There are two Fenghuang in my heart, One is the real old town I have visited, the other is the ideal one long time in my mind.

FengHuang Old Town Travel Guide

Location:
53Km from Jishou ,92KM from Huaihua, 280KM from Zhangjiajie .

People :
Fenghuang lives with many ethincs such as Miao, Tujia, Han, Hui people etc.

HighLight:
There are many wooden buildings in the city were built by Miao and Han people in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ancient architectures have been kept intact, including the primitively simple and tranquil slabastone or flagstone paved streets and the stilted houses with strong local flavours on the river banks.

What’s Stilted House?
With upturned eaves and corners, the stilted houses are connected by corridors on three sides. There are wooden balustrades protruding over water. Usually the stilted houses have 2 stories both paved with wooden slabs with windows for fresh air and sunlight which decorated with such patters of 2 phoenixes worshipping the sun, the lions playing with embroidered balls as well as the peony and other flowers and plants decrations, which simple, unsophisticated, graceful, good-viewing and functional.
In the day time and on the docks at the foot of the stilted houses, many women washing clothes and their washing wooden clubs are sounding and the splashing water stirring the ripples on the river. Attractive:
The Bianbianchang fair among the Miao group’s young people, the Miao villagers’ singsong contest in antiphonal style, flower-drum dance with coloured silk as their strong sound. And also the Suona Horn performance in the liquor service and the singing at the village entrance attract your eyes, and you can enjoy the Siyueba (08April) festival with singing and dancing around flowers by the moonlight.My Travel Blog:
Back From FengHuang, One Of The Most Beautiful Old Town In China

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