Hekou Ancient Town

The ancient town of Hekou is located in Hekou Village, Hekou Town, Xigu District, Lanzhou. It covers an area not very large. It is presented as a long strip along the Yellow River. It feels good to see a lot of spending a small half day to play, but the traffic car from Lanzhou is not directly accessible.

No tickets are required. When traveling in Lanzhou, you can pack a day trip car to visit. The small town should be able to visit all of them in more than an hour. The amusement is not strong, and there are many snacks, mainly the feeling of the small village in the ancient town.

The estuary is located at the intersection of Zhuanglang River and the Yellow River. It is both a strategic and transportation hub. It is a transportation road from Lanzhou to Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places, and it is also a heavy town on the ancient Silk Road. In ancient times, the estuary was one of the four major ferry crossings of the Yellow River, forming dozens of ferry crossings of varying sizes. This section of the Yellow River upstream of the "golden waterway", water transport is busy. In the 1870s, Britain, Russia and other countries began to carry out economic activities in China. In February of Guangxu's seventh year (1881), the Qing government signed the Treaty of China-Russia Ili with Russia, and the Russian businessmen obtained trade privileges from Jiayuguan to the estuary area. Russian merchants transfer a large number of goods through the estuary to other regions for sale, and the estuary has become an important regional node in China-Russia trade activities. In Guangxu eight years (1882 AD), the Qing government set up a special inspection, inspection and customs clearance fee "hekou customs" at the estuary, which is the earliest inland "custom" in Lanzhou and even Gansu.

Too far, especially the traffic is inconvenient. I went on October 12th. The traffic to the ancient town of Hekou is either chartered or bus. From Lanzhou to the ancient town of Hekou, the bus only arrives at 201 and 801. These two buses are all passing through the ancient town of Hekou. The key is that there are too few shifts, it takes about an hour, and I take the 201 road. The car is too shabby. The most important thing to complain about is to find 201 and 801 stations. I went to Chen Guanying on Line 1, and then took k102 to the Western Market. According to the navigation, at the Western Market Station, turn 201 to the ancient town of Hekou. When I get off the bus (k102), a group of solicitors poured up. I asked if I went to the ancient town of Hekou. Of course, these people will not step on it, and say no directly, and then find the 201 road stop sign. The station did not find the 201 stop sign, went back 100 meters, found another station, did not find the 201 stop sign, saw a dilapidated bus parked on the roadside, it wrote to the Dachuan township government, immediately asked, is the 201 bus. The western market is the departure station of the 201 road and the terminal. So it is an ideal transportation plan to transfer to the western market. Another plan is to navigate to the new city and transfer, you can take the 201 and 801 cars.

In Xigu District, Lanzhou, not far from Lanzhou City, Beijing-Tibet Expressway is not far down, but it is necessary to cross the Yellow River. Navigation does not guide the west parking lot of the ancient town of the river mouth. This parking lot is under maintenance. You can directly guide the ancient town of the river mouth. When you arrive, you will see villagers wave at you on the road and signal you to park. Just park at their door. The charge is 10 yuan. The east parking lot of the ancient town is on the east side of the ancient town, under the elevated. I don't know if it is charged. The ancient town is not big, no tickets are charged, and it is finished in up to an hour. It is mainly a few streets in the ancient town. The locals sell some local products. From Xining to Lanzhou, or from Yongdeng to Lanzhou, you can come to the ancient town and just stroll around. It is not recommended to come here. It is mainly lack of historical and cultural heritage.