Still wondering where to go during the Qingming Festival? After reading this article, maybe you have the answer!
Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only one of the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional festival for Chinese people to pursue their dreams with caution. It has both natural and humanistic qualities. How to spend the Qingming Festival holiday so as not to let down the gentle spring scenery but also replenish energy in the treasure house of Chinese history and culture?
These 15 treasure cities are highly recommended for you to consider! They have different scenery and heritage, but they have a common identity: they are all national historical and cultural cities!
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Shaoxing
When you come to Shaoxing, you can visit seven former residences of celebrities in one day!
Local tour guides will proudly introduce: My home is no more than 400 meters away from the homes of Zhou Enlai, Lu Xun, Cai Yuanpei, Xu Wei and others. Lu You may have walked across the ancient bridge at your doorstep, and the former residences of Wang Yangming, Wang Xizhi, and Qiu Jin are also in Shaoxing! Stall owners at the Fushan morning market in Shaoxing will say: This street has been around since the time of King Goujian of Yue! Look, here, you can buy not only food, but also 2,500 years of history...
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Langzhong
Come to Langzhong and experience the happiness of Du Fu and the door god of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!
Surrounded by the Jialing River on three sides, the tradition of stargazing has been passed down for thousands of years. It not only has a city walk route that made Du Fu lament that it was so beautiful that it broke his heart, but also has the burial place of Zhang Fei, and there is also a kind of craft door god passed down from the prosperous Tang Dynasty! During the Qingming Festival, come to Langzhong, Sichuan and walk the beautiful route that Zi Mei has admired, and also carry home the blessings from the Tang Dynasty - the door god who is as tall as the door!
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Jianchuan
Come to Jianchuan and experience the life of Nanzhao royal family in a large-scale real-life version!
You don’t have to just imagine it in Jin Yong’s martial arts. On the cliffs of Shibaoshan Mountain outside the ancient city of Jianchuan in Yunnan, there are many grottoes with the theme of palace life, with characters, clothing, utensils, and architectural components delicately depicted. Among them, the patrol map of the fifth generation king of Nanzhao is engraved with 16 figures, which truly reveals the grand ceremony of the Nanzhao king's patrol. The Sword Lake in "Dragon" is also in Jianchuan!
04
Chaozhou
When you come to Chaozhou, the skyline will make you unable to stop looking up!
Zhao Zilong rescues Adou, Mu Guiying takes the dragon tree... Do you believe that these gorgeous and vigorous dramas are staged on the eaves of the roof? By "cutting" the colorful broken porcelain pieces and inlaying them into various figures, animals and plants, and standing them on the eaves of the roof, these heroes, famous ministers, gods and beasts have a new life in Chaoshan!
05
She County
Come to She County and take various wealth-making tips from Huizhou merchants back to your home!
Ancient Huizhou, where the Huangshan Mountains and the Xin'an River meet, is very beautiful when you think about it! The reality is that the geographical environment of "seven mountains, two rivers and one farmland" made it almost impossible for the ancient Huizhou people to make a living by farming. They crossed mountains and ridges to open up trade channels, and transported goods from dock to dock along the Xin'an River to various places, and finally became rich. The world! Come to She County and dig out their tips for getting rich!
06
foshan
Come to Foshan to see the real version of a great master and the hidden secrets of a top student!
Who can speak for Chinese Kung Fu? This legendary martial arts world gave birth to many martial arts masters such as Wong Fei Hung, Ip Man, and Bruce Lee. In its heyday, more than 400 martial arts schools were opened! There is also a rare well with a diameter of only 6 centimeters, which is probably the smallest well in the world. The water in the well is not used for drinking, but for writing, which means it enlightens students and opens up the source of learning. Come to Foshan and start writing, you are just one step away from becoming a top student!
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Yangzhou
Come to Yangzhou and have the same view of Jiangnan as Emperor Qianlong!
1,000 years ago, Li Bai lived a life of "coming back after all his money was spent" in Yangzhou. The prosperity here even surpassed Chang'an and was the highest in the world! Slender West Lake is also a masterpiece of Chinese lake gardens. Since the 1980s, the Yangzhou Municipal Government has required "zero presence" of visual interference in the core scenic area of Slender West Lake. The scenery that Emperor Qianlong saw on the dragon boat is the same as what you see today!
