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 Daguan,
which means "the grand view", is the most befitting name for
the park and the pavilion which are on the terminus of Daguan Road in
the southwest of Kunming city, Daguan Park and Daguan Pavilion.
Daguan Park locates on the shore of Dianchi Lake and faces the Western
Hills which are on the other side of Dianchi Lake. In 1682, a monk named
Qianyin built a small temple here to give Buddhist lessons; eight years
later, in 1690, the satrap of Yunnan Province Wang Jiwen was attracted
by the beautiful natural views here and began to construct a whole park
including many halls, pavilions, bonsais, rockeries, trees and porches.
Daguan Park became an attraction from then on and the most famous spot
among them is the Daguan Pavilion.
Like many other Chinese ancient buildings, Daguan Pavilion also had been
in disarray, destroyed and restored several times because of the dynastic
changes and the civil wars. The present-day square, three-storied pavilion
was established in 1883. At the entrance there is the longest antithetical
couplet which was written by a famous Qing Dynasty scholar named Sun Ranweng
(also called Sun Ran); this couplet of 180 characters is one of the most
valued cultural treasures in Yunnan Province. The first part of the couplet
describes the beautiful and magnificent natural views before your sight,
tell people to enjoy and treasure. The second part reviews the 2000 years'
history of Yunnan, awakens to that no matter how successful or frustrated
you are, all will be in nothingness in the end.Other sceneries like Santan
Yingyue, Louwailou and Lu Garden, also beautiful places, deserve a visit.
 Santan
Yingyue is a pool with three stone towers which divides the pool into
three parts. Therefore when there is a moon in the sky there are three
moons in the water; Louwailou is a stone pavilion built like a ship. Standing
on it you can see Santan Yingyue on the right and the ocean of grass on
the left, Dianchi Lake in front and levee behind; in the south of Daguan
Park is the Lu Garden which was a private villa in 1937, with water lilies,
roses, weeping willows and oleanders everywhere. Lu Garden looks like
a little peaceful fairyland which is hiding in the corner of Daguan Park.
True to its name, Daguan Park and the attractions in it provide spectacular
and grand views in different styles. From the sparkling Dianchi Lake to
the superb Western Hills, the natural beauties create a perfect place
to spend your holiday.
Admission Fee: RMB 10
Recommended Time for a Visit: One hour
Opening Hours: 08:30 to 18:00
Bus Route: 4
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