Laoxiancheng (Old Foping Prefecture Town Ruins)
老县城
The Qing-dynasty ruins of Foping Prefecture deep in the Qinling Mountains. Broken city walls, gates and an old village are hidden in primeval forest, and giant pandas live nearby.
Laoxiancheng is in Laoxiancheng Village, Houzhenzi Town, Zhouzhi County, deep in the Qinling Mountains. In the fifth year of the Daoguang era of the Qing (1825), Foping Prefecture was established here. In the early Republican period, banditry led the county seat to move south to Yuanjiazhuang, today's seat of Foping County, hence the name “Old County Town.” The remains include broken city walls, gates, stone tablets and an old village, and the site is a traditional Chinese village. The surrounding Laoxiancheng National Nature Reserve is home to dozens of wild giant pandas. Both the route north from Foping and the route over the mountains from Houzhenzi follow narrow, winding mountain roads. It is best to drive during the day and to take care in rain or snow.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Louguantai
- Chongyang Palace
- Mawei Post Village
- Zhuque National Forest Park
- Qianling Mausoleum
- Taiping National Forest Park
- Maoling Mausoleum
- Caotang Temple