Weishan Old town--The cradle of Nanzhao kingdom
红河之源-巍山古城
Weishan old town, Weishan county, Dali prefecture, Yunnan province
Hours
24h a day
About this place
WeiShan ancient city is located in the western yunnan foot of Mt. Ailaoshan, in the source of honghe river, it is a city with rich local historical and cultural features, one of China's famous historical and cultural city, It is also the birthplace of nanzhao kingdom(800AD). it Was built in the Yuan dynasty and was rebuit into to a brick city in the Ming dynasty , WeiShan had the Longest Local chief system. its long history gave birth to the many temples, Old temple Combines with spectacular natural landscape from afar bring out the best in each other.
