After starting from Chuxiong city, I walked a short section of expressway to the northwest and turned into the provincial highway. It took us about 40 minutes to reach Nanhua County. Seeing that it was still early for lunch, we decided to continue marching north.
After a while, I noticed that several road signs said Guanglu Ancient Town. But we are considering the delicious local specialties, not for sightseeing.
I asked my husband about the ancient town of Guanglu, and he didn't know it well either, but he remembered that Yao 'an was once the state capital of Chuxiong, so it must be a place with a long history!
Yao 'an Road Military and Civilian General Government is located at one end of the square, which was built in Yuan Dynasty. The square in front of the door is very wide, and the glistening sunshine makes people squint. Compared with the popular attractions in the festival, it is not only not crowded, but also very deserted.
Curious, I checked it with Baidu, and the main introduction is as follows:
Guanglu Town has outstanding people and many celebrities. The gaos thought once had the story of "nine cool, seven public and eight prime ministers, three kings, one emperor and five princes", and famous bachelors such as,,, and Zhao Heqing emerged (unfortunately, I have never heard of them).
There are Longhua Temple built in the Tang Tianyou period, Yaoan Road Military and Civilian General Government established in the Yuan Dynasty, Wenchang Palace, Sanfeng Temple, and Gao Xue Temple, which combines Chinese and Western cultures.
The "Eight Scenes of Guanglu" in history: "Seeking Spring in the Buddhist Temple, Sydney in the Phoenix Cave, Bridges and Willow, Exploring the secluded places in the Buddhist Temple, Sunset at the height, jathyapple in the mirror shed, watching the night and enjoying the laurel in the west" is fascinating.
Through the square and an arch, we entered the street of the ancient town. It's all paved with bluestone slabs, and there is a small canal with water hyacinths. The whole ancient town looks antique, but the vermilion gate and the blue tile white wall look brand-new, which must have been renovated in a unified way.
Because I wanted to go to South China to eat mushrooms, I didn't continue to see other scenic spots in the ancient town, and I gave up the plan to buy walnuts in Dayao. I turned around and went back to the south, busy offering sacrifices to my internal organs.
Postscript:
There are many ancient towns in Yunnan, but the only one named as "a Yaozhou city, half Yunnan history" is Guanglu ancient town in Yao 'an. As a famous historical and cultural town in Yunnan for thousands of years, it is like a burner of Yunnan's thousand-year changes, recording the rise and fall of Dali and leaving behind the glory of the Gaos. Walking into the ancient town of Guanglu, you will find that every inch of land here hides a little secret of Yunnan history.
The above is the slogan of Guanglu ancient town. In the bright sunshine that day, my eyes didn't find any secrets. But since it is such a thousand-year-old town, there must be many secrets waiting for you to explore and discover. ...