1, the ancient city of Pingyao, located in Pingyao County, central Shaanxi Province, was built in the period of Western Zhou Xuanwang (827-782 BC). Pingyao is known as one of the "four best preserved ancient cities", and it is also one of the only two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. Pingyao ancient city is an outstanding example of China ancient city in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Pingyao ancient city has preserved all its features. In addition, in the historical development of China, a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development is presented to people.

2. Fenghuang Ancient City, built in the 43rd year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1704). Phoenix, a national historical and cultural city, is one of the first strong tourist counties in China, a national AAAA scenic spot, and one of the eight counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Phoenix has beautiful mountains and rivers, and it is outstanding. The picture of "harmony between man and nature", which integrates green mountains and green waters and ancient cities, is rare in the world. Fenghuang Ancient City, Shili Tuojiang Scenic Belt, National Geopark, Nanhuashan National Forest Park and other attractions are fascinating. The South Great Wall, Qiliangdong and other fine scenic spots are magnificent. . Compared with Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan and Pingyao in Shanxi, it enjoys the reputation of "Pingyao in the north and Phoenix in the south".

3. Old Town of Lijiang is located in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, southwest of China, and Old Town of Lijiang, also known as Dayan Town, is located in the middle of Lijiang Dam. It is also known as the "four best preserved ancient cities" with Langzhong, Sichuan, Pingyao, Shanxi and Shexian, Anhui, and is also the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. The streets in Old Town of Lijiang are built by mountains and rivers, and most of them are paved with red breccia, so there will be no mud in rainy season and no fly ash in dry season. The pattern on the stone is natural and elegant, which complements the environment of the whole ancient city.

4. Shexian County, Anhui Province, formerly known as Zhou She, belongs to Huangshan City, Anhui Province. Located at the southernmost tip of Anhui Province, it borders Huangshan Mountain in the north, Hangzhou in the east and Qiandao Lake in the south, with an area of 2 1.22 square kilometers, and governs 28 townships with a population of 490,000. Shexian County is one of the six counties in Huizhou, the seat of the ancient Huizhou government, the birthplace of Huizhou culture and national quintessence Peking Opera, and the main birthplace of Huizhou merchants and Huizhou cuisine. Shexian County is the main producing area of Four Treasures of the Study Zhonghuimo and She Yan, and it has been awarded honorary titles such as China Huimo Capital, China She Yan Hometown, Huizhou Opera Hometown, China Huizhou Culture Hometown, China Paifang Hometown, etc.

5. Kaiping Diaolou, located in Kaiping City under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, is a unique local building in China. It is a multi-storey tower building integrating defense, residence and Chinese and western architectural arts. It is characterized by the combination of Chinese and western dwellings, including ancient Greek, Roman and Islamic styles. On June 28th, 2007, "Kaiping Diaolou and Ancient Villages" applied for the World Heritage Project, which was approved at the 3rd1World Heritage Conference, and was officially listed in the World Heritage List, becoming the 35th World Heritage in China, thus giving birth to the first overseas Chinese cultural world heritage project in China.

6. Meizhou Wai House refers to the Wai House located in Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. Together with the quadrangles in Beijing, caves in Shaanxi, poles in Guangxi and seals in Yunnan, it is called the five traditional residential buildings in China. The architectural and design art is unique, and it is a building surrounded by arc or square auxiliary buildings and castle-like main houses. The layout of the house is "three halls and four corridors, ten halls and nine wells": three high halls are deep, separated by patios and shadow walls; Horizontal is four rows of rooms, strewn at random; Behind is a row of houses arranged in a semicircle, called flower heads. The house has dozens of rooms, which can accommodate dozens of families for generations. The whole "enclosure" was built on the hillside, with the front low and the back high, forming a ladder shape. The outermost wall is built very high, and the windows are very small, which makes it look heavily guarded.

7. The quadrangle of Taohuayuan Ancient Town covers an area of about 1.600 mu, with a total construction area of about 700,000 square meters, including 400,000 square meters of core scenic spots and 300,000 square meters of other scenic spots. The estimated investment is about 5 billion yuan (in words: five billion yuan only). The project focuses on humanistic theme parks, supplemented by supporting houses, and takes China traditional architectural culture and traditional architectural culture with "Jiangnan characteristics" as carriers to show the Millennium "Peach Blossom Garden Culture". When completed, it will become a large-scale traditional building complex.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ancient Dwellings? Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten Ancient Cities in China?