1. Luanzhou Ancient City
Highlight: You don't have to go to Lijiang to see the ancient city. The picturesque south of the Yangtze River can be found in Tangshan, Hebei Province-the ancient city of Luanzhou, which has a history of 3,000 years and is known as the "Little South of the Yangtze River in the North". There are 7 small streets with different themes, such as Temple Fair Culture Street, Folk Culture Street and Korean Women Street. Every street is full of surprises.
Admission: free.
Tour route:
Historical and Cultural Line: Take "Patrol Luanhe Street" as the central axis, and visit seven nodes including Chengmen Square, Chongxian Square, Wenxi Building and Shaoyin Square from east to west along the historical time process to experience the exchange, collision, integration and prosperity of multi-ethnic cultures;
National Culture Line: Take the circular water system and qinglong river as the axis of national culture, and feel the diversity of "river" culture in the north and south.
Local characteristics: Luanhe Red Carp, Luanzhou Winter Melon, East Road Peanut, Bobo, Maye Steamed Bread, _ Doulao Noodles, Chess Piece Sesame Sesame.
2. Tianchang Ancient Town
Highlight: Everyone has a city in his heart, which contains all the beauty and incompleteness. Since the Song Dynasty, Tianchang Ancient Town has been silently guarding Taihang for hundreds of years, just waiting for you to explore: Ming and Qing city walls, Junshan Academy with a history of more than 230 years, and the best quadrangle. Everything seems to be telling a long history, as if it had just been visited and returned to the bustling ancient city of Song Dynasty.
Admission: free.
Transportation: Go west along G307 to Xiaoshui, Jingxing County, continue on, and go straight along Yujiacun (in the direction marked with signs). Or take Shitai Expressway and get off at Tianchang Town.
Gourmet: Because it's close to Shaanxi, it's mainly pasta. The local specialty pasta is very rich in Qu Min, and there are jar furnace sesame seeds (crisp and bitter (that is, beans, shredded potatoes, carrots and other vegetables are steamed and dipped in small materials to eat, which is very refreshing. Things in remote Shan Ye are neither exquisite nor delicious, but if you taste them carefully, you may be able to taste the different flavors of the ancient town and discover its unique customs.
Recommended scenic spots around: Yujia Stone Village, Faluling Village, Cangyan Mountain, Daliangjiang Village, etc.
3. Guangfu Ancient City
Highlight: Guangfu Ancient City is the famous hometown of Tai Ji Chuan in China, and the birthplace of two Tai Ji Chuan schools, Yang and Wu, which are known as "living sculptures". Guangfu ancient city was built in the late Sui Dynasty more than 2,600 years ago, and the water waves in the moat have been rippling for thousands of years. While taking the bus, you can imagine that the horses and chariots of Zhao Wang once passed here. It was really enjoyable.
Tickets: Free admission to the urban area, pass to 65 yuan/person in the scenic spot (including Hongji Bridge, the former residence of Yang Luchan and the city wall; 20 yuan/person of the ancient city wall; South Gate sightseeing battery car 20 yuan/person; Bicycle rental in Xicheng Building 15 yuan/hour.
Transportation: Baoji-Tianjin Expressway transfers to Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and at Yongnian exit transfers to provincial highway to Guangfu Town. If you drive into the city, it is best to enter from the south gate of the ancient city, and the north gate road is narrow; You can also park in the south gate parking lot and walk or take a sightseeing battery car into the city. The roads in the city are very narrow and it is difficult to drive.
Gourmet:
Donkey banquet: including "Kung Fu Donkey" roast donkey, donkey stew cake, donkey cold/hot dishes, donkey skin dishes and braised sausage products.
Yongnian crisp fish: the most authentic wild silver carp, simmered slowly with small fire, full of color and flavor.
Elbow: thin but not stuffed, cooked and delicious, salty, spicy, sweet and fragrant.
DIY project: You can go fishing in the fish pond in the moat. Prices range from 30 yuan/hour to 100 yuan/day, and some are charged by the catty. You can bring your own barbecue grill to roast fish and enjoy DIY fun.
