Guandu Old Town

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Guandu Old Town is one of the historic and cultural towns in Kunming area. It is situated in the southeast suburb of Kunming. Major sights of Guandu Old Town can be briefed as"six temples, seven pavilions and eight shrines", among which the earliest are Tuzhu Temple and Fading Temple.

The center of Guandu Old Town is the Vajra Pagoda, which is reputed to have been built more than five centuries, in 1457. Over the years, the pagoda sank into the soft ground , until it was raised 2.6 meters in 2001. Today the perpendicular tunnels within the pagoda are popular places to escape the midday sun.

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