今日今时，众人眼中，
昆明无疑已是繁华之都。
Now there is no doubt that Kunming is a flourishing city in the eye of people.
可曾遥想，两千多年前的古城，是何般模样？
Do you know what the Old Town of Kunming was like more than 2,000 years ago?
南屏街的广场中心，一幅地浮雕，形似龟之城的昆明老城图隐隐浮现。
The ground relief in the center of the square on Nanping Street tells us the vague map of the Old Town of Kunming, which resembles a turtle in shape.
透过都市的繁华与喧嚣，忆往昔昆明古城，还看昆明历史与今朝。
The bustling and hustling modern city reminds of the Old Town of Kunming in the past. Let’s get to know the past and present Kunming.
古城记：昆明的历史故事
Records about the Old Town: The Historical Story of Kunming
据记载，昆明建城于公元前227年，是中国国务院1982年公布的首批24座历史文化名城之一。
It is recorded that Kunming became a city in 227 B.C., and Kunming is one of the first 24 famous historic and cultural cities published by the State Council of China in 1982.
昆明古城楼消失了，只有历史书本上，遗留的老照片里以及仅存的少量遗迹，证明它们曾是这座城市里的一部分。
The ancient buildings of Kunming have disappeared, and they are only left in historical books, old photos and a few historical sites, proving that they were one part of this city.
1382年，明军平滇后，昆明城的轮廊逐渐被临摹，后人始能有根有据地对其发展轨迹进行考证。
After the troops of the Ming Dynasty conquered Yunnan in 1382, the profile of Kunming City was imitated gradually, and the later generations therefore are able to have textual research on the development track of Kunming.
据记载，结合考古文物资料分析，明、清期间，在滇池北岸一带，至少已沉淀着五种不同类型的地方民族文化叠积层，并留下了大量物化或非物化的古代文化遗存。
It is recorded based on archaeological heritage and data that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there had been five local ethnic culture layers of different types in the northern bank of the Dianchi Lake, and there were a great amount of physical or intangible ancient cultural heritages.
昆明古城作为积淀着厚重的文化底蕴，而且由于地处多民族杂居区，故又呈现出多元文化的鲜明特色，昆明古城的地位和特点可谓独一无二。
The Old Town of Kunming had profound cultural deposits, and moreover, located in the cohabitation of many ethnic groups, it displayed the distinctive multicultural features. Therefore, the position and characteristics of the Old Town of Kunming was unique.
昆明能成为中国首批历史文化名城，消失了的古城楼绝对功不可没。它们共同造就了昆明的文化。可如今很多都已荡然无存，留给人们的，只有遗憾、回味和无尽的怅惘。
The lost old gate towers’ contribution to Kunming to be one of the first famous historic and cultural cities in China cannot be unnoticed. They made contributions to the culture of Kunming. Now most of there were all gone, and people feel it is a great pity.
古城印：消失的昆明古城
Marks of the Old Town: The Lost Old Town of Kunming
在古城的影子下跟随时代发展的昆明，还依稀留有昆明古城的足迹。被定格于历史长河之中，无一不是老昆明曾经的真实写照。
The ever-changing and developing Kunming also keeps the marks of the Old Town of Kunming. These marks are freeze-framed in the history, which are the real reflection of the Old Kunming.
是清末民初的老城风貌，护国桥、得胜桥、近日楼、忠爱坊、金马碧鸡坊……在古城的重要地标处，高大的牌坊、古刹中，可一览古时的繁华市井。
Kunming Huguo Bridge, Desheng Bridge, Jinri Tower, Loyalty and People-Loving Archway, Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways… The busy marketplace can be imaged in the towering archways and ancient temples as important landmarks of the old town.
盘龙江畔的昆明城墙、北城门遥望帝都的望京楼，拓东路上的白塔，小西门最繁华的水运码头“篆塘”，翠湖通往滇池的第一段河道洗马河······这些消失了的古印记，撰写了老昆明的故事。
Kunming city wall by the Panlong River, the Wangjing Tower which looked into the capital in the distance at the northern gate, the White Tower on Tuodong Road, the busiest water transport terminal “Zhuantang” in Xiaoximen, the number one river section Xima River from the Green Lake to the Dianchi Lake… these disappearing old marks carried stories about the Old Kunming.
曾经昆明古城里，“一颗印”式的民居建筑楼一栋连着一栋，老昆明人世世代代都生活在这样的建筑里，从容、没有外界的喧嚣，静谧且美好。
In the Old Town of Kunming, there are many “One-Seal” style folk buildings where Kunming people lived in the past. They lived a quiet, tranquil and happy life there.
旧日的城墙毁坏了，破砖烂瓦的遗痕也不可追寻，曾经荒芜的旧城墙只存留在城楼的记忆中。
The city walls in the past are destroyed, and the bricks and tiles cannot be found any more. The deserted old city walls are only in the memory of Kunming people.
岁月下，那些消失了的足迹，积淀厚重，内涵丰富，是昆明古城多元文化的重要表现。
The disappearing footprints and profound and rich connotation are important proofs for diversified culture of the old town of Kunming.
古城觅：老昆明古城遗迹
Look for the Archaeological Sites of the Old Town of Kunming
消失的昆明古城，孕育了昆明这一方水土。可是历史尘烟滚滚而过，那种喧嚣、那种热闹，穿越数百年来到今天，留下的只是久远而足以让人想象的空间。
The old town of Kunming contributes to the long history of present Kunming. However, when time flies, the historic sites leave us enough room to image the bustling and hustling Kunming in the past.
在风雨岁月中，得以保存下来的历史古迹，修葺完善后，云南创建最早的古塔之一的东、西寺塔闪烁着独特的光芒，以“双塔挺擎天之势”矗立1100余年的历史······
The historic sites preserved are renovated. The East and West Temple Towers, which are one of the first ancient towers in Yunnan, are shining and standing here as “twin towers” for over 1,100 years.
今日，仿古建筑的重建，历史的荧幕再次点亮，“凯旋门”金马碧鸡坊，翠湖洗马河，近日楼、圆通寺等，在迷人的青石板街道，还能依稀觅得历史的斑驳印迹。
Antique buildings are rebuilt like opening the curtain of the history. People can get a glimpse of the history of Kunming from the “Triumphal Arch”, Golden Horse and Jade Rooster Archways, the Green Lake, Xima River, Jinri Tower, Yuantong Temple and the fascinating blue flagstone streets.
人们以另一种方式，对历史的故事进行修葺、保存。一览如今的昆明，真正的历史文化印记还在，明日依旧精彩。
People therefore keep historic stories in another way. Now the present Kunming still keeps its historic and cultural marks while ushering in a bright tomorrow.
