1, Huaihua ancient village
The number, characteristics and diversity of the ancient villages in Huaihua are rare in China, and they are truly "museums of ancient buildings". They formed a rich ancient city and village community in China. Here, look for distant memories, bid farewell to the hustle and bustle of the world, and understand the historical customs from the mottled brick walls.
There are Gaoyi Ancient Village, Jingping Ancient Village, Huangxi Ancient Village (commonly known as Yangjia Courtyard), Shantou Dong Village, Sundimiao Village, Wusu Village and Pingtan Village.
2. Zhijiang Surrender Memorial Hall
Zhijiang Memorial Square is located in Qiliqiao Village, 3.5 kilometers from Zhijiang County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province. It was originally the Li Qun Auditorium of the Air Force Command of the Republic of China. On August 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, and the National Government held a surrender ceremony here from August 2/KLOC-0 to August 23. Zhijiang Memorial Square is the only building in China to commemorate the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
The monument to the surrender of Zhijiang was built in February 1946. It is a symbol of the victory of the people of China in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a great and immortal historical monument of the Chinese nation, an important historical witness of the victory of the world anti-fascist war, and one of the six triumphs in the world (Rome, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Zhijiang and Pyongyang).
Inscriptions of military dignitaries such as Li Zongren, He, Bai Chongxi, Yu Youren, Wang Dongyuan, Wang, and the 206-word inscription of Zhijiang Surrender Workshop are engraved on the workshop. The literary grace, antithesis and allusions of the workshop inscriptions have intriguing appreciation value.
3. Hongjiang Ancient Shopping Mall
Hongjiang Ancient Shopping Mall is located in Hongjiang District, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, at the intersection of Shui Yuan and Wushui. It originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, took shape in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the best preserved ancient buildings in China.
Hongjiang Ancient Mall is famous for its distribution of tung oil, wood, white wax and opium. It is the material distribution center of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan and Shu provinces, the economic, cultural and religious center of southwest Hunan, and is known as "Pearl of Xiangxi", "Little Nanjing" and "Southwest Metropolis".
According to experts' research, Hongjiang Ancient Mall has more than 380 ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties, including houses, temples, escort agencies, money houses, firms, foreign firms, workshops, shops, inns, brothels, newspapers and cigarette houses, with a total area of about 300,000 square meters.
4. Qianyang Ancient City
Qianyang Ancient City is one of the best preserved ancient cities of Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. Surrounded by water on three sides, the ancient city is an important town at the junction of Miao, Hunan and Chu, and is known as the "gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou" and "the first ancient town in western Hunan".
It is 1400 years earlier than Dayan ancient town in Lijiang, Yunnan, and 900 years earlier than Fenghuang ancient town in Hunan. Various cultures blend here. Wang Changling wrote the classic poem "There is a piece of ice in the jade pot" in front of the Furong Building in this city.
5. Wanfoshan
Wanfoshan is located in Tongdao County, Huaihua City, southwest of Hunan Province, about 20 kilometers away from the county seat and 200 kilometers away from Huaihua City. It is a national forest park, a provincial-level scenic spot and a nature reserve with an area of 100.83 square kilometers. The main peak is 597.9 meters above sea level.
The whole scenic spot consists of Danxia landform area of Wanfoshan, mysterious cultural customs line of Li Bai and Dong nationality, and Gongcheng Academy, a transfer site to save the life and death of the Red Army.
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