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This media file captures a historical exhibit board, likely from a museum in Da Li Bai Zu Zi Zhi Zhou, China. The board features Chinese text, a historical map, an illustration of a multi-tiered pagoda-like structure, and stylized mountain range graphics. The text describes the historical context of the Dali region during the early Tang Dynasty, mentioning the "Six Zhaos" (tribes/kingdoms) including Mengshe Zhao, also known as Nanzhao. A folk legend recounts how the Mengshe Zhao lord cunningly unified the other five Zhaos by inviting their leaders to a "Pine Torch Tower" (松明楼) for a banquet, then burning them alive and conquering their leaderless territories. A significant historical event detailed is the establishment of the Nanzhao Kingdom in 738 AD. With support from the Tang Dynasty, Mengshe Zhao unified the Erhai region and established its capital in Taihe City. This event is highlighted as epoch-making for ending fragmentation in China's southwestern frontier. The text further explains Nanzhao's extensive military expansion, describing its territory as stretching north to the Dadu River in Sichuan, east to Guizhou, south to Laos and Thailand, and west to eastern Myanmar, thus exceeding the current boundaries of Yunnan Province. The map visually represents the Nanzhao Kingdom's influence and divisions. The pagoda illustration may symbolize a significant historical building or the legendary Pine Torch Tower. The overall setting appears to be an indoor exhibition space.
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