When it comes to Xiangxi Ancient Town, many people first think of Fenghuang Ancient Town. However, there is actually a paradise hidden next to Fenghuang Ancient Town. Today, I will introduce a thousand year old ancient town, Furong Town.

Furong Town is not only a millennium old town with a long history, but also a tourist destination that combines natural scenery with ancient ethnic customs. It is also the gateway to the Mengdong River Scenic Area and the best place to explore the ancient world. The scenic area has one water, two streets, three waterfalls, four temples, five gatherings, six pools, seven stars, eight scenic spots, nine springs, ten beauties, eleven names, and twelve numbers, with rich historical and cultural heritage, making it the most beautiful riverside town in China. In the year 2000, Furong Town was surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, with Tujia stilted wooden buildings built along the water and a five mile long street paved with bluestone slabs. Everywhere it was, it was steeped in the rich and ancient Tujia folk customs, leaving visitors in awe and reluctant to leave. I really envy the residents living in the small town who can see such beautiful scenery every day!

Furong Town not only has beautiful scenery and rich ethnic customs, but also has cultural landscapes such as the national key protected cultural relic "Xizhou Copper Pillar" that records the political and military history of the Tujia ethnic group, and the outdoor filming site of the movie "Furong Town".

From a distance, the stone slab street of Waterfall Ancient Town in Furong Town feels like the spine of a silk bound ancient book. The pages of the book are opened by the hand of heaven, and it is quietly and steadily spread along the banks of the Youshui River. The suspended buildings on the pages of the book and the joys and sorrows that happen inside and outside the buildings move with time, interpreting many resounding and warm stories with ups and downs.

In Furong Town, many ancient buildings with a long history, such as Xizhou Copper Pillars, Youyang Palace, Tusi Official Residence, and Tujia Diaojiaolou, are still preserved to this day. The night in Furong Town is surprisingly quiet, so peaceful that it can calm one's restless heart. Apart from the sound of rushing water from the waterfall, you can't hear any artificial noise.

Furong Town is a historic ancient town, a cultural ancient town, and a scenic ancient town. It is long, brilliant, and beautiful, and it is a blooming lotus flower on the land of Xiangxi. It is stained with crystal clear water droplets, reflecting the beauty of its original ecology in the gentle breeze and dew of the morning sun.