Huanglongxi | |
Native Name: | 黄龙溪镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Sichuan |
Pushpin Label: | Huanglongxi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
Coordinates: | 30.3178°N 103.9707°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
Subdivision Name2: | Chengdu |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Shuangliu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Huanglongxi is a historic Chinese town located in Chengdu, Sichuan.[1] It is named after the Huanglong River, which flows through the town.
The town is over 1,700 years old[2] and has been restored to retain its rustic charm, with ancient cobbled streets, temples, and wharves and houses along its curving alleys. Most of these shops have turned into souvenirs stores.
The majority of the buildings in Huanglongxi date back from the Qing Dynasty. The town features a number of temples and some of the well-known ones include Zhenjiang Temple, Chaoyin Temple and Gulong Temple. It is for this reason that most of the filmmakers choose to shoot exterior scenes of period movies in this town. Temple fairs are organized in Huanglongxi on the ninth day of the sixth and ninth lunar month.