What are the top ten most beautiful ancient cities in China?

China's top ten most beautiful ancient cities

1 Lijiang, an ancient city in Yunnan Province, skillfully blends economic and strategic areas with rugged terrain, and truly and perfectly preserves and reproduces its quaint features. The architecture of the ancient city has experienced the baptism of countless dynasties and vicissitudes, and is well-known for its integration of the cultural characteristics of various ethnic groups. In 1997, it was listed in the World Heritage List, and it is also called "the four best preserved ancient cities" with Langzhong, Shanxi and Shexian, which are also the second batch of national historical and cultural cities.

2 Pingyao is located in Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi Province. It is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,7 years, and it is also the only ancient county in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. The total circumference of Pingyao city wall is 6163 meters, and the height of the wall is about 12 meters, which divides Pingyao county with an area of about 2.25 square kilometers into two worlds with different styles. The streets, pavements and city buildings within the city wall retain the shape of Ming and Qing dynasties; Outside the city wall, it is called a new city. This is a wonderful place where ancient and modern buildings are integrated, reflecting each other and making people think endlessly.

3 Yangshuo Yangshuo is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southeast of Guilin City, belonging to Guilin City, Guangxi Province, on the west bank of Lijiang River, with beautiful scenery. Jianxian County began in the 1th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 59), and it has been more than 14 years since then. The county seat is 65 kilometers away from downtown Guilin and 445 kilometers away from Nanning, the capital of the autonomous region. The county covers a total area of 1,428.38 square kilometers, governs 6 towns, 3 townships, 114 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), has a total population of 3,, and is inhabited by 13 ethnic groups including Han, Zhuang, Yao and Hui.

4 Huizhou, Huizhou for short. In the southern part of Anhui Province, Chinese mainland, it was called Xin 'an in ancient times. It has a history of more than 2,2 years since the Qin Dynasty set up a county. Tracing back to its origin, Xindu County, Xin 'an County, and Zhangzhou were set up here. In the third year of Xuanhe in Song Huizong (AD 1121), it was changed to Huizhou, which was unified into "one government and six counties" for three generations. In November 1987, the State Council approved the change of Huizhou area to Huangshan City; In July 1988, the prefecture-level Huangshan City was formally established, with jurisdiction over three districts, four counties and Huangshan Scenic Area, with a total area of about 9,87 square kilometers and a total population of about 1.47 million.

5 Zhenyuan Ancient Town, a famous historical and cultural city in China, has a history of 228 years. As a famous historical and cultural city in China, Zhenyuan integrates the cultural connotations of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism in one furnace. There are magical secrets in the territory, such as the ancient buildings of Qinglongdong Cliff, which are famous at home and abroad; The charm of the ancient city with the reputation of "Venice of the East"; There are more than 16 colorful temples, temples, courtyards, four bridges, four caves, six passes, six officials, eight temples, eight temples, eight pavilions, nine halls and nine temples, as well as many ancient dwellings, ancient lanes and ancient docks in Ming and Qing Dynasties with great ornamental and scientific research value.

6 Jingdezhen is located in the transition zone between Huangshan Mountain, Huaiyu Mountain and Poyang Lake Plain. Jingdezhen is a famous porcelain capital at home and abroad, and is also known as the four famous towns with Foshan, Hankou and Zhuxian Town. Jingdezhen is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China and a Class A open city in the State Council. Jingdezhen has a long history of making porcelain, and its porcelain products have excellent texture and great influence on the outside world. The word "porcelain capital" has become synonymous with Jingdezhen.

7 Shanhaiguan Shanhaiguan was called Yuguan in ancient times, also called Chongqing Pass, also known as Linlu Pass. In the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 1381), Xu Da, king of Zhongshan, was ordered to build Yongping Pass and Jieling Pass, and established Shanhaiguan here. Because it is bordered by Yanshan Mountain in the north and Bohai Sea in the south, it was named Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan is the northeast starting point of the Ming Great Wall, with a territory of 26 kilometers and more than 1 kilometers east of Qinhuangdao City. According to historical records, Shanhaiguan has a history of more than 6 years since it was built in 1381, and it has been a military center in China since ancient times. The city of Shanhaiguan, with a circumference of about 4 kilometers, is a small town. The whole city is connected with the Great Wall and the city is the gateway. The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick.

8 Xichang Xichang has been an important town in the southwest border of the motherland since ancient times. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, all the political leaders in the past dynasties have established counties, prefectures, prefectures and appointed officials here. Therefore, Xichang has been an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 2, years (it has been listed as a provincial-level cultural city in Sichuan Province). At the same time, because of the good conditions such as altitude, temperature, sunshine, latitude and longitude, and less suspended matter in the atmosphere, the moon is bright and round, so Xichang is also known as the "Moon City".

9 Langzhong Langzhong is known as Langyuan Wonderland and Bashu Yaochong, where the poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty left the eternal famous sentence "Langzhou is sparsely populated in the south of the city". Known as "the best mountain in the world". Langzhong is known as the largest "ancient city of geomantic omen" in Sichuan, and it is one of the four most well-preserved ancient cities in China. The well-preserved ancient people's street courtyards, monasteries, pavilions and carved rocks in Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties constitute Langzhong's unique tourism resources and rich cultural connotations. The magnificent tombs of Zhangfei Temple and Zhang Fei, as well as the cultural relics of Shuhan site, are an important part of the tourist hotline of the Three Kingdoms.

1 Fengdu "ghost town" Fengdu was called "Bazi Biedu" in ancient times. It was named after Su Shi's poem "Pingdu is an ancient famous mountain in the world" in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fengdu Mountain is one of the 72 caves of Taoism. There are as many as 27 famous ancient temples; The Eastern Han Dynasty and Emperor Yongyuan set up their county in the second year, which is known as "the ghost country Kyoto" and "the underworld". It is the legendary destination of the dead, a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and is known as "the hometown of divine comedy" in China and "the capital of human soul". Ten most beautiful ancient cities in China.