What are the top ten unpopular ancient towns in China?

Located on the east bank of Lijiang River, the ancient town of Dawei has a long history. Founded in the early Northern Song Dynasty, it flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and in the Republic of China. It has a history of thousands of years. As early as 600 years ago, Dawei became the largest of the four major towns in Guangxi (Binyang Luwei, Cangwu Rongwei and Youxian Wei Qiao) because of its "big". Laodaxu Old Street stretches for 2 kilometers along the Lijiang River. The streets that are not wide are paved with bluestone slabs, and there are well-preserved old houses on both sides of the slate road. There are still many bamboo weaving workshops, straw shoes workshops, traditional funeral shops, herbal clinics, old barbershops and other ancient manual workshops in the ancient town. Wanshou Bridge, a single arch stone bridge built in the Ming Dynasty, still spans the south of the town. The Gaozu Temple, the Huang Han Temple and the Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi Guild Hall in Qing Dynasty, as well as the five-mile-long Qingshiban Road and the blue brick houses, have all become the witnesses of Wei ancient town.

Geographical location: southeast of Guilin, Guangxi 18km, 30km away from Lingchuan County, located in the middle reaches of Lijiang River.

Tickets: None.

Highlight: Dawei really deserves its reputation. This is an ancient town with a history of 1000 years. The ancient town began in the Northern Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and flourished in the Republic of China, becoming the first of the four major towns in Guangxi. Nowadays, there are few commercial traces here, so few that it is difficult to even go to public toilets.

Best travel time: all year round

Pianyan Ancient Town is located between two remaining veins in the southwest of Huaying Mountain Range, and it is named Pianyan Town because of the steep rock wall in the north of the town. The ancient street is paved along Heishuitan River, with scattered wooden houses, small bridges and flowing water, and trees. Pianyan ancient town has a history of more than 300 years and is well preserved. From the middle of the ancient town, a bluestone slab bridge crosses the river and connects the outside of the town. The main street is divided into two streets by the middle of the bridge. There are many shops on the street, and the northern end of the street is where citizens gather. There are martial arts temples, shrines and theatres, and the upper and lower street ends are connected with the countryside by the semi-corridor of Linjiang, which is a good place for transportation, communication, sightseeing and leisure.

Geographical location: northeast of Beibei District, Chongqing, southwest of Huaying Mountain, at the transportation hub of territorial sea, Hechuan and Yubei.

Tickets: None.

Highlight: Pianyan Ancient Town is an ancient industrial and commercial town on the ancient road leading to Huaying in Chongqing. In the past, merchants gathered for more than 300 years and were well preserved. The houses on both sides of the street have not been renovated, and they still maintain their original quaint features. Apart from small bridges, flowing water, old streets and ancient houses, the most attractive things in the town are "Yuanyang Bridge", "Couple Tree" and female blacksmith.

Best travel time: all year round

Chaji is an ancient village with Ming and Qing styles in Jingxian County, located at the junction of Jingxian County, Taiping County and Qingyang County. The word "cha" here is "zhā" instead of "chá", because most people here are surnamed cha. Its scale is the first in southern Anhui, and it is also one of the largest existing ancient residential groups in China. Its vicissitudes and decadent beauty can make people see the glorious history of China's rural times. In Chaji, in addition to the residential buildings needed for living, the existing relics are mainly ancestral halls and memorial archways, which are deeply branded with filial piety and ancestor worship in the clan era. In Chaji, there are many ancestral temples, because the places where surnames are found are crowded. According to the word of mouth of Chaji people, there are 108 ancestral temples at the peak of the village, each with its own characteristics, and some are magnificent and heroic. Some are elegant and poetic, carefully crafted; Some see bricks but not wood; Some people only see wood, not bricks.

Location: Houan Township, 60km west of Jingxian County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province.

Tickets: 58 yuan.

