Discovery of Northern Shaanxi: Resplendence of the Ancient Xunyang City

Overlooking from the top of the mountain, you will find Yinyu Island, also called Gourd Island, is like a bottle gourd that are floating on the green water. The old town of Xunyang is located on Gourd Island.

Xunyang County is located in southeast of Ankang City. It is called "Tai Chi City" because Han River and Xun River intersect and wind here forming the natural tai chi shape.The old city is locate on Yinyu Island. Sharpened by the historical vicissitude and years, although it develops slowly, the information of time is retained, becoming the ideal place for nostalgia and exploration.

Rambling on Yinyu Island, you will find those ancient bluestone paving alleys, whether the old wooden doors, old houses with green moss, or the aged men and women who are carefree and comfortable, as well as the naughty child who are playing happily and freely, which explains the style of "Slow Life" thoroughly. In addition, there are ancient cypresses of the Confucian Temple, broken walls and rust iron locks etc., silently recounting those who have old story and the cycle of days and time.

The old city in Xunyang, is a place where you can get idle reflections on the past time. If you are free, it is worth visiting.

Xunyang is called "Tai Chi City" because Han River and Xun River, twists and turns, intersect and wind here forming the natural tai chi shape.

Old houses built over the steep cliffs of the ancient city - Xunyang

Xunyang Confucian Temple is the provincial protection unit of cultural relics. It is located in Gong Jialiang that is on the top of the old city. With 500 years of history, it is the old Ming and Qing dynasty buildings that are kept relatively complete in Ankang City and even in southeast of Shaanxi Province.

Old city alleys are very narrow. The eaves of opposite doors can be almost docked. The road surface with the bluestone floor paving can reflect the shadow of women who wash clothes and talks here.

Old houses can be seen here and there, and the neat roof tiles in the housetop witnessed the vicissitudes of old city.

Several old people get together and play poker, enjoying living a slow life in the old city.

The old city is not old, and people live and breed here generation after generation.

The old city is very old, like a faded picture, letting people not see the original shape, but having an antique flavor.