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Destinations - Well-preserved Ancient Towns & Minority Villages |
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Back to All Destinations  | Gongtan, Chongqing  Gongtan seems suspended in time, an old street without electric lights, a place where doors need not be locked and reliable roads are few. Most surrounding villages can only be accessed by foot. A superhighway is the Wu Jiang (the River Wu) which forms dangerous rapids and shoals in front of Gongtan.
** This all became part of the history. Local people abandoned their traditional houses and moved to new town before April 2007. This beautiful town would be flooded due to a dam construction. ** More |
 | Qinquan, Chongqing  Located south of Gongtan, on the east shore of Wu Jiang. There is a beautiful wooden bridge. More |
 | Zhongshan, Chongqing Departing from Chongqing Jiangjin province, travelling along the highway surrounded in by scenic mountain views, you eventually come into view of the ancient town of Zhongshan, its existence dating 850 or so years back to the Song dynasty.
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 | Hakka Tulou , Fujian  Virtually all the tulou’s in this region, with the exception of two that has been converted to museums, are “alive” i.e. still inhabited by residents. Most of the dwellers are older folks- the younger ones had mainly moved out to newer and modern brick buildings which are cleaner, more comfortable and hygienic. In fact there have been many cases of tulou’s crumbling due to age and neglect. What will happen to these tulou’s when the older folks passed away will be an unknown. The bigger and nicer ones will have a place in tourism while the faith of the others is question marks. More |
 | Zhaoxing, Guizhou A beautiful village with 5 equally attractive Drum Towers that are still actively being used. Lots of great wooden houses and locals still in traditional costumes. Many opportunities for day walks to the beautiful surrounding (vast) rice terraces and other equally pretty small Dong villages. More |
 | Zengchong, Guizhou Among all the Dong, Miao, Zhuang and Yao villages we visited along the route from Yangshuo to Kaili, the most beautiful one is surprisingly crowned to the unknown Dong village - Zengchong, which has never been highlighted by any guidebooks yet. More |
 | Xijiang, Guizhou Attractions: Very friendly Miao people; Beautiful village with flatter rice terraces. It actually consists of 2 villages built on the slopes of separate hills. Extremely charming with the houses on slopes; Lots of opportunities to know the Miao locals as most of the accommodation consists of staying in their homes.
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 | Gaozeng, Guizhou  Located not far from Congjiang, Gaozeng, a peaceful Dong village is worth a visit. More |
 | Basha, Guizhou Basha is an interesting Miao village. There are many Miao towns in Guizhou but Basha is different because there are only very few of the sub-tribe of Miao that still lives in that village. They dressed differently and the men kept their hair differently as well. Basha Pictures. Itinerary: More |
 | Yunshan Tun, Guizhou I first saw Yunshan Tun on the website Peace-on-earth.
Now I came to visit this beautiful village by myself and would like to give it a two-star rating. The panorama view from the temple on the top of the hill is magnificent. More |
 | Fenghuang, Hunnan Unfortunately I found Fenghuang had already been heavily developed. This beautiful town was packed with modern bars, restaurants and shops catering to mass Chinese tourists, too commercial and expensive. More |
 | Songpan, Sichuan Ancient town's north gate standing next to our hotel as well as the city wall, in 10-meter high and 30 meter wide, have survived intact for four or five hundred years, due to an solid construction by using heavy solid bricks. Wooden houses and ancient bridges add more attractive value to the town for travelers. More |
 | Maerkang, Sichuan Ramble in a Tibetan village with traditional stone houses in Zhuokeji, admire stone watchtowers in Songgang. More |
 | Luobo Zhai, Sichuan It is said that Luobo Zhai is the biggest and oldest Qiang village in China. Located in the east of Wenchuan, not far away from the busy Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou road, Luobo Zhai is under rapid tourist development. From July 2006, travelers may have to pay Y40 for visiting the village. More |
 | Cawarong, Tibet Cawarong (Tsawarong), Tibet's south easternmost town, can only be accessed several months in a year by modern vehicles via a perilous dirt road winding through the spectacular Nujiang Gorge from Bingzhongluo in Yunnan. Transport still relies mostly on the traditional mode ?horse caravans, delivering provisions to local farmers and ship their products out to Yunnan. The region offers great trekking possibilities to discover sacred Tibetan mountains, beautiful Tibetan villages and its unique culture and religion. More |
 | Darchen, Tibet 330 km to the southeast of Shiquanhe is Darchen which is the only town and base for visiting both Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. More |
 | Shiquanhe, Tibet The capital of Ngari prefecture is Shiquanhe in Chinese or Senge Khabab (Town of the Lion) in Tibetan. It is a Chinese town with nothing much to see. However it is a good place to rest, cleanup and have a good meal after the long journey from anywhere to here. More |
 | Yecheng, Xinjiang Yecheng (Karghilik in Uigher), southeast of Kashgar, is an important stop along the old Silk Route. It is steeped in history. Nowadays it is well-known as the starting point of the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway. More |
 | Shitoucheng, Yunnan Banshan Shitoucheng (Banshan Stone Village) is a fabulous village perching on a stunning plateau along the tumbling Jingshan River. It is also the trail head of the trek to Yongning (near the Lugu Lake). More |
 | Lijiang, Yunnan Lijiang undoubtedly ranks among the most beautiful ancient towns in China. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997. More |
 | Shuhe, Yunnan Shuhe is an alternative for those who seek tranquillity and want to escape the crowded Lijiang. More |
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