It is said that "the most beautiful Qinling Mountains is Shangluo", starting from Xi 'an, all the way south through the Qinling Tunnel, as soon as it enters the territory of southern Shaanxi, the air becomes moist, and the scenery is more "Jiangnan". The ancient town of Dihua in Danfeng County, Shangluo, was named for its rich Chu tang flowers in the early years. Every summer, here thousands of acres of lotus bloom, rowing in it, not Jiangnan but better than Jiangnan.

In addition to seeing the lotus, the ancient town of Dihua has a long history, with various ruins of the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, the former residence of the famous writer Jia Pingwa is also here, and the ancient town is also the prototype of Jia Pingwa's novel "Qin Qiang".

Dihua Ancient Town, located in Danfeng County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, China, is an ancient town with a long history and profound cultural deposits. The ancient town is about 40 kilometers away from Shangluo City and is one of the key towns in the construction of small towns in Shaanxi Province. Dihua Ancient Town is famous for its rich historical and cultural resources and unique regional cultural phenomena. It retains many ancient buildings and traditional handicrafts, and is the hometown of writer Jia Pingwa.

There are many small shops with preserved folk architectural style on both sides of the pavements paved in the ancient town, where exquisite wood carvings, porcelain, textiles and other handicrafts are sold.

There are historical and cultural blocks such as Song Jin Street and Breeze Street in the scenic spot, as well as historical and cultural landscapes such as the thousand-mu lotus pond, Faxing Temple, Kuixing Tower, opera House and Empress Temple. The ancient town of Dihua was once an important part of the ancient road of commerce, which began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, with a length of about 600 miles, known as the "poetry road", "commercial road" and "fame road" in China. Dihua Ancient Town is not only rich in human resources, but also rich in ecological resources.

There is a unique regional culture here, such as the annual "Dihua Hui" held on March 12 of the lunar calendar, which is a traditional festival with a history of hundreds of years, during which there are various folk performances.

How to get there: Depart from Xi 'an directly navigate "Dihua Ancient Town", walk southeast Fuyin Expressway 2 hours to arrive, the ancient town is in the Dihua expressway Toll Gate, opposite the parking lot.

💰 Admission: free

Punch the scenic spots guide

Qingfeng Street: The former Dihua Old Street, the three characters of "Qingfeng Street" on the archway were written by Mr. Jia Pingwa.

Song Jin Street: The Central Line of Song Jin Street used to be the dividing line between Jin and Song, that is, the border line, and there are Song Jin Parliament Hall, Song Jin Boundary line, Song Jin Street, Song Jin Bridge, which is the only Song Jin border town in inland China.

Erlang Temple: Erlang Temple, built in the third year of Jin Da 'an, has a history of 790 years and is the only existing Jin Dynasty architecture in Shaanxi. The entrance of Erlang Temple is Kuixing Tower, which is closed when you go.

Jia Pingwa Old residence: The gate of this old residence is very interesting, it is diagonally built, I do not know what is particular. Next to it is the Jia Pingwa Literature Hall, which is run by his younger brother and contains biography of Mr. Jia Pingwa, calligraphy and paintings, and also sells autographed books. The happy archetype of "Qin Qiang" is nearby.

Ecological lotus pond: did not catch up with the blooming season of lotus, a few flowers proudly stand. Next to the lotus pond is the playground, which is equipped with stairs and props to take pictures.

Playground: Huge swing (36 yuan /2 people) must let the staff pull to the highest, just enough to stimulate the swing facing the lotus pond, the scenery of the first level bar Ferris wheel (25 yuan/person) can overlook the entire town of Dihua, the vision is very great. There are many conventional amusement facilities: doggy cars, carousels and so on are not expensive, with children can play a cool ~3 cruise (pedal 20 yuan/person, electric 40 yuan/person).