A leisurely summer day trip guide to Heshun Ancient Town

Heshun Ancient Town has a history of over 600 years, built by the mountains and water, surrounded by volcanoes, with a basin in the middle, and is a cultural tourism town on the ancient Southwest Silk Road. There are more than 100 Qing Dynasty mansions, temples, Taoist temples, ancestral halls, and residences in Heshun Ancient Town. The architecture is a blend of Chinese and Western styles, featuring Huizhou architecture, Western styles, and Southeast Asian charm. 🌸 Ancestral Hall The ancestors of Heshun Ancient Town were mostly Central Plains immigrants who were ordered to relocate during the military colony system of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, although it is close to the China-Myanmar border, the culture of Han-style ancestral halls is a major attraction. By the Qing Dynasty, there were already ancestral halls of eight major families. Among them, the Cun family's ancestral hall is the earliest built, dating back to the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. Although it represents Han culture, the main gate is composed of three European-style round arch doors and a Southeast Asian-style door header. It is the best representative of the integration of Han culture with Southeast Asian and Western cultures in the ancient town. 🌸 Shuanghong Bridge The old bridge is said to have been built by the Cun family, the local deity, at the beginning of the Ming Jiajing period and was rebuilt during the Qing Guangxu period; the new bridge was built in 1921. The two bridges are named for resembling double rainbows lying on the river surface. 🌸 Heshun Library On the other side of the old bridge is the Heshun Library, established in 1928. Its predecessor was the Xinxin Society organized by Cun Fuching of the Tongmenghui at the end of the Qing Dynasty, which was later expanded into a library by overseas Chinese from Burma. Heshun Ancient Town is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, with a permanent population of over 7,000 people, but there are more than 30,000 overseas Chinese. Therefore, the library has a rich collection of donated literature and inscriptions from cultural figures such as Hu Shi. Heshun Library is the largest library in rural China and is also an important national cultural preservation unit. 🌸 Heshun Alley A district composed of nearly 10,000 square meters of ancient buildings, located by the Sanhe River. It includes the old residence of Zhang Songlin, the late Qing general of Tengyue, the Horse Caravan Museum, Heshun Wetland, and other attractions. 🌸 Thousand-Hand Guanyin Ancient Tree Group Composed of seven hundred-year-old camphor trees on Zhangjia Slope in Heshun, five of which are in a row. The tree crowns are towering and cover the sky like huge umbrellas. The trunks resemble the Thousand-Hand Guanyin stretching out in all directions, very beautiful. 🌸 Zhongtian Temple Along the main axis of the ancient town of Heshun, you can see Zhongtian Temple, which was built in the eighth year of the Ming Chongzhen period, from the top of the mountain. The most exquisite part is the eight-door screen of the imperial hall, which is delicately crafted. The platform in front of Zhongtian Temple is one of the best spots to take a panoramic view of the ancient town. 🌸 Heshun Ancient Town Address: Heshun Town, Tengchong City, Baoshan Attraction opening hours: 7:30-20:30, stop entry at 20:00 (winter) / 7:30-22:00, stop entry at 21:30 (summer) Ticket price: 55 yuan/adult 🌸 Accommodation There are also many hot spring hotels in Heshun Ancient Town. If you haven't soaked in the hot springs of Atami, you can choose to stay in a hot spring hotel in the ancient town for one night. 🌸 Cuisine Copper ladle beef, rare bean powder, pine flower cake