Abandon commercial ancient towns such as Wuzhen and Xitang, and drive to Luzhou to find the beautiful scenery of the quiet ancient town.

Through the Millennium, the ancient town is the best place to verify history. It has experienced wind and rain, carving traces of history all over the body over and over again. Perhaps it has seen beautiful and lingering love, perhaps it has seen spectacular and grand wars, perhaps it has seen the mysterious legend of the ancient town crossing, and it is undoubtedly presented to the world.

However, the booming tourism market often makes these ancient towns full of similar commercial atmosphere. For example, Wuzhen, Xitang and Zhouzhuang, if you want to find some original, quiet and beautiful ancient towns, you may wish to visit Luzhou!

1. Yaoba Ancient Town-A Living Ancient Town

Location: Hejiang County

Route: Take Luchi Expressway-Yaoba Town Exit and drive for 3 kilometers.

Yaoba ancient town has a long history, which began in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the only road from Jiangyang to Yelang in ancient times, and is known as the "Sichuan-Guizhou Corridor" and the "Tea-Salt Ancient Road". The ancient town gathers the strong historical culture and ancient customs of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, forming a unique ancient town culture of Sichuan and Guizhou in western China. It is a famous cultural town, film and television base and Buddhist holy land in Sichuan and Guizhou.

Chen Zhihua, an expert on ancient architecture in Tsinghua University, called it a "living fossil of ancient dwellings in southern Sichuan", and Yu Dan, a famous scholar, called it a "living ancient town". There are Wang Chaowen's former residence, Ling Zifeng Film and Television Exhibition Hall, Dongyue Temple, Oil Paper Umbrella Store, Dahongmi Store, Xiaoyunxuan and Zhougongguan in the ancient town.

2. Fu Bao ancient town-a model of Chinese mountain architecture.

Location: Hejiang County

Route: From Luchi Expressway to Hejiang County, get off the expressway and drive for 20 kilometers.

The ancient town of Fu Bao is the gateway of Fu Bao National Forest Park. The ancient town was built in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. By the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, it had become the political, economic and cultural exchange center of Dacao River Basin.

When the town was built, the traffic was inconvenient and it was difficult to make a living. Therefore, the temple is used to promote the field, hence the name Fobaochang. Later, due to the reconstruction after a fire, a pebble with a diameter of seven feet was dug in the street, which was later renamed Fobaochang. After liberation, it was renamed Fubaochang.

The ancient town of Fu Bao is built on the mountain and well preserved. Among them, Huilong Street is the best preserved ancient street in the town. Along the Huilong Bridge and on both sides of the street paved with large bluestones, houses of different sizes have formed five lanes, namely Jiulong Lane, Liu Jia Lane, Baoqing Lane, Chaishi Lane and Jishi Lane. It was the most lively and prosperous area at that time, with ancient buildings such as Huilong Bridge, Sangong Temple and Xizi Pavilion hidden in it.

3. Ledao Ancient Town-a quaint and peaceful town.

Venue: Naxi District

Route: Luzhou-Lan 'an Avenue -G 32 1- Ledao Ancient Town

Ledao Ancient Town won the honorary title of "Top Ten Most Protected Villages in Sichuan" in the "First Sichuan Most Beautiful Village Selection". It has a history of more than 1000 years, and 20 10 has been listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Luzhou city.

The ancient street in the ancient town is about 300 meters long, but only 2 meters wide. There are still a few diaojiao buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and Yu Palace built by Qing Daoguang in six years. Although years of wind and rain and the heavy burden of history have carved deep wrinkles on the tenacious stone road in the street, the wooden residential buildings on both sides can still reflect the glory of that year.

4. Qingshiban Street in Xinxiziwan

Location: Lu Xian County.

Route: From Mashaqiao-Wangjiang Road-Longtan Road-S307-Xinxizi Ancient Street in Longmatan District.

Xinxizi is named after a stream that runs through the main street. Along the Yangtze River, there are ancient streets, ancient roads, ancient trees and riverside. It was once an important water transport terminal in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with high historical value and rich cultural connotation.

Xinxi Ancient Street, with a street length of about 800 meters and a construction area of more than 30,000 square meters, was mostly built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was built more than 500 years ago during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, and there are still traces to follow. The ancient folk houses in Xinxi have a unique style, simple, elegant, quiet and profound personality, as well as artistic beauty, which has high artistic and historical value.

There is also the history of dragon dance activities listed in the intangible cultural heritage list of Sichuan Province, which has a unique performance form, exquisite performance art and strong regional cultural characteristics and enjoys a high reputation in Luzhou City.

