Civilization Gateway 文明坊

The gate of the Scenic Area is Civilization Gateway. Built in the 16th year of Guangxu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty(1890), it was the former gateway of the Confucian Temple. Screen walls stand on the two front sides of the gateway, with four stone lions of the Ming Dynasty standing ahead. Lively in form and excellent in technique, the lions are heritage of the Loyalty and Righ teousness Gateway moved here. Over the Civilization Gateway the three characters "Black Dragon Pool" written by Li Qunjie, the Director of Yunnan Provincial Association of Calligraphists is hung.

文明坊
黑龙潭景区即文明坊，
建于清光绪十六年（1890年），
原为文庙门坊，
坊前两侧施作入字影壁，
前置四尊明代雕刻石狮。
石狮造生动，工艺精湛，
属忠义坊口遗物，后迁立于此。
坊悬“黑龙潭”三字，
为云南省书法家协会会长
李群杰题写。