A great weekend getaway from Xi'an is the underrated treasure of Tongguan.

🌈 Tongguan Ancient City is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan provinces.
✨ The Yellow River, Weihe River, and Luohe River converge here.
✨ Standing in the ancient city, you can take in the magnificent scenery of the three rivers converging, with the grandeur of the Yellow River, the surging of the Weihe River, and the winding of the Luohe River intertwining.
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🚏Tour route:
Xi'an ➡️ Tongguan ➡️ Tongguan Ancient City ➡️ Shuipo Lane ➡️ Yue Du Pavilion Ten-Mile Gallery ➡️ Xi'an
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✅ Visit Tongguan Ancient City
You can first visit the Tongguan Museum to learn about the history and culture of Tongguan. Nuwa Square is the central area of the Tongguan Ancient City Scenic Area, and the Twelve Zodiac Square is lined with sculptures of the twelve zodiac signs, each with a different shape and lifelike. Climbing up the city tower, you can see the spectacular view of the Yellow River surging and rolling eastward.
✅ Check in at Shuipo Lane
Shuipo Lane is only a few hundred meters away from the Tongguan Ancient City Scenic Area, and can be reached on foot from the main gate of the ancient city. The lane is V-shaped, high in the east and low in the west, forming a water street pattern of "one river and two streets." There are not many tourists, so you can feel the original atmosphere of the old street.
✅ Go to Yue Du Pavilion Ten-Mile Gallery
An 18-kilometer-long scenic trail connects the Tongguan Yellow River Wetland Park and Tongguan Ancient City. It is the place where the "Five Mountains and Four Rivers" meet, where you can look up at Mount Hua and look down at the Yellow River, with spectacular scenery. Along the way, there are also attractions such as Xiaozhaizi Hehuan Square, the Anti-Japanese War trench site, the ancient city south gate site, and the Twelve Liancheng Beacon Tower site.
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🍱 Local delicacies:
〽️ When you come to Tongguan, roujiamo is a must-try snack. Fat but not greasy, lean but not dry. Duck slice soup, beef and mutton paomo, "biangbiang" noodles, Qishan saozi noodles, soup dumplings, Qishan rolled noodles, mutton soup, gourd chicken, Yaozhou salty soup noodles, Heyang noodle flowers, etc.

Post by NomadicSoul# | Nov 14, 2024