The ancient towns surrounding Chengdu include: Anren Ancient Town, Jiezi Ancient Town, Luodai Ancient Town, Pingle Ancient Town, and Yuantong Ancient Town.
1. Anren Ancient Town Anren Ancient Town is located in the south of Chengdu City and has a history of nearly 1,000 years.
The ancient town is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and simple architectural style.
Specialties of Anren Ancient Town include Anren Tofu and Qindao Grass Carp.
Anren tofu is a traditional product of the area, famous for its delicate taste and unique production technology.
2. Jiezi Ancient Town is known as the "Back Garden of Qingcheng" and has the unique natural landscape and profound excellent cultural heritage of Bazi in western Sichuan.
Although this ancient town is small in scale, it retains the typical style of a southwest town in the Qing Dynasty.
Visitors can visit Guangyan Temple and the ancient Qing Dynasty pagoda to feel the historical charm of the ancient town.
3. Luodai Ancient Town is famous as "the first Hakka town in western China" and is full of typical ancient towns with Ming and Qing architectural styles.
The streets are interspersed with many alleys, the spaces are varied, and there are many shops on the streets, giving off a strong smell of fireworks.
Visitors can take pictures of Internet-famous earth building buildings here and feel the unique charm of the ancient town.
4. Pingle Ancient Town has a history of more than 2,100 years. It is the first town on the Tea Horse Road and the first stop on the Southern Silk Road.
This ancient town is famous for its original Western Sichuan ancient architecture and simple folk customs.
Tourists can visit famous scenic spots such as Leshan Bridge and Western Sichuan Bamboo Sea here to feel the unique charm of the ancient town.
5. Yuantong Ancient Town is located in western Sichuan, but it has beautiful scenery that is better than that of Jiangnan.
Here, visitors can admire the stilted buildings with Western Sichuan characteristics and Zeng’s homesteads that combine Chinese and Western styles, as well as the ancient boat docks and stone bridges across the river.
Liujiang Ancient Town perfectly combines the natural scenery of western Sichuan with ancient buildings, giving people a unique sense of beauty.