If you want to select the most beautiful of the ancient town in China, Phoenix in Hunan province must be on the list. Phoenix town built in the Qing Emperor, Kangxi forty-three years (1704), three hundred years of history is also considered a long time.
The ancient town maintains a simple and unsophisticated architectural style, the stone road is long, you can get up early in the morning, turn into the town, it is very quiet and peaceful.
Tuojiang is the mother river of Phoenix, the ancient town is divided into two parts, there are several bridges are built for traffic, but this kind of stone is more emotional, local called "rock jump."
A writer, called Shen Congwen, his former residence in Phoenix is one of the important tourist attractions. In 1987, 1988, Shen Congwen were retained as candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, but unfortunately he died on May 10, 1988.
The sweet ginger is one of the most representative snacks of Phoenix, the trade in the ancient town is very strong, the shops are everywhere, side by side.
Drift in Tuojiang, is one of the deserved program to visit in Phoenix. Small narrow boat, dangling, Tuojiang water is relatively soft, not deep, still clean. On both side of the shore, you could see the most characteristic landscape of the Phoenix, Diaojiaolou.
Hongqiao is one of the best viewing platform in Tuojiang, the Diaojiaolou on the shore, the boat in the river, and the distant mountains and rivers, the town is really beautiful.
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