If you don't have a holiday to travel far away, or the holiday is too short, or you don't know where to go on weekends, you might as well come to go on road trip, an ancient town around Tianjin, to experience the antique by the ancient road beside the city wall. You don't need to make deliberate arrangements or worry about your wallet. Just leave and start at any time.

1. Luanzhou Ancient City

Recommended reason: If you want to see the ancient city, you don't just have to go to Lijiang. The picturesque scenery of the south of the Yangtze River can be found in Tangshan, Hebei Province-Luanzhou Ancient City, which has a history of 3, years and is known as "the small south of the Yangtze River in the north". There are seven small streets with different themes, such as Temple Fair Culture Street, Folk Culture Street and Korean Women Street. Each street is full of surprises.

Tickets: free

Tour route:

Historical and cultural line: Take "Tour Luanhe Street" as the central axis, and visit seven nodes such as Chengmen Square, Chongxian Square, Moon Hee Building and Shaoyin Square from east to west along the historical time course to experience the exchange, collision, integration and prosperity of multi-ethnic cultures;

national culture line: take the circular water system and qinglong river as the axis of national culture, and feel the diversity of "river" culture in the north and south.

local characteristics: Luanhe Red Carp, Luanzhou Melon, East Road Peanut, Ailing Bobo, Ma Ye Steamed Bread, _ Doulao Noodles, and Chess Sesame Cake.

2. Tianchang Ancient Town

Recommended reason: Everyone has a city in his heart, which contains all the beauty and incompleteness. Tianchang Ancient Town has been quietly guarding Taihang for hundreds of years since the Song Dynasty, just waiting for you to explore: the city walls in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Jingshan Academy with a history of more than 23 years, and the most complete quadrangle. Everything seems to be telling a long history, as if crossing just visiting and returning to the bustling ancient city of the Song Dynasty.

Admission: free of charge

Transportation: Go west along G37 to Xiaoshui in Jingxing County, then continue on, and go straight along Yujiacun (the direction marked with a road sign); Or go to Shitai Expressway and get off at Tianchang Town.

Gourmet: Because it's close to Shanxi, pasta is the main food. The local specialty pasta Minqu is very strong, and there are also jar-oven baked cakes (crispy and bitter (that is, beans, shredded potatoes, carrots and other vegetables are mixed with noodles and steamed, then dipped in small ingredients to eat, which is very refreshing. Things in remote Shan Ye are not exquisite in craftsmanship, nor can they be said to be delicious, but if you taste them carefully, you may be able to taste the different flavors of the ancient town and discover its unique customs.

Recommended scenic spots around: Yujiashitou Village, Faluling Village, Cangyan Mountain, Daliangjiang Village, etc.

3. Guangfu Ancient City

Recommended reason: Guangfu Ancient City is the famous hometown of Tai Ji Chuan, China, where two Tai Ji Chuan schools, Yang and Wu, which are called "living sculptures", originated. Guangfu Ancient City was built more than 2,6 years ago at the end of Sui Dynasty, and the water waves in the moat are still rippling for thousands of years. While riding a car, it is really pleasant to imagine the beautiful scenery of the city.

Admission: Free admission to the city, and all scenic spots pass to 65 yuan/person (including Hongji Bridge, Yang Luchan's former residence and city wall; 2 yuan/person of the ancient city wall; South Gate sightseeing battery car 2 yuan/person; Bicycle rental in Xicheng Building 15 yuan/hour.

Transportation: Baojin Expressway transfers to Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and then takes Yongnian Exit, then transfers to provincial highway to guangfu town. If you drive into the city, it is best to enter from the south gate of the ancient city, and the north gate road is narrow; You can also park in the south gate parking lot, walk or take a sightseeing battery car into the city. The road in the city is narrow and it is difficult to drive.

Gourmet:

Donkey Banquet: It includes "Kung Fu Donkey" donkey burning, donkey braised cakes, cold/hot dishes of donkey, donkey skin dishes and braised sausage products.

Yongnian Crisp Fish: It is the most authentic fish made from wild silver carp, simmered slowly, and delicious in color and flavor.

elbow pressing: it is thin but not stuffed, ripe and delicious, and it has a variety of flavors such as salty, spicy, sweet and fragrant.