4. Hejin Ancient Town
Highlight: The attic is only 80 square meters, but it can still resist foreign enemies many times after being built for more than 400 years. It can be called the "Great Wall" in the ancient town. Hejin South Street, an old commercial street with a history of more than 400 years, is like going back to ancient times. The ancient town is not too big, and a day's visit will make people linger.
Admission: free.
Transportation: Baojin Expressway turns to Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, turns to Donglu Expressway, and turns to S222 Provincial Highway when approaching Licun Town.
Gourmet: Wu 'an Lamian Noodles, Ermao Roasted Chicken, Matou Tianfu Crispy Fish, Linzhang Linying Braised Rabbit, Donkey Meat Enema, Sophora japonica Seed Cake, Braised Chicken with Crispy Pot, Chrysanthemum Bag, etc.
Surrounding attractions:
Jingniang Lake: Drive northwest along the provincial highway of Hejin Town13km to reach Jingniang Lake Scenic Area. The famous scenic spots include Queqiao, Yixiantian and Songzufeng.
Qibugou: It takes about 10 minutes to drive from Jingniang Lake to Qibugou Scenic Area. Famous scenic spots include Caiyunge, Luohan Cave, Yin Qing Waterfall and Peach Blossom Island.
5. Wang Jinzhuang
Highlight: the rhyme of terraced fields, the fragrance of pepper, the wonder of strange rocks and the beauty of waterways. This is a traditional village with a history of more than 2,500 years, just like entering an amazing "stone world". Stone street, stone alley, stone house, stone mill, stone table and stone bench can be seen everywhere. Wang Jinzhuang's residence retains the characteristics of stone houses in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with 600 buildings and more than 4,000 rooms, with a construction area of 250,000 square meters. Shiban Street has been expanded for several generations, and the longest is more than 2,000 meters.
Here, every alley and every courtyard exudes a faint ancient rhyme, and every line has a heavy historical texture. Walking in the alley in the morning and evening, you can see the lights on the slate road. Really: the stone wall is old and vicissitudes, and the donkey barks in the Shimen cave. The smoke rising from the chimney of the stone chimney, and the China commentator in Shixiang often walks in here, which makes people instantly travel through time and space and return to simplicity.
Admission: free.
Transportation: Take National Highway 309, cross Jingdian Town and enter the deep mountain area-Wangjinzhuang, where the mountains are high and there are many stones, so you can climb when you go out.
Gourmet: pick melons and fruits on the mountain, fish and shrimp in the water, taste special food in the stone house, and feel the quaint stone culture on the bluestone road.
Surrounding attractions:
Wagong: Located on the Phoenix Mountain, more than ten kilometers northwest of the county seat, it is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Qingquan Temple: Located in the southeast of Shexian County/south of Shigang Village, Kloc-0/5. There is a spring in the east of the temple, which comes from the stone wall. The original Er Quan, a kind of nectar, a kind of jade liquid, is sweet and fragrant, hence the name Qingquan Temple.
6. Hot Spring Ancient Town
Highlight: Wenquan Town is located in the west of Yuxian County, Hebei Province. Founded in Yuan Dynasty, it developed into "Three Treasures, Liuxiang and Eighteen Villages" in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, the most famous is the West Castle. These houses are all brick and wood structures, wooden lattice windows, wood carvings, blue cornerstones, white gray and blue bricks, roofs and kissing animals. Although it has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, its heavy wood and stone, exquisite brick carvings and simple and elegant oil paintings still show the prosperity and elegance of that year. Looking down from north to south, the rows of houses and dwellings, the tall and neat cylindrical tile roofs of the spine-kissing beasts compete for each other, and the temples and towers are majestic, which is a charm of the ancient city.
Shu Hua Opera is a unique folk custom in Wenquan Town, with a history of more than 300 years. /kloc-The iron juice at 0/000 degrees Celsius, generate, after 10,000 sparks, looks like a leafy canopy, which is called "tree flower". "Tree flowers" have various forms, and all flowers are blooming. "Firewood and silver flowers never stop at night" is an ancient and primitive fireworks. In addition, paper-cutting is also a must in Wenquan Town. Local people use different types of carving knives to carve various colors on rice paper, which is very dynamic and beautiful.
