I found the most beautiful town in Sichuan in Wenchuan and stayed for three days.

In addition to the magnificent natural scenery, there are many cultural landscapes worth exploring on the vast land west of Chengdu. On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I drove from Chengdu to find this good place for vacation, which is known as the "most beautiful Qiang town" Wenchuan [Shuimo Ancient Town] This is the place where the "Tibetan Qiang Han" culture blends, and it is also the "good mountain, good water, good tea" three good ecological towns. It has been known as the hometown of longevity a thousand years ago. As a blend of Han civilization and Tibetan and Qiang civilization, the architectural style of [Shuimo Ancient Town] is also a big fusion. You can enjoy it slowly when you come to play [Chan Shou Old Street] This is the core area of the entire Shuimo Ancient Town, with a total length of 1.3 kilometers. When using aerial photography to overlook from the air, you can see that the entire street is distributed in an "S" shape. On both sides of the street are typical Tibetan, Qiang, and Han ethnic groups. The fusion of architectural styles, you can see the white tower in front of the Han-style archway, and the stage under the Qiang watchtower, which has a strong ethnic style and a unique charm under the fusion of ethnic cultures [Ancient Town Watchtower] This is the tallest building in the entire ancient town. You can overlook the entire ancient town from the tower. The watchtower is the most common architectural style in the Qiang living area. It contains the residential culture of the Qiang people for thousands of years. It is also the Qiang people. The culmination of architectural wisdom, there are also some characteristic snack shops next to the watchtower, you can buy a little taste [Le Shui Fang] This is a very beautiful antique building, located on the side of the road to Shuimo Ancient Town. The most obvious feature here is the huge waterwheel hanging next to the house and a large stone mill in the square. In ancient times, the local people relied on river water to wash the waterwheel. Rotate to drive the stone mill in the workshop to work, solving the needs of the local people to grind food. It is said that it is also the origin of the name "Shuimo Ancient Town", so it is worth checking in Shuimo Ancient Town does not have so much commercial atmosphere, only simple residents and small town life, some very characteristic teahouses and restaurants, the consumption is not high, you can taste it, and there are characteristic bacon and mountain treasures, the price is not expensive Buy a little as a gift is also good The mountains are clear and the water is beautiful, and the people are outstanding. Don't miss such a good place!