DIY project: You can go fishing in the fish pond in the moat, and the price ranges from 3 yuan/hour to 1 yuan/day, and some are charged by the catty; You can bring your own barbecue grill to roast fish and enjoy DIY fun.

4. Hejin Ancient Town

Recommended reason: The attic is only 8 square meters, but it can still defend against foreign enemies many times after being built for more than 4 years, and it can be called the "Great Wall" in the ancient town. Hejin South Street, a commercial old street with a history of more than 4 years, wandered through it and drifted back to ancient times. The ancient town is not too big, and after a day's visit, it makes people linger.

Tickets: free of charge

Transportation: Baojin Expressway turns to Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, turns to Donglu Expressway, and when approaching Licun Town, turns to S222 Provincial Highway to get there;

Cuisine: Wu 'an Lamian Noodles, Ermao Roasted Chicken, Matou Tianfu Crisp Fish, Linzhang Linying Braised Rabbit, Donkey Enema, Old Sophora Seed Cake, Guoba Roasted Chicken, Chrysanthemum Bags, etc.

Surrounding attractions:

Jingniang Lake: Drive 13 kilometers northwest along the provincial road of Hejin Town to Jingniang Lake Scenic Area. The famous attractions include Queqiao, Yixiantian and Songzufeng;

Qibugou: It takes about 1 minutes to drive from Jingniang Lake to Qibugou Scenic Area. The famous scenic spots include Caiyunge, Luohan Cave, Qingyin Waterfall and Taohua Island.

5. Wang Jinzhuang

Recommended reasons: the rhyme of terraced fields, the fragrance of pepper, the wonder of stones and the beauty of waterways. This is a traditional village with a history of more than 2,5 years, just like entering the amazing "stone world". Stone streets, stone alleys, stone houses, stone mills, stone tables and benches can be seen everywhere. Wang Jinzhuang's residence has preserved the characteristics of stone houses in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with 6 buildings and more than 4, rooms, with a construction area of 25, square meters. Shiban Street has undergone generations of expansion, with the longest being more than 2, meters.

here, every alley and courtyard exudes a faint ancient rhyme, and there is a heavy historical texture in every thread. Walking in the alley at dusk in the morning, you can see the shadows on the stone road. It's really: the stone wall shows old vicissitudes, and the donkey barks in the stone gate. The smoke from the stone chimney curled up, and the Chinese narrator in the stone lane often walked in here, which made people instantly travel through time and space and return to simplicity.

Tickets: free

Transportation: Take the 39 National Road, and after passing through Jingdian Town, you will enter the deep mountain area-Wangjinzhuang, where there are many rocks and mountains.

Gourmet: picking melons and fruits in the mountains, catching fish and shrimps in the water, tasting special food in the stone house, and feeling the quaint stone culture on the Qingshiban Road

Surrounding attractions:

Wa Palace: located on the Phoenix Mountain more than ten kilometers northwest of the county, it is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Qingquan Temple: It is located in the south of Shigang Village, 15 miles southeast of Shexian County. There is a spring in the east of the temple, which comes from the stone wall. The original Er Quan, a nectar and a jade liquid, is sweet and fragrant, so it is named Qingquan Temple.

6. Warm Spring Ancient Town

Recommended reason: Warm Spring Town is located in the western part of Yuxian County, Hebei Province. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty and developed into "three castles, six lanes and eighteen villages" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, the most famous is the West Castle. These dwellings are all brick and wood structures, wooden lattice windows, wood carvings, blue cornerstones, white gray and blue brick tiles, ridged roofs, and kissing animals. Although it has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, its thick and thick wood and stone, beautiful and exquisite brick carvings and simple and elegant oil paintings still show the prosperity and elegance of that year. Looking down from the north to the south, there are rows of houses and dwellings, and the tall and neat cylindrical tile roofs of the ridged kissing animals compete for beauty, and the temples and towers are towering and majestic, which is a charm of the ancient city.

Da Shu Hua Show, a unique folk custom in Wenquan Town, has a history of more than 3 years. After the iron juice of more than 1, degrees Celsius burst, ten thousand sparks burst out, which is like a leafy canopy, so it is called "tree flower". "Tree flowers" are in various forms, and thousands of flowers are rushing. "Fire tree and silver flowers never stop at night" is an ancient and primitive fireworks. In addition, paper-cutting is also a must in Wenquan Town. Locals use different types of carving knives to carve various colors on rice paper, which is very dynamic and beautiful.

