Huai' an, a national historical and cultural city, an excellent tourist city in China, one of the main cradles of Huaiyang cuisine, one of the cradles of ancient culture in the Jianghuai Valley, and the hometown of Premier Zhou Enlai, is known as the "Four Metropolis" along the canal with Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou in history, and has the reputation of "China Canal Capital".

Huai' an has outstanding people and numerous cultural landscapes, such as Wentong Tower, Zhenhuai House, Han Xin's hometown, Wu Cheng'en's former residence, Guan Tianpei Temple, especially Zhou Enlai's former residence; There are countless natural landscapes, such as Tieshan Temple Nature Reserve, the first mountain in Xuyi, and the ten thousand mu lotus swing in Jinhu, which is known as "Jiuzhaigou, Jiangsu".

come to Huai' an, see the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, enjoy Jianghuai culture, taste famous dishes in Huai' an and visit Hongze Lake. There are 14 ancient towns in Huai 'an with a history of 2,2 years. I will introduce five of them for my family, namely: Hexia Ancient Town, Yaodi Ancient Town, Jiangba Ancient Town, Pingqiao Ancient Town and Xuyi Old Street.

1. Hexia Ancient Town: a national 5A-level scenic spot, which belongs to one of Zhou Enlai's hometown scenic spots and was once named Beichen Town, is one of the core protected areas of Huai 'an historical and cultural city. Liang Hongyu, a heroine, Wu Cheng'en, a great writer and other historical celebrities were born here. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 67 scholars, 123 juren and 12 Hanlin scholars here, which is known as the "hometown of scholars" and has a profound cultural heritage.

recommendation index: ★★★★★ ★, convenience index: ★★★★★ ★, tickets: free, suggested tour time: 1-2 days, suggested mode of transportation: public transportation

A small town with ancient cultural charm, relatively few people during the long vacation, is still very deserted, with some local pickles and snacks on the street; In the evening, except for the two rows of red lanterns in Appraisal Street, the lights are basically dark and there are few lanterns. It is recommended to enter at the north or east gate and exit at the south gate.

2. The ancient city of Yaodi: I traveled in the ancient city for five thousand years; The core scenic area is composed of one axis, two rivers and four core scenic areas; There are two classic tourist routes and many characteristic streets to visit. One axis: Yongsheng Road, a humanistic street running through the city, is the main line; Two rivers: Dream River and Lotus Creek; Four scenic spots: composed of Shengde Square, Temple Fair Square, Ancient Cultural Park and Zen Square.

recommendation index: ★★★★★ ★, convenience index: ★★★★☆, tickets: free, suggested tour time: 1-3 days, suggested mode of transportation: public transportation or self-driving

It looks magnificent outside the gate, the building is also very good, and the interior is also very clean, but unfortunately it is not popular. It is a purely artificial scenic spot.

3. Jiangba Ancient Town: Kangxi and Qianlong visited this town because of the lake. There are many historic sites in the town, including "Xinglong Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Dongyu Temple, Tonghua Palace, Kuixing Pavilion, Qigong Temple" and a number of historic sites, such as Peng Zu Tomb, Xinba Monument, Ancient Fort and Jiexiao Square. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed by the war and are being destroyed one by one.

recommendation index: ★★★★★ ★, convenience index: ★★★★☆, tickets: free, suggested tour time: 1-2 days, suggested mode of transportation: self-driving

A Millennium-old town with distinctive features, enjoying the beautiful scenery of Hongze Lake; It is bordered by Hongze Lake in the west and Sanhe Sluice in the south, with beautiful lakes and rich products. It has been a prosperous market town since ancient times and is known as "Little Nanjing" in the middle of Jiangsu.

4. Pingqiao Ancient Town: formerly known as Pinghe Bridge, it is an ancient market town with a history of 1, years. It straddles both sides of the canal and was born of the river, hence the name of Yuanqiao. The largest number of shops in the ancient town are grain stores, followed by grocery stores, and there are also many cloth shops with large scale. There are several Chinese medicine shops with large scale, such as Quansheng, Quandetang, Dashengtang, Zhongdetang and Guangshengtang.

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5. Xuyi Old Street: On the west side of Fengpo Ridge, the mountain ridge extending from the first mountain extends hundreds of meters to Huangpai Street, which is a place that people love to visit throughout the ages and forms a natural one-stop service of "eating, living and swimming" with the first mountain. It is a key street of Chinese time-honored gourmet street that is being carefully built.

recommendation index: ★★★★☆, convenience index: ★★★★☆, tickets: free, suggested tour time: 1 day, suggested mode of transportation: self-driving or public transportation

In the construction of Huangpai Street and Fengdeng Street, on the basis of the restoration and perfection of the ancient buildings in the old street, Xuyi paid attention to highlighting the cultural orientation of the block. Based on local specialty snacks and specialty industries, we should explore and cultivate local time-honored brands, make the specialty industries bigger and stronger, and let Deng Dajiang's pork head, old street wonton and lobster rice spread from the first mountain to all parts of the country.

In addition, there are Lvliang ancient town, Banzha ancient town, Xishunhe ancient town, Guishan ancient village, Lianshui Wugang ancient town, Gaogou ancient town, Nanji ancient town, Yangshi ancient town and Sizhou city ruins in Huai 'an, all of which are well worth visiting.

the ancient town of Huai' an is very beautiful, with convenient transportation, no tickets and peaceful consumption, which is very worth visiting.

Beautiful Huai 'an welcomes you!