When traveling in Guangxi, you can’t miss these 8 most beautiful ancient towns. How many have you visited? Is there your hometown?

1. Zhaoping Huangyao Ancient Town

Huangyao Ancient Town is located in the northeast of Zhaoping County, Hezhou, Guangxi, about 40 kilometers away from Hezhou City, about 200 kilometers away from Guilin, and has a radius of 3.6 kilometers. Belonging to the karst landform, Huangyao Ancient Town has a history of more than a thousand years. It is famous for its strange mountains, beautiful water, beautiful trees, interesting rocks, ancient streets, and secluded town. It is known as "Little Guilin" and is a natural landscape garden town.

The natural landscape of Huangyao Ancient Town has eight major sceneries and 24 minor sceneries; it has preserved more than 20 temples, temples, and ancestral halls, more than 10 pavilions, 11 characteristic bridges, and hundreds of couplets and plaques. Most of them are Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings. The architecture is exquisite, and the brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings all have a high level of craftsmanship. The beams, columns, brackets, purlins and rafters, walls and ceilings of the ancient buildings are all carved and painted, in various shapes and forms, lifelike. Famous scenic spots include the former site of the Guangxi Provincial Working Committee, Liyu Street, the ancient stage, the Statue of Martyr Qian Xing, the Immortal Ancient Well, the Watchtower, Simadi, Longzhaurong, Anle Temple, etc.

Huangyao is like a shining pearl left in the South. It has only been favored by urban people in recent years. The ancient streets, ancient houses, ancient trees and other objects in the town all exude a strong ancient charm. .

Huangyao Ancient Town was listed in the third batch of "Chinese Historical and Cultural Towns" by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2007; in 2009, it was approved as a 4A scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.

2. Yangmei Ancient Town, Nanning

Yangmei Ancient Town is located in the lower reaches of the Zuojiang River in Jiangnan District, Nanning City, the provincial capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is surrounded by rivers on three sides and is only 36 kilometers away from Nanning City. , roads, waterways and railways all pass through here.

Yangmei Ancient Town was built in the Song Dynasty. It rose due to the convenience of water transportation, but also fell silent due to the decline of water transportation. It has experienced thousands of years. In the ancient town, there are row upon row of ancient houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties, dotted with scenic spots and historic sites, ancient streets, old houses, old window lattice, deep courtyards, cornices carved with dragons and patterns, and moss-covered wall bases, all filled with peace and tranquility.

Xu Xiake, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty, admired Yangmei's strange stones: spire stone, golden frog stone, elephant trunk stone, penguin stone, stone horse stone, sea lion looking back stone, dolphin kissing stone, etc. Each of the strange stones is rare. Each stone has a touching story and profound cultural connotation.

The Zhennanguan Uprising led by Sun Yat-sen once held a secret meeting here in Yangmei Ancient Town. The most famous ones are undoubtedly the Eight Ancient Scenic Spots of Yangmei: Longtan at sunset, Leifeng with greenery, Sword in the clear spring, Pavilion looking at the clouds, Pines on the beach calling each other, Pavilion facing the river, Golden Beach moonlit night, Qingpo nostalgic, which can still be found today. Rich natural and cultural landscapes have been left behind.

3. Xingping Ancient Town, Yangshuo

Xingping Ancient Town is located in the northeast of Yangshuo, 25 kilometers away from Yangshuo County. The Li River makes a big bend here, forming a beautiful blue wave. jade belt. Surrounded by beautiful peaks, there are scenic spots such as "Three Rocks, Five Wells, and Twelve Mountains".

Xingping Ancient Town has a long history, with a history of more than 1,700 years. It is an ancient town with a long history. The land of Xingping Town is hilly, with the terrain high in the east and low in the west. The west of the town is a karst landform, with peaks arranged like sword awns on both sides of the Li River. The Xingping River merges with the Li River here, and the scenery is so diverse that there is an ancient saying that "Yangshuo's mountains and rivers are in Xingping".

4. Hejie Ancient Town, Hezhou

Hejie Ancient Town, also known as Linhe, was the old Hezhou County town. It was built in the sixth year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty, which is 111 BC. It is the only well-preserved historical ancient city among the four major ancient cities in Guangxi. This was once the water transportation center of Guidong region and a commodity distribution center since ancient times. Later, with the rise of land transportation, Hejie gradually declined. Hejie Ancient Town has many sights, including the Wenbi Tower, the Guangdong Guild Hall, the arcade, the Osmanthus Well, the ancient city wall, the ancestral halls of the surnames, Fushan Scenic Area, etc.

The Wenbi Tower is located on the west bank of the river near He Street. It is also called Kuixing Tower. It was built in ancient times as a symbolic building for "Shangwen" in the fifth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1740 AD. It has 5 floors. , 27 meters high. Unfortunately, the nearby "Kui Xing Tower" and the larger palace-style Confucian Temple have been destroyed.

The Guangdong Guild Hall is located on Hedong Street, Hejie Town. The year of its construction is unknown. It was rebuilt in 1822, the second year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. It has carved beams and painted buildings and exquisite murals, which are still well preserved.

