Songpan Ancient Town


Songpan Ancient Town, located in the Songpan County of Sichuan Province,is an ancient pearl embedded in the Jiuhuan Tourism Belt. It is a military and borderline and Han and Tang culture. The ancient city of the plateau is the ancient city of Songzhou which has a strong military defense, and the military fortress has lived in the western Sichuan Plateau for more than a thousand years.
 
The ancient city of Songzhou was built in the Tang Dynasty. The existing Songzhou ancient city was preserved in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was Jiajing for five years, and the general soldier He Qing added 1.35 kilometers to the outer city. Songzhou has the scale of the inner city. The city wall is 6.212 kilometers long and has seven gates: the east gate is called "Yangyang Gate", the south gate is called "Yanxun Gate", and the west gate is called "Weiyuan Gate". The north gate is called “Zhenyumen”, the outer city south gate is called “Qianqingmen” (still has a complete Yucheng Gate), the southwestern mountain is open to Xiaoximen, and the outer city is adjacent to Linjiang. In 1991, the ancient city wall of Songzhou was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Sichuan Province by the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. In 2001, the ancient city wall of Songzhou was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. At present, it is actively applying for national historical and cultural cities.
 
The Songpan Ancient City Scenic Area consists of the Tourist Center, the Princess Wencheng Statue, the Han Tang Yuefu, the Ancient City Wall, and the Qinhe Tower. At present, the development and construction of related projects on the ancient city wall have been completed. Visitors can enjoy free entertainment, participatory programs such as archery, escaping horse tea, “crossing the Tang Dynasty” and “crossing the patrol” on the city wall. I can feel the different shocks brought about by the long history and splendid culture of ancient Songzhou in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Here, you can realize the "Changyou Songzhou, enjoy the food; the tea ancient road, the feeling of the city style; the Silk Road, the vicissitudes of the years; the "Han Tang Songzhou Dream, the exhibition of the ancient style of the plateau" a spiritual journey. 

Travel Tips
Add: Jinan Town, Songpan County, Sichuan Province
Opening hours :  open all day throughout the year.
Entrance Fee: CNY 30


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