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Qingyan Ancient Town 青岩古镇Qīngyán Gǔzhèn
5A scenic area · Guiyang, Guizhou
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guiyang
- Region
- Guizhou
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Qingyan Ancient Town
A walled stone town founded in 1378 as a Ming military post and later a market town, with walls, gates, lanes and houses built of the local blue-grey stone that earned it the name 'stone city'. Its sights include temples, a Catholic church, memorial archways and the former residence of Zhao Yijiong, Guizhou's first civil-service top scholar, and part of its old streets is also a listed section of the Tea Horse Road. Local snacks include fried tofu balls and braised pig's trotters.
How to get to Qingyan Ancient Town
In Huaxi district, about 30 km south of central Guiyang by road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Kongxuetang (Guiyang Confucius Academy) 孔学堂 (20 km), Tianhetan Scenic Area 天河潭 (20 km).
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