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The town Huanglongxi is over 1700 years old which lies about 50 km from Chengdu,
in Sichuan province. The town has been restored to retain its rustic charm with
some touches of modernity. Visitors who come in to explore this beautiful town
will be amazed by the ancient cobbled streets, temples, and wharves and houses
along its curving alleys. Most of these shops have turned into shops selling souvenirs
of Huanglongxi souvenirs.
The majority of the buildings in Huanglongxi Ancient Town are in the Qing Dynasty
style. The roofs have pointed eaves. There are spot tiles that have been encrusted
with aged moss which gives the entire building an aged and also very hard to
copy. It is for this reason that most of the film makers choose to shoot exterior
scenes of period movies in this town. The town features a number of temples
and some of the well known ones include Zhenjiang Temple, Chaoyin Temple and
Gulong Temple. Temple fairs are organized in Huanglongxi Ancient Town on ninth
day of the sixth and ninth lunar month that creates lively scenes from the olden
days.
If you visit the ancient town of Huanglongxi you will notice that the people
go about their daily life which is seemingly oblivious to the visitors. Many
shops in the town are specially catered to the tourists. Prices of most items
are reasonable if you bargain.
The beautiful town of Huanglongxi is named after the Huanglong River which
flows through it. You could take a boat ride or dine at one of the many river
view restaurants. The boat ride is as romantic as the one in Venice or Paris.
The curving alleyways will surely charm you once you if you visit the Huanglongxi
Ancient Town. These are worth exploring because you never know what gems are
hidden behind the curves. You can go on exploring and suddenly on one corner
you find an ancient temple. You go enter the doorway and suddenly you land up
in the temple courtyard. The town is indeed charming and you must visit if you
have the opportunity of going to Sichuan Province in China.
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