Where are the four most well-preserved ancient cities in China today?

Anhui Huizhou Ancient City, Sichuan Langzhong Ancient City, Shanxi Pingyao Ancient City, Yunnan Lijiang Ancient City.

1, Huizhou Ancient City

Huizhou Ancient City, also known as Shexian Ancient City, the ancient name of Xin'an County. Located in Anhui Huangshan City, Shexian Hui Town, covering a total area of 24.7 square kilometers.

The ancient city was built in the Qin Dynasty, since the Tang Dynasty, has been the county of Huizhou, the state, the seat of the government, so the county and the government of the same in a city, forming a unique style of the city set of the city. The ancient city of Huizhou is the birthplace of one of China's three major local schools of thought, "Huizhou Studies", known as "Southeast Zulu, the State of Manners".

2, Langzhong Ancient City

Lang (làng) Ancient City, is a national AAAAA level tourist attractions, the Millennium Ancient County, the hometown of Chinese New Year culture, one of the four major ancient cities in China.

Langzhong Ancient City is located in the northeastern edge of the Sichuan Basin, the middle reaches of the Jialing River, Langzhong Ancient City "5A" scenic area covers a total area of 4.59 square kilometers, the core area of the ancient city of 2 square kilometers. As of 2015, the ancient city has a history of more than 2,300 years, for the ancient Ba Shu military town.

3, Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City, located in central Shanxi Province, was first built during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, and then expanded in the third year of Ming Hongwu (1370), with a history of more than 2,700 years. It has retained the basic features of the county town from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is the most complete ancient city in China's Han ethnic area.

Pingyao, Shanxi Province, is known as one of the "four best-preserved ancient cities" and is one of only two ancient cities in China to have been successfully declared a World Heritage Site with an entire ancient city.

Pingyao was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997, and in 2009 it was recognized by the World Records Association as China's most complete surviving ancient county town.

On July 13, 2015, Pingyao Ancient City became a national 5A-level tourist attraction.On November 19, 2017, it won the Destination of the Year Reputation Award. The first batch of national study and practice education bases for primary and secondary school students.?

The description of the World Heritage Center says: Pingyao Ancient City is an outstanding example of an ancient Chinese city in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Pingyao Ancient City has preserved all its features. Moreover, it presents an extraordinary and complete picture of cultural, social, economic and religious development in the course of Chinese history.

4, Lijiang Ancient City

Lijiang Ancient City is located in the Gucheng District of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town, nestled in the middle of the Lijiang Dam, built in the late Sung and early Yuan dynasties (late 13th century A.D.) on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an area of 7.279 square kilometers.

Lijiang Ancient City has colorful local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, with unique Naxi ancient music, Dongba ceremonies, divination culture, bars in the old town and the Naxi torch festival. Lijiang Old Town embodies the achievements of ancient Chinese city construction and is one of the types of Chinese residential houses with distinctive features and styles.

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Major Scenic Spots:

1, Huizhou Ancient City

The scenic spots in the city contain seven places such as Hui Garden, Fishing Liang Dam, Xu Guo Shi Fang, Dou Shan Street, Tao Xing Zhi Memorial Hall, Xin'an Monument Park and Taibai Building. It covers Huizhou culture, such as Xin'an Science, Huizhou Park, Xin'an Medicine, Xin'an Painting, Huizhou Printmaking, Huizhou Seal Engraving, Huizhou Drama, Huizhou Merchants, Huizhou Architecture, Huizhou Four Sculptures, Huizhou Cuisine, Huizhou Tea Ceremony, Huizhou Dialect, and so on.

2, Langzhong Ancient City

Langzhong Ancient City has Zhangfei Temple, Yong'an Temple, Five Dragons Temple, Tengwang Pavilion, Guanyin Temple, Baba Temple, Dafosi Temple, Chuanbei Road Tribute House and other 8 national key cultural relics protection units; Shaojiawan Tomb Cluster, the Wenpen Pagoda, Shirukuan Cliff Statues, Leishen Cave Cliff Statues, Niuwang Cave Cliff Statues, the former site of the General Political Department of the Red Four-Arm Forces, the Huaguang Building and other 22 provincial-level Cultural relics protection units.

3. Pingyao Ancient City

The attractions in the ancient city include the Pingyao County Yamen, the Rishengchang Ticket Office, the Temple of Literature, the Qingxu Guan, the Pingyao City Walls, the Urn City, the Corner Tower, and the Pointing Platform.

4, Lijiang Ancient City

Lijiang Ancient City, the streets of which are built on the hillside and paved with red conglomerate rock, include the Sifang Street, Wooden Mansion, Five Phoenixes, Black Dragon Pool, Wenchang Palace, Wang Pizhen Memorial Hall, Xueshan Academy, Wangjiazhuang Church of Christ, Fang Guoyu's former residence, Baima Longtan Temple, Gu Peter's former residence, Jinglian Temple, Puxian Temple, and other attractions.

Lijiang is one of the second batch of approved Chinese Famous Historical and Cultural Cities, and is one of the two ancient cities in China that succeeded in declaring the entire ancient city as a World Heritage Site.

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