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Backed by Cangshan Mountain and facing Erhai Lake, a vast dam offers breathtaking scenery.
This was once the royal capital of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms, and the site of the Daming General Administration during the Yuan Dynasty.
The city gates are imposing, the streets are wide, the houses are stately, shops are lined, and there are many tourists.
My first impression was that it resembled Beijing. Unfortunately, it's too new, so Ming and Qing dynasty architecture is rare.
Perhaps there are still some in the back streets and alleys, but I wasn't particularly interested in finding them.
The local snack, "Rushan," is actually a piece of grilled milk skin, which is full of fat and not very appetizing to me.
This place is known as a "Famous State of Literature." I did some research, and a "Famous State of Literature" refers to a place with historically significant or research-worthy classics and the talented people who are proficient in and create them.
The snow-capped Cangshan Mountain is best viewed from afar, not up close.
There are two cable cars to reach Cangshan Mountain. One of them could reach the highest point, but it was closed due to strong winds. The other, called Gantong Temple, reaches halfway up the mountain, but the scenery is extremely ordinary, which disappointed me.
The wind blows in Xiaguan, and the evening clouds float.
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