Tonghai named 7th National Famous Historical and Cultural City of Yunnan

Tonghai, a county and major tourist hub in central Yunnan province, was recently named the National Famous Historical and Cultural City by the State Council of China.

A National Famous Historical and Cultural City is defined as a place particularly abundant in historic relics, and these relics — as material cultures — have been well-preserved till today.

Since 1982, the State Council has approved 131 national famous historical and cultural cities across China, and Tonghai is the 7th of such in Yunnan.  

Tonghai county, located in Yuxi city, is a place with thousand years of history and innumerable historic and cultural relics.

Intangible cultural heritages in the county, on the other hand, have become new attractions to lure tourists.

Over recent years, the local government of Tonghai has taken a series of measures to restore historic relics, improve infrastructures and also ensure that intangible cultural heritages can be passed down to the next generation.

Reporting by Li Surong (Yunnan Daily); trans-editing by Pu Xiao