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#Shangli Ancient Town Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
I've discovered a hidden town on the ancient Tea Horse Road!
Nature is the antidote to urban rat race; the wind doesn't have to blow through the mountains at 8 o'clock every day, nor do the clouds have to rush with the sun rising and setting. Join me and Sister Xiang, let's escape to the corners of the mountains and rivers for a short while~🌄
A treasure town located in the Yucheng district of Ya'an - Shangli Ancient Town.
❣️Shangli Ancient Town is located in the northern part of Yucheng district of Ya'an city, and was named a 'Historical and Cultural Town' by Sichuan Province in 1982. It was a transit point for the Red Army's Long March northward and also part of the ancient Southern Silk Road. The town's profound historical and cultural heritage, combined with its unique natural ecological environment, enriches its charm.
The town is nestled against mountains and rivers, with pastoral hills and wooden houses as dwellings, still retaining many buildings with the architectural style of stilted houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
?On both sides of the ancient street, there are old shops with uneven heights, mainly wooden structures, stone-paved streets, and a strong sense of historical weight. The addition of elements such as green tiles, wooden windows, and carved flowers brings the historical atmosphere of the ancient street to life.
❣️Erxian Bridge, a historical bridge with a history of more than 230 years, is a typical stone arch bridge. The babbling stream flows under the bridge, and the reflections of the trees on both banks can be seen on the water surface, making it a beautiful spot for taking reflection photos.
❣️Inside the ancient town, there is a large courtyard, 'Han Family Courtyard'. The Han family entered Sichuan to serve as officials, and the official residence has a strong atmosphere. The architectural style of the Han Family Courtyard retains the style of Western Sichuan residential buildings, while also incorporating the grandeur of a mansion in the capital.
Transportation:🚆Depart from Chengdu to Ya'an - Take a taxi or bus to Shangli Ancient Town (Shangli Town Bus Station)
🚗Navigate to Shangli Ancient Town by car
(Recommended to drive as it's the most convenient, and you can also visit other attractions along the way. It's best to visit Shangli first to avoid traffic jams later, and parking is available below the ancient town)
📝Features: Suitable for art students to sketch, quite historical
🍜Food: Xiao Pan's fatty ribs, Ya fish
(Ya fish is a specialty of Ya'an, as I haven't eaten much else, so there aren't many recommendations, but feel free to leave comments if you have any)
🏡Accommodation: Can be booked online, it's best to book in advance during holidays
Let's go to the forest for oxygen
Our neighbor Shuimo Shangli, Shangli Ancient Town
Here you can find your own rhythm, feel at ease
Because the pace here is not urgent or slow, just right
There's no need to worry, all eyes are on the scenery
The extraordinary Shangli Ancient Town in Ya'an
Shangli Ancient Town is more than 20 kilometers away from Ya'an city center, with provincial highway 105 (Ya Shang line) running from south to north through the whole town.
Shangli Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan. It was an important post station for the ancient Linqu Road of the Southern Silk Road to enter Ya'an. The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a forest coverage rate of over 85%, where you can enjoy the fresh and pleasant air and cool and comfortable temperature. It is an ideal place for leisure and summer vacation. Although it is now well-developed and commercially prosperous, it still retains its elegant simplicity.
Two waters sandwich a mirror, and two bridges drop rainbows, which is an accurate depiction of Shangli Ancient Town. Because of the abundance of water and bridges, the ancient town has a rare charm of southern water towns. The stream is not big, very clear, with various bridges and walkways lined up on it, and many restaurants and tea houses on both sides. On a quiet afternoon, holding a cup of clear tea here, not thinking about anything, letting your mind be lazy, you will feel all the heat disappear.
From June 1935 to February 1936, the Red First Army passed through Ya'an and met with the Red Fourth Army under Jiajin Mountain in Dawai. There are still more than 70 Red Army stone inscriptions in Shangli Ancient Town, which is the town with the most Red Army stone inscriptions in Ya'an. The Wenfeng Tower and Shuangjie Filial Piety Archway on the edge of the town are also worth a look.
Chengdu Weekend Two-Day Tour | Western Sichuan | Ya'an Shangli Ancient Town Travel Guide
❄The Shangli Ancient Town in winter is especially charming!
