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Ancient Towns in China

Old towns, water towns and villages where the historic fabric survives, with notes on how lived-in each one still is. They appear in 222 city and area guides across 31 provinces and regions.

Cities with the most ancient towns

222 city and area guides by region

North China 34 city guides

Beijing

Tianjin

Hebei

Shanxi

Inner Mongolia

Northeast China 29 city guides

Liaoning

Jilin

Heilongjiang

East China 55 city guides

Shanghai

Jiangsu

Zhejiang

Anhui

Fujian

Jiangxi

Shandong

Central China 24 city guides

Henan

Hubei

Hunan

South China 25 city guides

Guangdong

Guangxi

Hainan

Macau

Southwest China 41 city guides

Chongqing

Sichuan

Guizhou

Yunnan

Tibet

Northwest China 14 city guides

Shaanxi

Gansu

Qinghai

Xinjiang

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Reviewed October 2026.