Dali Municipal Museum, Dali

Dali Municipal Museum

The Dali Municipal Museum covers an area of 21,510 square meters and is located at the southern section of the Fuxing Lu in Dali City, The Museum was originally home to Du Wenxiu (1828-1872). Du is well known for leading the Hui ethnic minority revolt against the Qing Dynasty in 1856. After extensive renovations that returned the mansion to its original glory, the mansion finally opened to the public as a museum in 1987. The 360 meter (1181 foot) high wall once surrounding the mansion can now only be found in the southern section of the estate. The museum consists of a front hall, a rear hall, Meridian Gates inside the mansion and two floral halls in the southern and northern parts. The mansion also boasts many functional rooms: a military-political-affairs suite, living rooms, studies, and storerooms. The Flora Hall (located in the southern part of the museum) has more than 120 pieces of stone steles on display which were carved during different dynasties ranging from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to the Qing Dynasty. It is reputed to be the most influential forest of steles in Yunnan Province. These exhibits provide valuable materials and historical data tracking the development of the local culture in the past dynasties. The mansion was listed as a cultural relic under provincial protection in 1993. Due to the significance of Du Wenxiu's uprising and his resistance to the control by the Qing Dynasty, the mansion was appointed as the Patriotism Education Base in 1998 by the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and the People's Government of Yunnan Province.

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