🎉The warm winter in the south may not have snow covering the rooftops, but the high-hanging red lanterns light up the streets of the ancient town, like a beautiful painting.🌟
🌈Here, you can deeply feel the strong New Year atmosphere, taste local delicacies, and experience the charm of traditional handicrafts.
🌈If you are tired of the noise of the city and long for the breath of nature, Shangli Ancient Town is your ideal choice. Walking on the bluestone slab road, the ancient buildings seem to be able to travel through time and take you into the past.🍂
Here, time flows slowly, everything is peaceful and beautiful, as if time has been frozen.🌻
👉If you don't know where to go on the weekend, why not come to Shangli Ancient Town to explore its unique charm?❄
🌈Two-day and one-night travel guide📷:
Chengdu—Shangli Ancient Town Shangli Ancient Town —Ya'an—Chengdu
Day : Chengdu—Shangli Ancient Town—Ya'an
Morning: Depart from Chengdu and arrive at Shangli Ancient Town 2 hours later.
Noon: Taste local specialties, such as unique Ya fish and Dada noodles~.
Afternoon: Enjoy the sights of the ancient town, take photos of Han's Mansion, White Horse Spring and Two Immortals Bridge~.
Evening: You can choose to stay in the ancient town, experience the local folk customs, and enjoy this quiet time.
We went directly to Ya'an city area, tasted Ya fish there in the evening, and then took a walk on Langqiao Yazhou Bridge.
Day : Ya'an—Chengdu
In the morning, you can taste a bowl of hot Dada noodles, then start to return to Chengdu, about 1.5 hours drive, you can rest well after returning.
The key is that the itinerary on the first day is quite full, leisure self-driving tour should not be too tired, it is most important to exercise.
Weekends are rare, don't stay at home, go out and breathe, relax your mood! Work and life need to be adjusted moderately to achieve a better mental state!
📍Location: Ya'an·Shangli Ancient Town
🚘Transportation: Depart from Chengdu, 2 hours drive
🎫Ticket: Free admission
Sichuan Ya'an | The hometown of giant pandas
Ya'an used to be the capital of Xikang Province. In 1955, Xikang Province was abolished, and the area east of the Jinsha River was incorporated into Sichuan Province, while the Changdu area west of the Jinsha River was incorporated into Tibet. Yucheng District, named for its heavy rainfall throughout the year, is the only 'Chinese Ecological Climate City'. Tianquan County, historically known as the 'Key to the Southwest and the Throat of Nanzhao', is an important natural ecological barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and is known as the ethnic and ecological corridor of southwestern Sichuan. The first pass of the Ancient Tea Horse Road in Lushan County, Feixian Pass, is the first pass of the G318 Sichuan-Tibet Line and historically an important node of the 'Sichuan-Tibet Cultural Corridor', 'Ancient Tea Horse Road', and 'Southern Silk Road', known as the 'First Throat' of the Sichuan-Tibet Land Route. Below, I will share with you a travel guide to Ya'an~
⛰️Niubei Mountain, where the clouds roll and unfold
Niubei's seven wonders, sunrise🌅, snow mountain🏔️, sea of clouds☁️, Buddha's light🌈, starry sky🌃, sea of flowers🌹, etc., are all in one, known as the 'most beautiful 360° viewing platform in Asia'.
D1: Depart from Chongqing via Leshan to Ya'an, stay in Ya'an for the night.
D2: Go from Ya'an to Luding and up to Niubei Mountain, have hot pot on the mountain top, take pictures of the sunset🌄, and stargaze at night🌃.
D3: Get up early in the morning, the sunrise🌅 is just right, after shooting the sunrise, you can go down the mountain, have a nice lunch🥣 in Luding at noon, and go home at night.
Note that the temperature difference between morning and evening on Niubei Mountain is quite large, and the current temperature has dropped, so keep warm🧣.
Now the sightseeing car🚗 is free with the ticket
Opening hours of the scenic area: 08:00-17:30
⛰️Bifeng Gorge, weekend trip to Shangli Ancient Town
Bifeng Mengyun: Bifeng Gorge, a national 5A-level tourist attraction, is composed of the Ya'an Bifeng Gorge Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center, a wildlife park🦒, and a canyon scenic area.
