What are the four ancient cities?

The four ancient cities are Anju in Chongqing and Langzhong in Sichuan, Pingyao in Shaanxi and Huizhou in Anhui.

Langzhong Ancient Town

Langzhong Ancient City is the birthplace of Spring Festival culture and a national 5A-level tourist attraction. 1986, the State Council announced Langzhong as a national historical and cultural city; 199 1 Withdraw the county to set up a city, which is a municipality directly under the central government of Sichuan Province (managed by Nanchong City); 1992 the State Council approved the opening of the city; 200 1 was awarded as a national ecological demonstration city, and in 2004 it was awarded as an excellent tourist city in China. In 2006, Langzhong City was officially named "Millennium Ancient County of the World" by the United Nations Institute of Geographical Names. In the "2009 Global Tourism and Holiday Forum", it was awarded the honorary title of "Best International Tourism and Holiday Resort" by the Council of Friends of the United Nations and the International Tourism Marketing Association. 20 10 Langzhong was awarded "China Spring Festival Cultural Hometown" by China Folk Writers and Artists Association.

Langzhong Ancient City is located in the northeast of Sichuan Basin and the middle reaches of Jialing River. It was the last capital of Pakistan during the Warring States Period. In 3 14 BC, Langzhong county was established, followed by counties, prefectures, prefectures, prefectures and counties. Ming and Qing Dynasties, as the temporary provincial capital of Sichuan 19 years, have a history of more than 2300 years. Langzhong is known as the largest "ancient city of geomantic omen" in Sichuan, and it is well preserved. It is one of the four ancient cities in China. It is known as "Yuen Long Wonderland", "Bashu Important Place", "Langzhong Wonderland", "Millennium Ancient County Wonderland", "Best International Tourism Resort" and ". The eighth 5A scenic spot in Sichuan Province.

Langzhong is in the transition zone from Sichuan basin to low mountain area. Between east longitude10541'~10624' and north latitude 3122' ~ 3151'. It is adjacent to Bazhou District and Yilong County in Nanchong in the east, nanbu county in Nanchong in the south, Jiange County in Guangyuan in the west and Cangxi County in Guangyuan in the north. [2]

/Ping/Yao Ancient City

/Ping/Yao is a national historical and cultural city and a world cultural heritage. /Ping/Yao Ancient City is located in the middle of Shanxi Province, on the southern edge of Taiyuan Basin, 90 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. Fenhe River flows south, and Tongpu Railway and Universiade Highway in the south pass through the northwest of the county seat, which is located at the crossroads and has convenient transportation. /Ping/Yao has been a commercial distribution center since ancient times, and has the reputation of "Unsatisfactory/Ping/Yao City" and "Little Beijing".

/Ping/Yao Ancient City, located in/Ping/Yao County, central Shanxi Province, is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years. It is also known as "the four best-preserved ancient cities" with Langzhong, Sichuan, Lijiang, Yunnan and Shexian, Anhui, and is also the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. It is also one of the only two ancient counties in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city.

/Ping/Yao Ancient City is the best preserved ancient county in China, and it is an outstanding model of Han cities in China in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the historical development of China, it shows people an extremely complete picture of cultural, social, economic and religious development.

/Ping/Yao used to be called "ancient pottery". The city wall was built in the early Ming Dynasty to prevent foreigners from disturbing the south. In the third year of Hongwu (A.D. 1370), the old wall was rebuilt and expanded, and it was all brick. Since then, Jingtai, Zhengde, Jiajing, Qin Long, Wanli, etc. have been repaired ten times, and the towers have been updated and enemy stations have been added. In the 43rd year of Kangxi (A.D. 1703), due to the emperor's westward journey, four towers were built, which made the city more spectacular. The total circumference of the/Ping/Yao city wall is 6163m, and the height of the wall is about12m, which divides the/Ping/Yao county with an area of about 2.25/ Ping/km2 into two worlds with different styles. The streets, sidewalks and urban buildings within the city walls retain the shapes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Outside the city wall, it is called the new city.

Huizhou ancient city

National AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot, Huizhou ancient city is located in the center of Huizhou town, Shexian county, a national historical and cultural city, and has been the seat of Huizhou government for thousands of years. It is an important physical building to display and embody Huizhou culture, including Guo Xushitou Square, Guo Xuxiangfu, Nanqiaolou, Yanghemen, Huizhou House, Huiyuan and Doushan Street, as well as Yuliang Ancient Dam in Dujiangyan, south of the Yangtze River, and Yu Liang Street, a famous historical and cultural street in China. Shexian, a famous national historical and cultural city, is the seat of Huizhou government in ancient times, the birthplace of Huizhou culture and the quintessence of Peking Opera, the main birthplace of Huizhou merchants, and the main producing areas of Four Treasures of the Study Zhonghui Mo and She Yan. Shexian County is located in the east of Huangshan City, in the center of tourist routes of Hangzhou, Qiandao Lake, Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhuashan Mountain, and within the territory of Huizhou, Hangzhou and Tunwu. Gardens, pavilions, ancient bridges, stone workshops, ancient pagodas and ancient houses can be seen everywhere.

Huizhou, referred to as "emblem" for short, was called Xuzhou in ancient times, also known as Xin 'an. It is a part of the earliest embryonic form of Zhejiang Province in the late Tang Dynasty, and it is also the naming source of Anhui "emblem" after the division of jiangnan province. In the third year of Xuanhe in Song Huizong (1 12 1), Zhou She was changed to Huizhou, and Shexian county is now the government. From then on, after the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the six counties were unified. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou merchants dominated the business circles in China for more than 500 years. There was a saying that "Huizhou merchants can't be towns without emblems" and "Huizhou merchants are all over the world". Hui culture has also become one of the three major regional cultures in China that Chinese and foreign scholars pay attention to. 1987, the State Council approved Huizhou to be changed into Huangshan city. Huizhou District belongs to Huangshan City and has long been the land administration of Shexian County. It was established in seven towns of Shexian County on 1988 65438+ 10. [4]

anju gucheng

The ancient city of Anju is located in the northwest of Tongliang District, Chongqing17km, 66km away from the center of Chongqing. It was founded in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is a thousand-year-old city with unique geographical advantages, long cultural heritage, rich cultural relics and beautiful natural scenery.

There are 197 cultural relics and 1 intangible cultural heritage in the ancient city. In particular, Jiugong Temple and Eighteen Temples are very famous in East Sichuan, with eight scenic spots, and the guild halls in Huguang, Fujian and Jiangxi are all famous. There are many talents, such as Shangshu, Fengjiang Minister, Hanlin University and so on. Poet Han Yu and calligrapher Mi Fei used to linger at home, and revolutionary ancestors such as Feng Yuxiang and Liu Bocheng used to work and live here.