Monday, October 1, 2012

Guangnan Old Town

Guangnan Old Town

Guangnan in Wenshan Prefecture has preserved a 700-year-old ancient
 town inside the present county seat. Embraced by densely-forested
 mountains, Guangnan county seat resembles a blooming lotus flower,
 and the ancient town is located right in the center. For this reason,
 Guangnan county seat has won the fame of “Lotus Town”. In the Ming
 and Qing dynasties, over 50 temples and pavilions were successively
 constructed in Guangnan. These architectures with carved beams
and painted pillars show unspeakable grandeur. The surviving ancient
 buildings include Haotian Tower, Longevity Pavilion, the stone
archway of Lingxing Gate, the Stone Archway on Xijie Street and the
 Solar Temple etc.

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