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These ancient buildings in Huaihua are not to be missed!

⛰[Attraction Guide] 📍Address: Yutou Village, Shuangjiang Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province.❣️❣️ 🚗Transportation: Rent a car from Huaihua or Guilin and drive to Tongdao. The entire journey is on the expressway and takes just over 2 hours.〽️〽️〽️ 🕙Opening hours: 8:00–17:30.✅✅ 💰Ticket price: 34 CNY/person, children, seniors, and students 20 CNY/person.⁉️⁉️ 🌟Highlights: Known as the "Potala Palace of Dong Villages," Yutou Ancient Dong Village has a history of over 600 years. The village retains many ancient buildings and characteristic dwellings from before the mid-Qing Dynasty, making it a veritable "physical museum" of Dong architecture.❇️❇️🔅🔅
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