Fengyu Town - China Travel

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Fengyu Town is a small town located in the southwest of Eryuan County, Yunnan Province. It is at the source of Erhai Lake and behind the Yunnong Peak of Diancang Mountain. It has beautiful mountains and rivers, rich products, a long history and splendid culture. It is known as the "hometown of literature and ink". In 2000, it was listed as a "Provincial Historical and Cultural Town". It is named because "the phoenix dies here, all the birds gather and hang, and emerge". The handicraft Fengyu Inkstone enjoys a high reputation.

Fengyu Town has preserved a wealth of cultural relics and historic sites, including the cremated tombs of the Yuan Dynasty, the temples of Emperor Shishan Temple, the town locust tower built in the first year of Jin Tianfu (AD 936) and other key cultural relics protection units at the county level, as well as the town water tower , 6 ancient pagodas including Liufo Twin Pagodas, Zhubao Pagoda and Zhenfeng Pagoda. There are 11 ancient temples built in the Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties, including the Confucian Temple, Wu Temple, Helin Temple, Lingjiu Temple, Sanjiao Palace, Jiqing Temple, Benzhu Temple, Yuhuang Pavilion, and Kui Pavilion. The ancient post road at Qingshibanpu is well preserved. The Bai people's residential buildings with three sides and one screen wall and courtyards have a simple and simple overall style. The ancient bluestone slab roads, clear flowing water, ancient residential buildings at the head and alleys of the town, and ancient towers form the style of Fengyu Ancient Town, which has good architectural art and history. value.

At the same time, there are also interesting folk activities here, such as Naochunwang Zhengyue, Tianjiale, Bai Nationality Swing Festival, Qingyuan Cave Meeting, Black Dragon King Meeting, Seedling Planting Meeting, Overlord Whip, Bai Nationality Costumes and many other ethnic customs with regional characteristics. Because of this, the town was rated as a provincial historical and cultural town in April 2001.

In addition to the rich cultural and historical resources, the natural landscape of Fengyu Town is also not to be outdone, with natural and orderly irrigation distribution, 10,000 mu of fertile land and Fengyu Eight Scenic Spots - Qingyuan Cave, Niaodiao Mountain, Erdie Feiquan, Tianjing Pool, Taoist Stone, Dishishan ancient buildings, crane forest and sea eyes, very water, very vividly show the charm of this so-called "paradise". Qingyuan Cave, located about 12 kilometers south of Fengyu Town, was recorded in detail by Xu Xiake, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty. . There are more than 130 known species of birds in Niaodiaoshan, belonging to 12 orders and 24 families. There are more than 40 species of birds that are protected by the China-Japan Migratory Bird Protection Association, which has high ecological research value. .