Zhaotong Old Town (Doujie & Wenyuan Street)
昭通古城（陡街·文渊街）
The historic streets of Zhaotong's old town, where Doujie and Wenyuan Street feature old buildings, guild halls and local snacks, the best place to taste Zhaotong's food.
Zhaotong Old Town is the former site of Enan City from the Qing dynasty and now lies at the centre of Zhaoyang District. Old streets including Doujie, Wenyuan Street, Huaiyuan Street and Yunxing Street retain some shops and courtyard houses from the late Qing and Republican periods, and after recent renovation they have become a pedestrian district. This is the best place to sample Zhaotong's snacks, including xidoufen (a thin bean porridge), Zhaotong sauce, fried potatoes, liangfen (jelly noodles) and tianma stewed chicken (gastrodia stewed chicken). The area is free to enter and livelier in the evening. From the old town you can walk or take a taxi to Wanghai Park and Shenggengtang Lake Park.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Shenggengtang Lake Park
- Wanghai Park & Wanghai Tower
- Zhaotong Museum
- Long Family Ancestral Hall
- Dalongdong Spring Park
- Sayu Apple Orchards
- Tuogu Mosque
- Dahaizi Lake