Several ancient cities with the strongest annual flavor

the ancient town of xitang

The annual flavor of the ancient town of xitang can be seen from the street to the alley, with steaming cakes, red lanterns, festive faces, and babbling doors and windows ...... the ancient town of xitang is the most rich and familiar way to celebrate the New Year, which is suitable for slow and lazy time.

coordinates: No.258, Nanyuan Road, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province

Langzhong Ancient City

Langzhong was once an important town in the southwest corner ruled by emperors in previous dynasties, and its splendid history and culture were reflected in the folk customs of the Spring Festival, with its own unique characteristics.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, there is a custom of hanging lanterns to welcome the Spring Festival and writing Spring Festival couplets and sticking up the door gods for every household in the ancient town of Langzhong.

Up to now, Langzhong still preserves many folk activities of the Spring Festival, such as bright flower shoes, dancing grass dragons, traveling in all diseases, etc., which are of specimen significance in inheriting the Spring Festival and protecting its cultural resources.

Coordinates: No.33 Langshui Road, Langzhong City, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province

Anchang Ancient Town

The year is a comma. If there is no pause in the year, a long day will go on in one breath, just like reading an article in one breath. Year is the enter key, bad luck goes, good luck comes, and all the days seem to start on New Year's Eve. New year is a new hope, but now, the taste of the year is getting weaker and weaker.

Anchang is different from many ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, because of its original human fireworks and the "flavor of the year" hanging in front of every household. The stage of Anchang social drama is at the gate of the ancient town. There are performances every weekend or holiday. The mother-in-law in the town sits in the porch and waits for the opening. The sun, bamboo chairs and silver hair slow down.

coordinates: Anhua North Road, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province

Ganzhou Ancient City

Ganzhou's "Spring Tour" is not a spring outing, but a bamboo and wood paper model called "Spring" is woven into a parade of beating gongs and drums, which has always been called the cultural and artistic performance with the most local characteristics of western Hunan. During the Spring Festival, the brand-new "spring" will not only travel all over the streets and lanes of the old city of Ganzhou, but also walk out of the old city, which will complement the fashion civilization of the modern city. Modern shopping to see clothes, "ancient shopping" to buy new year goods. People in western Hunan call buying new year's goods and preparing new year's materials "holding the Year", and the largest shopping place in western Hunan is the famous "Ganzhouchang". Different from ordinary small country fairs, "Ganzhouchang" is to catch up in the city, just like shopping in modern cities, stop and go, looking at this and that. During the Spring Festival, the ancient city of Ganzhou will gather fresh and dried products from the north and south and specialties from Xiangxi, with a wide range of food, clothing and play, so that you can have an addiction of "shopping in the ancient way".

coordinates: People's South Road, Jishou City, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Pingyao Ancient City

It is near the Spring Festival. Lights are everywhere in the ancient city, and strings of bright red lanterns are hung under the eaves of the gatehouse along the street. Everyone in this ancient city is surrounded by a festive atmosphere. Men and women who usually start businesses in the metropolis can't help but be infected by this atmosphere. Both tourists and locals will feel the warmth of the New Year. Whether adults or children are wearing brand-new clothes, they are completely new, immersed in infinite excitement, smiling on everyone's face, and their hearts are full of excitement and joy.

coordinates: No.58, Zhaobi South Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Shantang Ancient Town

The ancient city of Gusu is full of happy atmosphere to welcome the Spring Festival. Sit on a boat, swim in a mountain pond, and enjoy the bustling water town of Gusu; Warm-hearted behavior makes people who are busy with work on weekdays calm down to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the ancient street in the Spring Festival and win the praise of tourists. Every Spring Festival, the mountain pond is a little more lively and attractive than usual. Every household is decorated with lanterns and hung high. From a distance, it is like a red street lamp, guiding the wanderer to return. The annual flavor of the mountain pond is hidden in the red "street lamp".

coordinates: northwest of Suzhou ancient city, Jiangsu province

Chaji ancient town

Chaji ancient town is isolated from the rest of the world, with its simplicity and innocence. Only in the New Year, descendants of Chaxing will gather here from all corners of the country. Fireworks are surging in the lanes of Chaji Street. Every household hangs lanterns, and there is a small handless cup outside the door. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, every drop of Hwa-Sung Do made a fine wine. Firecrackers sound, mottled light and shadow, who is in Huizhou ancient dream, and then continue to flow for years?

coordinates: Chaji Village, Taohuatan Town, Jingxian County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province (6km west of Jingxian County)

Huanglongxi Ancient Town

Located in Chengdu, Huanglongxi Ancient Town has always had the reputation of "the most beautiful ancient town in Sichuan", "the top ten ancient towns in China" and "the first town in abundance". Every Spring Festival is also the most lively moment in Huanglongxi, and people from all over the country come to Huanglongxi for the New Year. In addition to red lanterns, Spring Festival couplets and window grilles, there are also special traditional folk activities in western Sichuan. The lively Dragon and Lion Festival, the appetizing food festival, the colorful large-scale lantern festival, and the characteristic folk song and dance drama ... The annual flavor of Huanglongxi is in the hustle and bustle!

coordinates: No.7, golden road, huanglongxi town, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan.