The Ten Best Ancient Cities

The ten best ancient cities in China with a long history

In China's thousands of years of long and splendid history and culture, there are many historical and cultural cities. There are many sayings about China's top ten ancient cities. The following ancient cities are still relatively well-preserved, it is worth visiting for friends!

1.Pingyao Ancient City

The ancient city of Pingyao is located in the middle of Shanxi. It is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,700 years. It is also the only ancient county in my country that has successfully declared its entire ancient city as a world cultural heritage.

2. Old Town of Lijiang

The ancient city of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage site, is located at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The ancient city of Dayan in Lijiang has a history of nearly a thousand years. It is a national historical and cultural city and one of the first ancient cities in my country to enter the World Cultural Heritage List.

3. Phoenix Ancient City

Phoenix Ancient City is located in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province. In 2001, it was awarded the title of National Historic and Cultural City. It is a famous historical and cultural city in China, a national AAAA-level scenic spot, and one of the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan.

4.Langzhong Ancient City

The ancient city of Langzhong is located on the northeast edge of the Sichuan Basin and the middle reaches of the Jialing River. It has a history of more than 2,300 years and is an important military town in ancient Bashu.

5.Ancient City of Shexian County

The ancient city of Shexian County is a famous national historical and cultural city. In ancient times, it was the seat of the Huizhou government. It is the birthplace of Huizhou culture and the quintessence of Peking Opera, as well as the main birthplace of Huizhou merchants.

6.Jingzhou Ancient City

The ancient city of Jingzhou, also known as Jiangling City, is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China. There is a well-preserved Jingzhou ancient city wall, with a diameter of 3.75 kilometers from east to west, 1.2 kilometers from north to south, and an area of 4.5 square kilometers. The perimeter of the city wall is 10.5 kilometers and the height is 8.83 meters.

7.Dali Ancient City

The ancient city of Dali is called Yeyu for short, also known as the Purple City. Its history can be traced back to the Yangjumei City (near the third west tower of the present city) built by the Emperor Zhaowang Pavilion during the Tianbao period.

8.Ancient City of Shangqiu

The ancient city of Shangqiu in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guide Fucheng, the existing ancient city on the ground was built in the sixth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1511). It has a history of more than 500 years. It is the most well-preserved ancient city in China. In 1986, it was named by the State Council. Famous historical and cultural city in China.

9.Ningyuan Ancient City

Ningyuan Ancient City, also known as Xingcheng Ancient City, is located in Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province. Xingcheng is under the jurisdiction of Huludao City, located in the southwest of Huludao City, on the west bank of Liaodong Bay, and located in the middle section of the Liaoning West Corridor.

10.Ancient City of Xiangyang

Xiangyang Chengxiong swims in the Han River and has a history of more than 2,000 years. The total length of Xiangyang City is 7,322 meters, more than 4,000 castellations are set on the city wall, and the widest part of the moat is 250 meters. Xiangyang City has been said to be "the iron-struck Xiangyang" and "the first city in China" since ancient times.