This is an ancient center of Yunnan culture, and several buildings and monuments from ancient times remain today.
One of the most ancient Buddhist temples in the province, Yuantong was built as a cluster of shrine buildings scattered around a large pond, nestled against the cliffs of Yuantong Mountain.
The largest Daoist temple in the city, featuring Ming and Qing dynasty style architecture, this temple is a trove of architectural, artistic, religious and cultural history for the region.
Originally a private garden residence for a scholarly official, it was donated to a monk to build a temple in the 1600s.
The first Zen temple in Yunnan. The Qiongzhu Temple is famous for the five hundred unique painted sculptures of Erhat deities made in the Qing dynasty.
A large park presenting the architecture and culture of each of Yunnan's 26 ethnic groups (the most of any province in China).
