Two years ago, I made my first video in the ancient city of Phoenix:
Two years later, I came to this beautiful ancient city again and recorded a new video from a different perspective.
Hope you enjoy this special edition of Fenghuang old town.
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Fenghuang Ancient Town Facts
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Situated in Hunan province, Fenghuang Ancient Town is one of the most famous old towns in China.
You can appreciate the antique flavor of this 300-year old town, feel the rich culture of the 28 minority ethnic groups, and explore the remaining traces of the famous historical figures and great writers.
Type: Ancient Town, Historical & Cultural Site, Ethnic Minority Place
Best Seasons: All Seasons
Recommended Visiting Time: 1-2 days
Opening Hours: all day long
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Why Visit Fenghuang Ancient Town?
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Located in the southwest of Tujia-miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi in Hunan province, Fenghuang Ancient Town or Phoenix Ancient Town is reputed as “the most beautiful town in China” and “Town in a Picture”.
Built in 1704, this old town was given the title of the “National AAAA Tourist Attraction” for its charming scenery of multiple ancient sites of towers, brides, streets, and other buildings as well as the rich culture of Miao, Tujia and other 26 minority ethnic groups.
You may be attracted by the simple but charming customs which are written in The Border Town to come to visit the place. But once you get here, you will find her charm is not limited to this. You can stroll on the bluestone paved lanes after the rain; take a boat to cruise on the Tuojiang River and appreciate the 100-year-old stilted building; climb on the ancient gate towers of the city and feel all the vicissitudes of the ancient city; watch the old woman washing clothes on the river banks calmly; or sit alone near the window in a coffee bar silently enjoying the exquisite scenery and letting your thoughts drift…… These may be the secrets of the charms of the ancient town.
It used to be a gathering place for politicians, warlords, chieftains, Miao minorities and bandits, which can be considered as a standard barbarian place.
Visiting this about 10 square kilometers wide ancient town, you will love it immediately and discover the mystery of its profound culture.
The ancient town of Fenghuang also means the Phoenix Town in China; it was described as the most beautiful town in China by the Zelanian writer Louis Aileen. The town is the only path between Huahua, Jishou (Hunan province) and Tongren (Guizhou province) and a must-visit place to enjoy the real amorous feelings of the west part of Hunan province.
The town is very small with only a main street; however, it is a green corridor and charming place. It is located on the river bank of Tuojiang River (Tuojiang, 沱江), the small town was once the rallying point for politicos, warlords, bandits, and the local Miao minority people, we should say it was once a standard “barbarian” land.
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Ranking as the top ancient town in China, Fenghuang Ancient Town is a guidebook for people to know the past life in the pre-modernization period.
The wooden houses and stone roads are the typical scenes here. When sightseeing in this town in a misty day, you will really find why it is so famous and popular all the time. The scenery after rain or in the misty morning is more like a Chinese traditional painting rather than a real world.
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Fenghuang Ancient Town, aka Phoenix Ancient Town and Feng Huang Gu Cheng in Chinese, is situated on the western boundary of Hunan Province in an area of outstanding natural beauty where mountains, water and blue skies prevail. ‘Fenghuang’ is Chinese for ‘Phoenix’, the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire to be re-born again from the flames.
Fenghuang Ancient Town is so called as legend has it that two of these fabulous birds flew over it and found the Fenghuang Town so beautiful that they hovered there, reluctant to leave.
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0:00 Intro
2:38 Downhill Walking trip
17:14 Night walk inside the old town
1:12:44 Daytime walking tour in the town
2:18:44 The maglev sightseeing train
2:32:52 The ancient town night show and bonfire party
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好精采的地方，真希望哪天可以去走走
Это курортный городок? Столько гуляющих людей и сувенирных магазинов. Дневная прогулка мне нравится больше. Ночью слишком яркое искусственное освещение. А мне нравится естественное сочетание уникальной природы Китая и его старинной архитектуры. Спасибо!
Omg so beautiful 😍😍😍🇨🇳
LOL this video is soo long i need to watch it in multiples parts :D.
I alreday watched 1 and a half hour… half way in. Now i go for another round for the night while eating a little.
Watching your videos is like watching movies XD, even if it's super long, i still want to watch what will come next.
There is soo many things already :O, the "fake?" pigeon and dove at the beginning (i m not sure if theyare fake or real… you pass them pretty fast but they didnt moved, yet they look super real). And the fluffy dog spying you from the stairs mad me laugh so much XD.
At the question, i think it depend on the mood of the person…
Someone with a mood for play and fun will love the night, because it's all animated, many people, karaoke and all.
But someone with a mood for relaxing will prefer the day, it's more calm, not much people, less noises and stress.
So many things, i can't comment everything XD.
Now, hop! i go look at the rest of the video :P. Thank you for this long video, it's really cool and took me 2 and a half days to watch HAHAHA XD
謝謝你的視頻！👍👍👍💯👏
Max, can you take a video in Foshan, Guangdong? That city reminds me of HK kungfu movies since I was in elementary school 🤣🤣🤣
May I know what camera do you use to shoot the night time (low lighting?) Pretty good stabilization and low light performance seems pretty good. Thanks.
