China News Service, Beijing, November 9. Taiwan's "United Daily News" recently published a report on Lufeng City, Yunnan Province, introducing the local ancient tea trees and the main road in western Yunnan.
The report pointed out that Yipinglang Town in Lufeng City is rich in tourism resources, with many natural landscapes and historical relics.
The ancient tea tree "Melaleuca Petal Golden Ruddy Red Jade" has a crown height of 8 meters and a tree circumference of 1.62 meters. It is a sister with 11 branches. The tree is more than 300 years old. Camellia is a "leader" in the local area.
Xiangshuiguan Bridge on West Yunnan Road.
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This tea tree has "three oddities": one is "thousands of thousands of layers competing in March", and the annual flowering period lasts for 3 months; the other is "safflower inlaid with gold and jade", when the camellia is in full bloom, each flower is bright red inlaid The sides and golden yellow stamens adorn its heart; the third is the "king of flowers and medicines". After the fresh flowers are dried in the sun, they are taken with brown sugar boiled juice, which is a spiritual remedy for dysentery.
The Lufeng section of West Yunnan Road is located in Lufeng City. It was built by successive dynasties on the basis of the "Southern Silk Road", the "Five-foot Road" in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the "Shimen Road" in the Tang Dynasty more than 2,300 years ago.
The "Shimen Road" was built in the Tang Dynasty, and there were Longhe Pavilion (now Lianxiang Pass at Yaozhan Station) and Shaye Pavilion (now Shezi) in Lufeng. This is the first time that the local place name has been recorded in historical records, and it is also the official establishment of a pavilion in Lufeng. the beginning of.
Ruins of Xiangshuiguan Tower on Main Road in West Yunnan.
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Starting from Kunming to Dali, according to folklore, it has to pass through "Nine Passes and Eighteen Shops". In the territory of Pinglang Town, there are mainly Xiangshui Pass, Shezipu and Lema Pass.
Lianxiangguan on West Yunnan Main Road.
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Today, the Lufeng section of West Yunnan Road still retains a large number of physical monuments from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The remaining sections of the ancient post road include Shizikou section, Lianxiangguan section, Shimenshao section, Nanpingguan to Xiangshuiguan section, and Lemaguan section. Section, Mengqipu Section, Huidengguan Section, etc., the customs sites include Lianxiangguan, Xiangshuiguan, Lemaguan, Huidengguan, etc., and the bridges include Laoyaguan Bridge, Yanqing Bridge, Qiming Bridge, Xingsu Bridge, Xiangshuiguan, etc. Shuiguan Bridge, Anle Bridge, Qingfeng Bridge, etc.
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