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Jinggang Ancient Town 靖港古镇Jìnggǎng Gǔzhèn
4A scenic area · Changsha, Hunan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changsha
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Jinggang Ancient Town
An old river port on the west bank of the Xiang where the Wei River once flowed in, a rice market and salt depot busy enough to be called 'Little Hankou' until the river was diverted in 1957; it was here that Zeng Guofan, beaten by the Taiping in 1854, threw himself into the river and was pulled out by his men. Its streets of Ming, Qing and Republican-era houses, shops and guild halls, over 1,000 traditional buildings in all, were restored and opened as a scenic area in 2008, the year it was named a national historic and cultural town.
How to get to Jinggang Ancient Town
In Jinggang town, Wangcheng District, about 30 km north-west of central Changsha; Tongguan lies across the river.
Nearby
- Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆 30 km
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
Also within 20 km: Tongguan Kiln Archaeological Site Park 长沙铜官窑遗址 (under 10 km), Tongguan Kiln Guofeng Park 铜官窑国风乐园 (under 10 km), Qianlong Lake National Wetland Park 千龙湖 (under 10 km).
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