
Site of the Provisional Government of Korea
The Provisional Government of Korea was established as a result of the March First Independence Movement that advocated liberty, autonomy and the independence of Korea against the brutal Japanese colonial rule and suppression in 1919. A unified Provisional Government of Korea was established...
The Provisional Government of Korea was established as a result of the March First Independence Movement that advocated liberty, autonomy and the independence of Korea against the brutal Japanese colonial rule and suppression in 1919. A unified Provisional Government of Korea was established here in Shanghai.
Bamboo Temple,
Bamboo Temple is located in Yu'an Mountains in the Northwest of Kunming , about 7 Kilometers away from the center of the city . Around the temple are mountains covered with trees everywhere , and at the gate of the temple stand many very tall cypress trees which were planted in ancient times ...
Bamboo Temple is located in Yu'an Mountains in the Northwest of Kunming , about 7 Kilometers away from the center of the city . Around the temple are mountains covered with trees everywhere , and at the gate of the temple stand many very tall cypress trees which were planted in ancient times . The streams and brooks are flowing through the woods and valley , making a beautiful natural sound. At the back of the temple , a great deal of bamboo is so green as if there were some dew-drops on its leaves . That is the so-called Qiongzhu--a kind of bamboo .
There is an interesting story about the name of the temple . It is said that in the Tang Dynasty two brothers were hunting at the edge of Dianchi lake . Suddenly , they found a rhinoceros .The two brothers began to chase the animal , running after it towards

Shangli Ancient Town
Shangli Ancient Town is located near the border of four counties: Mingshan, Qionglai, Lushan, Ya'an. Shangli is an important stopover of Southern Silk Road. The so-called Southern Silk Road, is China's oldest international channels, as early as two thousand years ago, the Western Han Dyna...
Shangli Ancient Town is located near the border of four counties: Mingshan, Qionglai, Lushan, Ya'an. Shangli is an important stopover of Southern Silk Road. The so-called Southern Silk Road, is China's oldest international channels, as early as two thousand years ago, the Western Han Dynasty had already appeared. It started from Sichuan ,then to Yunnan Zhaotong, Qujing, Dali, Baoshan, Tengchong, exit from Devon into Burma, Thailand, and finally arrived in India and the Middle East.the total length is 200 km, and same famous as the Northwest "Silk Road", as "Southern Silk Road" to world civilization has also made a great contribution
People in Shangli
In the town there are 5 families of ancient settlements, commonly known as the "five families", that is: Han, Yang, Chen, Zhang, Xu Wuda family cluster. About five family legend is: each has its own merits. Han Jia silver (business more money), Yang (the top officials aristocratic family), Chen Jia millet (large grain), Zhang sticks (Department of orthopedics, Xu Jia (martial arts) woman beautiful, hard-working)
there are many interesting stories of the five families.
Architectural pattern
The ancient town construction pattern with spatial characteristics to residential based, architectural style is still dominated by the Ming and Qing dynasties. The town streets were "井" layout, and are not wide, on both sides is full of old pavement. The town to the wooden structure as the main building, apartment "well water, water and fire", the fire water system for sin, for the town of peace.
if you don't want to see things so "toursist", Shangli is a good place to go. about half an hour drive from Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Base.






