Liye Old Town
里耶古镇
A riverside ancient town on the Youshui River, with stone-paved streets, fire-wall "yinzi" houses and stilt houses built along the water. You can take a boat ride on the Youshui or try Liye's navel oranges.
Liye Old Town sits on the Youshui River at the border of Hunan and Chongqing. Historically it was an important port on the Youshui River's shipping route. The old streets keep their flagstone paving, fire-wall "yinzi" houses and stilt houses along the water, and assembly halls and dock ruins remain. You can take a boat trip on the Youshui, or eat river fish, cured meat and Liye Biyer navel oranges (in season November–December) by the river. The old town is free to enter, and its accommodation and restaurants are concentrated here. It makes a good base for visiting the ancient city ruins, the Qin Bamboo Slips Museum and Bamian Mountain.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Liye Ancient City Site
- Liye Qin Bamboo Slips Museum
- Swallow Cave of Bamian Mountain
- Bamian Mountain
- Rebala Tujia Village
- Wulong Mountain Grand Canyon
- Xichehe Old Town
- Huoyan Karst Cave