Most Famous Ancient Town of Changsha, Suitable for Travel All Year Round, Once the Most Prosperous Trading Port on the Xiang River
Jinggang Town is located in Changsha County, Hunan Province, and is the most famous ancient town in Changsha. Originally named Lujiang, Jinggang Town is suitable for travel all year round. Jinggang Town was once a prosperous trading port for the Three regions, with a of culture, integrating rivers, temples, and ancient buildings, with elegant environment, known as 'Little Hanqiao'.
The main attractions of Jinggang Town include West Entrance Square, East Entrance Square, and Qilou (Green Pavilion). West Entrance Square is the landmark square of Jinggang Ancient Town, integrating tourist reception center, Lujiang pier, parking space, and landmark archway facilities. East Entrance Square integrates gate, archway, vegetation, parking lot, and sculpture, highlighting the ancient buildings of the town hundreds of years ago. Qilou, also known as Hengtai Fang, has exquisite and unique wood-carved buildings, with luxurious decorations that recreate the glamorous atmosphere of the past.
Although Jinggang Town is not as famous as Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, nor as bustling as Cizao Ancient Town, the residents of the town still maintain their way of life, and the goods they sell are also very local.
Upon your first visit to Jinggang Town, you may find it similar to many ancient towns around historical cities, and you may even feel that the stalls randomly placed in the town detract from the charm of the town. However, as you delve deeper into it, you will surely fall in love with the town's tranquility, love the town's simple life, and love its leisure and peacefulness.
There is a stone street with many Ming and Qing architecture buildings beside Jinggang Town, which is the most complete ancient street preserved in Changsha. The buildings on both sides of the street are almost all decorated with wooden doors and windows, with mottled rooftops, and there are grain shops, goods shops, pharmacies, and red-powder houses (opium dens) with distinctive characteristics. At the end of the stone street is a half-street. This street is named because one side is a street and the other is a river.
The water of the Xiang River flows gently near the ancient town, as if telling people about the past days of this former paradise.
