Cultural relics and historic sites are the material cultural heritage left behind by humanity over the long course of history, including ancient ruins, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings, murals, and important historical sites of the modern and contemporary eras. They carry the memory and wisdom of a region and a people, and are precious, non-renewable resources. China divides cultural relics and historic sites into two major categories—immovable cultural relics and movable cultural relics—and protects them at different levels according to their value. As a national-level historical and cultural city, Dali possesses numerous cultural relics and historic sites, such as the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, the Taihe City ruins, and the Fotu Temple Pagoda, which are tangible witnesses to the history of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms.