Click here to enter photo gallery >>

- Location: Taihe Village, Yunnan Province

Located in Taihe Village in Dali City, 7.5 km south of Daili Ancient Town, Yunnan Province, Taihe (太和城遗址) features a strategic location that was difficult to access, and guarded the passage from Xiaguan to Dali. The remains of the city wall are 4-5 meters wide, and 2-4 meters high. The whole city covered an area of roughly three square kilometers.

The city is also famous for a Nanzhao stone tablet, which was erected in 766 AD. It is 3.97 meters high, 2.46 meters wide and 0.6 meters thick. Rectangular in shape, the tablet has a mortise on its top. It has valuable information for the study of the history of the Nanzhao regime, as well as the relations between the Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty.

Travel tips:

- Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

- Admission: 10 yuan

- How to get there: take the bus from Dali Ancient Town; cost is two yuan/person