D1: Depart from Chongqing directly to Shangli Ancient Town for accommodation.
D2: Go to Bifeng Gorge early in the morning, the water here is beautiful, not inferior to Jiuzhaigou. And there are panda🐼 babies.
D3: Return trip
Ticket + sightseeing car 100 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 09:00-16:00
⛰️Mengding Mountain Tea, Wanggangping Scenery Everywhere
Mengding Mountain is surrounded by five peaks, shaped like a lotus🪷, and Mengding Mountain is known as 'Yugong Mengshan' because of the footprints of Xia Yu. It is known as the 'hometown of fairy tea' for its tribute 'royal tea'🍵.
Wanggangping's scenery is unique in all viewing spots, and the four seasons are not the same.
D1: It takes 4 hours from Chongqing to Mengding Mountain, you can go directly to the scenic area, the tea mountain is very photogenic. The mist in the mountain stream in the early morning is like a fairyland.
D2: It takes 3 hours from Mengding Mountain to Wanggangping, which is the largest natural viewing platform in western Sichuan.
D3: After shooting the sunrise in the early morning, you can go down the mountain and go to Bifeng Gorge on the way.
Mengding Mountain
Ticket 52 yuan/person, cable car🚠30 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 09:00-17:00
Wanggangping
Ticket + sightseeing car + cable car 248 yuan/person
Opening hours of the scenic area: 08:00-17:30
In addition, there are many other attractions around Ya'an.
🌊Labba River, where there are a large number of rare animals and plants🐒.
Not far from the ancient city of Jiangcheng, which was built to commemorate the Shu general Jiang Wei.
Fengtongzhai Dengchi Gully, it is said that the first giant panda🐼 was discovered here. Sichuan Dadu River Gorge National Geological Park, with its majestic and dangerous, thousand-foot cliffs, and quiet and deep fog, is like a 'geological bible' that records the mysterious evolution of the earth's crust over more than a billion years.
Follow us closely so you won't get lost, Tangtang will bring you more travel information~
Tour the ancient town | Come and feel the charm of Chengdu CityWalk
Tour the ancient town | Come and feel the charm of Chengdu CityWalk...🚗
Green tiles, white walls, deep alleys
When the Mid-Autumn Festival meets the National Day holiday
During the holiday, you should bring your family👨👩👧👧
To feel the charm of Chengdu CityWalk...
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When it comes to ancient towns, think of Ya'an, stroll in the ancient town, experience the fun of tea picking, and fully feel the natural beauty of Ya'an
For friends who want to escape from the city and return to nature in the surrounding area,
Why not come here to experience the fun of tea picking~
The streets of the ancient town are all bluestone roads, and I also found the special snacks of the ancient town, twisted dough strips and fried sauce noodles, all bought to taste😋
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🚗Self-driving route:
✨DAY1: Chengdu-Bifengxia-Bifengxia Wildlife Park
✨Day2: Red Bean Acacia Valley-Shangli Ancient Town-Mengding Mountain
✨Day3: Mengding Mountain Day Tour
✨Day4: Tour the "One Road Three Lakes Three Gardens" scenery
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This National Day, why not invite three or five friends or a family👨👩👧👧 to Chengdu to feel the unique charm of Chengdu CityWalk~ It's better to chase the wind than to wait for the wind to come🍃
In the spring of the ancient town of Shangli, the water is green and green, the bridge is flowing, and leisurely. The farmland huts have a real sense of the countryside, pure mountain scenery, the buildings in the ancient town are mostly the shacks of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the scenery of the paradise~
Shangli Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan. It is also the Silk Road in the South. The town is surrounded by mountains and waters, and there are idyllic wooden houses, and today there are many Ming and Qing style hanging houses. The painter likes to sketch here and see their brushes flying in this quiet slow time.
Shangli Ancient Town has appeared since more than 2,000 years ago, and there are still Ming and Qing style sling-style buildings. I have been to so many ancient towns, the most ancient towns, the ancient town is not big but clean, still retaining the age of the stone bridge, antique farmhouses, can be said to be the most ancient in the ancient town, preserve the most primitive residents Living conditions.
If you want to really experience the life of the ancient town, not just to visit here, you can experience it in Shangli Ancient Town.
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