Welcome,everyone!TodaywearegoingtovisitthethreepagodastempleofDali.
Beforewegotthethreepagodastemple,IwouldliketogiveyouabriefintroductionofDali.Whyisitcalled“Dali”?AsweallknowDalihasalonghistory.AftertheKingdomofNanZhao,DuansipingEstablishedtheKingdomofDali.“li”thisChinesewordrefersto“manners”,indicatedthehopeofthekingthatmakehiscountryaprosperousandcivilizedplace.
OK,everyone,wearenowattheThreePagodas.Thesethreepagodasmakeabeautifulpicture,right?
ThreePagodasarethe symbolofDali,theyhaveahistoryofmorethan1,000years.ThemajorPagoda,wecallit“千寻”,builtduringtheperiodofNanZhaoState,stands69metersinheightandisdividedinto16tiers.EachtierisinlaidwiththestatuesofBuddha.Itsfront"sfourChinesecharactersarequitestriking,meaning“EnsuringTranquilitytoMountainsandRiversForever.”
Iamsureyouhavenoticedthetwosmallpagodas.Theywerebuiltatthebeginningof10thcenturyduringtheperiodofDaliState.EachStands42metersinheightandisdividedinto10tiers.Theyaremadefrombricks.
Aftervisitingthetemple,wewillgotoenjoytheotherplaceofinterests,Ok,Let’sgo,everyone.