Highlight: The scale is the first in southern Anhui, and it is also one of the largest existing ancient residential groups in China. At present, the village still preserves the only Yuan Dynasty building-Degong Hall, and the most complete Ming Dynasty buildings-Aile Hall and Jill Hall. Many buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties are well protected.

Best travel time: all year round

Qianyang Ancient City is one of the best preserved ancient cities of Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. Surrounded by water on three sides, the ancient city is an important town at the junction of Miao, Hunan and Chu, and is known as the "gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou" and "the first ancient town in western Hunan". It is 1400 years earlier than Dayan ancient town in Lijiang, Yunnan, and 900 years earlier than Fenghuang ancient town in Hunan. Various cultures blend here, and Wang Changling wrote the classic poem "A piece of ice in the jade pot" in front of the local Furong Building.

Location: hongjiang city, Huaihua City, Hunan Province (formerly Qiannan County)

Admission: 70 yuan.

Highlight: Besides Phoenix, there are many hidden ancient cities in Xiangxi that are unknown to outsiders, and Qianyang Ancient City is one of them. It is one of the best-preserved ancient cities of Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, surrounded by water on three sides, and is an important town at the junction of Miao, Hunan and Chu. Known as "the gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou" and "the first ancient town in western Hunan".

Best travel time: all year round

Baoshan Stone Town is located in the Jinsha River Gorge, which is 1 10 km north of Lijiang. It is named after more than 100 families living on an independent mushroom-shaped boulder. There are rows of tile houses in the city, and the lanes are vertical and horizontal. The Naxi people in Lijiang build houses by digging stones, and some columns, tables and stools are made of natural rocks with a little trimming. Some of them cut the huge stones in the kitchen into stoves, some cut the huge stones in the yard into water tanks, and some even cut the stones in the room into stone beds. Many of the daily necessities made can be described as simple and natural, which is wonderful. Lijiang Baoshan Stone Town is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, with a stone slope leading directly to Jinsha River, and only two stone gates in the north and south are available for access. This is a real natural barrier city.

Venue: Baoxiangshan, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province

Tickets: None.

Highlight: Stone Town in Baoshan, Lijiang is called "Laberu Panwu" in Naxi language, which means "Baoshan Baishizhai". There are rows of tile houses in the city, and the lanes are vertical and horizontal. The Naxi residents in Lijiang dig stones to build houses, and the pillars and kerbs of the houses are made according to the situation. Simple and natural, amazing.

Best travel time: autumn

Heshun hometown of overseas Chinese is located 3 kilometers west of Tengchong, which was called Yangwen Village in ancient times. Heshun's name comes from the poem "Clouds open, auspicious and auspicious, calm and calm", which places the local people's longing for a better life. Since ancient times, Heshun has been a place with developed culture and outstanding people. In Heshun village, there are many plaques hanging on the lintel, such as "the shadow of the scholarly world" and "poetry ceremony", which can't be covered up by smoke for many years, and all record the once prosperous history and profound cultural accumulation of the hometown of overseas Chinese.

Location: 3 kilometers southwest of Tengchong County, Yunnan Province.

Admission: Pass to 80 yuan.

Highlight: Walking into Heshun is like walking into a cultural maze. Thousands of characteristic houses are surrounded by mountains and rivers, and you can touch the mottled years and heavy culture with your hand. "It is a miracle that such a splendid village is hidden in this extreme place." Some netizens said.

Best travel time: all year round

Yanshan County, which belongs to Shangrao City, is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, upstream of Xinjiang River, and adjacent to Wuyishan City and Guangze County in Fujian Province in the south. The landform is dominated by low mountains and hills, and the terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The county has beautiful scenery, rich resources and rich products; Moreover, the cultural landscape in China is very rich. Yanshan county is named after the production of lead in history. Jianxian County began in the 11th year of Baota University in Nantang (AD 953). Read the names of Yanshan Mountain. As early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Lead Mountain had developed into one of the five handicraft industries in the south of the Yangtze River. Handmade paper industry was as famous as cotton textile industry in Songjiang, silk weaving industry in Suzhou and Hangzhou, pulp dyeing industry in Wuhu and porcelain making industry in Jingdezhen.

