Lizhuang Ancient Town

Lizhuang Ancient Town is famous for its "Three Whites": white cake, white meat, and white wine. Forget the white wine, the white cake and white meat are must-try. Walking down the main street of Lizhuang Ancient Town, you'll find signs everywhere advertising "authentic white meat." We'll simply choose the restaurant that cuts the white meat the thinnest and most beautifully. The knife used to carve the meat is even more impressive than the meat itself!

I came to Lizhuang Ancient Town, largely because I wanted to see the former site of Shanghai Tongji University, or the former site of Tongji Institute of Technology, which is located in the "Dongyue Temple" in Lizhuang Ancient Town:

After visiting the former site of Tongji Institute of Technology in Dongyue Temple, our trip to Lizhuang was almost over. We returned to the white meat restaurant where we had just been to taste the local specialties, and then walked out of the ancient town. The weather was really too hot!

You can take a bus from the city to Lizhuang Ancient Town, which takes about an hour.

Two surprises during the day and at night, both worth a visit.

This is the former site of Tongji University, with its famous "Three Whites": white wine, white meat, and white cake. The latter two seem good, but I didn't have the chance to taste the white wine.

Lizhuang is an ancient town located on the bank of the Yangtze River in Yibin City, Sichuan Province. It tells the story of the Anti-Japanese War and the vicissitudes of life.

Other things are ok. If you haven't been there, you can go and have a look. But the accommodation, especially the Yingji Hotel, is very expensive. A room costs 428. The conditions are very poor and the environment is very noisy. It is impossible to sleep at night. It is recommended to book a hotel in advance when you go.

On the banks of the Yangtze River, there is an ancient town with rich cultural heritage. You can visit historical buildings and enjoy delicious burning noodles, orange peel, white meat, and yellow cake.

Everyone knows Lizhuang's white meat. Indeed, the meat here is different from other places—larger and thinner. There are several large restaurants in town, all boasting award-winning brands, so the taste should be similar. After visiting, I discovered that Lizhuang held a special historical significance during the Anti-Japanese War.

After walking all the way and eating all kinds of food, I still feel very full now.

Not bad, after all, it accommodated the struggling Tongji University during the Anti-Japanese War, and also gave Liang Sicheng and his wife some space to breathe and enjoy the scenery. Excellent!

There are not many tourists in Lizhuang on ordinary days, most of them are residents living here. The authentic food here is of course Lizhuang white meat. Serving a plate of white meat, carefully separating the thin slices of pork, rolling them up and dipped in special garlic chili sauce is indeed a unique delicacy.

Today, the ancient town boasts numerous restaurants specializing in Lizhuang white meat: Yingqiu Restaurant, He Sanbairou, and Li Jiyuan Restaurant. Some are known for their literary and artistic, others for their vulgarity, and some for their connection to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. But the unchanging characteristic is the slices of white meat skewered on the chopping board. Besides white meat, Lizhuang's "Three Whites" also include white dried meat and white cakes. Walking along the riverbank, you can smell the rich aroma of liquor from the Lao Zaofang (old fermented rice wine shop), still crafted with traditional craftsmanship. This aroma once captivated countless scholars and intellectuals of the Republic of China.

It's not bad; the food is famous for its white meat. The streets are a bit chaotic, but the flow of people is okay. The woman selling tissues at the public restroom entrance always finds something to say about you if you don't buy hers. Once you buy the tissues, she'll shut up.

Lizhuang was China's spiritual and cultural fortress during World War II. Lin Huiyin, Liang Sicheng and others gave lectures here.

There are many food stalls for sale, and it's an okay ancient town.

The ancient town is not big, but it has a long history. Its main dishes are white cake, white wine and white meat, all of which are delicious.

Similar to other ancient towns, eat and drink local snacks, the Xuanluo Temple is worth a visit

It's a small town, nice to walk around and eat white meat, but it feels average. There is a ocarina seller, and I bought one when I came back.

If you like history and ancient towns, it's worth a visit. There are many delicious foods.

I don't know if it's because of the cold weather or the off-season, but it feels just average.

The ancient town is very convenient for food and accommodation, especially the food, which reflects the characteristics of Sichuan. Lizhuang white meat is worth trying.

Because the Lizhuang that Lin Huiyin knew was largely undeveloped when she visited in 2007. When I went to the former construction company, the gatekeeper, an elderly woman, let me in after a ten-yuan fee. It was utterly shabby inside, with weeds covering the yard, a few old photos hanging on the walls, and the rooms in disrepair. Thinking back to the five or six years Lin Huiyin spent ill here, I felt a pang of sadness. Lizhuang's streets are quaint and uncommercialized, but it's hard to say how they've become now.

The ancient towns in Sichuan are all similar. The biggest difference may be the different history and culture. If there is no tour guide or explanation APP, it feels very ordinary. Lizhuang white meat is good, and the sauce is important. The garlic flavor is particularly strong.

If you want to go, the sooner the better. As it becomes more and more commercialized, it will lose the flavor of an ancient town.

