The Nanzhao Iron Pillar Temple, also known as Gaiquan Iron Pillar or Tiansun Column, is located approximately 6 kilometers west of Midu County in Dali City, Yunnan Province. The temple is situated in Taihua Village (also known as Tirujie), a town famous for its ancient iron pillar relic. As the only remaining intact ancient iron pillar from the Tang and Nanzhao dynasties, this site has been recognized as a national-level key cultural relics preservation unit.
Nanzhao Tiedu Temple is located in Dali State Yunnan Province, about 6 kilometers west of Midou County. Nanzhao Tiedu also known as Jaicun Tiedu, Jinning Tiedu or Tianzhen Column, it’s a national key cultural relic protection unit and the only remaining ancient iron pillar that has been preserved in China from the Tang Dynasty to Dali Kingdom times.