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Jade Spring Park (Yuquan Park)

Jade Spring park (Yuquan Park)

Located on the northern edge of town, exactly at the foot of Elephant Hill, the Jade Spring Park is green with grass and shaded by swaying willow trees, including some fit-in buildings like Five-Phoenix Tower, Moon-Embracing Pavilion and Suocui Bridge. The park is also called Black Dragon Pool (Heilongtan) Park. The Dongba Research Institute and a small museum constitute a renovated complex on the hillside offering Dongba scrolls and artifacts on display.

Dongba culture originated in the primary polytheistic Naxi religion, which incorporated elements of Lamaism, Buddhism, and Daois...Read More