Admission: 60 yuan/person for the entrance to Wenquan Ancient Town, and additional fare is required to watch Dashuhuaxiu, 160 yuan/person.
Transportation: Binbao Expressway turns to Jingtai Expressway, then to Zhuo Lang Expressway, then to Zhangshi Expressway, then to Wurong Expressway, and then to Zhangshi Expressway. Get out of the south exit of Yuxian County, turn right slightly, get on the ramp, go straight along the ramp 1.5km, enter Mengyang Line, enter Tong Yuan Road, drive 940m, turn right and drive 60.
Gourmet: Eight bowls, glutinous rice, buckwheat noodles.
Surrounding attractions:
Shangsu Town: Located at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Yuxian County, it is a large castle with ancient customs and unique folk customs next to Zhangshi Expressway. There are more than 2000 people in this village. This is a quiet village with mountains and water. The old people are basking in the sun in the yard. The bright sunshine shines on this castle with a history of more than 400 years. After several dynasties, the castle is still intact.
7. Fangsheng Ancient Town
Highlight: Fangsheng Ancient City is a famous flood and drought wharf in the history of northern China. Water plants, reeds and rice set each other off, and the water is fragrant with lotus flowers. Beautiful scenery and rich cultural heritage, in addition to being sung by literati, Emperor Qianlong passed Fangsheng Town of Langfang City three times when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and also left the praise of "traveling to Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south and enjoying fragrance in the north".
Fang Sheng said that there are three treasures here: the theater, the archway and the Wenchang Pavilion, which are famous local ancient buildings. Theater used to be a folk entertainment place, also known as "Jiucheng Building", which was built during the reign of Qing Qianlong. Sitting facing south, the roof of Xieshan is two meters high, surrounded by white marble strips, and divided into two stages with wooden screens. On both sides of the wooden screen, there are two gates: "out" and "in". There is a horizontal plaque in the center of the stage, which reads "Move Ni with the sky", which is said to have been written by the Qing Dynasty to show resentment against corrupt officials.
Admission: free.
Transportation: Drive from Beijing-Tianjin Expressway and Jingtai Expressway along Wangqingtuo Interchange for 370 meters, cross Jintong Interchange for about 1.5 km, go straight into Wurong Expressway, drive along Wurong Expressway 17. 1 km, exit Fangsheng/Dacheng/Langfang /S272, turn right slightly, get on the ramp, and follow.
Gourmet: specialty Songhua, Dongdian crab, reed mat.
Surrounding attractions: Ming Long Wild Fish, Bazhou Hot Spring, Rose Manor Hot Spring.
8. Gubei Water Town
Mountains and rivers are naturally combined, just like nature itself.
Highlight: Gubeishui Town, Miyun County, Beijing, backed by Simatai Great Wall, is an upgraded version of beautiful Wuzhen with grand planning and beautiful scenery. At first glance, you would think that this is Wuzhen, Hangzhou, or Xitang. In fact, this is Gubei Water Town in Miyun County, Beijing.
In Gubei Water Town, visitors can not only visit the best-preserved Simatai Great Wall, but also participate in the experience of the unique local folk customs at the foot of the Great Wall: staying in a homestay with northern characteristics; Wandering in the bustling northern commercial street; Taste authentic northern cuisine and snacks such as barbecue restaurants; Visit Yongshun Dyeing House, Zhenyuan Escort Agency, Sima Shaoshao, Eight Banners Hall and many other ancient town attractions.
Admission: free.
Transportation: Take Jingcheng Expressway, exit of Simatai Toll Station and drive about 19 km to Wuling Mountain (west gate of Wuling Mountain).
Gourmet:
The famous dishes of the barbecue shop: ancient steamed walnuts, Miyun roasted meat, iron pot mutton and so on.
Surrounding attractions: Miyun Taoyuan Xiangu, Miyun Bailongtan, Gubeikou Great Wall.