Thursday, April 17, 2014

Huangyao Old Town(黄姚古镇)


Huangyao Town, with a history of thousand years, is situated in the northest of zhaoping County, Guangxi, by the lower reaches of LiRiver and 200km from Guilin. It has long been known as a mini-Guilin for its typical development of karst topography, covering an area of 3.6 square km, the town is skirted on all sides by spectacular hills, crystal clear waters, caves and towering old trees. All paved by flag-stones, the town streets are steady and even after hundreds of years'serving. Marvelously according with traditional chinese diviation the layout of the town 's architectures are of southland style displaying the primitive simplicity with blue bricks and black tiles. More than 30 temples, ancestral halls and pavillions are well preserved, as well ad numerous exquisite cultral relics including the calligraphy of Hanyu, the great scholar and calligraphy of Song Dynasty, He xiangning and Gao shuqi's residential houses and many other inscribed boards, couplets and steles, that enrich the history of the town.

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