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Jiangmen, Guangdong, an old street with the style of the Republic of China, with few beautiful scenery!

Chikan Ancient Town, located in Kaiping City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, has a history of 35 years, and has the reputation of "the fifth ancient town in China". It was once one of the most prosperous central market towns in western Guangdong, and it is an ancient town with strong Lingnan characteristics and profound cultural heritage.

There are many scenic spots in the ancient town, such as Movie and Television City, European Style Street, Situ Nationality, Guan Nationality Library and Situ Meitang's former residence.

1 European Style Street

Among them, the European Style Street, located at Dixi Road, Chikan Town, is the most well-preserved building complex in the whole ancient town, with more than 68 arcades stretching for 3 kilometers, which has become the "soul" of the whole ancient town and exudes the flavor of the 192s.

the local overseas Chinese who lived in Europe and America in their early years, referring to the architectural styles of Europe and America, combined with the architectural features of local traditional towers, formed the ancient town buildings with unique cultural colors.

Walking in the streets of Chikan, there are almost all shops on the first floor. Many brick walls are mottled and peeling off, and the fonts on the walls are delicate and delicate, leaving the cultural atmosphere of time-honored brands. You can buy local characteristics here.

2 Chikan Film and Television City

Chikan Film and Television City is a little-known one next to Eurostyle Street, and the ancient town of Chikan made Kaiping Diaolou famous all over the world because of a movie-Let Bullets Fly.

Chikan Film and Television Studio is small, but it has made many blockbusters, such as The Story of Hong Kong, A Generation of Masters and Ip Man.

3 Stuart Library

Situ Library is a reading room opened by the Stuart people in the 192s. It is located on the bank of the Tanjiang River in the east dike of the ancient town, and its architectural style is European. The American mechanical clock on the roof can run once.

4 Chikan Cuisine

When you come to Chikan Ancient Town, you can taste Chikan's special cuisines in the snack street, such as clay pot rice, tofu horn, goose eggs, fried fish, maltose, salted bamboo bees, sweet potato powder ...

The clay pot rice in Chikan Ancient Town is a must. You must try more than a dozen pieces of clay pot rice when you come to Chikan.

Chikan Tofu Corner, which has a history of hundreds of years, has been passed down to this day with its unique flavor of crisp, smooth, tender and fragrant.

In today's Chikan ancient town, many scenic spots are being rebuilt, which will be turned into larger and more functional tourist and cultural resorts. Let's look forward to the glory of Chikan ancient town in 22.