New Era China Research Tour - Yellow River Chapter | Sky Eye View of the Motherland - Ancient Cities, Ancient Towns, and Ancient Villages Witness the Inheritance of Yellow River Culture

Release time:Apr 16, 2024 21:42 PM

The Yellow River, coming from the Bayan Kara Mountains, is flowing with ice and snow, converging into a mighty force

The surging Yellow River meanders for thousands of miles in and out of Gansu, and the children of Longyuan, who live by the river, have been guarding the Yellow River for generations

Time has taken away the past, but it has retained its roots

On both sides of the Mother River, ancient cities, towns, and villages are born and prospered by the Yellow River

Becoming an important guardian and inheritor of the Yellow River culture

New Era China Research Tour - Yellow River Chapter | Sky Eye View of the Motherland - Ancient Cities, Ancient Towns, and Ancient Villages Witness the Inheritance of Yellow River Culture

In recent years, Gansu Province has continuously strengthened the protection and revitalization of ancient cities, towns, and villages along the Yellow River, and carried out the protection and repair of historical buildings and ancient residences

Let the once lonely "Yellow River family" shine with new vitality and vigor

Xinhua News Agency reporter takes you on a flying tour

Yongtai Ancient City in Gansu Province

Hekou Ancient Town

Longwan Village

The ancient city of Yongtai, built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty

Located in Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province

For over 400 years

The ancient city rose up due to war

Decline due to changes in the natural environment

This is Yongtai Ancient City located in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Yongtai Ancient City was first built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was a military fortress at that time. It was also known as "Yongtai Turtle City" due to its resemblance to a golden turtle. The ancient city has a circumference of 1.7 kilometers and a height of 12 meters. It was named a national key cultural relic protection unit in 2006. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

This is Yongtai Ancient City located in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin

Yongtai Ancient City, due to its bird's-eye view resembling a golden turtle

Also known as "Yongtai Guicheng"

It is a representative and well preserved military castle of the Ming Dynasty along the Silk Road

It is also an important component of the border defense system of the Ming Great Wall

It is a national key cultural relic protection unit

This is Yongtai Ancient City located in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

With the construction of the ancient city protection project starting in 2014

The ancient city, known as the "model of ancient Chinese military fortresses" by experts, is beginning to usher in a new life

Over the years

The well preserved Yongtai Ancient City not only attracts a large number of tourists to visit

It has also attracted many film and television production teams to come and take photos

The silent ancient city once again shines with new brilliance due to the Yellow River culture

The ancient town of Hekou thrives due to the river

It used to be an important gateway for Lanzhou to Xinjiang, Qinghai and Xizang

It is also an important waterway dock on the ancient Silk Road

This is the Hekou Ancient Town located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. The ancient town of Hekou has a long history and profound cultural heritage, and now preserves relics such as commercial docks, strategic fortresses, and transportation hubs. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

The highway bridge adjacent to Hekou Ancient Town in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province spans the Yellow River. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren

This is the Hekou Ancient Town located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren

This is the Hekou Ancient Town located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

Special geographical location

Created a glorious past for the ancient town of Hekou

In ancient times, shops were connected here, and merchants came and went together

The sound of camel bells is constant, and tea and horse markets are bustling

And the decline of the Yellow River water transportation

It also brings desolation and silence to the estuary

In recent years, with the renovation and development of Hekou Ancient Town

The ancient city pool, ancient residential buildings, and ancient dock ruins are gradually "revived"

Once again becoming a glimmer of vitality and greenery along the Yellow River

The Yellow River flows through Hekou Ancient Town in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin

This is the Hekou Ancient Town located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

This is the Hekou Ancient Town located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren

This is the city gate located in Hekou Ancient Town on the north bank of the Yellow River in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin

Taking advantage of the opportunity of cultural and tourism integration development

Hekou Ancient Town

Approved as one of the first traditional villages in China in December 2012

Approved by the Gansu Provincial Government as a provincial-level historical and cultural village in September 2013

Continuously blooming for thousands of years of cultural charm on the vast and boundless northwest land

Longwan Village, Zhongquan Town, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province

The rolling eastward Yellow River has turned a big bend here

There is a scene of the river flowing backwards from east to west

By the Yellow River

The rafters from Longwan Village lightly jumped onto the sheepskin raft

Push along the water

Drifting with tourists on the magnificent Yellow River

Appreciate the spectacular stone forest landscape along the coast

This is the landscape of the Yellow River Stone Forest located in Longwan Village, Zhongquan Town, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Keren

This is the landscape of the Yellow River Stone Forest located in Longwan Village, Zhongquan Town, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Xin

This ancient village hidden in the Yellow River Canyon has a history of over 300 years

It is backed by a stone forest carved by the divine craftsmanship of nature

The Yellow River Stone Forest boasts thousands of unique peaks, winding canyons, and steep cliffs soaring in the air

Echoing the Yellow River from afar

Forming a natural wonder of mountains and water turning, combining movement and stillness

This is the landscape of the Yellow River Stone Forest located in Longwan Village, Zhongquan Town, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

This is the landscape of Longwan Village in Zhongquan Town, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, along the banks of the Yellow River and the Yellow River Stone Forest. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin

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