Danzhou Ancient Town Travel Guide and Attraction Recommendations

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Danzhou Ancient Town is located in Liuzhou City. The ancient town is surrounded by water and is full of the atmosphere of the beautiful ancient pastoral era. The means of transportation for people here are The boat is surrounded by fields and farmland, which looks more natural and is worth a sightseeing trip.

There are many famous historical towns in China. Today I want to introduce to you a very low-key place in China, an ancient town living on the water. Many people say it is a very magical existence. Like a gem set in Sheung Shui. It is the famous Danzhou Ancient Town.

Danzhou Ancient Town is located in Guangxi, China, at the junction of Guangxi and Hunan. This place was established as early as the Ming Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. However, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, the characteristics of the ancient town are still preserved. And there is no modern commercial atmosphere in terms of transportation.

So when you come here, you feel like you are in the paradise of the ancients, quiet and comfortable. For this paradise, compared with those commercial cities, this ancient town attracts tourists with its unique charm. Attention, many domestic and foreign tourists come here to play.

Main attractions

1. Playing in the water on Green Island: Danzhou Mountain is surrounded by water, and the entire island is covered by more than 80% of the green area. Along Danzhou's Linjiang River, there are artemisia, bamboo, willow and banyan trees. Particularly worth mentioning are the aquatic plants that rarely attract attention on the river beach.

2. Danzhou Ancient City Wall: According to records, Danzhou Ancient City Wall was a major project undertaken by Su Chaoyang, the governor of Huaiyuan County in the Ming Dynasty, which lasted one year and cost ten thousand taels of silver. The city wall is 879 meters long, 5.3 meters high and 3.6 meters thick. It has 450 battlements, four gates in the east, west, north and south, and is equipped with gate towers.

3. Danzhou Tianhou Temple: Tianhou Temple is also known as "Fujian and Guangdong Guild Hall". The inscriptions "Tianhou Palace" and "Fujian and Guangdong Family" can still be clearly seen on the gate of the ruins. The Fujian and Cantonese Guild Hall was built by a wealthy businessman surnamed Xue in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties with a thousand taels of silver. It was built according to the pattern of the Mazu Temple in Tianhou Palace in Zhangzhou, Fujian. It can be seen from the ruins that Thean Hou Temple was undoubtedly the most beautiful building at that time.

4. Danzhou Academy: The academy is located east of Danzhou, facing east and west, covering an area of ??1,340 square meters. It was a relatively complete educational place in the Qing Dynasty.

The most famous thing about this ancient town is its grapefruit. October is the season for grapefruit production every year, and the aroma of grapefruit all over the town is pleasant.

5. Danzhou Ancient Town also holds a Pomelo Festival every year, so the best time to travel is May or October. During the Pomelo Festival, all the men and women in the town will be busy picking grapefruits. , Therefore, when you come to Danzhou Ancient Town at this time, you can participate with them and learn more about the culture of the ancient town.

Walking on the bluestone slabs and looking at the surrounding ancient buildings, it is like a "paradise". Because there is no bridge and no road, it can only be entered by boat. Danzhou Ancient Town has a high green coverage area. There is also traditional oil tea here, which is breakfast for people here, and is also called "Kung Fu Tea".

Wine-making is also a specialty of the people here. In addition to the usual Mi Shuang wine and Sanhua wine, the more professional one here is the Chongyang wine, which is suitable for all ages.

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