Location: Yanshan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province

Tickets: None.

Highlight: In the long history, several famous towns have indeed emerged in Jiangxi. They are the representatives of prosperous towns in the era of water transport, and most of them declined rapidly in the torrent of commodity economy, which was unknown to outsiders. Lead Mountain, once known as the thoroughfare of eight provinces, is one of them.

Best travel time: all year round

The ancient tea-horse road in Yunnan and Tibet was formed from the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th century. Sideng Street is located in the center of Bazi, which has been the economic and cultural center and trade distribution center of Shaxi since ancient times. Looking from a distance, the ancient trees in Sideng Street are towering, and the Washers are simple and quiet. The scenery of "Small Bridge and Flowing Water Family" is beautiful and elegant, and it is the only surviving ancient market on the "Tea-Horse Ancient Road".

Venue: shaxi town, South of Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

Tickets: None.

Highlight: Ten years ago, we didn't have a chance to visit go to dali and Lijiang, but now we can visit the Fourth Street. This once important town on the ancient tea-horse road still maintains the ancient style of the Millennium market and has not been disturbed by too many tourists. It is the only surviving market on the ancient tea-horse road.

Best travel time: all year round

Bing 'an Ancient Town is 25 kilometers away from Chishui City, and the surrounding forest coverage rate is 92.5%. The ancient town is built on steep rocks along the Chishui River, backed by green hills and surrounded by water on three sides. Masonry is the door, stone is the wall, and wooden scaffolding is built on the mountain. After a hundred years of wind and frost, it is still rock solid. Yingbin Waterfall in the ancient town overflowed from a century-old banyan tree, like a white dragon thrown into the water and jumped over the river. Soul-stirring ancient turbulent slab beach, with dozens of feet of suspended current under the beach. The water depth under the beach is14m, and the river is swift. Standing at the bow, you will feel the roar of the rapids and the flying of the green hills, but you will be dizzy and frightened, but you will be surprised and excited. The cliff stone buildings along the river in the ancient town are all suspended buildings, virtual buildings, bottomless buildings and single-column high-rise buildings, which are uneven and have a unique charm. In particular, the rare antique "Hulu" slate street allows visitors to enjoy the narrow and depressing "first-line sky" street view first, but when they turn a sharp corner, they can't see the street, as if they have entered a dead end. But as long as you approach and turn a corner, a spacious slate street will appear instantly, making people suddenly enlightened.

Location: Chishui City, Guizhou Province, 25 kilometers away from Chishui City.

Admission: 20 yuan.

Highlight: The traffic here is inconvenient, which makes Bing 'an, a thousand-year-old town, have a unique charm-except for a newly-built suspension bridge, there is only one waterway to reach the foot of the castle. Looking across the river, the town has basically maintained the original appearance of the ancient castle in Chishui Valley since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Best travel time: all year round

Zhaojiabao in Zhangzhou, commonly known as Zhaojiacheng, is located at the foot of Gao Shuo Mountain in Huxi Town, Zhangpu County, 90 kilometers away from Zhangzhou City. It is not an ordinary Zhao castle, but a building complex where descendants of the Zhao royal family lived incognito after the demise of the Song Dynasty. It is an anti-Kou castle, built to admire the imperial industry of ancestors and imitate the layout of Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. This is the only castle built by the royal family in the world.

Location: Gaoshuoshan, Huxi Town, Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, 90 kilometers away from Zhangzhou City.

Tickets: None.

Highlight: Zhaojiabao, located in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, was built by descendants of Zhao's royal family in Song Dynasty after imitating the conceptual layout of Bianjing, the capital of Northern Song Dynasty. After 400 years, it still retains a fairly complete prototype style, and is known as "Song Cheng (detailed map of scenic spots)" and "Little Bianjing in southern Fujian".

Best travel time: all year round