Jinggang ancient town, located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River, was once a natural harbor with a large number of merchants, and was known as "Little Hankou" and "Little Hong Kong". The ancient streets paved with bluestone slabs are lined with houses and shops in the late Qing Dynasty style, and you can also witness traditional handicrafts such as striking iron and making steel scales. What scenic spots can I visit in a one-day tour of Jinggang Ancient Town?

Guofan Zeng Former Residence

Fu Hou Tang, Zeng Guofan's former residence, is located in Ye He Town, Shuangfeng County (formerly Xiangxiang). It was founded in the fourth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1865). The whole building is like the quadrangle structure in Beijing, including the half moon pool in front of the door, the gatehouse, the main building in Chapter Eight, the Gong Ji, Puji and Ji Fang pavilions, the Lotus Pond, the Bird Crane Tower in the back hill, the chess pavilion and the garden pavilion, as well as the Yun Si Pavilion built by Zeng Guofan himself at home in the seventh year of Xianfeng, which is quite garden-like.

Water farming culture exhibition

In the Chuheyuan Agricultural Culture Exhibition Hall in Jinggang Ancient Town, ancient farm tools and fishing gear are displayed. Jinggang is a typical rice-growing area with fertile land and a climate suitable for rice growth. One of the cultural sources here is Jiangnan farming culture. Here, the fishermen in Shizuoka are both farmers and fishermen, supplemented by fishing. After long-term fishery practice, Jinggang culture has a very strong color of fishermen's culture in the lake area.

Dangpu lane

A small alley in Jinggang ancient town, the pawnshop lane is in Xiaoximen. There are many pawnshops here, and the word "dang" can be seen in many places on the high wall, hence the name. Retro and simple, the photos outside are good, and the red tiles inside are also particularly feeling.

Hongtaifang Lou Qing Cultural Behavior Art Museum

Hongtaifang, located in Baojian Street, Jinggang Ancient Town, was built in the tenth year of Qing Yongzheng. It is the last brothel in Changsha in Qing Dynasty, and it has been preserved for more than 300 years. It was transformed into a brothel history and culture museum.

Ningxiang club

Ningxiang Guild Hall, also known as Bayuantang, is located in Baojian Street, Jinggang Ancient Town. It's a building in the late Qing dynasty, with wooden structure, gray tiles and blue bricks, antique. This hall can hold 100 people. In the background of the ancient theater, folk artists from the ancient town sang local operas with full accents.

Jinggang Folk Cultural Relics Museum

The collection of Jinggang Folk Cultural Relics Museum is mainly Ming and Qing cultural relics, which can be traced back to the Five Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, with a total of tens of thousands of pieces. Folk cultural relics are common objects in ancient people's celebrations, sacrifices and other large-scale activities. Sedan chairs, masks and Buddha statues outline the vivid life scenes of our ancestors.

Dinosaur fossil museum

In the dinosaur fossil museum, visitors can see not only south milk Fenglong fossils and Guizhou Dragon fossils, but also hundreds of trilobites and coral fossils. From the geological point of view, it shows the biological and geographical changes in ancient times and brings wisdom to tourists.

Meteorite museum

Meteorite is called "whisper", and the exhibition hall has 1000 square meters. Meteorites are on display on the first floor, and ancient blue and white porcelain is on display on the second floor, which has high artistic appreciation value.