Located on the northern shore of Dian Lake in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, Grand View Park used to be a garden owned by the noble Mu family, and was named after the famous tower in the park called Grand View Tower. In 1690, many additions were made to the park, such as flowers, trees, ponds, causeways, pavilions and halls. The park is, therefore, a fantastic place in which to enjoy beautiful scenery and get close to nature and is also an excellent spot for an alfresco barbeque.
There is a three-storey Grand View Tower (Daguanlou) standing in the park. The tower was first built hundreds of years ago, and then rebuilt in 1883 with flying eaves and splendid paintings, which all serve to retain the original design style and its unique characteristics. There are two 5-meter-long tablets lying on the right lakeside in front of the building, where a couplet was hung on the two sides of columns, written by a famous Qing Dynasty poet called Sun Ranweng. The couplet is unique principally because it has 180 Chinese characters, and is believed to be the longest couplet in Chinese history.
Kunming is general an excellent holiday destination due to its salubrious year-round climate, blossoming flowers , leisure pursuits, and relaxed ambience There are various perennial flowers and plants blossoming in every corner of the city, hence its nickname, Spring City .
There is a three-storey Grand View Tower (Daguanlou) standing in the park. The tower was first built hundreds of years ago, and then rebuilt in 1883 with flying eaves and splendid paintings, which all serve to retain the original design style and its unique characteristics. There are two 5-meter-long tablets lying on the right lakeside in front of the building, where a couplet was hung on the two sides of columns, written by a famous Qing Dynasty poet called Sun Ranweng. The couplet is unique principally because it has 180 Chinese characters, and is believed to be the longest couplet in Chinese history.
Kunming is general an excellent holiday destination due to its salubrious year-round climate, blossoming flowers , leisure pursuits, and relaxed ambience There are various perennial flowers and plants blossoming in every corner of the city, hence its nickname, Spring City .