Xizhuang Station wasn't established until the coming of the increasing transport volume on the Yunnan-Viet Nam Railway. During the archeological survey campaign conducted across Kunming in 2002, the former site of Xizhuang Station emerged. Taking into consideration of the significance of the Yunnan-Viet Nam Railway (also called Dian-Yue Railway) on Yunnan's modern history, Xizhuang Station-the unique surviving of its kind in the vicinity of Kunming, was listed as a historical and cultural site of Guandu District in 2003. It stands sharply contrasting with the concrete world nearby.
The surviving Xizhuang Station is a bungalow of 150 square meters. Its facades and gables walls are made from grey bricks. During the renovations, some lacing bars were found as beams on the doors and windows of the building. These bars that were ironed with English letters were further identified by expertise as rails of the Will Company (British) and the Thomas Company (French). There housed in the exhibition hall a collection of 40 items including 18 layout design charts. (Picture from kunming.cn) Open: Monday to Friday Tel: 86-871-8156917 Add: Yuchunyuan,Kunming Century City (Shi Ji Cheng), Guandu District Public Bus: No. 31, 162 from downtown Kunming;
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