Dayi, a lesser-known ancient town in Chengdu

This lesser-known ancient town in Chengdu really makes me no longer envious of Wuzhen! Everyone knows that when you come to "Dayi", you must visit the ancient town called "Anren". But little do they know, Dayi also has a stunningly lesser-known ancient town called "Xinchang Ancient Town". This place is much less popular compared to Anren Ancient Town, so it often gets overlooked by many people. Xinchang Ancient Town was established during the Eastern Han Dynasty, flourished during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, and is one of the historically and culturally famous towns on the Tea Horse Road. Xinchang is also known as the "last Sichuan Western Plateau", and is the largest and best-preserved ancient town in Sichuan. Compared to the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Sichuan's ancient towns lack that misty and smoky charm of the human world, but the unconstrained, simple folk customs of Sichuan's ancient towns also have the most unadorned human charm of this land. Truly stepping into Xinchang, I really don't feel envious of Wuzhen anymore. Here, there are also small bridges over old streets, rolling green smoke on the blue tiles and white walls. There are also the resounding cries of the market. So, it also possesses the same ancient charm and beauty of the south of the Yangtze River. Especially in September in Xinchang, when the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, walking on the old streets, you can smell the strong fragrance of osmanthus. Xinchang Ancient Town, Dayi, Chengdu, Sichuan It takes about an hour to drive from Chengdu city center