Jianshui is located in the south of Yunnan Province, on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Red River. The land is vast, the climate is mild, as early as in the Paleolithic era, there are remains of human activities, ancient has been the title of the township of grain and sugar cane.
After the founding of the country, in the east of Dongshanba found stone axe, in the city east of Yanzidong found more than 3,500 years ago, the Neolithic era of ancient human sites, unearthed hacking and smashing, scraping, ceramic pendant, ceramic projectile, etc.; in the Longqiao River found in the Warring States period, and the Western Han Dynasty of the ancient burials, and unearthed copper axe, bronze swords, copper hoes, ceramic pots, etc.; in the Qinglong Township bronze was found. It shows that there was a developed bronze culture in this area. There are ancient kiln sites and ceramic debris accumulation layers since the Yuan Dynasty in Bowls Kiln Village, which are physical evidence of the progress and advancement of human society in Jianshui.
Jianshui, with a long history, was once called Boutou.
During the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty (806~820 A.D.), Huilicheng was built around 810 A.D., and it was the seat of Lin'an Prefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which has a history of 1,200 years so far. Since the Yuan Dynasty, Jianshui has been the political, military, economic and cultural center of southern Yunnan.
Hundred miles of Dianshan Mountain, ten miles of dams, three miles of ancient cities. Three arrows away from a temple, five arrows away from a temple, seven miles away from a bridge, eight miles away from a tower. These temples, temples and towers are like chapters and sections of songs and songs, recounting and celebrating the long and glorious journey of Jianshui. Jianshui more than a hundred cultural relics, including provincial cultural relics protection units there are as many as 10, the oldest temple is the Yuan Dynasty refers to the Forest Temple, the most magnificent temple is second only to the Shandong Qufu Confucian Temple Jianshui Temple, the most spectacular building is the sunrise building.
Jianshui, the history of the prevailing literary style, ancient literature famous state, Diannan Zulu reputation. The early Yuan Dynasty created Temple Temple School, after the Ming Dynasty and successively built the school political examination shed, state school, academy, government school, etc., to become the highest school in southern Yunnan. The style of learning flourished, literary fame. The Ming and Qing dynasties, sometimes Yunnan a list of lifers, Linan bachelor accounted for more than half of the list, so there is Lin half of the list of the name.
The distinctive houses are one of the main components of the ancient city. From the Hani ethnic grass Xiangji, bamboo Xiang room, Yi, Dai soil cottage to the Han's flat tile house, the number of good quality, preservation is quite complete. Concentrated in the urban area and Xizhuang Township of the Han Chinese houses, Zhu Jia Garden and Zhang Jia Garden as a typical representative.
Jianshui, at the same time, honored to wear the national level jianshui scenic spot laurels. The scenic area contains three major scenic spots such as Swallow Cave, Lin'an Ancient City and Red River Huanwen, melting the cave landscape, melting the humanistic landscape and rich ethnic flavor into one.
The three-dimensional climate landscape, in the Huanwenshan Red River Scenic Area, there are the highest elevation of the Wulao Peak (2,515 meters) and the lowest elevation of the Red River Valley (209 meters), the straight-line distance between the two places is only thirty kilometers, with a height difference of 2,306 meters, and a temperature difference of about 15 degrees Celsius. The terrain and climate change, and the landscape also changes in many ways, with a strange and colorful sea of clouds. Car driving only one hour to experience from tropical, subtropical to temperate three-dimensional climate landscape.
The peculiar underground karst landscape consists of the underground cave wonders of Swallow Cave Cave and Yan Cave. Swallow Cave is famous for its ancient cave halls, spring swallow clouds, stalactites hanging plaques, and bird's nest picking stunts; Yan Cave is an ancient cave that Xu Xiake admired for decades, had a footsteps in it, and left a travelogue.
Splendid and colorful ethnic customs, the Han music and dance for Confucius and the music of the Cave Scripture, the Man drum dance of the Hani tribe and the Long Street Feast, the Hani Knife, the Yi lanterns and smoke box dance, the Miao stamping on the Flower Hill, as well as the Dai's way of life, the customs of the Wind Valley, and so on, the ethnic customs are rich.