Wuhua Tower, Modern tower in Dali Town, China.
Wuhua Tower stands at the intersection of Fuxing Road and features four floors with a framework structure that blends traditional architectural elements. The building combines modern design with historical details and provides access to multiple levels for viewing the surrounding area.
The original Wuhua Tower from 856 served the Nanzhao Kingdom as a guesthouse for official visitors and was destroyed during early Ming Dynasty conflicts. The current structure was later rebuilt as a reconstruction that references this earlier role and importance.
The tower displays stone tablets and Sanskrit inscriptions that were found during reconstruction, showing how people in this region expressed themselves through language and art. Visitors walking through can see these artifacts and understand what mattered to the local community across the centuries.
The four floors are accessible to visitors for viewing the town and surrounding valley. The best way to explore the building is to start at the top and work your way down slowly, observing all the rooms and inscriptions.
During demolition in 1972, workers uncovered dozens of stone tablets from the Song and Yuan periods that were later built into the new structure. These archaeological finds give visitors a chance to literally touch the different eras of this region.
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