For a fan of ancient towns, what they most want to experience when going to an ancient town is the simplicity and tranquility. However, too many ancient towns are now invaded by commerce and buried by tourists.
There are also many ancient towns in China with truly ancient flavor, ancient customs, and beautiful scenery but not many people.
In this issue, we take stock of 10 unpopular ancient towns in China that are less crowded and fun. They are suitable for a person to stay for a few days. How many of them have you visited?
1. Huanglongxi Ancient Town Huanglongxi was once rated as a "Town with Beautiful Environment in China". It is one of the top ten ancient water towns with a history of more than 1,700 years. It is also a well-known natural film and television photography base at home and abroad. It is known as the "Film and Television City" and "
"Hollywood in China".
The ancient archways, ancient temples, ancient buildings and houses in the town are integrated with the ancient banyan trees. The streets paved with bluestone slabs are full of antique flavor.
There are a lot of delicious foods in the town. You can try noodles, bean drum, sesame cake or farm rice.
Location: Huanglongxi Town, Shuangliu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Transportation: Take bus No. 808 or 821 and get off at Huanglongxi Ancient Town Station 2. Yangloudong, Yangloudong Ancient Town, was the site of Puqi (now Chibi City) during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
), one of the six ancient towns, is the origin of "Songfeng Tea" and is known as the "Hometown of Brick Tea".
The Ming and Qing Shiban Street in Yangloudong can be called the historical epitome of the development of China's tea industry.
In December 2010, Yangloudong was awarded "China's Famous Historical and Cultural Village" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
There is almost no commercial development here, and it is particularly quiet and very suitable for strolling around. There are also indigenous people living here.
Location: Yangloudong Town, Chibi City, Xianning, Hubei Province 3. Daxu Ancient Town Daxu Ancient Town is one of the "Four Daxu Towns" in ancient Guangxi. It was built in the early Northern Song Dynasty.
The ancient Dawei Old Street stretches for 2 kilometers along the Li River, with beautiful scenery and picturesque countryside.
The Wanshou Bridge, a single-arch stone bridge built in the Ming Dynasty, still spans the south of the town. The narrow streets are paved with bluestone slabs. Most of the houses on the roadside are two-story Ming and Qing dynasty buildings with blue bricks and blue tiles. The vicissitudes of history can be seen everywhere.
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Transportation: Take the shuttle bus to Daxu Ancient Town from Guilin Sanli Store, get off the bus and walk into the ancient town. Location: Lingchuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 4. Chaji Chaji is a relatively well-preserved ancient building complex, and there are still ancient buildings
There are more than 140 buildings.
Small bridges, row upon row of ancient houses, solemn ancestral halls, towering pagodas, elegant pavilions, and an ancient village exuding a simple and elegant atmosphere, all of a sudden capture people's hearts with its unique charm.
Transportation: Jingxian short-distance bus station is 200 meters east from Jingxian Passenger Station. There is a shuttle bus to Chaji. Location: Chaji Village, Jing County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province 5. Qianyang Ancient City Qianyang Ancient City is the best preserved in the country
One of the ancient cities of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is known as the "Gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou" and the "No. 1 Ancient Town in Western Hunan".
The ancient city of Qianyang is 1,400 years older than Dayan Ancient Town in Lijiang, Yunnan. The classic poem "A heart of ice is in a jade pot" was written by Wang Changling in front of Furong Tower in the city.
The Hongjiang River in the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River is the hometown of hybrid rice in the world and the hometown of rock sugar orange in China.
There are many ancient streets in the city, among which the well-preserved ones are Nanzheng Street, which is mainly composed of commercial shops, Xizheng Street, which is mainly composed of residences of wealthy merchants, and Beizheng Street, which is mainly composed of temples and palaces.
Location: Qiancheng Town, Hongjiang City, Huaihua City, Hunan Province 6. Bing'an Ancient Town Bing'an Ancient Town has been a famous post station and commodity distribution center for salt from Sichuan to Guizhou since ancient times. It is one of the four ancient towns in Guizhou and is praised by experts and scholars as "the architecture and history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties".
"living fossil".