Daxu
Ancient Town
Daxu ancient town is located
in north bank of the Li River, one of the most
4 ancient towns of Guangxi. It is built in Ming
dynasty with a history of over 1000 years. Daxu
ancient town was built at the beginning of the
Song dynasty, The 2 km street in the town is paved
with the stales, the both sides of the street
are the single eave stories old buildings with
gray bricks and tiles, These structures are mainly
form the Ming and Qing dynasties and are famous
for their magnificence, refinement and practicality
you can enjoy the narrow street with old style
shops, herbs shops, old style buildings, a very
nice taste of local style and national features.
Daxu town is only 30km around from
Guilin city, a land of peace away from the noisy
city. It is a good place for your Guilin travel
escape city life. The people here still keep their
easy-going way of life, it was busy trading center
in the old time, the town got quite after 1930s
as the railways and highways replace the river
shipping. Wanshou Bridge with arching shape was
built 400 years ago in the Ming dynasty, With
the Li River at its west side, it is an excellent
place to appreciate the charming scenery of the
river. The commerce in Daxu town first appeared
in the Song dynasty and flourished at the end
of the Qing dynasty. Today, at three day intervals,
there is a bazaar in the town. On that day, thousands
of people, with their own products, go to the
fair. Noisy and busy, trade becomes the theme
of that day. Daxu town is not far away from Guilin
city, it is a good choice of half day Guilin tour.
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