Osmanthus Well is an ancient well located in the south gate of the old county town of Hexi, Hejie. According to the inscription next to the well, the well was built in the first year of Qi Qi in the Qing Dynasty, that is, 1621 AD, and rebuilt in the first year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, that is, 1796 AD. The well is round in shape, with a diameter of about 1 meter and a depth of about 9 meters. When the well was first built, an osmanthus tree was planted next to the well, and the well was also called "Osmanthus Well". In the old days, "Fragrance of Osmanthus Water" was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in He County.

5. Dawei Ancient Town in Lingchuan

In ancient times, Guangxi had the "Four Dawei Towns", namely: Dawei in Lingchuan, Luwei in Binyang, and Cangwu Rongwei in Rongwei and Qiaowei in Guixian. Dawei Ancient Town is one of the "Four Great Wei Towns" in ancient Guangxi and the largest of the "Four Great Wei Towns".

Daxu Ancient Town is located on the east bank of the Li River, southeast of Father and Son Rock, and north of Mopan Mountain, 23 kilometers away from Guilin. According to historical records, Dawei Ancient Town in Lingchuan was founded in the early Northern Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and flourished in the Republic of China. It has a history of thousands of years.

The ancient Dawei Old Street stretches for two kilometers along the Li River. The narrow streets are paved with bluestones, and there are well-preserved old houses on both sides of the stone road. The ancient town still retains a number of ancient handicraft workshops such as bamboo weaving workshops, straw shoe workshops, traditional funeral supplies stores, herbal medicine clinics, and old barber shops. The main attractions in Lingchuan Daxu Ancient Town include: Wanshou Bridge, Stone Road, Mosque, Daxu Wharf, Gudong Waterfall, Daxu Ancient Tomb, etc.

Wanshou Bridge is a must-see when visiting Dawei. Wanshou Bridge was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is a stone arch bridge built with stones. The stones on the bridge deck have been polished and shiny, with some grass mixed in. It is simple and natural. To the west of the bridge is the Li River, which is an excellent location to appreciate the Li River and Luosi Mountain on the other side.

6. Pingle Rongjin Ancient Town

Rongjin Ancient Town is located in the southeast of Pingle County, Guangxi. It is located at the intersection of Rongjin River and Shajiang River, two tributaries of the Li River. You can reach Guilin by boat to the north, and Wuzhou and Guangzhou to the south and east. Pingle Rongjin Ancient Town has always been a lively inland river port in eastern Guangxi. Rongjin Ancient Town was built in 1064, the first year of Song Zhiping. It has a history of nearly a thousand years. According to legend, it got its name from the ten large banyan trees in the territory.

At the northwest end of the streets in Rongjin Ancient Town is the Lianli Millennium Ancient Banyan Tree Group (also called Yuelao Ancient Banyan Tree or Lianxin Ancient Banyan Tree), which constitutes a major landscape of Rongjin and is rare in the world today. group of ancient banyan trees. The Rongjin ancient banyan tree was selected into the book "The Best of China and the Country" compiled by the Party History and Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as the most unique group of ancient banyan trees in the country, and was called "the first banyan tree in China".

Although the ancient stage under the ancient banyan tree is dilapidated, its basic outline still exists. It has a history of two hundred years. The carvings on the eaves are still identifiable, and the carvings are delicate and lifelike.

7. Danzhou Ancient Town, Sanjiang

Danzhou Ancient Town is located at the southern end of Sanjiang County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi, bordering Rongshui to the west and Rong'an County to the south. Danzhou Ancient Town is a typical river center The island looks like a large wooden boat, like a giant boat anchored in a melting river. This was once the seat of the county seat during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The beauty of the ancient city, the fragrance of fruits, and the quiet and quiet environment attract countless tourists.

The ancient town of Danzhou was built in 1592, the 19th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It was the then Huaiyuan County seat and has a history of more than 400 years. Danzhou is located in the middle of the melting river, surrounded by water and mountains, like an emerald embedded in the green mountains and green waters. The main attractions here are: playing in the water on Green Island, Danzhou Ancient City, Danzhou Tianhou Temple, and Danzhou Academy.

8. Fuli Ancient Town

Fuli Town is located in the east of Yangshuo County, Guangxi, on the east bank of the lower reaches of the Li River. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It has "three mountains surrounding the ancient town and one water embracing the oasis" It is 8 kilometers away from the county seat and has a history of more than a thousand years.

Fuli Town is a famous tourist town with beautiful scenery. It is also one of the few places in mainland China with Mazu culture. The seaside god is very popular here. It is also one of the most famous traditional Chinese painting towns in the country. It is almost Every family can draw, and it is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Painting Fans".

The main attractions in Fuli Ancient Town are: Yangshuo Fuli Ancient Pier, Fuli Painting Fan, Daguang Pavilion, Donglang Mountain, Fuli Hot Spring, and Liu Sanjie’s House.

Yangshuo Fuli Ancient Pier is a must-visit place when visiting Fuli Town. There are three pavilions, three streets, three palaces, three temples and three stones here. Among them, three stones are full of magical colors, three stones: Sangu stone. The two-ton boulder squatted on the dock. It was unknown where or when it came from. Xu Xiake was amazed when he came here. Many karst experts have visited this place. The origin of these three stones is still a mysterious mystery.