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The only Dai ancient city endangered

Nayun Ancient City in Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County in Yunnan Province is the only existing ancient city of the Dai people in China; however, it might be destroyed by fire and mould. Nayun Ancient City was built in 1829, and currently covers some 36 hectares of land. It consists of 3 main blocks and 2 subblocks. Most importantly, the formal government building of the city has been perfectly preserved, which provides precious information for historical and political researches. It is even said that Nayun is a live evidence of the system of appointing ethnic-minority hereditary headmen in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Though the former government building in Nayun Ancient City has been under state-level protection, the local government has not been able to provide it with proper protective measures. "We don't even have fire fighting devices in the ancient city," said Zhang Haizhen, a researcher from the local museum. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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