Jincheng Old Town in Jinning District, Kunming

Chinese Name: 晋宁区晋城古镇
English Name: Jincheng Old Town in Jinning District, Kunming

Jincheng Ancient Town is located in Jincheng Town, Jinning District on the southeastern shore of Dianchi Lake. It’s surrounded by mountains on three sides and a hilly plain on the other. Jincheng Ancient Town possesses a special status in the history of architecture and urban construction, and still retains the layout of urban construction during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Eight streets in the Old City, including Shangxi Street, Xiaxi Street and Guanjing Street, form a grid pattern comprising dozens of lanes. It’s said to have been preserved since the Ming Dynasty. The residential houses and courtyards that remain in the streets and lanes are mostly stilt-house and seal-shape structures, adopting “three-room, four-ear” and “two-room, two-ear” courtyard configurations.

街巷间保留着的民居院落,多为“干栏式”、“一颗印”结构,采用“三间四耳”及“两间两耳”四合院布局。

晋城古镇周围的自然景观十分优美,脍炙人口的五言古诗 “一去二三里,烟村四五家,楼台六七座,八九十枝花”描写的就是这方景致。

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