Top ten ancient towns in China
An ancient town generally refers to a group of buildings with a history of more than one hundred years for concentrated living. China has a long history and there are many ancient towns with profound cultural heritage on the vast land.
Top 1: Lijiang Ancient Town Scenic Area, Yunnan
The Old Town of Lijiang is located in the ancient city of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town. It is located in the middle of the Lijiang Dam. It was built at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty and is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The streets in the ancient city of Lijiang are built with mountains and rivers and paved with red breccia.
Top 2: Zhouzhuang Ancient Town Scenic Area, Suzhou City
The ancient town of Zhouzhuang is a pre-selected world cultural heritage site and the first batch of national 5A tourist attractions. It is located in the southeast of Suzhou City, at the junction of Kunshan, Wujiang and Shanghai. The ancient town of Zhouzhuang is surrounded by water, the river forms a town, and the water forms a street, and the street is the market.
Top 3: Tongli Ancient Town Scenic Area, Suzhou City
Tongli Ancient Town belongs to Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is located on the bank of Taihu Lake and close to the seat of the municipal government. It has a history of more than a thousand years since the town was founded in the Song Dynasty.
Top 4: Wuzhen Ancient Town Tourist Area, Tongxiang, Jiaxing City
Wuzhen, under the jurisdiction of Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, borders Huzhou City on the west and Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province on the north. Wuzhen, once known as Wudun and Qingdun, has a long history of more than 6,000 years. It is one of the country's 20 Golden Week forecast spots and one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River.
Top 5: Nanxun Ancient Town Scenic Area, Huzhou City
Nanxun Ancient Town is located in Nanxun District, Huzhou City, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It was a famous silk town in the south of the Yangtze River during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The ancient town of Nanxun is known as the "state of culture" and "hometown of poetry and books".
Top 6: Ancient villages in southern Anhui—Xidi and Hongcun
Xidi and Hongcun are world cultural heritages and national AAAAA-level tourist attractions. Xidi and Hongcun are located in Yixian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. They are the two most representative ancient villages in southern Anhui. They have idyllic scenery like a paradise, well-preserved villages, exquisite craftsmanship and rich and colorful Hui-style dwellings.
Top 7: Phoenix Ancient Town Tourist Area
The ancient city of Phoenix was built in the forty-third year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704). It is 27 kilometers away from Tongren Phoenix Airport and 280 kilometers away from Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport; G209 national highway and S308 provincial highway run through the whole territory, and the Zhiliu Railway passes through.
Top 8: Xitang Ancient Town Tourist Attraction, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province
The ancient town of Xitang belongs to Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, with a superior geographical location. The transportation is convenient, 90 kilometers from Shanghai to the east, 110 kilometers from Hangzhou to the west, and 85 kilometers from Suzhou to the north. Xitang was included in the tentative list of China's World Cultural Heritage by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
Top 9: Tengchong Heshun Scenic Area
Heshun Ancient Town is located 4 kilometers west of Tengchong County. It was built in the Ming Dynasty. It was named "Heshun" because of the small river passing by the village. Later, the literati renamed it "Heshun" with the meaning of "Shihe Minshun". Heshun Ancient Town is a well-known hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan Province. It is also an important town on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road and a necessary place on the Southwest Silk Road.
Top 10: Suzhou Luzhi Ancient Town Tourist Area
Luzhi Ancient Town belongs to Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, and is located in the east of Suzhou City, 18 kilometers west of Suzhou City and 58 kilometers east of Shanghai. Luzhi Ancient Town is an ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of 2500 years.It has a lot of water, bridges, lanes, ancient houses, and celebrities. The main attractions include Baosheng Temple, Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall, Jiangnan Cultural Park and so on.
