Ancient cities refer to cities with rich cultural relics and great historical and cultural value and revolutionary significance. In fact, there are more than 100 famous historical and cultural cities approved by the State Council, but only four ancient cities are considered as model representatives of ancient cities in China. Let's take a look at the ranking of the four ancient cities in China? Which ancient cities are they?
4. Ancient city of Shexian County, Anhui Province
Shexian County, formerly known as Shezhou, was the seat of the ancient government of Huizhou and the main birthplace of Huizhou culture, the quintessence of Peking Opera, Huizhou merchants and Huizhou cuisine. The main origin of Hui ink and she inkstone, the four treasures of study, is she county. Therefore, she county has multiple honorary titles such as "the capital of Hui ink in China", "the hometown of She inkstone in China", "the hometown of Hui opera" and so on.
3. Shanxi Pingyao ancient city
The ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province is the prototype of the ancient county town of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is well preserved in China. It has a history of more than 2700 years and is a double heritage of Chinese culture and world culture. There are more than 300 historic sites in the ancient city of Pingyao. Rishengchang ticket shop, the ancestor of modern bank of China, Shuanglin temple, the treasure house of Oriental color sculpture art, and the Wanfo Hall of Zhenguo temple, the earliest and most precious wooden building in China, are all located in the ancient city of Pingyao.
2. Ancient city of Lijiang, Yunnan
Lijiang is a place inhabited by many ethnic groups. In addition to the Han nationality, a total of 22 ethnic minorities live here. The ancient city of Lijiang has a history of more than 800 years. There are mountains and water here. It has jointly created a poem and painting of "water flows around the front of every house and willows fall behind every house".
1. Langzhong ancient city, Sichuan
Since 2000, the ancient city of Langzhong, Sichuan, has been a strategic and military town of Bashu. It is also known as "langyuan fairyland" and "Bashu strategic". This ancient city was built completely according to the astronomy and feng shui theory of the Tang Dynasty, so it is also known as the ancient city of Feng Shui. The ancient city of Langzhong has become an important town to study the characteristics of ancient architecture in China.