Off-the-beaten-path recommendation | Xunxian Ancient City

| Xunxian Ancient City. 🌟Highlights:
Xunxian, known as Li in the Shang Dynasty, has a history of over 2200 years. It is a national historical and cultural city and a hometown of Chinese folk culture and art. The profound historical and cultural heritage has accumulated a dazzling human landscape and historical relics. There are more than 300 scenic spots and historical sites in the area, among which, there are 2 World Cultural Heritage sites (the Xunxian section of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Liyang Warehouse).
The ancient city of Xunxian, together with Dazhong and Fuqiu mountains and the Xunxian section of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, forms a beautiful picture of 'two green mountains and a stream, half of the ten-mile city wall is in the mountain'. There are still dozens of buildings from all dynasties, such as city walls, bell and drum towers, quadrangle courtyards, temples, etc. Numerous historical relics and cultural heritages tell the history and culture of the ancient city for thousands of years.
📍Detailed address:
Xunxian, Hebi City, Henan Province
💰Average consumption:
The ancient city is free to visit, a combo ticket including 4 scenic spots is 60 yuan, and all attractions can be visited for free with the movie ticket 'The Investiture of the Gods'
✨Must-visit in the New Year:
The temple fair in Xunxian has a long history. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Fuqiu Mountain January Fair began. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the temple fair in Xunxian was quite prosperous. It continued to thrive from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. Today, there are 257 temple fairs in Xunxian every year, with fairs every few days. The ancient temple fairs in Xunxian are not only numerous, but also large in scale. The Fuqiu Mountain January Fair lasts for more than half a month, with a peak day attendance of over 200,000. Xunxian Ancient City

Post by STEVEN LANG | Feb 18, 2024