Ming Dynasty Cultural Protection Site Tower Burns Down

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From China Daily:

600-year-old Ming Dynasty tower destroyed by fire in Yunnan

The Gongchen tower, one of China’s ancient city gate towers with a history of more than 600 years, was damaged due to fire on Saturday, government officials in Weishan county in Dali prefecture in Southwest China’s Yunnan province said.

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