RV China border tour day 133: Stroll through the ancient city of Jianchuan and drink from the holy spring of Thousand Lions Mountain

Last time I mentioned: Night tour of Lijiang, the ancient city of literature and art ...

Today we came to Jianchuan Ancient City. Jianchuan Ancient City dates from the Yuan Dynasty to the late Zheng Dynasty and has a history of more than 650 years. The streets and lanes built in the Ming Dynasty remain unchanged in direction, scale, and pattern. After vicissitudes of life, their ancient appearance remains unchanged.

Since it is the off-season, most shops are closed and there are few people around. Different from the over-commercialization of Lijiang Old Town, Jianchuan Ancient Street is relatively well-preserved. You can slow down and savor the antique and authentic flavor of the ancient city.

There are many woodcarving shops hidden in the alley, all of which are old craftsmen from the ancient town.

The grand old "craftsman" sign

Finely carved wooden fan

Small wood art workshop

The master's unfinished works are placed on the table.

Madao Tea House

Cross the ancient bridge

Walk through the ancient alley

ancient drainage system

Old houses can be seen everywhere

old shop

Going further in, there are several ancient cultural streets.

Wenkui Street

Jinshi Street

Old man selling sunflowers on the street

At the end of the street is Jianyang Tower

ancient courtyard

Jianchuan County No. 1 Middle School, formerly known as Jinhua Academy, was founded in 1724 during the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty. In the second year of Zhengzhou, it was an academy that produced many talents and had unique national educational characteristics.

I got hungry from shopping and came to an antique restaurant in the ancient street.

Eat local specialties, fried bait cubes, which taste like fried rice cakes and taste great

Agate roll, very sweet

Fried rice noodles

barbecue

Parking at Qianshi Mountain Scenic Area at night, the parking lot is very empty and the climate is cool and pleasant

Thousand Lions Mountain, as the name suggests, there are more than 2,600 lifelike stone lions sculptured here. After being bathed in rainwater, they appear to be more spiritual.

Therefore, it won two Guinness World Records: Largest Stone Lion and Most Stone Lions

There are the most stone lions on the mountain. Since it was getting late, we didn’t go up the mountain.

There is a natural holy spring at the foot of the mountain, which can be drank directly, cool and refreshing

Drink the holy spring water and enjoy the beautiful ancient city night. Good night!