Top 3 Must-see Ancient Towns in China

If you want to down in the old town of China, 3 ancient towns I would like to suggest to you if you make a China tour. 

Lijiang Ancient Town

Lijiang, an ancient town in Yunnan Province, is the richest World Heritage place in China. Blending various elements from several cultures, Lijiang Ancient Town is famous for its unique architectural style. The waterworks system is an important engineering feature of the town

The city gives access to other scenic and hiking areas include the First Bend of the Yangtze River and Lugu Lake. 

The urban area of Lijiang has a fairly temperate climate. In the winter, the nightly low temperatures are just above freezing. Of course, the conditions on the mountains can be extreme. The best times to hike in the mountains are the month of May or in the fall. These months are outside of the annual rainy season that extends from June to September, and the temperatures at the lower elevations are cool or warm.

Pingyao Ancient Town

Located in the middle of Shanxi Province, also known as Gutao in the old days, Pingyao Ancient Town is one of the best preserved towns in China.

The town walls stretch 6,163 meters long and 12 meters high to separate the Pingyao county seat, 2.25 square kilometers, into two parts of distinctly different worlds.

Boast a mass of historical sites and old buildings, Pingyao Ancient Town has six Key National Protected Relics: Zhenguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple, Ancient Ming and Qing Street, Site of Rishengchang Exchange Shop, Museum of Pingyao County Yamen, City God Temple.

With a history of 2700 years, Pingyao Ancient town retains its layouts from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It sets an example of what a Chinese city like in Ming and Qing Dynasties.As one of the world’s 41 most visit-worthy places it integrally keeps ''old traditions''. So it is an ancient town which deserve your travel.

Yangshuo County

Seated in the southeast of Guilin City, Yangshuo County covers 1400 years of history and deep routed traditional culture.

With breathtakingly beautiful scenery, you can tour by cruise boat along the hill-lined Li River. Streets in Yangshuo are kept in their original style, preserving the layout of the ancient city.

Please come to Yangshuo, a small county in southern China full of what you want.

These ancient towns found itself even richer of cultural characteristic. So if you want to have an ancient town tour, they are the best choice for you.