A county town in Hunan, once the state capital for thousands of years, is now a county town, and the ancient city style is well preserved.

Recently I saw someone complaining on the Internet that Daoxian County has few tourism resources and lacks attractions.

Let’s not talk about Yueyan, Lianxi Hometown, Chen Shuxiang Martyrs Memorial Park, He Baozhen’s Hometown, Guizailing and Yuchanyan in Dao County. The ancient city of Daozhou alone has its historical and cultural heritage. It makes people forget to leave:

Daozhou has been established for more than 2,200 years. It is the birthplace of Chinese Neo-Confucianism culture and the starting point of Xiaoshui civilization.

Daozhou Ancient City, most of the ancient city features are still well preserved, but there is no tourism planning, mixed with many private houses, it looks messy, but this cannot cover up the glory of Daozhou Ancient City.

Near Xiguan Bridge was the most important wharf in ancient times and the starting point of the Hunan-Guangxi Ancient Road (Xiaohe Ancient Road). Qin Shihuang’s army entered Guangxi from here and conquered Lingnan.

Celebrities such as Kou Zhun and Yuan Jie left their historical footprints in Daozhou, adding splendid history and culture to the ancient city of Daozhou:

Kou Gong Tower embodies The famous Prime Minister Kou Zhun felt helpless and worried about the country and the people when he was demoted to Daozhou.

Although Yuanjie did not leave a building like the Kou Gong Tower in Daozhou, it left a lasting reputation in Daozhou.

Especially in Qiyang, Yongzhou, there are cliff carvings left...

Let’s go and see the Red Army Crossing. The Red Army occupied Daoxian County and kicked off the Xiangjiang Campaign. Some leaders of the Red Army People once stayed in Daoxian County, and a cute little Red Army soldier was unfortunately shot and died while writing slogans on the wall...

The hero has gone, leaving only the Red Army wall that will last forever...

Walking on Kou Gong Street, the antique houses on both sides may seem chaotic, but they still cannot conceal the charm of this ancient street.

Rumor has it that the Daozhou government office that has existed for thousands of years still stands there as it is, telling the story of its past glory and changes over the years.

This is still the seat of the Daoxian County Party Committee and the county government. Development policies regarding the people's livelihood in Daoxian County are all issued from this simple compound.

Walking slowly along Kou Gong Street, you can feel the hustle and bustle of the modern city, which seems a bit incongruous in this antique environment.

When a towering city wall stands in front, a wide bridge opening appears in front of you. This is the south gate of the ancient city of Daozhou. Thousands of years of history have allowed this ancient city gate to still stand majestically here.

This is still an important traffic thoroughfare in Daozhou City, with cars and people coming and going, and it is very prosperous.

If you want to take a closer look at this towering city wall, walk out of the south entrance and appreciate it slowly.

The moss-covered city wall retains mottled historical traces, and the Xiaoshui River next to it flows slowly...

The heritage of the ancient city of Daozhou is much more than this. To get a glimpse of the ancient city, you can only appreciate it slowly and savor it carefully...