this is called "the most beautiful town in China", which was built in the Kangxi period of Qing dynasty. Phoenix belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, where Xiong Xiling, the famous writer Shen Congwen and the famous painter Huang Yongyu were born. Phoenix is an ancient city with unique customs, named after the mountains in the southwest. Legend has it that a pair of phoenixes flapped their wings from here, and the town has such a beautiful name. Fenghuang Ancient City is known as one of the two most beautiful towns in China, and is listed as the 11st national historical and cultural city by the State Council. It was built in the fifty-fourth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1715), with a circumference of more than 2 kilometers, a wall height of 5.7 meters and a top width of 3.7 meters. It has four gates in the southeast and northwest, a towering gatehouse, a city surrounded by mountains and waters, beautiful mountains and rivers and picturesque scenery. The trees in Nanhuashan National Forest Park outside the city are overcast with birds and flowers. All the streets and lanes in the city are paved with red stone slabs. The Qing Tuojiang River is like a jade belt passing through the city, and the diaojiao building stands by the river, which is full of the quaint style of ethnic minority architecture and has a unique interest. In the old days, the Phoenix had eight scenic spots, such as "Dongling meets the light", "Qifeng is beautiful", "South China is full of greenery" and "Xiqiao jathyapple". At present, the east and north gates and gatehouses are completely preserved and connected by half of the city walls. Ancient buildings such as Dacheng Hall of Confucian Temple, Tianwang Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Guandi Temple, Wanshou Palace and Chaoyang Palace are still intact, with cornices and arches, blue bricks and red walls and blue tiles, which are antique. In the ancient city, there are also the former residences of Xiong Xiling, Premier of the Cabinet of the Republic of China, Shen Congwen, a great writer, and Huang Yongyu, a famous painter. Twenty-four kilometers northwest of the city, it is the Huangsiqiao ancient castle, which was built in the second year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 686). This ancient building has struggled with the wind and rain for thousands of years, and it is still magnificent. Four kilometers north of the city is the Qiliang Cave, which is known as the "underground palace". Nowadays, there is a wine cellar of Xiangxi famous wine "drunkard" in the cave, just opposite the beautiful scenery "Rain Wash New Lotus" in the cave. The wine is fragrant and beautiful, and it is a must in the world. There is also a saying that "the strange beam returns without looking at the hole".

The old streets in Fenghuang County are well preserved, and the blockhouses and city walls on the mountain are now being restored as described by Mr. Shen Congwen. The forests on the mountain are the same every year, but it may take some time to have tigers in them. However, Fenghuang Ancient City won the title of "National Historical and Cultural City" with its profound historical connotation and cultural connotation.

The ancient city of Fenghuang is most famous for its quaint diaojiao buildings with rich Tujia charm. However, most of the diaojiao buildings along the river are gone. Only in Huilongtan, there are more than ten old houses, and the slim wooden houses stand in the river, holding up a heavy history. Wandering in the alleys of the city and feeling the simple local folk customs. At this time, the loneliness left by the noise and impetuousness in the city will be washed away by the clear river in the small town, which makes people feel detached from the world.

There is an ancient street connected with Hongqiao. At night, it is a gourmet street. On the road, there are all four Ba chairs around a stove as a group, four to ten groups plus two stir-fried dishes as a household, and hundreds of households occupy this strip nearly one kilometer long and more than 3 meters wide, which is also a major feature of Phoenix. Here, you can take all the snacks with Xiangxi characteristics, such as mala Tang, purple foam ash-roasted pepper, miscellaneous, roasted potatoes, and Jishou vinegar radish, sour kelp, sour fish, sour meat, sauerkraut, etc. Appreciating the ancient city of Phoenix in the night in the small farmhouse building is another kind of charm. The phoenix in the night is quieter and more beautiful, and the sky is as clean and clear as a distant place, more like a paradise.