Xuanyuan Ancestral Hall

　　The Xuanyuan Ancestral Hall is located at the foot of Erwu Mountain in Jinping Town, Lanping County, and serves as the main structure of the “Xuanyuan Park.” The hall was built in 2002, covering an area of approximately 1,500 square meters. It was funded and constructed by the senior citizens’ association of Wenxing Community in Jinping Town.

　　According to research by relevant experts, the terrain and landforms of Yunnan Province, especially Erwu Mountain in Jinping Town, Lanping County, bear similarities to the ancient land of Shenzhou described in the classic text *Classic of Mountains and Seas*. Not only does it feature “mountains with eternal snow,” but also areas where objects “cast no shadow when standing upright” and “ignite upon being thrown.” Moreover, the mountain ranges mostly run from north to south. Additionally, there are long-standing oral traditions and place names in the Erwu Mountain area—such as “Guantian” (Official Field), “Huangdi Kou” (Yellow Emperor’s Mouth), and “Xuanyuan Bridge”—as well as the Neolithic site on Ma’anshan Mountain. These findings suggest that this could be the original birthplace of the Chinese people. Among these, western Yunnan is identified as the location of Shenzhou, Jinping Town in Lanping as the capital of the Xuanyuan Kingdom, Erwu Mountain in Jinping as the homeland of the Xuanyuan Platform, and Lion Mountain by the Lancang River in Lanping as the dwelling place of the Queen Mother of the West. This discovery caused a sensation both domestically and internationally, attracting extensive media coverage, and in June 1994, the Publicity Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee even held a “Press Conference on the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* Exploration” to encourage the research. The Xuanyuan Ancestral Hall was built against this backdrop—it not only expresses the reverence of the people of Lanping for their ancestors but also adds a scenic attraction to the region's tourism.