In past few days, Longxi Ancient Town in Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County has attracted over 200 visitors from all over the country to explore the ancient streets, enjoy local customs, and seek historical traces, immersing themselves in the cultural heritage of the town, experiencing the unique charm of Dong ethnic traditions, and uncovering the secret beauty of this remote resort. They arrival has injected vibrant energy into the town’s cultural tourism market.

Longxi Ancient Town, located at the border of Hunan and Guizhou provinces, is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Established in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, it boasts over 400 years of history, with a thousand-year-old Longxi River cutting across it. Combining ancient trade charm, revolutionary heritage, and multi-ethnic integration, the town features a maze of ancient stone-paved alleys and rows of quaint stilted houses. With its unparalleled natural scenery and profound cultural heritage, Longxi has become a highly representative tourist destination in the Hunan-Guizhou border region and a key cultural landmark on the Grand Zhangjiajie Tourism Loop.

In front of the gate of the ancient Longxi Town, young girls dressed in exquisite Dong ethnic costumes sang loudly Dong folk songs with gentle and melodious tunes to welcome tourists from different parts of the country. The ancient street paved with blue stone is crowded with tourists, immersing themselves in the melodious Dong folk songs echoing in the streets and alleys for a long time, creating a strong regional atmosphere. They stroll through the scattered ancient buildings of the Xunziwu, visiting historical sites such as Huangzhou Post Office, Longxi Academy, and Linyang Public Mansion. Following the footsteps of history, everyone looks back at the prosperous commercial scene where merchants gathered along the banks of the Weishui River in the past. They can not only deeply appreciate the profound commercial port culture and cultural heritage at the Hunan-Guizhou border area, but also immerse themselves in the unique charm of the millennium old town. In the scenic area, the local people dance in a circle, singing Dong ethnic folk songs and having folk performances, attracting many tourists to stop and watch and to take photos to record the happy moments.

It is reported that the ancient town of Longxi in Xinhuang has a history of more than 400 years, where commercial port culture, revolutionary culture, and Dong ethnic folk culture blend and coexist. In recent years, the county has made great effort to deepen the integration of culture and tourism by fully tapping into the unique resources of Longxi Ancient Town's history and culture, Dong ethnic customs, red memories, etc., and by continuously improving the infrastructure of the scenic area, optimizing the tourism experience, enriching the cultural and tourism industry, and polishing the cultural and tourism business card of Longxi Ancient Town. The visitors’ arrival not only visually demonstrates the cultural and tourism attraction of Longxi Ancient Town, but also further enhances the town’s popularity and influence.

Next, the Longxi Ancient Town of Xinhuang will further enrich its cultural and tourism varieties, innovate the cultural and tourism forms, broaden the customer market, and promote the deep integration of “historical culture + folk experience + characteristic leisure”, so as to fully activate the potential of cultural and tourism consumption, make the century old ancient town shine with new vitality, and ultimately attract more tourists.

(Translated by Chen Min)