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2024 Jinping Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in September)
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A leisurely stroll through Longli Ancient Town in Jinping County.
In the gentle breeze of September, I stepped into Longli Ancient Town in Jinping County, surrounded by the green mountains and clear waters of southeastern Guizhou. This ancient town has a history of over 600 years, and every brick and tile reveals the vicissitudes and charm of history.
🚶♀️ Walking on the bluestone road, there are simple wooden buildings on both sides, and the carved window lattices reveal the gentleness of the years. The ancient city is not large, but it is well laid out. The military fortress style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is well preserved, as if traveling through time and space, back to the era of war horses.
🏛️ Visit the ancestral halls and ancient houses in the ancient city, each of which hides the rise and fall of the family, which makes people stop and think. Especially the iconic ancient city gate, which has witnessed countless comings and goings, and still guards this land firmly.
🌳 Strolling to the edge of the ancient city, it is lush and lush, and the distant mountains and nearby rice fields are interesting, a beautiful pastoral landscape. Here, time seems to slow down, making people forget the hustle and bustle, just want to quietly enjoy this tranquility.
🚗 Self-driving is convenient for parking, and there is a dedicated parking lot outside the ancient city. The tickets are also affordable, and you can easily step into this historical journey.
🌅 The setting sun sets, I am in a corner of the ancient city, sipping a cup of tea, watching the clouds roll, and my heart is full of awe and love for this ancient land. Longli Ancient City, a place worth slowing down and savoring carefully.
Guizhou Qiandongnan has a Ming Dynasty military ancient city with a history of over 600 years
🏨 Longli Ancient City
🌟Highlights:
Longli Ancient City, located in the green forest sea (Chunlei Forest Farm) in the eastern part of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, is a Ming Dynasty military fortress with a history of over 600 years.
❤Recommended Reasons:
I strongly recommend Longli Ancient City to friends who are interested in ancient city tours! Unlike other ancient cities, Longli is not highly commercialized, and the traditional residential layout is still preserved within the ancient city, with Han traditional customs well maintained.
If you are interested in the history of Ming Dynasty garrison, you can come to Longli. The city defense layout is basically preserved (it is said that there is a secret passage at the north gate).
If you are interested in Ming and Qing traditional architecture, you can come to Longli. The residential houses (Yinzi houses) here basically follow the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with distinctive features such as horsehead walls, wall paintings, wall carvings, and courtyard layouts.
If you are interested in museums, you can come to Longli. This is the third eco-museum jointly built by China and Norway, and there is a statue erected by the locals in memory of Jester Long outside the Zhuangyuan Temple.
If you like Wang Changling, you can come to Longli. You share a common idol with the people of Longli, and the Zhuangyuan culture here is developed based on the commemoration of Wang Changling.
If you want to relax and vacation, don't miss Longli. The local customs are simple (doors are not locked at night, which I admire), the scenery is beautiful (Longxi River, rice fields are so beautiful), and there are not many tourists, making it a great place for leisure and vacation.
📝Note tips:
Transportation is not very convenient, you may need to transfer to a bus midway.
🍽Dining Recommendations:
Delicious food needs to be discovered. There are only a few snack bars in the ancient city, with not many varieties. The snacks here are all in the homes of the locals. If you have a good relationship with the locals, you will often be invited to eat together!
A Hidden Gem in Qiandongnan! Encounter pastoral fields and dwell in a secluded mountain residence!
Homestay: Craftsman's Lodge·Gengdu Di!
Address: Leitun Village, Dunzhai Town, Jinping County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou Province!
"The homestay is located in Jinping County of Qiandongnan, nestled in a rural pastoral area, with green tiles, white walls, flying eaves, and a quaint originality. You can see clear waters, village houses, blue smoke, and fields.
Passing through the boundless rice paddies, the sound of chickens and dogs can be heard along with the flowing mountain springs," restoring a poetic life of gentle breezes and bright moonlight!
The homestay, from its design and construction to the planting of every grass and tree, embraces nature in every element, "It is a rural architectural space that combines contemporary design with the aesthetic of traditional dwellings.
The homestay has only crafted 10 guest rooms.
Each room is equipped with a terrace/courtyard, offering unlimited views.
"The interior focuses on aesthetics.
The amenities are full of details without compromising comfort and coziness, featuring comfortable mattresses, Hansgrohe showers, Apelles toiletries, air conditioning, Marshall speakers, mini-fridges, and more.
Restaurant, outdoor leisure area°, outdoor swimming pool. Tea room for tea tasting, self-service laundry, butler service...
Surrounding attractions include Taiji Sandbank·Longli Ancient Town, Liping Ancient City Qiao Street·Zhaoxing Dong Village.
