Why go to Jiangnan! These seven most beautiful tourist towns hide the gentlest time in Hubei.

There are many kinds of small towns hidden between the deep mountains and forests, the vast Yuan Ye and the vast rivers and lakes. They are ancient or primitive, continuing and inheriting one side of soil and water and one side of culture. Every town is an endless story. The wind in April is slightly warmer. Follow the "Chu Xiaoyou" into these seven famous tourist towns in Hubei, looking for human stories left under mountains and rivers and eaves.

Kedian Town, Zhongxiang City

Jingdian Town, a famous town in Jingchu, is located at the southern foot of Dahongshan, which is the junction of Zhongxiang, Jingshan and Suizhou. The scenery here is magnificent, it is an old revolutionary base area and a national-level scenic spot. Strolling through the inn, the mountains and rivers come into view, the paths are winding and secluded, and the smoke is curling, just as the ancient poem wrote, "Warm mountain villages, smoke on the Yi Yi market."

Niangniang Village in the town is famous for Jingchu, with the highest elevation of1.050m.. Here, clouds are lingering, rattan, pine, cypress and bamboo are all available, and the scenery is picturesque, which is known as the "roof of Jingchu". Huangxian Cave adjacent to Niangniang Village is also famous. According to historical records, "Huangxian Mountain is at the foot of Shan Zhinan, with Huangxian Cave under it, which is suddenly enlightened and Longtan above it, which is unfathomable." Huangxian Cave is known as the first cave in the world because of its twists and turns and ups and downs.

Baifusi Town, Enshi City

There is a famous town Baifu Temple in the southwest of Enshi, which is located at the junction of Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing provinces. It is also the first ancient town in Youshui River Basin, with profound cultural heritage and unique natural scenery. The water is long, passing through the town, the distant mountains are green, and the ancient house built by the river is like an elegant ink painting.

When we arrive at Baifusi Town, we need to understand the culture of waving dance. Shemi Lake Waving Dance Hall is a local thatched cottage in the east of Baifusi Town, the birthplace of Tujia waving dance in eastern Chongqing, western Hunan and western Hubei, and the oldest dance hall of Tujia people. It was built in the eighth year of Qing Shunzhi. During the festival, people beat gongs and drums here, dancing and enjoying the festival in the breeze year. After crossing the wave hall, don't forget the Cat Cave, a big cave across the Youshui River. There are underground rivers inside, and the stone peaks on both sides are dotted with caves, which is amazing.

Qiliping Town, Hongan County

Qiliping Town is located 23 kilometers north of Hong 'an County, on the edge of Hubei and Henan provinces. It is a famous historical and cultural town and a famous red tourist town in China. This is the source of the sensational jute uprising and the center of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui revolutionary base areas. There is a prosperous street in the town with many well-preserved sites, which shows the profound red culture of Qiliping Town.

Walking on Changsheng Street, the old stone pavement and the old house with Qing architectural style still maintain the ancient style. The old houses with brick and wood structures are patchwork. Blue bricks, tiles, cornices and horse head walls are all telling distant historical stories. The cool breeze blew, bringing the brave cries of the predecessors in the hard years. ......

Yun Yang Shang Jin Town

Located in Shang Jin Town, Yunxi County, the geographical position is worth mentioning. It is adjacent to Manchuan Town, Shaanxi Province, with the towering Qinling Mountains in the north and the Hanjiang River Basin in the south, so it is called "morning and evening". The most important thing to miss in Shang Jin is the ancient buildings. As a historic town where Qin Chu meets, its architectural style is simple in northwest Hubei and rich in Shaanxi.

The ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties are located in the ancient city, outside the north gate of the ancient city, with ancient streets and ancient buildings on both sides as the main ones, supplemented by quadrangles in Ming and Qing dynasties, forming a large-scale and well-preserved architectural community in Ming and Qing dynasties. On the ancient street, the buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties are blue bricks and black tiles, cornices and arches, quadrangles are several times heavy and antique, and there are distinctive north and south halls, bearing in mind the old days of Shang Jin ancient town.

Qujiawan, honghu city

Honghu Lake, where the waves beat on the shore, is the seat of Qujiawan Town. The inland river network of the town is vertical and horizontal, just like a lakeside town. With a history of 100 years and a legacy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is an out-and-out ancient town with a strong heroic story, so it is still a red town.

There is a "Ming and Qing Street" in Qujiawan Town. On both sides of the stone road are connected wooden houses in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, with white walls and tiles and cornices. This is a poetic street and a revolutionary street. Revolutionary kindling has been preserved and burned here, and there are more than 30 revolutionary sites, especially the original capital of the revolutionary base areas in western Hunan and western Hubei.

Jingshan Lv Lin Town

When it comes to the word "outlaw hero", many people's first impression must be outlaw hero. Yes, this Greenwood Town is the birthplace of the Greenwood Uprising in history, located at the junction of Jingshan, Zhongxiang and Suizhou. Entering Lvlin Town, the streets with white walls and great rivers are particularly neat. A rich river passes through the town, and the wind blowing through the ear brings a refreshing smell of clear water.

The forest in Lvlin Town is deep, with famous scenic spots such as Lvlin Village, Beauty Valley and Yuanyang River. Lvlin Village, known as "the first ancient soldier village in China", has a history of more than 2,000 years, with many cultural and natural attractions, simplicity and worry-free. Beauty Valley is shallow, calm and euphemistic, and waterfalls roar and agitate, just like a paradise.

Former An Lei nationality town

Leizu Town, located in Yuan 'an County, Hubei Province, is said to be the birthplace of Leizu, the wife of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of human reeling and the mother of the Chinese nation. The landscape here is magnificent, with exquisite canyons comparable to the bend of the Yarlung Zangbo River and grotesque rock slopes formed by Ordovician limestone 400 million years ago. It is also called Xihe Grand Canyon, full of childhood memories. ...

There is also an ancient fossil street in the town, which is about 253 meters long. It was a trading center mainly engaged in "Yasi", silks and satins and agricultural products in ancient times. The Ming and Qing houses on both sides of the street are well preserved, and the streets are all paved with Sinian hornstones, a fossil of coelenterates from the seabed 440 million years ago.

Spring goes to Qiu Lai, and time never stops. The town is like a pearl, which has been polished brighter and brighter in time and exudes infinite charm.

Editor/Chu Xiaoyou

Audit/Guo Weijun

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