Golden Horse and Jade Rooster

The ancient building in the city center, the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway, was destroyed in 1966 and rebuilt in 1999. What you see now is the rebuilt appearance. There are high-rise buildings around it, most of which are office buildings. Fortunately, this does not affect the lighting effect at night. There are two gates, each with golden words on both sides. It is considered a square in the city center. People come and go every day. The bluestone slabs on the ground are polished. It is slippery on rainy days and some people fall.

According to legend, in the year of the Rooster, which is sixty years apart, at dusk on the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the sun sets in the west and the full moon rises in the east, the two arches face each other and the sun and moon shine together. The reflections of the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Arches move with the light and combine, which is called "Golden and Jade Intertwined", and is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Kunming. People of our generation have never seen this scenery, probably because the location has changed.

Tips:

1. Evening and night are the best times to take photos.

2. After visiting Jinmafang, you can have a bowl of authentic cross-bridge rice noodles, cold rice noodles, etc. nearby.

The whole place is a tourist trap selling jade tea. Fortunately, there is a small food street selling many local specialties. I have heard of the roasted tofu for a long time. There are two kinds of tofu: small tofu and coated tofu. I don't know which one is better, so I ordered a little of both. The coated tofu turned out to be stinky tofu, which was completely unpalatable. The small tofu was not bad, very fragrant. I dipped it in the accompanying sauce, and it was spicy and fragrant. I couldn't stop eating it. The most important thing was that there was the Qiaoxiangyuan Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles that we had been thinking about day and night.

This is the symbol of Kunming. It is magnificent during the day and brightly lit at night. It has its own beauty. Opposite is Nanping Road Pedestrian Street, and there are many delicious foods nearby.

The current Jinma Biji Archway is no longer a road, but a square. It is also a replica of the original site. The archway is particularly beautiful with lights on at night. There is also a special block next to it.

Jinma Biji Archway is located at the intersection of Sanshi Street and Jinbi Road in the center of Kunming City. It was first built during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. It is 12 meters high and 18 meters wide, with exquisite carved beams and painted buildings. The east archway is named Jinma Archway because it faces Jinma Mountain, and the west archway is named Biji Archway because it faces Biji Mountain. It is the symbol of Kunming.

The area around the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster has now developed into the most prosperous commercial center of Kunming. You can enjoy the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster in the evening and then walk along the pedestrian street where the lights are just turned on.

Jinma Biji Archway is located at the intersection of Sanshi Street and Jinbi Road in the center of Kunming City. It is 12 meters high and 18 meters wide, with exquisite carved beams and painted buildings. The east archway is named Jinma Archway because it faces Jinma Mountain, and the west archway is named Biji Archway because it faces Biji Mountain. It is the symbol of Kunming.

Standing in the middle of the road, the road is detoured because of this. Don't miss it when you go to Kunming Old Street

A landmark in the center of Kunming, it is surrounded by a square, but the surrounding shops are a bit low-end.

It is the landmark and city center of Kunming, and one of the symbols of Kunming.

The two memorial archways in the Ming Dynasty are named after one near Jinma Mountain and the other near Biji Mountain.

Apart from the two archways, it feels like there is nothing to see.

When you come to Kunming, you must visit the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster. After having a good meal and a drink, wander around the streets of Kunming. The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster is even more beautiful at night. Not bad!

Both Jinmafang and Bijifang are in the center of Kunming, with convenient transportation.

A landmark building in the center of Kunming, a must-visit spot, but it's just so-so.

The overall feeling of Jinma Bijifang is just average. The meat skewers at the barbecue stall next to it are pretty good, one yuan per skewer. We bought 50 skewers, and we must add spicy and hot sauce 🤣

It's a landmark building, go and have a look, they are building a subway now.

Jinma Bijifang is located in the city. This is my second time staying here. The famous Yunnan rice noodles nearby are just so-so.