Follow the footsteps of Guli Nazha, encounter the mountain breeze in the countryside pastures
The latest project of Jianglu settled in the beautiful mountains of Guizhou, located in Leitun Village, Dunzhai Town, Jinping County, Qiandongnan State. Surrounded by natural scenery, the village exudes tranquility and harmony, with its open and flat terrain, making it an ideal place to live.
Design
Jianglu renovated 11 abandoned residential houses in the village, preserving the traditional earthen walls and blue brick exteriors, while the interiors feature wood and mortise-and-tenon structures, showcasing the beauty of traditional architecture.
Rooms
Immersed in the mountain breeze and the cawing of crows, push open the wooden door and enter the private courtyard to enjoy the serene pastoral scenery. There are 10 guest rooms in total, all furnished with wooden furniture, creating a warm atmosphere. Each room is equipped with complete bathroom facilities and comfortable bedding, allowing guests to return to simplicity while enjoying a high-quality life.
Dining
Jianglu offers a rich variety of buffet breakfasts and authentic rural dishes. The bar has a selection of drinks for guests to enjoy. The restaurant has an elegant environment, with all ingredients sourced locally, allowing guests to dine as if they are in the midst of mountains and rivers, enjoying a pleasurable journey of taste.
Experience
Here, there is no need for much thought, just leave some time for yourself, slowly integrating into the rhythm of village life. From sunrise to sunset, listen to the babbling streams, the calls of poultry, watch the playful children and the rising smoke from the hearths, feeling the simplicity and tranquility of life.
Surroundings
There are also places worth visiting around Jianglu. The ancient town of Longli, a 30-minute drive away, is one of the four major ancient towns in Guizhou. It is quiet and secluded, making it an excellent place to explore a life of half fireworks and half poetry. Zhaoxing Dong Village, an hour's drive away, is a great place to experience the Dong culture.
The isolated island of Han culture by the Qingshui River
Guizhou Qiandongnan ~ The isolated island of Han culture by the Qingshui River! Many people never thought that there is a Huizhou-style ancient city waiting in the boudoir among the towering mountains of Guizhou Qiandongnan, which is full of Miao and Dong villages ~ Longli!
Compared with Zhenyuan, Qingyan, and Bing'an, Longli, one of the 'Four Ancient Towns of Guizhou', is much more low-key.
The 'ancient city in the rice field' depicts its soft image for travelers, and the 'Han neighbor of Miao and Dong in the forest' reveals Longli's unique gene in Qiandongnan.
The locals believe that this military fortress built in the Ming Dynasty has a history that can even be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. It used to be the place where the poet Wang Changling was exiled, and its name was Longbiao at that time.
Among the many ancient cities full of stories in southern China, Longli Ancient City, located on the border of Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, is unique. Due to the military operations and cultural input of the Ming Dynasty in the southwest, Longli has a lot of soft details in its strong character.
Longli Ancient City was built in the 19th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1386), originally named Longli, and renamed Longli in the Qing Dynasty, meaning 'the reason for prosperity!'
Although the ancient city is not large, the labyrinth-like streets may have to be walked two or three times to be slightly familiar. The appearance of the ancient city read in the Ming and Qing novels is laid out in the streets!
Because it had to follow the needs of the battle at that time, Longli was designed as a military fortress that could both be a soldier and a farmer, and its defense system design was very precise.
The overall outline of the ancient city is approximately rectangular, and a moat has been excavated around the city wall, with four city gates in the east, south, west, and north.
The city is centered on the old site of the original Qianhu Yamen, and three main streets are built in the east, west, and south. The three main streets are divided into six lanes, and the streets and lanes divide the entire city into nine relatively independent residential areas, which is the local slang 'Three Streets, Six Lanes, and Nine Courtyards'.
The ancient city streets are all paved with cobblestones to form a tortoise back-shaped flower street surface, inlaid with various patterns, and after hundreds of years of grinding, it is already quite smooth.
The houses in the city are all built of high-quality wood, with a rigorous structure and excellent craftsmanship, overflowing with the remnants of the Tang and Song Dynasties and the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The most characteristic building is the 'Yinzi House' that has survived the disaster.
The houses are neatly arranged along the street, all of them are three-room two-bedroom firewall-style buildings, with green bricks, black tiles, horse-head walls, and lime decorations on the walls, which are lifelike.
The 'Heaven, Earth, Monarch, Relatives, and Teachers' spirit tablets are mostly offered at the entrance, and the door beams are either the county's 'Suhu', 'Hongnong', or the famous 'Commander', 'Kaike', or the family motto 'The family is in the body'! The inscription on the door beam reveals the uninterrupted spirit of Han traditional culture here.
Qingyang Gate is the east gate of the ancient city, and it is now covered with vines. The bell ringing with the wind is crisp and melodious.
This three-story four-eave Xieshan Zan pointed roof style Ming Dynasty city tower is quite good-looking, and it has long been a symbol of Longli!
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