Pengan Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
Zhouzi Ancient Town Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
I found another county with free admission, suitable for weekend leisure travel
Ranking of China's County Tourism No.70: Peng'an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province
Peng'an County is one of the top ten eco-tourism cities in the country, and one of the fifty most beautiful small cities in China. It may not live up to its name, but it can be seen that the county is indeed trying to promote the culture of the historical figure Sima Xiangru. However, its natural tourism resources are average. Although it also has the support of Zhouzi Ancient Town, it is still average among various counties in Sichuan. Therefore, it has created a 4A scenic spot: The First Mulberry Plantation in the World. It's hard to understand what it means. Is it the first hometown in the world, the first hometown in the world, or the first countryside in the world? What does it want to express? In fact, this is not a single scenic spot, it is basically a combination of the main scenic spots in Peng'an County, trying to create a comprehensive tourism. Let's talk about the attractions of Peng'an County.
1: Zhouzi Ancient Town: Free admission, recommendation index: 3.5 stars, suggested play: half day
Zhouzi Ancient Town was established during the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is one of the top ten ancient towns in Sichuan and is known as the last wharf ancient town on the Jialing River. It was named Zhouzi Ancient Town because Zhou Dunyi, a scholar of the Song Dynasty who wrote 'On the Love of the Lotus', lectured here for a few days. Wu Daozi, a painter of the Tang Dynasty, also passed by here when he was commissioned to paint the Jialing River for three hundred miles. In fact, these two people have nothing to do with Peng'an, which only shows Peng'an's eagerness to develop eco-tourism. Of course, Zhouzi Ancient Town itself is also good, with Longjiao Mountain behind it, and the view of the Jialing River is beautiful.
2: Hundred Cows Crossing the River, free admission, recommendation index: 2.5 stars, suggested play: 1 hour
It's about watching a large group of cows cross the Jialing River to the two river islands, Sun Island and Moon Island, to graze. You can see this from May to October every year, which is quite spectacular. If the season is right, you can go and see.
3: Xiangru Ancient City, free, recommendation index: 3 stars, suggested play: half day
Located in Jinping Town on the opposite bank of the Jialing River in the county, this is actually the former residence of Sima Xiangru, the location of the ancient Xiangru County. However, Xiangru Ancient City is a newly built ancient town in imitation of the ancient style. It should also be built for the pursuit of eco-tourism. This can explain why there is a pure ancient town of Zhouzi and another imitation ancient town. However, the ancient town is well built and the ecological environment is also good. There is also a Xiangru Wetland Park next to the ancient town, which should be worthy of a 3A rating.
4: Dashen Nanhai Scenic Area, 2A scenic spot, free, recommendation index: 2 stars, suggested play: 1 hour
It's just a reservoir, the scenery is average, foreign tourists just don't go.
Overall, the tourism resources of Peng'an County are average. The three tourist spots are convenient for transportation and close to each other. They are all free of charge, which is very suitable for a one-day and one-night or two-day and one-night weekend leisure trip. The actual experience is 28 points, ranking 28th among all the 70 counties and cities that have been on the stage, belonging to the weak second-tier, basically the same style as Zhaoping County, Guangxi (Zhaoping is also relying on Huangyao Ancient Town).
A hundred cows cross the river
The long and winding Jialing River flows through the land of Bashu.
In Zhouzi Town, Peng'an, Sichuan, known as the 'first mulberry tree of Jialing', every year from May to October during the farming slack season, in the early morning, farmers will gather their ploughing cows together, drive the cows to cross the river to the small island in the middle of the river for grazing, and in the evening, the farmers will row to the island, gather the cows, and then cross the river back to the shore, each returning home. I asked the locals and learned that due to the rising water level of the downstream dam, the island in the middle of the river, isolated from the land, is rich in grass, and gradually formed the unique scene of a hundred cows crossing the river back and forth to eat grass every day. Zhouzi Ancient Town
A healing ancient town that has existed for a thousand years has been found around Chengdu
✔Direct high-speed rail|｜It is 2.5 hours away from Chengdu and has not been overdeveloped.
The original ancient town, with the smell of life everywhere, accompanied by the evening wind of the Jialing River, strolling in it, as if traveling to ancient times.
The ancient town is not big, if you walk quickly, you can finish it in about an hour. There are many original residents on the street, as well as local snacks, such as: twists, tofu skin, Guokui Liangfen, highly recommend the twists of the ancient town, there are several flavors, the taste is crispy, the favorite is the meat floss flavor.
In addition to the characteristic snacks, there are also some small shops with childhood memories. For friends who like to take pictures, a casual shot is full of ancient charm.
Compared with the familiar ancient towns, even on weekends, there are very few tourists here, most of them are locals, children playing on the street, old people sleeping at the door, cats napping on the bench under the tree... Traveling through the ancient town, the whole person has slowed down.
At the exit of the ancient town, there is also a temple of the god of wealth, and there are tofu skin and Guokui Liangfen that have been opened locally for many years. Strongly recommend Guokui Liangfen.
🍭Address: Zhouzi Ancient Town, Peng'an County, Nanchong City
✈️Transportation: There is a direct high-speed rail from Chengdu to Peng'an. After getting off the high-speed rail, navigate to 'Jialing First Mulberry/Zhouzi Ancient Town';
🔥Food: Yao's twists (any one is good), Guokui Liangfen, tofu skin
🌈Accommodation: There are many hotels in the county, choose according to your needs
📸Play: In addition to the ancient town, if you can get up early, you can go to see the ecological wonder—hundreds of cows crossing the river
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)
Bask in the sun, enjoy the river breeze, and have a leisurely New Year
Strategy: From late spring to early autumn, in the early morning, hundreds of cattle swim up to the island from the banks of the Jialing River in groups to graze; at dusk, the cattle swim back to the shore. In winter, you can't see it. The cattle are grazing on the opposite bank and don't come back, but you can take a boat to the opposite bank to get close to the cattle. The round-trip boat ticket is 10 yuan.
Transportation: The Bai Niu Crossing River is located in the Jialing River section of Youfanggou Village, Xiangru Town, Peng'an County, Sichuan Province. You can take a taxi or drive there, just input "Bai Niu Crossing River".
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