I suggest you just come and check in at night. There is really nothing special around here. You will lose out if you come during the day.

A few minutes along Shulin Street will take you to the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway, a landmark building in Kunming, which consists of two archways: the Golden Horse and the Jade Rooster.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster is at most a mini version of the Shanghai City God Temple. The only attraction is the fruit that looks like a dragon's hand.

The landmark of Spring City, separated from Nanping Street by an alley, looks very nice after being lit up at night

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways are located in the center of Kunming. They were once the cultural landscape and the symbol of the city. They are located at the southern end of the traditional central axis, at the intersection of Zhengyi Road and Jinbi Road. Just walk south along the Zhengyi Road Pedestrian Street to reach the site.



But in the late 1960s, the ancient Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Arch was demolished. What we see now was rebuilt in the late 1990s.

The landmark of the old city center of Kunming, the Golden Horse and the Jade Rooster, is illuminated with lights in the evening, one in gold and one in silver. To the south is a group of antique buildings, and there is also a former residence of General Cai E, but unfortunately we arrived late and didn't have time to see it. To the north is also a large pedestrian commercial street.

I just came here to check in. There is a market next to it, and it is hard to tell whether the items sold there are good or bad, or even real or fake. I just walked around and then left.

In fact, as a landmark of Kunming, if you suggest not to go, it seems that those who are addicted to checking in will be missing something. If you go, you will be a little disappointed. Apart from the gorgeous archway, there is really nothing to visit around it.

Jinbi Square is named after two memorial archways, one called the Golden Horse and the other called the Green Rooster, standing opposite each other, shining with golden and green colors. The Golden Horse Archway and the Green Rooster Archway are more derived from the totem worship of ethnic minorities in the southwest region. However, the two memorial archways we see now are not old, but were rebuilt in 1999 according to the original site.

Every city has such a place, where a memorial archway represents a city. The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway was first built during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty and is now the landmark and city center of Kunming. The commercial street is nothing special, but it is still a good place to digest food at night.

There is still a road under construction nearby. This is a place you must check in when you arrive in Kunming. I really checked in and left. . .

It is just a memorial archway, a landmark of Kunming and the city center, with a messy snack street nearby. In general, it has no special features, it is just a place to check in and take photos.

Kunming's business district landmark is a shopping pedestrian street with various snacks.

It's really too ordinary, just two archways, no special features

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Pavilion is bustling with people coming and going.

Jinma Mountain is on the east side of Kunming City, so Jinma Archway is on the east side.

Biji Archway is on the west side of Jinma Archway because Biji Mountain is on the west side of Kunming.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Pavilion is dazzling under the lights.

Let’s talk about Kunming’s old landmark, the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster, which are two archways located in Jinbi Square. The history witnessed by these two archways can probably only be felt by the local people of Kunming, so many tourists go there and do nothing more than taking a photo and checking in.

Kunming's landmark archway is at the end of the pedestrian street.

It is said that this is the symbol of Kunming, and there seems to be an allusion about the Ming Dynasty.

This is actually a commercial street, selling some local ethnic clothing, small accessories, silver jewelry, etc...

A place to eat various snacks and buy various small souvenirs...

Just a commercial street. Check in and leave. . . .

Most tourists who come to Kunming will visit here and take photos with the archway. You can also stroll around the surrounding area. Our casual stroll is the so-called poor stroll, which is pure shopping without spending money.

It is said that this is a bustling commercial street. We wanted to find some special snacks for midnight snacks, but we were really disappointed. We walked around casually and one word was enough to describe it: deserted. I don’t know if it was because it was a weekday or because few locals came here. The money we spent in the end was only used to pay for the bus ticket.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Pavilion was very beautiful after the lights were turned on. We happened to meet a large group of foreign students who were doing a group activity. They sat in a circle and sang loudly together. Well, they were not singing English songs, but some Bollywood-style songs.

