Located 36 kilometers from Binchuan County, the Jizu Hills derive their name from the chicken paw - like appearance. The hills are not only a famed Buddhism sanctity, but also a beautiful tourist resort.

From the second floor of the Lengyan Tower on the top of the hills, the Cangshan Mountain, the Three Pagodas and the Erhai Lake can be seen. The Yulong Snow Mountains are covered with silver snow to the north. The cloud sea is rolling to the south and the red sun is rising slowly in the east. In addition, the eight sceneries add color to the hills, including Huashouqinglei, snow of Cangshan Mountains, strong wind of Erhai lake, autumn moon of tower and temple, pine waves, cloud cascade, reflection of sunshine from rocks and Buddha Light. The main surviving buildings of Jizu Hills are Lingshanyihui Archgate, Zhusheng Temple, Lengyan Tower, Jinding Temple, Copper Buddha Hall, Jiaye Hall, Huideng Convent and Taizi (prince) Pavilion.

Binchuan is 393 kilometers from Kunming. Buses are available in any bus station of Kumning.

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