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Quanzhou
Come to Quanzhou, an international metropolis that has been established since the Song and Yuan Dynasties!
This is the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou's overseas trade had already connected Arabia, Persia and India. In ancient times, Quanzhou had many ethnic groups living together and became a multi-ethnic international metropolis! 800 years ago, Italian traveler Marco Polo came to the southeastern coast of China and was deeply shocked by it. If you come too, you will surely find more shocking testimonies!
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Pingyao
Come to Pingyao, there are nearly 4,000 ancient dwellings in 2 square kilometers!
With a history of 2,800 years, it is one of the most complete ancient counties in China. It has the most complete ancient city wall in China and the oldest existing Confucian temple in China. There are 3,798 ancient dwellings with protection value, which are grand and exquisite in details. They were praised by the famous Chinese architect Liang Sicheng as "excellent on the outside and beautiful on the inside"! If you want to experience the well-preserved ancient houses intensively, come to Pingyao!
10
Jiujiang
Come to Jiujiang and experience the same version of "Seeing Nanshan Leisurely" with Tao Yuanming!
It borders the Yangtze River to the north, Lushan Mountain to the south, and surrounds Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Here is China's first cultural landscape type World Heritage Site, Lushan Mountain. More than 1,600 years ago, Tao Yuanming "leisurely saw Nanshan" at this place at the foot of Mount Lu. Tao Yuanming, who refused to give up for five buckets of rice, had a difficult life, but his character has influenced future generations for thousands of years!
11
Fuzhou
Come to Fuzhou, Wang Anshi's dream hometown is illuminated by the bright moon!
It was called Linchuan in ancient times, with 476 rivers forming a dense water network. It is the hometown in Wang Anshi's dream "When will the bright moon shine on me again"? The beautiful scenery of "Exhaust" is accompanied by the tune of Tang Xianzu's "Love doesn't know where it starts, but it goes deeper and deeper"... Xinglu Academy alone has a strong teaching staff such as Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi and other great writers! The 157 academies that have been established successively will make you full of energy and knowledge after a holiday!
12
Weishan
Come to Weishan, a quiet town where famous authors never leave!
Weishan, which once flourished due to the Tea Horse Road, has been brought into Dali’s half-hour living circle by high-speed rail. "Linjiang Immortal: The Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River Passing East" is the opening line of the literary masterpiece "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It was written by the Ming Dynasty writer Yang Shen. This talented scholar who was once the number one scholar in high school was relegated to Yunnan for nearly 30 years. It was this small town that tolerated It soothed his pain and made Yang Shen see all the clouds and clouds...
13
suzhou
When you come to Suzhou, how shocking is the Jiangnan aesthetic?
The first planner of this city was Wu Zixu. Suzhou Panmen is the only well-preserved city gate in China with both water and land routes! After entering Gusu City, besides gardens, what else is there? The needle tip with a diameter of less than half a millimeter stirred a silk thread that was only one-tenth of the thickness of a human hair. 100 embroiderers used 1.4 billion needles to embroider 138 magnolia flowers. There were only two words in my mind - stunning!
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Phoenix
Come to Phoenix, what would it be like if the mythical Phoenix came into reality?
The slowly flowing water of the Tuojiang River, the row upon row of stilted buildings, and the "jumping rocks" on the Tuojiang River slowly walk by~ This is the hometown that Shen Congwen never left - Phoenix! At the beginning of the lanterns, both sides of the Tuojiang River in the ancient city of Fenghuang are decorated with neon lights, which look more like the phoenix flying on fire in the myth. This holiday, come and take a real shot of the phoenix written by Shen Congwen!
15
Anyang
Come to Anyang, the splendor of Chinese civilization is far beyond your imagination!
The oldest surviving mature writing in China - oracle bone inscriptions - was unearthed here. Here is one of the earliest long-term stable capitals in Chinese history - the ruins of the Shang Dynasty, about 3,300 years ago! The intense orogeny in the Taihang Mountains made it easier to mine copper and other mineral deposits that were originally buried deep underground. People in the Shang Dynasty were able to smelt and cast bronze wares on a large scale. Tens of thousands of bronze wares have been unearthed from the Yin Ruins! This Qingming Festival, walk into Anyang, know where you came from, and know where you are going!
(CCTV News Client)