I haven't been here for a long time. The scenery is still the same and the rice noodles are delicious (｢･ω･)｢Hey

There is nothing to see near the archway near Nanping Road Commercial Street.

It is composed of two wooden archways with carved beams and painted buildings, the Golden Horse Arch and the Green Rooster Arch, and is a landmark building in Kunming. The Golden Horse and the Green Rooster may be totems of the ancient people of Yunnan, and the Green Rooster may be the peacock that is abundant in Yunnan.

Jinma Bijifang is a bustling commercial street in Kunming. It takes about 5 minutes to walk through the Jinma Bijifang plaque to the pedestrian street, which is similar to an ordinary commercial plaza. Jiahua Flower Cake is quite good.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway is located in the center of Kunming City. The archway is in the center of the square. There is a golden horse on the front and a jade rooster on the back. It looks ancient and full of history. It is a good place to take pictures.

It is actually a small archway, which belongs to the city center of Kunming. It is a large commercial street, a one-stop service area for eating, drinking and having fun. You can take pictures and check in.

It was built during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. The Golden Horse Archway is located in the east and the Biji Archway is located in the west. The two archways are about dozens of meters apart. Both are wooden archways with gatehouse-style archways, with flying eaves and pointed corners, looking like they are about to take off. They are majestic and majestic, and together with the Zhongai Archway, they form the three archways in the Chinese character "品". After the construction of the Golden Horse and Biji Archways, they were repeatedly destroyed by war and rebuilt many times. The Golden Horse and Biji Archway, which was rebuilt in the tenth year of the Guangxu period (1884) under the supervision of Cen Yuying, the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, was demolished in the late 1960s.

In the old days, "Golden and Green Intertwined" was one of the "Eight Scenic Spots" of Kunming. It is said that on the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival in a certain year, the sun sets in the west, and the afterglow shines on the reflection of the Biji Pavilion moving eastward. At this time, the moon rises in the east, and the moonlight shines on the reflection of the Jinma Pavilion moving westward. The reflections of the two pavilions move towards each other, gradually approaching, and finally intertwined. This is the wonder of "Golden and Green Intertwined", which is said to occur only once every sixty years.

It is still a familiar scene. But when we came here two years ago, it was summer and there were not so many flowers. This time we came at the right time. Many beautiful flowers are in full bloom. It is really the breath of spring! I won’t say more. I am at a loss for words. Let’s just look at the pictures. Everything is new.

It is recommended to visit these two archways, the Golden Horse and the Green Rooster, at dusk. It is also nice to see them lit up after strolling around the streets.

There is probably nothing substantial to see. The alleys inside can be walked through in ten minutes.

I heard that it was an ancient archway that was rebuilt later. It is considered a landmark building in Kundu. I also came to check it out.

This is the first place my friend and I went to travel. We passed by Kunming on our way back and took a bus from Kunming, so we took a tour of Kunming. I don't have a deep impression of this place. It seems to be just a gate and a street with some shopping, but nothing else.

This stele has a history of more than 400 years, and every 60 years it will appear in a "golden and green" state.

Arrived in the cool evening, dropped off the luggage at the first stop, there was a huge traffic jam. The air was especially good, it had just rained

It is just a square. On the left is a Yunnan specialty commercial street, selling tea, mushrooms and other specialties, and on the right is a modern commercial street, similar to Wangfujing in Beijing and Chunxi Road in Chengdu. It is just for taking photos and checking in. It is not worth a special trip according to your personal schedule.

Like the Paifang Street in Chaozhou, it is an architectural symbol of a place.

If you are short on time, I don't recommend going here. There is nothing fun to do here. It's just a commercial pedestrian street. If you need to shop, you can come here.

The city center is easy to find, with food and entertainment, a good choice.

When I went there, many places nearby were under construction, so the experience was average, and there were not many people. I just visited the scenic spots and there are some large shopping malls nearby. It is said that there are often lively night markets on the surrounding streets at night. You can choose what you like from the small vendors, or you can feast on the snacks at the various snack stalls.