I went to Lizhuang Ancient Town because I had been spending a considerable amount of time in Yibin and because of its reputation as the "First Ancient Town on the Yangtze River." Lizhuang is known not only for its history but also as a cultural center of the rear area during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1939, universities and research institutes such as National Tongji University relocated to Lizhuang during the war. However, upon arrival, you'll find few relics related to the war. The entire town is either dilapidated or overgrown with barely new buildings. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River in the eastern suburbs of Yibin, it's relatively accessible from the city. Because of its location on the Yangtze River, Lizhuang has become a weekend getaway for residents of the surrounding Yibin area, bustling with people playing cards and drinking tea. Local specialty vendors are everywhere, and the typical offerings are the same old peanut candy and white cakes you'd find in almost any scenic area. The town is heavily commercialized, so a special trip isn't recommended. The town has recently completed a landmark plaza and a one-kilometer-long scenic trail, but I wonder if it would be a good time to visit now. In addition, Lizhuang’s garlic pork is very famous, a well-known Sichuan cold dish, and the price is not expensive. Even if you don’t get to eat it, you should pack it up and take it home.

Li Zhuang White Meat! Li Zhuang White Meat! Li Zhuang White Meat! Important things should be said three times!

The ancient town with the cultural characteristics of the Anti-Japanese War still retains some of its original features.

Staying in Lizhuang Ancient Town is a challenge when traveling by car. It's quite a distance. However, we found a hotel very close to the town. The price was reasonable: 168 yuan for a standard room for two.

It was raining the day we went, so we didn't stay long. The lunch was a rip-off, 400 yuan for 8 people, and there wasn't a single dish that was worth eating. I won't be going there again. Attached are pictures of the restaurant where we had lunch for your reference.

Lizhuang Ancient Town (Address: Lizhuang Town, Cuiping District, Yibin City, Sichuan Province)

The architecture and layout are well preserved, and it has the flavor of an ancient town!

Operation and maintenance are extremely poor. Lizhuang's location, right on the Yangtze River, is excellent. However, it hasn't been effectively preserved, leaving many historical sites in a state of disrepair. The tourist attractions, such as the temples and sculptures, are also in a state of disrepair. The most deplorable aspect is the construction of a riverside road along the river, lined with several unsightly imitations of antique teahouses. Perhaps the site's positioning as a weekend retreat for locals or a tourist attraction isn't clear, resulting in a rough overall appearance and a poor tourist experience.

Yibin, Lizhuang Ancient Town.

Here, there is not only an ancient town, but also a winery and Tongji University which moved inland in the past.

Tongji University, the former medical school, performed autopsies, much to the horror of the locals.

I've been to Lizhuang Ancient Town a few times, and the scenery is average. But being next to the river is nice. The most popular thing is the local Lizhuang white meat, a cold dish that's delicious. I really like the dipping sauce, but the meat is a little greasy.

As you enter the ancient city, you will smell the strong aroma of wine, which is really fragrant. Although I don’t like drinking, I think it’s good to know how to drink, and you will definitely be able to taste the mellowness of the wine.

A relatively new ancient town, but the white meat is delicious, and the aroma of wine wafts from time to time on the road

It's OK. Lizhuang white meat is delicious. I don't like Guzhen very much, so I gave it a low score.

The characteristics of Lizhuang are: the contribution to cultural heritage and the four unique craftsmanship. If you go to Sichuan, you can go here.

I always have an indescribable love for visiting ancient towns! ! ! The sedimentation of history is worth savoring

Lizhuang isn't very popular with tourists, but its architecture retains the authentic, ancient-town feel. Compared to the imitations of ancient architecture found in many other places, it's much more authentic. Transportation is convenient and affordable, so if you're interested, you might want to visit.

Taste the ancient town delicacies (Li Zhuang white meat) and relive the folk customs that are rarely seen now.

You can take a direct bus from Yibin's south bank, but Lizhuang Ancient Town is packed, so be sure to buy tickets in advance. You can't buy them online; you can only check availability. If it's too crowded and you don't want to wait, share a car at the station entrance. When we went, the riverbank was covered in beautiful geraniums. The ancient town is quite impressive and quite large. The Lizhuang white meat wasn't as good as I'd imagined, perhaps because the restaurant we visited wasn't as good. The white cakes were pretty good, with a variety of flavors; I preferred the rose flavor.

Upon arriving in Yibin, we headed straight to the ancient town. It was past 6 PM when we arrived, and we finally reached the old town area around 6:30 PM. The streets of the old town are filled with vendors selling white cakes, making it difficult for outsiders to choose. But we were incredibly lucky! On the bus, we met a friendly young man from Lizhuang who recommended a great place selling white cakes. However, since we arrived after dinner, the elderly couple had already closed their stall, so we had to go back the next morning. The people here are incredibly honest and kind, and the prices are great. I especially recommend a great place selling yellow cakes called "Old Man Hu Snack Shop." The owner, Old Man Hu, is a local and a master craftsman. His yellow cakes are authentic and traditional, and a pound of them is only eight yuan. I wanted to buy some other snacks, but he said he couldn't sell them because there were eleven people and they couldn't even sell all the yellow cakes! I really wanted to try the old man's pig cakes!

