Top 10 beautiful ancient towns in Qinghai

Around us, there are many ancient cities with long histories and profound cultural heritage, and each ancient town will have its unique inner meaning, and its "soul". So what are the famous ancient cities in Qinghai?

The ancient city of Tangar

Huangyuan Dangar Ancient City is located in Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province, on the north bank of the Yellow River, on the coast of the West Sea, at the source of Huangshui, 40 kilometers away from Xining City. It is known as the "throat of the sea" and "the capital of tea and horse merchants". Walking on the bluestone brick-paved road in the ancient city of Dangar, it seems that you can feel the prosperity of the "tea and horse merchant capital" and "Little Beijing" in the past. Because of its unique location, it has the title of "Reservoir Throat".

The ancient city of Guide

The ancient city of Guide is one of the very few ancient cities that are most intact in Qinghai Province and even the northwest region, the ancient city of Guide is square, and there are urn cities outside the two city gates in the north and south. The south urn city gate is eastward, and the north urn city gate is westward, all of which were built in the late Ming Dynasty. There is the Guandi temple that sits south to north in the south urn city, carves beams and paints buildings, and the eaves are enclosed with wooden fences. There is a city tower built on the top of the south gate, which was burned in the chaos of the six years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, and was repaired later, with two floors up and down. The ruins of the ancient city of the Ming Dynasty are in the county seat, the remains of the city wall still have more than one city and a half, the rammed earth city wall is about ten meters high, and the horse face structure of the city wall protruding every dozens of meters is clearly recognizable, and it can be regarded as a high city of E'e.

Longwu Ancient Town

Longwu Ancient Town, known as the "Scenic Spot of the Western Regions", has a history of more than 700 years and the old town of Longwu for more than 240 years, coupled with the Regong art with national characteristics and the annual "June Meeting" activities, making Longwu Ancient Town an important window to display the local ethnic culture and one of the tourist attractions in Qinghai. Walking into Regong, walking into the mountains, rivers and valleys, temples and monuments, farmers and herdsmen, you can see, hear and feel this hot land everywhere.

Guzhan Town

Guzhan Town is a town under the jurisdiction of Haidong Citizen and Hui Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province. It is located in the central and western part of the county, 38 kilometers away from the county government. The Eastern Han Dynasty and the emperor built Longqi City here, the Tang Dynasty belonged to Shanzhou, and the people and the county were built before the Laoyaxia Ancient Shanbao under the jurisdiction of Nian Bo County, and the ancient Shanzhen was set up after the county was established. There is a tourist attraction of "Seven Mile Medicine Spring" in the territory.

Jiegu Town

Jiegu Town, an important town in southern Qinghai, is the capital of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. "Jiegu" means "cargo distribution center" in Tibetan, and the Yangtze River flows through it, making it the first densely populated place in the Yangtze River basin. It is an important transportation, military and trade town on the Tangbo Ancient Road, with a long history, and has been an important trade town between Xining in Qinghai, Kangding in Sichuan and Lhasa in Tibet since ancient times. In Xinzhai Village, which is 3 kilometers away from Jiegu Town, there is the largest mani pile in the world. Princess Wencheng Temple, located in Benagou, which is about 16 kilometers away from Jiegu Town, is small in scale but particularly dexterous, and is a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. Dangka Temple, located about 10 kilometers away from the ancient town of Jiegu Mountainside of the Dongfeng Brigade, the temple built by the mountain looks majestic, quite spectacular.

The ancient city of Ebao

Ebao ancient city is located in Qilian County Ebao town government seat, the city east and west width 200 meters, north and south length 300 meters, the city wall residual height 6 meters, width 6 meters, the north city wall in the middle and the four corners of the city each have a horse face, there are east, north, south three gates, the door width is 11 meters, there are urn city. It is the main road leading to the Hexi Corridor, and it is also the only place to pass through from Qilian to Menyuan and Xining, and is an important post station, tea and horse market and military fortress on the southern road of the ancient Silk Road, known as the north gate of Qinghai.

