"Dali" in Chinese means "marble", because it is the home of marble.
Dali is a city 400 km west of Kunming. It is located between the
Erhai Lake and the Cangshan Mountain. The Cangshan Mountain with 19
peaks stands here like a silver screen. The highest peak is 4120
meters above sea level and the whole mountain range runs as long as
50km. The Erhai Lake looks like a mirror dotted with floating boats
on its rippling surface.
The Erhai Park on the southern shore provides visitors with its
ancient-style pavilions, corridors and platforms where one can take
a panoramic view of the Cangshan Mountain and the Erhai Lake. The
Butterfly Spring is another frequent destination of tourist in Dali.
The clear water and the flying butterflies give people a sense of
tranquility and mystery.
Dali is noted for its glorious history and culture. Built in the 9th
century, the three majestic pagoda of Cangshan Temple present a
typical architectural style of ancient China. The stone Dehua Tablet
of Nanzhao Kingdom is a very important historical relic for
searching the history of the Tang Dynasty and the Nanzhao Kingdom.
Another important historical relic is the Stone Tablet Commemorating
Kublai Khan's Conquest of Yunnan. This tablet is the earliest record
about the establishment of Yuannan Province by Kublai Khan.
In history, Dali used to be one of the important posts on the road
to india and Myanmar. It was once a very prosperous town for
cultural and economic exchanges between China and Southeast Asian
countries. Both the well-known Chinese geographer Xu Xiake and the
italian traveler Marco Polo visited Dali and described it in their
Travels.
Today, Constructions in Dali are scattered in a chessboard-like
fashion. Part of the city walls is perfectly preserved. The roads
are paved with gray flagstone. The local dwelling houses are typical
of the architecture of the ethnic Bai group. |
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