Where is the old city of Guangyuan?

Jianzhou Ancient City, also known as Jiange Ancient City, is located in the old town of Pu 'an Town, Jiange County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. It is recorded in ancient history that the ancient city of Jianzhou has always belonged to the political, economic and cultural center of Jiange County. The whole ancient city has been here since today 1500 years.

Today's Jianzhou Ancient City in Guangyuan, although the preserved ancient building area is not large, and the whole area mainly revolves around the ancient city wall and the landmark bell and drum tower. When you cross the bustling downtown new street and come to the main city of Jianzhou ancient city hidden in the downtown, you will suddenly feel that the time here suddenly slows down.

Bell and Drum Tower is the most striking, distinctive and representative ancient wooden structure in Jianzhou ancient city. It is not only the landmark of Jianzhou ancient city, but also the childhood memory of countless old Jiange people. The ancient national style buildings in the whole ancient city perfectly integrate the bell tower and the ancient city, and the whole area presents an ink landscape painting of the ancient city.

Today's bell and drum tower, although no longer open to the outside world, has been baptized by countless winds and frost and still stands in the center of the ancient city. Although the bell and drum tower is a bit vicissitudes, its unique architectural style and quaint charm make the whole ancient city look more charming and ancient.

Arrow Tower, located in the south of Jianzhou ancient city, is the second largest classical coordinate building in the ancient city. At the entrance of the Arrow Tower, the four characters "Xiufen Yuen Long" are written, and the stone pillars on both sides are engraved with the patterns of "Wild deer holding flowers" and "good luck". The whole building is very ornamental in both architectural style and door frame carving technology.

The ancient city of Jianzhou was built by Li Bi, the magistrate of Jianzhou during Zheng De's reign in Ming Dynasty. The stone walls of the whole ancient city were built entirely by hand, and were mainly used for military defense during the war. Although the ancient city wall has lost its function in the past, under the ancient city wall, the buildings that have been baptized by years are all wrapped in the original appearance of the ancient city.

The ancient city of Jianzhou in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province is a living history with traces of the development and changes of Jiange. A picture of fireworks is sketched out in the small short rooms with slight vicissitudes under the ancient city wall, children playing, grandfathers repairing clocks and watches, shining shoes and repairing shoes, stall owners standing along the street, fortune tellers sitting against the wall and so on.

Jiange people like tea. At the corner of the gate of Arrow Tower, there is also a century-old teahouse hidden. Here, the older generation of Jiange people have a pack of cigarettes and a cup of tea. No matter whether the person at your table is familiar or unfamiliar, there will be endless stories about Jiange as soon as you enter the door.

The ancient city of Jianzhou, though an old street of two or three kilometers hidden in the old county seat of Jiange, is completely a small world. The old buildings under the ancient city walls, street vendors that can never be seen in big cities, are still open here. Whether it is the string of Jiange under the city wall, hot and sour powder, rice tofu, steamed cold noodles, Tang cake, Guo Kui, etc., it is the most classic local food in this small town.

Today, the ancient city of Jianzhou in Guangyuan, Sichuan, has no traffic, reinforced concrete and big city feasts. Here, only the memories of the older generation of Jiange people, only the old memories full of fireworks, no famous chefs and big meals in big cities, only the hometown flavor that can never be lost.