What are the top ten ancient towns in China?

Huangyao Ancient Town, Danba Tibetan Village, Kanas Lake Ancient Village, Wuyuan Ancient Town, Wuzhen, Zhouzhuang, Tongli Town, Tang Xi Ancient Town, Chikan Ancient Town and Changting County.

First introduce three ancient towns:

Huangyao ancient town

Huang Yao is located in Zhaoping County, Guangxi, 200 kilometers away from Guilin. It is an ancient town of Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of more than 900 years. It is located in the lower reaches of the Lijiang River and is known as the "poetic home". Fiona Fang ancient town covers an area of 1 km2, which is a typical karst landform.

Huang Yao is a poetic place. You don't need to look for every scenic spot. Walking slowly along the stone road, you may find something that surprises you inadvertently.

There are more than 600 households and 8 streets in the town. Most of the houses keep the Ming and Qing styles, and the streets are paved with bluestone slabs. There are more than 20 temples and temples in the ancient town, and there are more than 10 pavilions, most of which are Ming and Qing buildings. The famous ones are Wenming Pavilion, Zhu Bao Temple, Chineydy Temple, Lion Temple, Ancient Stage, Wu Jia Temple, Guojia Temple, Zuo Long Temple, Jianlong Temple, Dragon Bridge, Hulong Bridge and Natural Pavilion.

There are also the residences of Han Yu, Liu Zongbiao's Mo Bao, Qian Xing Martyrs, He Xiangning, Gao Shiqi, Qian Jiaju and other cultural celebrities, as well as many poems and inscriptions. Generally speaking, the more conventional scenic spots are the memorial hall of the former site of the Guangxi Provincial Working Committee, the ancient stage, the imperial edict, the treasure pearl view, the carp street, the Eight Immortals Sleeping Banyan, the Zuolongqiao, the Millennium Ancient Banyan, and the Lingnan First Stone Street.

Danba Tibetan village

Danba County is located in the east of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan, bordering Dawu, Kangding, Xiaojin and Jinchuan counties in Aba Prefecture. The county covers a total area of 5,649 square kilometers, governs one town and fourteen townships, and is home to more than 57,000 people from 15 ethnic groups. Danba County is the intersection of Bayan Kara Mountain Range and Qionglai Mountain Range, and it is also the origin or flow path of Geshizha River, Yak River and Jinchuan River. Known as "the city on the top of the rock" and "the first city on the Dadu River".

Here the mountains are rolling, the lakes are dotted and the forests are endless. Local Tibetans summarize this feature as "the top of the mountain is covered with snow, the hillside is lush with trees, and the Haizi at the foot of the mountain is sparkling". It is a little-known paradise hidden deep in the Hengduan Mountains. Its magnificent and charming scenery, infinite mysterious Beauty Valley, quiet and poetic local houses, unique ancient stone pagodas and colorful customs surprise the magic and beauty of Danba.

Ancient village on Kanas Lake

Tuwa Village is located in Kanas Valley, 3 kilometers south of Kanas Lake, with beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful environment. It is the only way for Burqin County to go to Kanas Lake. Tuwa village/kloc-more than 0/00 households, 1400 people. Most Tuwa people live in tower-shaped wooden houses made of pine. This kind of building is called "Muleng Building". The walls are all made of logs, with ceilings and floors, and the roof is inclined to adapt to the rain and snow environment in mountainous areas.

The production and life style of Tuwa people is mainly animal husbandry, supplemented by hunting, fishing and gathering. In spring, they drive cattle and sheep to the summer pasture in the mountains; In late autumn, I drove the livestock down the mountain and lived in a wooden house for a long winter. Tuwa people mainly live in Harmony Village and Kanas Village in Harmony-Kanas Mongolian Township, and Baihaba Village, 0/8km west of Kanas Lake, with a population of about 2,000.