Huai 'an is 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. Historically, Huai 'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou are also called "Four Grand Canal Cities" and have the reputation of "China Canal Capital".
Huai 'an has outstanding people and numerous cultural landscapes, including Wentong Building, Zhenhuai House, Han Xin's hometown, Wu Cheng'en's former residence, Guan Tianpei Temple and especially Zhou Enlai's former residence. There are too many natural landscapes, such as Tieshan Temple Nature Reserve in the first mountain of Xuyi, and the 10,000-mu lotus swing in Jinhu, which is known as Jiuzhaigou in Jiangsu.
Come to Huai 'an, see the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, enjoy Jianghuai culture, taste Huai 'an famous dishes and visit Hongze Lake. Huai 'an has a history of 200 years, with 14 ancient towns. I want to introduce five of them to my family, namely: Hexia Ancient Town, Modi Ancient Town, Jiangba Ancient Town, Pingqiao Ancient Town and Xuyi Old Street.
He Xia Ancient Town 1
National 5A-level scenic spot, one of Zhou Enlai's hometown scenic spots, was once named Beichen Town, one of the core protected areas of Huai 'an historical and cultural city. Heroine Liang Hongyu, great writer Wu Cheng'en and other historical celebrities were born here. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 67 scholars, including 123, and Hanlin Bachelor 12. Known as the "hometown of literati", it has a profound cultural heritage.
Recommendation index: convenience index: tickets: free, suggested time of play: 1-2 days, suggested mode of transportation: public transportation.
A small town with ancient cultural charm, relatively few people during the long holiday, still very deserted, with some local pickles snacks on the street; At night, except for the two rows of red lanterns in Guyi Street, it is basically dark and there are few lanterns. It is recommended that the north gate or the east gate enter and the south gate exit.
2. Yao Di Ancient City
I have traveled in the ancient city for five thousand years; The core scenic spot consists of four core scenic spots: one axis and two rivers. Two classic tourist routes and several characteristic streets can be visited. Axis 1: Yongsheng Road, a humanistic street running through the city, is the main line; Two rivers: Menghe River and Lianhua River; Four scenic spots: Shengde Square, Temple Fair Square, Ancient Culture Park and Zen Square.
Recommended index: convenience index: tickets: free, suggested time of play: 1-3 days, suggested mode of transportation: bus or self-driving.
The outside of the gate looks magnificent, the building is good and the inside is clean. Unfortunately, it is not popular, and pure artificial attractions have not been built. The main reason is not man-made, but poor publicity.
3. Jiangba Ancient Town
Because both Huxing Town and Kangxi Qianlong have been here. This is the so-called "ship stops for five miles". There are many historical sites in the town, including Xinglong Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Dongyu Temple, Tonghua Palace, Kuixingge Temple and Qigong Temple, as well as a number of historical sites such as Peng Zu Tomb, Xinba Monument, Ancient Fort and Xiexiaofang. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed by the war and are being destroyed.
Recommended index: convenience index: tickets: free, suggested time of play: 1-2 days, suggested mode of transportation: self-driving.
Unique Millennium ancient town, enjoy the fish in Hongze Lake and see the beautiful scenery of Hongze Lake; It is adjacent to Hongze Lake in the west and Sanhemen in the south. The lake is beautiful and rich in products. It has been a prosperous market town since ancient times and is known as the' Little Nanjing' in central Jiangsu.
4. Pingqiao Ancient Town
Originally named Pinghe Bridge, it is an ancient market town with a history of thousands of years. It straddles the banks of the canal and was born of the river, hence the name Qiao Yuan. The largest number of shops in the ancient town is grain stores, followed by grocery stores, and there are many large cloth stores. There are several large Chinese medicine shops, such as Quansheng, Quandetang, Tang Dasheng, Zhongdetang and Guangshengtang.
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5. Xuyi Old Street
On the west side of Fengpoling, the ridge stretching hundreds of meters from Huangcheng Street in the first mountain has been a place where people like to go sightseeing and eat since ancient times, forming a natural one-stop service of eating, living and traveling with the first mountain shape. A China food street with a long history, a key street.
Recommended index: convenience index: tickets: free, suggested time of play: 1 day, suggested mode of transportation: self-driving or bus.
In the construction of Huangpai Street and Fengdeng Street, Xuyi paid attention to highlighting the cultural orientation of the block on the basis of repairing and perfecting the old buildings. On the basis of local specialty snacks and specialty industries, Deng Dajiang's pig's head meat, old street wonton and lobster rice are spread from the first mountain to all parts of the country by excavating and cultivating local time-honored brands.
In addition, Huai 'an also has Lvliang Ancient Town, Banzha Ancient Town, Xishunhe Ancient Town, Guishan Ancient Village, Lianshui Wugang Ancient Town, Gaogou Ancient Town, Nanji Ancient Town, Shiyang Ancient Town and Sizhou City Site. It's all worth visiting.
The ancient town of Huai 'an is beautiful, with convenient transportation, no tickets and peaceful consumption, which is worth visiting.