Yuci Old Town in Jinzhong, I hope it remains a living ancient city

The ancient cities of Shanxi are numerous Datong, Pingyao, Xinzhou, Jiexiu, Yuncheng The only one known as the 'Ghost City' is Yuci Old Town... Looking at the navigation map, Yuci seems to be closer to Taiyuan, no wonder the people of Shanxi call Yuci the southern gate of Taiyuan. The old city was built on the site of the old Han City during the Sui Dynasty's Kaihuang era. It has the flavor of Pingyao, but today's Yuci Old Town, most of the buildings are renovated to look old. To call it an old town is still appropriate, at least it doesn't claim to be an ancient city... 📸Highlights ✅ Yuci City God Temple: One of the world's 100 most exquisite ancient buildings ✅ Yuci County Government Office: The number one government office in Sanjin ✅ Yuci Confucian Temple: The Lingxing Gate feels like it's originally from the Song Dynasty ✅ Qingxu Pavilion: The Bagua (Eight Trigrams) caisson ceiling is beautiful Yuci Old Town is not big, just one street across and one street down. The City God Temple is worth a look, the rest you can probably just glance at from the outside. On a big weekend, there are hardly any tourists in the old town, shops are closed, there's nothing to eat or drink, weeds are growing on the ground, and there are many 'large entertainment facilities' in front of the City God Temple, which seem out of place. Is this the so-called blend of ancient and modern? And they dare to charge 78 yuan for admission? I've been to Xinzhou Ancient City, and in terms of ancient architecture, it's not as good as Yuci, but in terms of popularity, the free Xinzhou Ancient City is bustling with visitors... That's what you call a living old town. Yuci was once called Fengcheng I just hope it doesn't become the 'young phoenix' in the story of 'Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix'‼️

Yuci Old Town is quite cold, but that doesn't stop me from loving it!

I've been to Yuci Old Town many times, but I still love its ancient architecture the most! Yuci Old Town, located in Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, was built on the site of the old city in the second year of Sui Kaihuang (AD 582), and has a history of 1400 years, mainly with Ming and Qing architecture. The brick and tile buildings of Yuci Old Town, each with its own beautiful shape, exquisite brick carvings, wood carvings, stone carvings, and colored paintings: the muscular statues in front of the City God Temple, the exquisite hollow wood carvings in the West Garden, the colored paintings of Yuci County Yamen, the first building in the world standing in the C position, etc., vividly tell the vicissitudes of the years and the accumulation of heavy history. Yuci Old Town is free, and the small scenic spots inside need to buy tickets, 60 yuan. Departing from Taiyuan, take the 901 branch line at the train station directly to the old city, the fare is 3 yuan.

Yuci Old Town Yuci is one of the ancient cities of Shanxi, the southern gate of the provincial capital Taiyuan, known as the town of Henan. There is a bus from Taiyuan Railway Station directly to Yuci Old Town. After getting off the bus, it is the archway. The Old Town is free to open, but there are 6 paid attractions to buy tickets. The ancient city is mainly two old streets with crisscrosss, all of which are architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but there are not many tourists, and business is not prosperous. All the attractions are on these two streets, there are ancient colleges, old county plaques, temples, and the two scenic spots of Yuci County and Fengming Academy are worth visiting. There are many local snacks on the old street. The restaurants here are mostly noodles, and the various noodles in Shanxi are delicious. As early as the Warring States period, the history book has a record of Yuci Cheng Guo. The Yuci Old Town was built in the second year of the Kaihuang Emperor (AD 582) and has been built on the site of Seoul. It has a history of more than 1,400 years. The old city of Friday, Gao Sanzhang, Jiguang Sizhang, Shangguang Erzhang, Chikuo and Gao, Deep Half has been completely preserved until the 1940s.

Yuci Old Town is located in Yuci District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. It was built in the second year of the ancient city (AD 582) and has been built on the site of the ancient city. It has a history of 1400 years. It is a city built according to traditional Chinese planning ideas and architectural styles. It is the crystallization of the ingenuity and perseverance of the working people of ancient China.