Three Pagodas

The outstanding Landmarks of the region, they were once part of the greatest temple complex on the Dali plain. In recent times the Three Pagodas site has become extremely popular with tourists, the inevitable result being that it is overrun with stalls selling marble wares. The tallest of the three pagodas, the Qianxun Pagoda, built in Tang dynasty, and is the typical Tang architectural features with 16 tiers that reach a height of 69.13 meters. The other two smaller pagodas were established during later Five dynasty, have a luxurious appearance with their exquisite carvings. More than 600 rare relics of the states of Nanzhao and Dali were discovered in the three pagodas during the 1978 reconstruction.