Is Shuidong Ancient Town in Anhui a scenic spot free of admission?

There is an ancient town in Anhui Province, which is located in the south of Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. Built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has a history of 1000 years. This ancient town is called Shuidong Ancient Town, which retains the most primitive landscape of the ancient town and shows its quaint temperament. If you want to feel the most primitive feelings, you might as well come to Shuidong ancient town to experience it. Tickets here are not only free, but also received a lot of praise.

When you enter the ancient town, you will find a church inside, called eighteen steps and church. Its existence may bring you unexpected visual impact, but it just shows that the multicultural development and communication of the ancient town began a long time ago. This is an ancient town where eastern and western cultures coexist. The origin of the name of the ancient town is that it is located in the east of Shuiyang River, so it is named Shuidong. The ancient town has a total area of 108 square kilometers and a population of 33,000.

The historical sites here include Shuidong Ancient Street, Dafu Land, Shuidong Catholic Church of Our Lady and so on. Shuidong Ancient Street was founded in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. This was the main commercial activity area in ancient times. Total length of street1350m, paved with bluestone slabs.

Dafu land? This building is the only official residence here with a history of more than 400 years. The design and construction of the house are simple and elegant, the doors, windows and corridors are not too elegant, and they look neat and simple. In ancient times, the water transportation conditions here were superior and the commerce and trade developed rapidly. It is regarded as the place of salt management in this area, so the government built the mansion on a relatively prosperous street and nominated it. Dafu land? .

In addition to the local culture of the ancient town, the establishment of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Shuidong can be regarded as the first spread of western culture. This church is huge in scale and was built earlier. According to records, it was built in A.D. 1870 and was specially built for the French missionary Kim. Its architectural features tend to be European style, with western church landmarks such as cross and bell tower. It is a classic building of cultural exchange and integration between the East and the West, and also a landmark building of the ancient town. If you want to reflect the unique culture and scenery here, come to Shuidong Ancient Town. Anhui, a thousand-year-old town, is a place where eastern and western cultures merge. Tickets are free and well received. I wonder what you think of Shuidong ancient town? Welcome to leave your footprints in the message area.