Around Chengdu gathered a lot of famous ancient towns in western Sichuan, most of them know Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Jiezi Ancient Town, Pingle Ancient Town, Luodai Ancient Town or Anren Ancient Town, etc., these ancient towns are also famous enough, popularity is naturally not a word, but people who like quiet are more eager to find a quiet and leisurely ancient town, and the following 4 ancient towns may be one you like.
Yuantong Ancient Town, located in Chengdu Chongzhou City Culture Street, is a 4A scenic spot, about 38 kilometers away from Chengdu, the entire ancient town area of 3.5 square kilometers, the ancient town has three rivers converging here, namely Wenjin River, Weijiang, Bojiang, they are also the mother river of Yuantong Ancient Town, for thousands of years, continuously nourishing this ancient town, the ancient town has a history of more than 1650 years, once here is also prosperous for a while, let people sigh "the deceased like Sifu".
Today's Yuantong ancient town appears very quiet, free to play, it is actually not far from the street ancient town, but there are not many tourists, usually walking on the street appears quiet, walking up leisurely, the ancient town has a lot of historical sites, such as Yongli Bridge, Luo's Mansion, Huang's Mansion, Huang's Ancestral Hall, Yuantong Catholic Church, Wang Guoying's Former Residence, Iron Bridge, etc., they have witnessed the rise and fall of the ancient town, but also witnessed the ancient town today's idyllic leisure.
Xilai Ancient Town, located in the territory of Pujiang County, Chengdu, is a typical Western Sichuan style Ming and Qing Dynasty architectural ancient town, Xilai Ancient Town has a long history, with a history of more than 1700 years, the West Sichuan Tourism Loop passes through the town, it stands quietly between the mountains and forests and flat dams, as if forgotten, but there is a paradise.
The core of Xilai Ancient Town is its old street, Dustpan Street, Smoke Alley, Water Alley, Hualongmenzi, Pavilion Lane crisscrossing, forming a unique traffic network of the ancient town, and now in the ancient town can also see Wenfeng Pagoda, drama stage, boat coffin, Chengdu Battle Memorial Hall, as well as the ancient banyan tree, 12 thousand-year-old banyan trees are a major feature of the ancient town, the most peculiar of which is the "husband and wife tree", the hug grows many roots, intertwined, the ancient banyan tree in the ancient town covers the sky, even if it is hot in the summer, it will not feel very hot below. On the contrary, it gives people a cool feeling.
Jiaguan Ancient Town, located in the southwest mountainous area of Qionglai, Chengdu, is a must to go to the famous scenic spot Tiantai Mountain, Jiaguan Ancient Town is one of the three ancient towns of Qionglai in history, and is also the most important station of the Tea Horse Ancient Road, with the folk song "one flat two solid three sandwich passes", known as "the unfinished sandwich pass".
The most beautiful building in Jiaguan Ancient Town is the stilt house on the river, reflected in the sparkling water appears extremely simple and pure, the ancient houses in the ancient town, watchtowers, covered bridges and the surrounding green mountains and green water are intertwined, so that the entire ancient town wanders in the water town, there are ten miles of tea mountains in the mountains around the ancient town, you can experience the fun of tea picking, but also breathe fresh air in nature, it is really the most beautiful enjoyment.
Yuelai Ancient Town, located in the territory of Dayi County, Chengdu, the terrain in the ancient town has flat dams, hills, mountains, is a very suitable holiday destination, is the traffic artery to Xiling Snow Mountain, Huashui Bay, Heming Mountain, the ancient town is a typical Sichuan style Ming and Qing ancient town, the ancient town has a long history, brick by brick, carrying the vicissitudes of the years, spider silk on the eaves, moss on the walls make this ancient town appear extremely peaceful.
Yuelai Ancient Town is very leisurely on weekdays, there are not many tourists, even if it is slightly lively on the rush day, usually some elderly people in the tea house take a lazy nap here, or drink tea with a long card, brew a cup of tea, time seems to stop, although some places have appeared to be very shabby, even deserted, but always let people feel at peace.
Huaiyuan Ancient Town, located in Chongzhou, Chengdu, has a history of more than 1600 years, the ancient town is not very large, an area of about 1 square kilometer, the buildings were mostly built in the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, although the ancient town is very small, but it has an orthodox four-street pattern, and the complete preservation of the old street as many as more than 10, the front hall backyard, the combination of corridors and buildings, is really fascinating.
Huaiyuan ancient town has three musts, parfait, leaf ershu and tofu curtain, I especially like to eat here parfait and leaf erzhuang, every time you pass will buy a large bag, in fact, in the history of Huaiyuan ancient town is still relatively prosperous, look at the crisscrossing streets to know, the old town streets and alleys are full of all kinds of shops, satin shops, tea shops, bamboo weaving rows, oil shops, medicine shops, etc., every single day to catch the market, the town is lively, but now, the ancient town has long ceased to be prosperous in the past, but this also seems clean and dustless.
These 5 ancient towns are not far around Chengdu, no need for tickets, maybe many locals have not been, if you have the opportunity to pass by or want to find a quiet ancient town to slowly enjoy that kind of "slow time", these ancient towns are worth a visit, these ancient towns are not big, and very old, maybe many people will not like, so, before going to be fully prepared.
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