Top Six Most Beautiful Ancient Towns and Villages in China Part-2

4.      Zhaoxing Dong Village in Guizhou Province

Zhaoxing Dong Village is located in southeast of Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province. It is one of the largest Dong villages in China. What attract people most in Zhaoxing Dong Village is the perfect combination of the primitive Dong village and the elegant natural scenery, as well as the unique Dong culture and customs.

The village was constructed in flat ground with mountains around and river flowing through. Local residences in Zhaoxing are all stilted housed built with wood. When visiting Zhaoxing Dong Village you will find there are many antique drum towers, which are symbols of auspicious in Dong culture. Also there are several ancient wind-rain bridges in the village. Dong people are quite good at singing and dancing. Also they have very special holidays and events of their ethnic group.

5.      Wuyuan in Jiangxi Province

For tourists traveling to China in spring would never miss out Wuyuan because of its spectacular of rapeseed flowers. Wuyuan is located in northeast of Jiangxi Province, not far away from the world-famous Mount Huang in Anhui Province. Reputed as “the most beautiful village in China”, Wuyuan is home to many ancient well-preserved villages from Ming and Qing dynasties. As a famous cultural and ecological tourist county in China, Wuyuan attract numerous tourists every year for its fantastic natural scenery, beautiful ancient architectures and unique local culture.

In the ancient villages in Wuyuan, you will see ancient Ming and Qing dynasties buildings with white walls and gray tiles in the classic Hui-style. Also there are many ancient bridges, stone-flagged lanes, clear rivers, and the quaint rural landscapes and life. Wuyuan has the most beautiful season in spring when rapeseed flowers in bloom. There are about 50 ancient small villages in Wuyuan, and some of the most famous ones include Xiaoqi Village, Likeng Village, Jiangwan Village and Wangkou Village.

6.      Dayan Ancient Town in Lijiang Old City, Yunnan Province

Dayan Ancient Town, usually referred to Lijiang Old City, is one of the three ancient towns in Lijiang. It is located in the middle of Lijiang. It was designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The history of Lijiang Old City can be dated back to more than 1,000 years and it used to be a busy trade confluence on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Now the Lijiang Old City attracts numerous tourists and enjoys world-wide reputation for its beautiful scenery, ancient architectures, distinctive local culture and customs.

Surrounded by mountains, Lijiang Old City has very beautiful and peaceful scenery. Lijiang is much more charming with its ancient architectures and old streets paved with stones, and also the orderly arranged waterways and bridges. But what’s really distinguishes Lijiang is the distinct culture and customs of local Naxi people. Most Naxi people still keep their traditional lifestyle and dress in their beautiful costumes. The Naxi music concert played with centuries old musical instruments is something should not miss out.

Top Six Most Beautiful Ancient Towns and Villages in China Part-1

A ancient town or ancient village always attract tourists not only for its long history, beautiful scenery and the rich historical sites, but also the profound cultural background, the traditional lifestyle and antique atmosphere, and as well as simple people and delicious food. For tourists traveling to China for the first time, or for tourists wanting to experience some local life and culture, ancient towns and villages are ideal destinations.

Here let’s have a look at the Top 6 Most Beautiful Towns and Villages in China.

1.      Tibetan Village in Danba County, Sichuan Province

Danba County is located in Garze Tibetan Prefecture in Sichuan Province. Considered as one of the most beautiful ancient villages in China, Danba is also an ideal destination for photography. With the fascinating natural scenery, magnificent snow mountains, grasslands, valleys, rivers, enchanting Tibetan villages, and the local people and culture, Danba is a great destination to appreciate the beauty of Western Sichuan and also for tourists go for Sichuan tours.

Danba is famed to be “the Kingdome of Thousands Watchtowers” with numerous ancient watchtowers distributed and ancient watchtowers in Suopo are the most outstanding ones. Famous Tibetan villages in Danba including Suopo Stockade Village and Jiaju Tibetan Village are very famous and worth seeing.

2.      Hani Village in Yunnan Province

Hani Village is located in Dayangjie Township in Honghe Hani and Yi Minorities Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The village is situated on half of the mountainside in the heartland of Ailao Mountain. With its special location of dense forests above the village and the spectacular of vast rice terraces extending from the village to the deep valley of the mountain, Hani Village has very charming landscapes.

The magnificent landscapes of rice terraces spread in the mountain is the masterpiece created by Hani people for thousands years’ work. When viewing from the top, terraces are like a waterfall pouring down. Also the clouds of mist curls up terraces all the year round has added more charm to the rice terraces. The rice terraces in Hani Village has different gorgeous scenery in the four different seasons and attract many photographers.

3.      Tuwa Village in Xinjiang

The Tuwa Village located in the road from Buerjin County to the beautiful Kanas Lake is a beautiful ancient village to see when traveling to Xinjiang. The village is situated on the Kanas Lake valley about 2-3 kilometers from Kanas Lake with mountains and forests around. In Tuwa Village, there live the ancient tribe of Tuwan people, who are still leading a traditional lifestyle. The wooden houses in the village are quite special and attractive. What attract people most is the pastoral and quaint scenery Tuwa Village has. Especially in early morning of autumn when Tuwa Village is covered by sunshine and curled by smoke, and the surrounding forests are all in bright golden, Tuwa Village is like a fairytale land with the best enchanting natural scenery.