Wow. ! love China scenic tour.
M waiting for opening border !
我最近想買攝影機拍片，可否問你是用甚麼機的，畫面近遠都很清很銳的？
今回の動画の街も、非常に美しいですね。一度でいいから、行ってみたくなりました（笑）。
観光客も含めさまざまな人たちで街がにぎわっており、特に夜は一掃賑やかに見えました。
また、ライトアップもきれいで美しかったです。
変わって、朝のシーンでは夜とはうって変わって街が静まり返って、住宅や店舗、寺院などの建物、周りの木々や川、遠くの山なみが、まるで絵に描いたように美しく見えました。
よって、この街は朝や昼間と夜の美しさがそれぞれ違うということが、良く分かりました。
終盤の磁気浮上式鉄道ですが、車内の内装はほぼすべてピンクであり、まるで”お姫様の部屋”にいるような感じでした。
また、最新の技術を取り入れており、これから未来の交通機関という感じでした。
その他、途中のトンネルでは光を組み合わせてタイムトンネルを演出していたのも、本当に良い発想でした。
この磁気浮上式鉄道は、単なる地域の重要な交通機関だけではなく、もしかするとこの街の現在・過去・未来の３つの時間を結んでいるのかもしれません（笑）。
最近、御チャンネルの動画ではあまり知られていない中国の小さくて個性的で美しい村や町のウォーキングをアップしており、これを見て私は中国にもこんなに美しい場所があったんだなと知ることができました。
今後も、こうした村や町を取り上げてくれれば幸いです。
That's beautiful! I wish I were born in one of the chinese ancient cities.
Every time I watch your videos I'm left with a broken 💔😂 It's like me walking there instead of you! 🤣 This looks so AMAZING, I'm afraid if I'll get there I won't want to leave! ♥️ Thank you so much! 😊
Hopefully you visit Dalian in the near future
🤩💗Ich kann diese zwei Phönixe sehr gut verstehen. 💕Man möchte schauen und schauen und schauen💕An diesem Video hätten sie sicherlich auch ihre Freude😍 Vielen Dank🌹für die vielen, schönen Eindrücke🤩
我想知道你拍的时候是看镜头里的景色还是眼睛看景色手持摄像机？
This gem of a village is helping to make China the best travel destination in the world. It offers an incredible experience of ancient traditional China architecture at its best. Max you are the best.
没想到河边还有洗衣的妇人，文学里活脱脱的现实场景，
介绍里面打错了吧，不是花花，是怀化。作为一个土生土长的湘西人表示，凤凰古城真的没原来有意思了，现在商业气息过于浓重，对古城来说并不是好事。这地方我从小玩到大的，小时候每年都会去玩一次，以前那边的店家都很淳朴，去的游客也很讲规矩，现在就差多了。而且现在单纯的为了古城商业的开发，而放弃了周边很多东西，比如南方长城、漂流这一类，基本上都没人提了，以前南方长城国家还大力推过一次，当初在那个地方搞真人围棋比赛，真希望以后这类有文化底蕴的活动多弄一点
Hi, Max! You seem to have guessed my desire to watch a video about the ancient city! Phoenix is beautiful day and night especially I liked the bridge so big and beautiful!! If I had the opportunity to come to China as a tourist, I would like to take a walk with you in one of the ancient cities of China and drink a cup of green tea or coffee with you! Thank you for the video!
博主你好，请问我可以转载至b站吗？
Looking forward for a new videos! 🤩 China so beautiful!
This will be added on my bucket list!
Seriously this maglev train reminds me of that train leading players to Nuka-world in Fallout 4, so automatic.
很多年前去的，交通太不方便了，希望早日有长沙直达凤凰及张家界的高铁
Thanks
China is the future of the world 🌎 😍 ❤
19.8.2022.Congratulations.First class,fantastic and marvelous.I am watching your videos regularly and quickly.All videos very good and best.Thank you very much.
No one wear face mask, this was filmed before COVID?
Love the city, your videos are amazing! What camera do you use to make these? The image looks great
请问下。拍摄这个视频的时候，镜头上的AF/MF 选择哪个模式拍摄的啊？
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Hello good afternoon!!
¿Would you be interested in selling your youtube channel?
I would like to buy it!
I will wait for your answer, greetings!❤️
China lying to everyone!!! Everybody can tell that there was just a set up nothing was real just people walking around taking pictures shut off themselves try to tell the world that there is vibrance in China there is money running and people are happy that was so fake so ugly shame on you
That video was a sham was so false so misleading. The world will never trust China to be number one. That was beautiful Siri but it was fake just like the Louis Vuitton bags that you guys sell to the west and Europe shame on the CCP
I want to ask you, you are a Chinese native or a foreigner living in China??!how is life in china? is it difficult???
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