Yunnan Shaxi Ancient Town Travel Guide About Yunnan Shaxi Ancient Town Travel Guide

1. Ouyang Courtyard: The wood carvings on the gate are very exquisite, and almost none of the carvings on the red sandstone eaves are repeated. This is the best preserved Maguotou house in Shaxi.

2. Xingjiao Temple & Ancient Stage: Located to the west of Sifang Street, facing the ancient stage. It was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. The 16 Buddhist-themed murals on the outer wall of the main hall are the most important cultural relics in the temple, but they now look mottled. Next to the stage is the Tea Horse Road Exhibition Hall, which can be viewed in more than ten minutes. There are some caravan artifacts and unearthed cultural relics that can help you understand the history of Shaxi. Standing on the top floor of Kuixing Pavilion, you can overlook the rooftops of Shaxi on three sides. Tickets: A combined ticket of Xingjiao Temple and Exhibition Hall is 20 yuan.

3. Yujin Bridge & Heijiang: Yujin Bridge was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was an important passage for caravans to enter the ancient town of Shaxi from Dali. It has been preserved to this day after hundreds of years of war and war. Under the bridge is the Heijiang River. When you arrive at Yujin Bridge around 8 o'clock in the morning in winter, there will be mist covering the Heijiang River, which is very beautiful. Tickets: Free; horse riding: 30-50 yuan/person. Walking around the river takes about half an hour.

4. Sifang Street: This is an ancient market with full functions that integrates ancient temples, ancient stages, ancient shops, ancient lanes, ancient trees, and ancient village gates. It is regarded as a monument by the world. The Architecture Foundation calls it "the only surviving ancient market on the Tea Horse Road".

5. Catering: Famous restaurants in the ancient town include Xilu Private Kitchen and Longfeng Ruiying Halal Restaurant. They have a good reputation in the local area. Tourists can buy their own ingredients for processing or go into the store to directly choose the ingredients they like. Match as you like. There are also small shops on the roadside to solve the dining problem. In addition, Shaxi also has local specialties like ginseng seeds, matsutake mushrooms, goat milk cakes, etc. to choose from.