The must-see attractions in Liujiang Ancient Town in Sichuan include: Old Street, Zengjiayuan, Gravity Dam, Houjia Village, and Nongchan Guangming Temple.
1. Old Street The 500-meter-long old street is engraved with historical marks and vicissitudes of time.
The drizzle-drenched bluestone slabs, mottled wooden walls and walls, thick blue-tiled houses, and deep alleys will take you back to the past of the ancient town.
There is a strong smell of fireworks here, and local delicacies and special local products are gathered here, with a dazzling array of colors and fragrances, allowing you not only to take pictures of beautiful scenery, but also to taste delicious food.
2. Zengjiayuan Zengjiayuan was designed and built by Mr. Zeng Yicheng, a virtuous man from Liujiang Township, in memory of his father, Zeng Yishou. It was first built in 1927 and took ten years until it was completed in 1937. When viewed from the air, it looks like a traditional "Shou"-shaped layout.
The existing building basically maintains its original style, with a four-courtyard and three-stage structure. It is a rare example of residential courtyard architecture during the Republic of China period in Sichuan Province.
In 2013, Zengjiayuan was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council.
3. Gravity Dam The beautiful waterscape here is called the Gravity Dam, which was once the most prosperous water pier in Liujiang River.
The main sight is the S-shaped jumping pier bridge, which is 50 meters long and consists of fifty stone piers.
Every summer, countless tourists take their children to swim and play here, get close to nature and experience the fun of playing in the water.
4. Houjia Village Houjia Village is 3.5 kilometers away from the core area of ??Liujiang Ancient Town. It was built by farmers in Houjiashan, Lianghe Village. The village is 850 meters above sea level, with an average annual temperature of 16°C. The climate is pleasant, the air is fresh, the garden is full of tea, and the folk customs
simple.
Climbing Houjia Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of distant mountains and near water, but you can see the jade screen stretching across it, with Huaxi River and Yangcun River flowing like a jade belt, outlining the natural picture of Liujiang River in ink.
5. Nongchan Guangming Temple Guangming Temple is located at the western foothills of Mount Emei, to the east of Liujiang Ancient Town. It is a Tang Dynasty-style palace, majestic, quiet, and majestic.
The farmland of the temple is the embodiment of the agricultural Zen culture of Tang Dynasty Buddhism. The masters inherited the Zen agricultural Zen spirit of "not working for a day and not eating for a day". They planted mulberry trees in the temple to be self-sufficient, sowing in the spring and hoeing in the summer, and harvesting in the autumn and storing in the winter.