Huanglongxi Ancient Town

Chinese name: 黄龙溪古镇（Huang Long Xi Gu Zhen） 
Location: Shuangliu County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province. About 38km southwest of Chengdu.
Ticket: Free
Estimated tour time: 2-4 hours
Recommended time to visit: all year round. 
Nearby attractions: Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Street, etc.

Huanglongxi  is a historic Chinese town located about 50 km from Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province. It is named after the Huanglong River which flows through it.

Huanglongxi Ancient Town With a history of more than 1700 years, and it is the land of China Folk Arts(Fire Dragon)famous provinciallevel scenic area as well as wellknown historic and cultural ancient town of Sichuan Province.The majority of the buildings in Huanglongxi date back from the Qing Dynasty. The town features a number of temples and some of the well known ones include Zhenjiang Temple, Chaoyin Temple and Gulong Temple. It is for this reason that most of the film makers choose to shoot exterior scenes of period movies in this town. Temple fairs are organized in Huanglongxi on the ninth day of the sixth and ninth lunar month.

Now in this town 7 typical streets of Ming and Qing dynasties1146m longare available.Its 76 houses built in Qing Dynasty impress people by their simplicity. The curving alleyways will surely charm you once you if you visit the Huanglongxi Ancient Town. These are worth exploring because you never know what gems are hidden behind the curves. You can go o¬n exploring and suddenly on one corner you find an ancient temple. You go enter the doorway and suddenly you land up in the temple courtyard. The town features a number of temples and some of the well known ones include Zhenjiang Temple, Chaoyin Temple and Gulong Temple. Temple fairs are organized in Huanglongxi Ancient Town on ninth day of the sixth and ninth lunar month that creates lively scenes from the olden days.

The roofs have pointed eaves. There are spot tiles that have been encrusted with aged moss which gives the entire building an aged and also very hard to copy. It is for this reason that most of the film makers choose to shoot exterior scenes of period movies in this town. The town is indeed charming and you must visit if you have the opportunity of going to Sichuan Province in China.

Huanglongxi Ancient Town not only has rich ancient culture and those cultures concerning water, Buddhism, tea, ecological farming, but also has colorful cultures involving folk customs, films and televisions, as well as foods. Specialties in the ancient town include Fried & Braised Pork Hock, Tofu Pudding, Wild Vegetables Scrambled Eggs, Braised Freshwater Fishes and so on. There are also many special snacks, such as diced sugar, sesame cake, fried small fishes and shrimps, etc.