Today we took a journey back in time, well sort of. We took a trip to Huang Long-Xi Ancient Town, a town from the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China from about 300 years ago. After about a one and a half hour bus trip, we finally arrived. The entrance to the town was quite spectacular, and I was excited to walk through and ancient village. I soon discovered that the term “Ancient” was used very loosely when describing this town. While all of the buildings were in the style of the Qing dynasty, some original, and some newly built, the rest of the place was about as modern as could be. Most of the buildings had been turned into storefronts, selling everything from mushrooms and candy, to clothing, swords, and other tourist trinkets.
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