Archway in Xizhou Ancient Town

The ancient town of Xizhou on the Erhai Sea in Dali is an ancient town. There is no square attack on the ancient city. It is more a free layout. The center of the ancient town is Sifang Street. This is a gathering place for food. Many specialty shops are mainly located in this location. You can also see very distinctive local handicrafts.

The archway is a major feature of Xizhou Ancient Town, and it also shows a major feature of Bai culture influenced by Han culture. There is also a Sifang Street in the center of Xizhou Town, a small square surrounded by shops, and a commercial center in the ancient town. Sifang Street is the center of the city. There is a stone square here on Sifang Street, which is the "civilization square" built in recent years. The original stone square in this place is called "the title square". It was built after several scholars in the town of Ming Dynasty. At that time, all villagers who achieved their fame in the imperial examinations could engrave their names. Historically, Xizhou talents have been out of the world, and Sifang Street has a "named square", built from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the title of Jinshi and lift nearly 100 people. "named square" is an important symbol of Xizhou, and Sifang Street has become the center of the ancient town, highlighting Xizhou's simplicity and quietness and civilization prosperity. In Xizhou Caiyun Street south is Nanchongtou, and Sifang Street has two magnificent big wooden archway, echoing the north and south. The north is Mingzhengde Jiajing Hanlin Jishi, to Yang Shiyun's "Hanlin" Gongmingfang; the south is Qing Jinshi Yang Shaoqi's "Enrong" Gongmingfang. In the city street, in front of the Cangyi Library and the Luanchuan Girls' Elementary School, there is now a "Dexin" stone archway in front of the small gate of Xizhou Town Center in Dali City, which adds color to the ancient town.

There is a Sifang Street in Lijiang Ancient Town on Yunnan's side, and there is also a Sifang Street in Xizhou Ancient Town. Sifang Street is the intersection of four main streets in Xizhou. It is the center of the ancient town and the most prosperous place in the local area. The archway in the picture is called "the title workshop", and the names of local people above the people are engraved in the dynasties. The four characters "light forward and inspiration behind" inspire future generations to study diligently.

A archway in the center of Xizhou Ancient Town, three words from the nomination square

The iconic archway in Xizhou Ancient Town is a must-have place.