Sichuan Longchang | Memories of the ancient city under the stone archway

| Memories of the ancient city under the stone archway. 📝 Each city carries its unique cultural heritage, but how can people feel this heritage? One way is through local customs, and another is through the eternity preserved on objects. This is perfectly evidenced on the stone archway in Longchang. 🔸 Here is the largest group of stone archways in the country, with a total of 17, of which there are 7 in Nanguan and 6 in Beiguan, all built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, neatly arranged on the ancient Bashu road at the south and north gates of the county. 🔸 The stone archway has weathered the storms and still stands tall. Each carved name, each piece of bluestone slab carrying the ancient stories, makes people feel the changes of time, as if traveling through time, these are living history stories. 🔸 There are various types of archways, including 5 virtue archways, 4 filial piety archways, 2 merit archways, chastity archways, filial son archways, hundred longevity archways, mountain gate archways, town mountain archways, viewing archways, etc... 🔸 In 2013, it was rated as a 4A-level tourist attraction by the state and is also a national key cultural relics protection unit. 📍 Location: Nanguan Stone Archway Scenic Area and Beiguan Stone Archway Scenic Area in Longchang County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, both have parking lots. ⌛️ It is recommended for tourists to go to Nanguan first, then to Beiguan. Nanguan was built earlier, and Beiguan is the most recently developed. You can enjoy the night view lights around 8 pm. 💰 Free admission 🍜 After visiting, you can try a bowl of delicious bowl lamb in Longchang County. The price is affordable and the portion is enough! 🍲💫