Mengzi city is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province, in the east of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, bordering wenshan city in the east, Pingbian Miao Autonomous County in the south, Gejiu City in the west and Kaiyuan City in the north. It is the core area of the central city in southern Yunnan. By the end of 2022 10, mengzi city * * * had jurisdiction over five streets, four towns and four townships, with a total area of 2,228 square kilometers. By the end of 20021,the permanent population of mengzi city was 590,300.
Mengzi city is one of the few thousand-year-old county towns in Yunnan, and it is also an important birthplace of Yunnan civilization and the birthplace of Yunnan's opening to the outside world. China's first private railway, Yunnan's first customs, the first foreign bank and many other firsts were born here one after another, with three cultural business cards: "Yunnan-Vietnam Railway for a century, opening ports for trade for a century, and crossing the bridge with rice noodles for a century".
In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), the first congress of Yunnan Province was held in Chanipi Village, Mengzi. 1992165438+1October 26th, Mengzi was listed as a provincial economic development zone; On September 20 10, with the approval of the State Council, Mengzi withdrew its county and set up a city.
Mengzi city scenic spots
South Lake: Originally named Caohai, it is called "South Lake" because it is located in the south of Mengzi County. In the Ming Dynasty, Qian Bang, the magistrate, claimed to lead the people to take out the silt weeds in the lake and build three mountains, named after Penglai, Yingzhou and abbot, the mythical immortals living there. And from more than ten miles away from the county seat, the water from four springs, such as Jiuji Spring and French Spring, was poured into the lake, forming two lakes with rippling blue waves.
Yuanshi Cave, also known as Guanyin Cave, is located in Jingling Mountain, Mingjiu Township, mengzi city. It is a limestone cave in karst area and embedded in cliffs. The ancient architecture of Yuanshidong, which began in the Qing Dynasty, has been well preserved for hundreds of years. Yuanshi Cave stands on the mountain and winds up along the cliff. Its architectural art has unique value. The whole building is in the shape of "Ling", which is magnificent, large-scale and quite spectacular.
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