Introduction to Taiping Ancient Town Attractions

Taiping Ancient Town is located in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. It is an ancient town full of ancient charm.

Taiping Ancient Town is located at the intersection of Gulin River and Chishui River, 35 kilometers away from Gulin, the county seat. Across the river from Xingmin Township, Xishui County, Guizhou Province, it is the east gate of Gulin from Sichuan to Guizhou. It is a place where border residents of the two provinces trade with each other, merchants gather, and materials are distributed. It is known as the water and land terminal of Sichuan and Guizhou.

Taiping Ancient Town is a unique mountain ancient town in southern Sichuan. The ancient town is built on the mountain. Most of the existing buildings are houses from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They adopt the ancient Ganlan style and stilted buildings and other architectural structures, showing the characteristics of "table, hanging, staggered, cantilevered, shuttle and leaning". The scenic spot is located at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, and its cultural characteristics reflect the integration of regional and national characteristics.

Taiping Ancient Town is a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national historical and cultural town, a national patriot education demonstration base, a key cultural relics protection unit in Sichuan Province, a patriotism education base in Sichuan Province, a national defense education base in Sichuan Province, and a national defense education base in Sichuan Province. One of the “Top Ten Most Suitable Streets for Business” in the province.

Famous and high-quality specialties

1. Xiantan Wine was founded in 1978. Mainly Tequ and Daqu, it was awarded the title of Ministry and Provincial Quality Liquor in 1984 and 1985; in 1998, it won the gold medal of the first China Food Expo; in 1989, it won the title of "China's Quality Liquor" in the fifth national liquor quality evaluation.

2. Gulin Spicy Chicken is a specialty food of Gulin County. Because Gulin belongs to the mountainous area around the Sichuan Basin, and the high and steep slopes of the mountains produce high-quality native chickens. In addition, most people in Gulin at that time were mainly engaged in manual labor, and the food taste was heavy. Therefore, Nie Dundun created this dish with heavy hemp and spicy food.

3. Gulin handmade noodles are kneaded by hand and then molded by machinery. There are two types of noodles: surface noodles and dry noodles, with dry noodles being the most common. Only Gulin dry noodles can be stored for a long time and transported over long distances. The characteristics are: resistant to cooking, not muddy, and strong.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Taiping Ancient Town