5. A hidden underground dynasty.

Location: Lu Xian County.

Route: From Mashaqiao-Longtan Road-S307-Lishi Town, Longmatan District.

Lishi Town has a long history and outstanding people. Lishizhan, known as Lishizhan in ancient times, is an ancient post station built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of 1000 years. According to the Records of Lu Xian County, during the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Lishi was renamed Lishi City, and Shima Post Station was established. Because the back wall of the field is steep and steep, and the huge stones stand tall, it was renamed Lishi Town.

The town is famous for its ancient style and charm, the essence of spiritual landscape, long history and rich cultural heritage. The ancient post station recorded the important location advantages of Lishi strategic transportation; The ancient buildings show the industrious demeanor and wisdom of Lishi people. The ancient culture explains the historical process of the development and progress of Lishi society. It has the reputation of "Millennium ancient town" and "hometown of longevity". Ancient streets, ancient temples, ancient theaters, ancient cultures and ancient official residences all extend along the long Qingshi Road.

6. Taiping Ancient Town-Red Memory of Chishui River

Location: Gulin County

Route: Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway-Xugu Expressway-Gulin County-Taiping Ancient Town

Taiping Ancient Town is located at the intersection of Gu Lin and Chishui River. It is the east gate of Gu Lin from Sichuan to Guizhou. It is a place where the border people of the two provinces exchange markets, businessmen gather and materials are distributed. Known as the land and water terminal in Sichuan and Guizhou.

According to the Records of Gulin County, during the Warring States Period and the Pre-Qin Period, it belonged to the ancient Xi tribe and Yelang country, and was named Luo Hongkou. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Futong, a businessman from Taipingbao, longnan county, Jiangxi Province, settled here, and even changed Hongkou to Lupingchang to commemorate his ancestor Zhu's lecture and preaching at Bailudong Academy. Later, Zhu's descendants renamed his hometown "Taipingbao" as "Taipingdu", which has been in use ever since.

Taiping ancient town has a profound red culture; 1935 During the "Four Crossing Chishui" period, the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants fought in Gulin County for 54 days, and the main ferry crossing Chishui in the second and fourth years was located in Taiping Ancient Town, leaving a large number of precious red and revolutionary cultural relics.

Taiping Ancient Town is a national AAAA tourist attraction, a famous historical and cultural town, a national patriotic education demonstration base, a key cultural relic protection unit in Sichuan Province, a patriotic education base in Sichuan Province, a national defense education base in Sichuan Province, and one of the "Top Ten Most Suitable Streets" in Sichuan Province.

7. Erlang Ancient Town-an ancient town for brewing fine wine.

Location: Gu Lin.

Route: Xiacheng Expressway-Xugu Expressway-Gu Lin-Erlang Town

Erlang Ancient Town is one of the 100 famous towns in China and an important ferry crossing Chishui in the Long March of the Red Army. The address of the Red Army's "opening positions and dividing salt" is here. It is also the birthplace and location of famous Langjiu in China.

The ancient town is built by the mountains and the water, from the south bank of Chishui River along the steep slope to Guan Jing, which is characterized by a long slope and steep steps. There are six salt brands, Dehualong, Deqianyu, Dexiangsheng, Dexiangyu, Tianyi and Shengfeng, which transport salt from more than ten counties in Sichuan and Guizhou.

There are more than 100 teahouses, hotels, department stores, mountain products stores and cigarette shops. There are thousands of porters and backpackers here, and businessmen from Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei and the Soviet Union gather here. The market is prosperous, the trade is developed and the economy is active. Known as "Little Chongqing". After liberation, due to the change of traffic conditions, the salt channel was diverted and depressed. But the old appearance of the street still exists and is well preserved.

8. Watershed Ancient Town-Romance Supported by Oil Paper Umbrella

Venue: Jiangyang District

Route: From Luchi Expressway to Fenshui Interchange.

There are provincial intangible cultural heritage folk culture fire dragon festival, municipal intangible cultural heritage beach wine, "Wang Zhangshu" with a diameter of about 2 meters, and the magical "couple tree" that has grown for more than 200 years. The century-old Cinnamomum camphora of 100 is everywhere.

Oil-paper umbrellas, which originated in the Ming and early Qing Dynasties, make Fenshuiling Ancient Town the only base for producing practical oil-paper umbrellas in China. Mei Mei Oil Paper Umbrella Factory, praised by experts as "the living fossil of folk crafts in China", is the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Sichuan Province.

Each of these ancient towns in Luzhou is stunning in beauty, but not so commercial. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, which makes people really relax and discover the real life travel.