Zhaohua Ancient Town 昭化古城Zhāohuà Gǔchéng

About Zhaohua Ancient Town

A small walled town where the Bailong River meets the Jialing, known in antiquity as Jiameng; after the Qin conquered Shu and Ba in 316 BC they set up a county here, and the town calls itself the first county seat in Sichuan. Inside the gates are flagstone lanes of old houses and the Longmen Academy, and nearby is the tomb of Fei Yi, one of the leading ministers of the Three Kingdoms state of Shu Han. The town lies on the old Jinniu Road and is an easy stop between Guangyuan and Jianmen Pass.

How to get to Zhaohua Ancient Town

About 40 minutes by road south-west of central Guangyuan.

Nearby

• Jianmen Pass 剑门关 20 km
  The cliff-walled gate on the old road to Shu that Li Bai said one man could hold
• Qingmuchuan Ancient Town 青木川古镇 60 km
  A curving market street of timber shophouses where Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan meet

Also within 20 km: Huangze Temple 皇泽寺 (10 km), Thousand-Buddha Cliff (Guangyuan) 千佛崖 (20 km).

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