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The ancient city of Jianchuan, which is ignored but has unexpected gains

After checking out from Shaxi, I squeezed out a few hours and decided to take a look at the nearby ancient city of Jianchuan. When I was planning the strategy before, I found that there are many such unpopular small cities in Yunnan, which are original and ordinary, but often surprise people. The buildings in the ancient city are very beautiful, without so many shops, most of them are still residential houses, and residents will raise flowers and grass in front of their doors, park their own motorcycles, and often see iron generals guarding the door, cold and clear. In fact, the architecture of Jianchuan Ancient City is very worth seeing. The streets and alleys built in the Ming Dynasty have not changed their direction, scale, or layout to this day. They have experienced vicissitudes of life and still retain their ancient appearance. The ancient city still retains more than 40 Ming Dynasty buildings, of which 21 courtyards are preserved intact, and 146 Qing Dynasty buildings are still preserved, and the rest are civil structures from the Republic of China to the 1960s. The preservation of ancient residential buildings accounts for more than 90% of the total number of residential buildings in the city. The ancient alleys of the West Gate and South Gate in the city are secluded, with many ancient houses, such as the He's house with seven curved alleys and four courtyards and five patios, the Zhang's house of the Ming Dynasty in Wuma Square, Zhao Fan's former residence "Guanglu's Mansion", the original ancient Qiaolou "Ming Jianwei General's Mansion" Lu's house, Zhao's house at the West Gate, San Su Yuan and Yang's Mansion at the South Gate, Zhou Zhongyue, Zhao Shiming's former residence, Zhang Zizhai, Eugen's former residence, etc., and the ancient architecture of the Ming Dynasty Zhaozong Temple at the West Gate, its archway is uniquely shaped and famous for three miles; its main hall is basically intact and has a high preservation value. Jianchuan County Government is now obviously preparing to recommend Jianchuan to everyone. The main street leading to Jianyang Tower is now building a cultural block, and I really like the number axis design on the road surface about the Tea Horse Ancient Road and the Silk Road. Although the Jianchuan landmark Jianyang Tower is modernly restored, it undertakes the practical function of the "National Local Chronicles Museum South Silk Road Museum". Here, you can not only appreciate the architecture, check in and take photos, but also increase your knowledge and refresh your cognition. The exhibition layout is very thoughtful, clever and flexible, not boring, perfectly combining modern technology with academic research, I can't help but thumbs up👍! Standing on the top floor of the exhibition, you can also open the window to overlook the whole city, with a great view.
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Posted: Feb 21, 2024
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