Tengchong | A Travel Guide to Heshun Ancient Town, a Renowned Historical and Cultural Town

【Tengchong Heshun Ancient Town Travel Guide】 Location: Heshun Ancient Town is located 4 kilometers southwest of the urban area of Tengchong City, Yunnan Province 🚗Transportation: Some cities have direct flights to Tengchong / Fly to Kunming for a visit and then transfer to Tengchong (Yunnan basically has airports or high-speed trains in every prefecture, so don't worry) ⏰Opening Hours: Open all year from 7:30 to 22:00 💰Ticket Price: 55 yuan for adults (free for the elderly and children who meet the conditions) (Remember to like, follow, and save, my treasures❤️) 🏠Accommodation: It is recommended to choose a hot spring hotel / homestay 📚Introduction: Heshun Ancient Town is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan. For over six hundred years, Central Plains culture, Western culture, Nanzhao culture, and frontier culture have blended and collided here, forming a unique culture of overseas Chinese and caravan culture, making Heshun one of the four typical ecological and cultural villages in Yunnan Province. Heshun Ancient Town is built along the mountains and by the water, stretching for miles, with temples, Taoist temples, ancestral halls, and numerous alleys, as well as more than 100 Qing Dynasty residences. The architecture is a blend of Chinese and Western styles, with the grace of Huizhou architecture and the clarity of Western architecture, as well as the charm of Southeast Asia. It is a 'National AAAAA-level Tourist Attraction'. ⛩Attractions to Check Out: 1️⃣Heshun Shunhe Archway (Picture 3) Chinese people like the words 'harmony' and 'smoothness', and no matter how they are combined, they are desirable and thought-provoking. Here, the palindrome rhetorical technique is cleverly used to form the combination of 'harmony and smoothness', expressing a beautiful yearning for life and good wishes for people. The words 'Ren Li' on the back of the archway were written by Zhao Fan, a famous talent in modern Chinese history who once served as the governor of Tengyue, meaning that Heshun is a town that values traditional culture and the ethics of benevolence and righteousness. 2️⃣Archway (Picture 4) The archways in Heshun Ancient Town were built in the old times to commend meritorious service, scholarly achievements, virtuous governance, and loyalty and filial piety. The existing Heshun archways are divided into three categories: the Centenarian Archway, the Culture Archway, and the Loyalty and Filial Piety Archway. The 'Wenzhi Guangchang' archway at the old bridgehead of Shuanghong Bridge is a Culture Archway, and the 'Bingqing Yujie' archway at the new bridgehead of Shuanghong Bridge is a Loyalty and Filial Piety Archway. 3️⃣Heshun Library (Picture 5) The Heshun Library was established in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928) and is known as the largest rural library in China. It currently holds more than 110,000 volumes, including inscriptions by many cultural giants such as Hu Shi, Xiong Qinglai, and Li Shizeng. 4️⃣Shuanghong Bridge (Picture 6) The two bridges resemble double rainbows lying on the waves, with exquisite shapes. The bridge is shaded by green willows and red lotuses reflecting the sun, with the sound of village women washing clothes incessantly; under the bridge, geese and ducks play in the water, and fish swim in the shallow bottom, presenting a peaceful and beautiful scenery of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. 5️⃣Wenchang Palace (Picture 7) The Wenchang Palace in Heshun was built during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1821~1850) and consists of the main hall, rear hall, Kuixing Pavilion, Zhuyi Pavilion, passageway, two wings, the main gate, and the large moon platform at the very front.