Tickets: Admission to the ancient town of Wenquan is 6 yuan/person, and you need to pay an additional fare to watch Da Shu Hua Show, 16 yuan/person.

Transportation: Binbao Expressway turns to Jingtai Expressway, then to Langzhuo Expressway, then to Zhangshi Expressway, then to Rongwu Expressway, and then to Zhangshi Expressway. Leave the south exit of Yuxian County, turn right slightly, go up the ramp, go straight for 1.5km, enter Mengyang Line, enter Tongyuan Road, and drive for 94m, turn right and drive for 1.2.

Gourmet: eight bowls, glutinous rice balls and buckwheat noodles.

Surrounding attractions:

Shangsu Town: Located at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Yuxian County, it is a large castle with simple ancient style and unique folk customs beside Zhangshi Expressway. There are more than 2, people in the village. This is a quiet village with mountains and water. The old people are basking in the sun in the yard. The bright sunshine shines on this castle with a history of more than 4 years. After several dynasties, this castle still remains good.

7. Shengfang Ancient Town

Recommended reason: Shengfang Ancient Town is a famous flood and drought wharf in the north of China in history, with reed and rice in the water, and fragrant water. Beautiful scenery, rich cultural heritage, in addition to being sung by literati, Emperor Qianlong passed through shengfang town of Langfang City three times when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and also left the praise of "Traveling to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and winning the fragrance in the north".

Shengfang said that there are three treasures: the theater, the archway and the Wenchang Pavilion, which are famous local ancient buildings. Theater is a folk entertainment place in the past, also called "9% Building", which was built during the reign of Qing Qianlong. Sitting south facing north, the roof of Xieshan Mountain is two meters high, surrounded by white marble strips, and divided into front and back stages by wooden screens. On both sides of the wooden screen, there are two gates of "going out" and "entering". In the center of the stage, there is a horizontal plaque with the words "Move with Heaven", which is said to have been written by Ji Xuzhong in Qing Dynasty to express his resentment against corrupt officials.

Admission: Free

Transportation: From Beijing-Tianjin Expressway and Jingtai Expressway, drive along Wangqingtuo Interchange for 37 meters, cross Jintong Overpass for about 1.5 kilometers, then go straight into Rongwu Expressway, drive along Rongwu Expressway for 17.1 kilometers, leave Shengfang/Dacheng/Langfang /S272 exit, turn right on the ramp, drive along the ramp for 1.2 kilometers, and turn right ahead to enter Langda Road.

food: specialty pine flowers, Dongdian crabs and reed mats.

Surrounding attractions: Ming Takinoyu, Bazhou Hot Spring and Rose Manor Hot Spring.

8. Gubei Water Town

The natural combination of mountains and rivers is natural

Recommended reason: Gubei Water Town, located in Miyun County, Beijing, is backed by Simatai Great Wall, with grand planning and beautiful scenery, and is an upgraded version of the beautiful Wuzhen. At first glance, you will think that this is Wuzhen, Hangzhou, or Xitang. In fact, this is Gubei Water Town in Miyun County, Beijing.

In Gubei Water Town, tourists can not only visit the Simatai Great Wall, which is the best preserved at present, but also participate in the experience of local unique folk customs at the foot of the Great Wall: staying in a homestay with northern characteristics; Wandering in the bustling northern commercial street; Taste authentic northland food and snacks such as roast meat restaurant; Visit Yongshun Dyeing House, Zhenyuan Escort Agency, Sima Shaoshao, Eight Banners Hall and many other ancient town attractions

Tickets: free.

Transportation: Take Jingcheng Expressway, exit at Simatai Toll Station, and drive for about 19 kilometers in the direction of Wuling Mountain (in the direction of the west gate of Wuling Mountain).

Gourmet:

The famous dishes of the Roast Meat Restaurant Town Store: ancient steamed walnuts, Miyun roasted meat, iron pot mutton, etc.

Surrounding attractions: Fairy Valley in Miyun Taoyuan, Bailongtan in Miyun and Gubeikou Great Wall.