Longxi Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)

Gansu C position | View the thousand-year-old Weiyuan Tower, Longxi snacks are unique

| View the thousand-year-old Weiyuan Tower, Longxi snacks are unique. Longxi, Gansu, is located in the upper reaches of the Wei River, in the middle of the Loess Plateau, and has been a battleground for strategists since ancient times. Today its key is: Li's hometown, a thousand-year-old medicine town. Departing from Lanzhou or Xi'an, it is recommended that you choose a daytime green car, where you can enjoy the unique beauty of the Loess Plateau along the way. The Weiyuan Tower in the center of the county town is a landmark building in Longxi County and a national key cultural relics protection unit. Weiyuan Tower was built in the first year of Tiansheng of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1023), initially for high-altitude lookout and military defense. Later, because the government placed the time-keeping copper pot dripper and the drum on the tower, the drum was beaten to tell the time, commonly known as the "Drum Tower". During the Hongwu years of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, a brick pier base was built, and the tower was rebuilt into a five-bay, which looked more majestic, so it was renamed Xiongzhen Tower. During the Kangxi years of the Qing Dynasty, it was expanded into a three-story wooden building, and it has been expanded and repaired through the ages, and finally became the current scale. The Weiyuan Tower we see is a three-story wooden building with a brick base, and the bronze bell hangs in the bell pavilion. On its viewing wall and the top of the door, there are artistic paintings of mythological characters, birds and beasts, pine, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and landscapes and flowers. If you look closely at the beams and columns of the house, there are also works of ingenious craftsmanship, but it is a pity that you cannot climb the tower to take a closer look. The huge plaques of "Gongchang Xiongzhen" and "Sound Heard Four Directions" hanging on the east and west eaves of the third floor are simple and elegant, with a majestic momentum, which makes people think of the stirring of historical events. The area where the Weiyuan Tower is located is called the Drum Tower Square, which is the civic activity center. The shepherdess sculpture and the ancient Xiangwu Yipai archway are all clues that can tell stories. The theme bronze sculpture in the center of the square is related to local food and customs. This area is a leisure park for the elderly and children, and you can also participate in it to experience the slow life of a small northwestern town. 🕘【Opening hours】: All day 💴【Ticket price】: None 🚌【Traffic strategy】: Longxi Station is about 10 kilometers away from the county town. You can take bus No. 3, No. 4, and No. 301, get off at the Drum Tower Station, the fare is 5 yuan. 👉【Itinerary suggestion】: Weiyuan Tower— Li Family Dragon Palace— Renshou Mountain Park—Baochang Tower—Gansu Traditional Chinese Medicine Expo Park—Wenfeng Tower 【Tips】： There are not many tourist attractions in Longxi County, but it is a hidden gourmet town: "Qiao Fen"—unique taste, "Roast Chicken Fen"—smooth and delicious, "Longxi Bacon"—fragrant but not greasy, "Laozao"—endless aftertaste, can't eat elsewhere. Longxi Flavor Snack City and Dakeng Comprehensive Market are near Weiyuan Tower, and these snacks can basically be eaten. The packaged "Dingxi Wide Noodles" have a smooth and strong taste, which is worth taking back. It's great for hot pot!