The ancient city of Yong'an

The ancient city of Yong'an was founded in the Qing Dynasty Yongzheng three years, after the Fuyuan general Nian Qianyao suppressed the rebellion of Luobuzang Tenzin, in order to stabilize the northwest border and prosper the economy of the west, Yong'an camp was established on the throat of Gansu and Qinghai passages, which is 50 kilometers away from the county seat of Menyuan. Looking at Qilian Mountain from the north from the city wall, there is a moving weather with high sky and clouds, the golden dew plum on the hillside exudes the fragrance of flowers, and the dense flocks of sheep and scattered tents constitute a quiet and peaceful picture. Yong'an City is not only Menyuan County, but also the most well-preserved ancient city found in Qinghai Province so far. In recent years, many TV crews have chosen this city as a location for filming and have shot many TV movies. Part of the exterior of the TV series "King Gesar" was filmed here.

The ancient city of Jinbatai

The ancient city of Jinbatai is the ruins of the ancient city of Tang Weirong Army, located in the north of the county, about 8.5 kilometers north of Haomen City, Beishan Township, located on the east bank of Laohugoukou, a platform at the southern foot of the Lenglong Mountains.

The ancient city of Haomen

The ancient city of Haomen was built in the reign of Emperor Xining of Song Dynasty, the south of the city leans on the stone cliff, the north leans on the high mountain, the east and west sides are deep ditches, the whole building is condescending, the momentum is clear. The ancient city of Haomen was originally called Danan City, later changed to Datong City, where the market was once prosperous, during the Ming Dynasty's Apocalypse, the Mongolian army captured Haomen, Datong City fell, and the ancient city of Haomen fell in this way.

Guo Ma Ri Ancient Village

Guo Mari Village is located in Qinghai Tongren County Longwu River west of 8 kilometers, the ancient village wall was built in the early Ming Dynasty, with rammed earth slabs, rectangular, open east, west, south three gates, the east gate is the main gate, there are still native people living in the village, the laneway layout is dotted, intricate, such as entering the maze in general. The top of each walled gate is set up with a mani prayer wheel, which is a unique place for the ancient village building. In order to improve the small space in the village, the local residents have built two-story wooden buildings, which contrasts with the spacious courtyards of rural houses in Qinghai. The courtyards of the houses in the village are mostly quadrangle type, and the houses are flat-roofed houses with civil engineering structures, and the general houses have flying rafters and algae and the like. The house is generally made of wooden planks as partition sashes, and there are kang planks and parapet wood planks in the room, and there are many carved flowers and plants on it. Houses are generally three rooms wide, with wooden partitions on the front and wooden lattice windows. In the center of the courtyard, there is generally a flagpole for hanging prayer flags, and there is also a mulberry platform, which has obvious Tibetan characteristics.

Banqian Village

Banqian Village is located in Banqian Village, Dengta Township, Banma County, southeast of Banma County, Makehe Forest District, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, our province, and is a village in the south of Banma County. It has an average altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level and is 820 kilometers away from Xining. The Make River in the upper reaches of the Dadu River runs through the whole village, with dense forests on both sides, charming scenery, abundant wildlife resources, watchtower buildings and traditional lifestyles and the surrounding farmland, grass mountains, river vegetation and other ecological environments together constitute a very distinctive cultural landscape, and have the reputation of "Guoluo Xiaojiangnan" in the local area. In the past two years, with the development of tourism in Guoluo, Banqian Village has attracted many tourists and photography enthusiasts with its unique architectural style, making Banqian Village the most distinctive landscape tourism village in our province.

Guanting Ancient Town

Guanting Ancient Town is located in Qinghai Minhe Hui Tu Autonomous County, 200 kilometers away from the provincial capital Xining, sitting on the north bank of the Yellow River and across the river from Gansu Province. During the Qing Dynasty, in order to welcome the entry envoys and officials, the "official hall" was built here, so it was named the official pavilion. Guanting is an ancient town with more developed commerce and trade since ancient times, because it is located in the traffic arteries of Gansu and Qingdao provinces, tens of thousands of people come to Guanting market town to trade and shop every market day. Needless to say, the cultural landscapes such as the Lajia ruins and the world's longest carnival - the Turkish "Naton" are needless to say. Due to its unique geographical location, it has formed some natural landscapes, which are not well known, but have some lesser-known stories......