Which scenic spot in Guangdong is called "Chaoshan Qiao Family Courtyard"?

There is a thousand-year-old town in Guangdong, which is a "residential wonder" in Chaoshan, and is known as "Chaoshan version of Qiao Family Courtyard"

With the rise of tourism in recent years, tourism has become an indispensable part of people's daily life. When weekends or small holidays come, tourists can be seen in all major scenic spots. There is a thousand-year-old town in Guangdong, which can discover the wonders of Chaoshan residential buildings and has the reputation of Chaoshan version of Qiao Family Courtyard. This ancient town is Mianhu ancient town located in Jiexi County, Jieyang City. Unexpectedly, in such a prosperous big city as Guangdong, you can find an ancient town with a history of thousands of years, and it is also one of the few ancient towns in Chaoshan area.

However, this ancient town is famous only in Chaoshan area, but it is rarely known by foreign tourists, because it is located in the plain hilly area of Chaoshan area and in the central town. Before that, many foreigners chose to work here to make money.

Visitors to the ancient town can see that there is a cloud lake in the center. This lake has always been a special symbol of the ancient town, but it was later changed into a park, which is a classical garden with a unique meaning of Chaoshan, including a plank road for tourists to visit. On the other two sides, you can see many guardrails, much like a zigzag bridge. It leads directly to the center of the lake. Finally, there is a pavilion, which is also a landscape pavilion. In hot summer, tourists can enjoy the cool and enjoy the lake view, so as to feel the beautiful scenery here.

According to local people, as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was an extremely prosperous ancient town, where merchants gathered and were very lively, especially Guo Lai, who was known as the king of sugar industry above the ancient town. After he made money, he built a house near Yunhu. Today, despite more than 200 years of wind and rain, it still stands. The reason why this house is built so firmly is that red stripes were added to the building materials when it was built to increase the stickiness of the walls. Therefore, it has become extremely strong in the case of a long time, and people have to admire the good intentions of the working people at that time.

This house is Guo Lou, a well-known cultural relic in the ancient town, and even has the reputation of Chaoshan residential wonders. Because of its special shape, it is also known as the Chaoshan version of the Qiao Family Courtyard. The ancient town can be said to be a large-scale accumulation of cultural relics in various periods, and it is known as a rare cultural relic group in the ancient town of eastern Guangdong. Although its popularity is far less than that of Jiangnan water town, it is still looking forward to tourists because of its long history. Guo Lou was built on the right side of Hanlin Building in Mianhu ancient town, facing the towering iron peak and adjacent to the beautiful lake.

Whether it's Hanlin House, Yongchang Ancient Temple, Sing Tao Academy, Yunyuan, etc., the places of interest here are all vividly presented. Together, they form a spectacular and strange scene. For this once-popular Mianhu ancient town, if you have time, you must go there in person. Only when you are there, can you experience the rare beauty. Even some tourists like to take photos here as their first choice. Have you ever heard of Mianhu ancient town?

There is a thousand-year-old town hidden in Guangdong. In ancient times, Jia Shangyun was full of excitement, but few people know it now.