There are two archways in the center of Kunming, a fusion of ancient and modern

The landmark of Kunming is the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster. The train station is very close to it, and a taxi costs about 10 yuan.

There are actually two memorial archways here. They are magnificent at night and seem to have no special features. According to the online introduction: When the sun is about to set, the afterglow shines on the Biji Archway from the west, and its reflection is cast on the street to the east; at the same time, the moon just rises from the east, and the silver light shines on the Jinma Archway, and its reflection is cast on the street to the west; the shadows of the two memorial archways gradually move closer and closer, and finally intersect with each other. This is the wonder of "golden and green intertwining" that only appears once every 60 years.

Anyway, the historical significance is greater than the ornamental significance. There are just two archways. The surrounding antique buildings sell ethnic costumes, jade and other things. There are tourists taking pictures. It only takes ten minutes to visit. It is surrounded by the Nanping Street commercial area, so it is convenient to go out for dinner and shopping.

There are two newly built memorial archways, one with "Golden Horse" written on it and the other with "Green Chicken" written on it. They are not worth visiting at all, have no special features, and are definitely not scenic spots or historical sites. How did this become a tourist attraction?

The ancient building in the city center, the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway, was destroyed in 1966 and rebuilt in 1999. What you see now is the rebuilt appearance. There are high-rise buildings around it, most of which are office buildings. Fortunately, this does not affect the lighting effect at night. There are two gates, each with golden words on both sides. It is considered a square in the city center. People come and go every day. The bluestone slabs on the ground are polished. It is slippery on rainy days and some people fall.

Golden Horse (daytime picture) facing west

According to legend, in the year of the Rooster, which is sixty years apart, at dusk on the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the sun sets in the west and the full moon rises in the east, the two arches face each other and the sun and moon shine together. The reflections of the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Arches move with the light and combine, which is called "Golden and Jade Intertwined", and is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Kunming. People of our generation have never seen this scenery, probably because the location has changed.

Many jade shops

There is also Jianshui Guild Hall here, which is also a place to shop.

Tips:

1. Evening and night are the best times to take photos.

2. After visiting Jinmafang, you can have a bowl of authentic cross-bridge rice noodles, cold rice noodles, etc. nearby. You can also buy flower cakes as souvenirs on Dongsi Street.

There is a Zhongaifang on Sanshi Street, which is just across the street and was also built later.

In the center of Nanping Street.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster archways are two memorial archways surrounded by a commercial area. They are very beautiful when lit up at night.

It's a busy street in the city, so we just strolled around, had a bite to eat and looked at the ethnic ornaments.

It is very close to the train station, and it takes about 15 minutes to get there. This is a large commodity market, similar to the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai, selling souvenirs and so on, and the road is still under construction. I personally think there is nothing to visit, just to check in.

The driver said that the area to Nanping Pedestrian Street is the city center of Kunming, but the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways are two memorial archways. We can go and take some photos. I thought there were memorial archways at both ends of a street, but it turned out to be a square with two archways next to each other.

It looked very brilliant under the night lights. Perhaps because of the heavy rain, there was almost no one around, but it showed a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

The Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway is actually two archways, which are brightly lit at night. The main attraction is the nearby pedestrian street, but it rained that day, so we didn't play anything and got soaked. If you don't have enough time, it is recommended to pass this attraction.

It is the symbol of Kunming. I stayed at the archway for about 10 minutes and then left. There is nothing much to say. Opposite the archway is Kunming Pedestrian Street, so you can still go to the pedestrian street to join in the fun.

Hahaha, this place is quite a scam. After seeing two archways, you can just go to the pedestrian street.

It should be a landmark building. There are many places to eat rice noodles next to it. I didn't try it. I took a few photos. It's worth passing by.

When I arrived at the Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archway, I saw two archways. It was so depressing!