Which of the large number of man-made ancient cities that have appeared in China have now become empty cities?

There has been a wave of enthusiasm for building tourist attractions in China. Regardless of whether there are historical monuments or not, many places have to mention some historical celebrities in a decent way, then build an antique town and start to develop tourism in a big way. It is true that tourism is a popular industry that drives the economy, but the proliferation of man-made ancient towns is not a good thing. After all, not all places are scenic spots like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.

However, as more and more man-made ancient towns are built, tourists are increasingly losing interest. Some famous ancient cities, such as Dali, Fenghuang, and Pingyao, even these ancient towns that have preserved many historical relics have lost many tourists due to excessive commercialization, not to mention those cookie-cutter man-made ancient towns.

Nowadays, many once-popular man-made ancient towns have become "empty cities". Even on holidays, there are not many people on the road. Businessmen have evacuated without profit, but they have a kind of desolate beauty. What we want to tell you today is Dangkou Ancient Town in Wuxi, Jiangsu.

Dangkou Ancient Town is located in Ehu Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. It is densely covered with rivers, has beautiful natural and cultural scenery, and has many preserved historical relics. It is one of the historically and culturally protected towns in Wuxi City. , now it is also a national 4A-level scenic spot and the construction is very good. But in recent years, the number of tourists here has plummeted. There are many reasons.

First of all, like the development process of most ancient towns in China, the first step is to relocate a large number of aboriginal people, and then build a large number of antique buildings based on the aboriginal housing. The same goes for Dangkou Ancient Town. Nowadays, you can hardly find aborigines in Dangkou Ancient Town. The entire ancient town is like a commercial street full of hotels and hotels. There are also various small shops on the street, selling barbecue skewers and stinky tofu. It is different from other ancient towns in China. No difference, even the souvenirs are roughly the same.

What’s even worse is that Dangkou Ancient Town was originally free to visit, but now it has begun to charge, and the tickets are not cheap. An adult ticket is 80 yuan, and this does not include some small tourist attractions in the ancient town. Attractions. In other words, after buying a ticket and going in, if you want to visit some classics inside, you have to pay, such as 30 yuan for Huashi Yizhuang, 20 yuan for Hua Hengfang Exhibition Hall, 10 yuan for Wang Xin's former residence, etc. It makes tourists extremely annoyed.

Today's Dangkou Ancient Town is no different from other man-made ancient towns in China. Only an antique shell is left, and the inner cultural atmosphere has all disappeared, replaced by a large amount of commercial atmosphere. Naturally, there are fewer and fewer tourists.