I watched "Two Days and One Night" before and thought it was very noisy, but this time I found that Lizhuang is not well developed.

My fellow villagers said that the tourism festival here will not start for another half a month, and they are still repairing roads and making preparations, so there are not many people and the environment is not very good.

Lizhuang Pass is 20 yuan/ticket (half price for students, valid for postgraduate certificate) Lizhuang, a small town with a history of more than a thousand years, the first town on the Yangtze River, is still calm and peaceful on this rainy winter day, without any change.

Lizhuang Ancient Town is very clean, with many historical sites. It's sparsely populated and unusually quiet. I didn't eat on the fishing boats by the river because they looked a bit shabby. Later, I wandered around town and found the snacks delicious, especially the yellow rice cakes.

This is an ancient town steeped in cultural and historical relics, a town that tells the story of the vicissitudes of the Anti-Japanese War, a town that reflects the traditional culture of the Han people and nurtures the Han nationality's spirit...

The most representative of the special delicacies is "one flower, two yellows and three whites".

There is no entrance fee to Lizhuang Ancient Town, which is not much different from other ancient towns. The streets are full of small shops, and their specialties include Huangba, white meat, sorghum wine, etc.; in the village next to the ancient town is Liang Sicheng's former residence, which is not easy to find, and you have to ask along the way; there is also the site of Tongji University during the Anti-Japanese War.

We visited Huiguang Temple, which was once the headquarters of Tongji University and was called Yuwang Palace at that time, and Zhang Family Ancestral Hall, which was highly praised by Liang Sicheng and is now used as a historical exhibition hall of the Lizhuang Anti-Japanese War period.

This ancient town is very small, but I am not very interested in ancient towns. I feel that ancient towns all over the country are the same. There is nothing special about them.

After spending about two hours exploring Lizhuang Ancient Town and sampling the famous "Three Whites" (baijiu, bai cake, and bai meat), we continued our journey at 4:00 PM and headed straight for our hotel in Xuyong County. Because the road from Yibin to Lizhuang was under construction, we didn't want to backtrack and take the G93, so we took the S308 to Naxi and then onto the G76.

Today's bill:

Parking fee: 30 yuan

Ticket price: 42 yuan*2 people = 84 yuan

Meal cost: 175 yuan

Fuel cost: 260 yuan

Accommodation fee: Xuyong County Shengli Business Hotel, double bed room 98 yuan * 2 rooms = 196 yuan

Total: 745 yuan

Cars can only park outside the ancient town. They can be allowed to enter after 6:30 and must be driven out by 8:30 the next morning, otherwise they will be trapped inside the ancient town.

Lizhuang Ancient Town is ancient and charming. It feels like you have returned to the Republic of China. It would be nice to take pictures wearing clothes from the Republic of China.

It was a rainy day, so not many people were there. It had a nice water town feel, but it was still average. It's close to the Yellow River, so I just wanted to visit the old town and see where the Anti-Japanese War took place. I can only eat the white cakes in Lizhuang's "Three Whites." It was delicious, but there were a lot of people selling it, so I had to take my time to find it. There were very few people, so I felt a little guilty walking around alone. There was a shop selling oil-paper umbrellas, which I really liked, but I didn't dare buy any souvenirs, so I missed it. It was a bit of a shame.

Lizhuang's three whites: white wine, white meat, and white cake. The white wine gives a rich flavor, while the white meat is a unique flavor I can't describe. The white cake melts in your mouth.

Although it was once a famous anti-Japanese town on par with cities like Kunming and Chongqing, that is now a thing of the past.

The first town along the Yangtze River is also known as one of the top 20 charming towns in China. The town is located on the riverside and is rich in local specialties, including the well-known Lizhuang Three Whites: white meat, white wine and white cake.

There is no need for tickets for the entire ancient town. This ticket is for individual attractions inside. Personally, I think there is nothing to see in the ticket for attractions and the cost-effectiveness is not high.

There are many tourists, but there is no entrance fee. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery, reminisce about the history, and the local food is unforgettable.

It wasn't crowded, and the ancient town was quite unique, with white meat, white wine, and white cakes. The white meat and white cakes were both delicious, but the white wine was a bit of a letdown: the one we tried at the store was indeed delicious, but the one we were sold was a rip-off...

There are not too many people here and it is very charming. For an ancient town enthusiast, I would not miss any of them. But I have a special feeling for this place because it is in my hometown.

There was nothing special to see originally, but Tongji University moved here during the Anti-Japanese War, and it became a place that Tongji students must visit when they come to Yibin.

There weren't many people there, and no entrance fee was required. I bought some local specialties, such as rakes, but I don't remember much about them.

The area is well-preserved, though some attractions require tickets. The Huangba (yellow cake) is delicious, as is the Lizhuang white meat. The accommodations aren't great.

I paid 15 yuan for the ticket and stayed with the tour guide for a while. Many students were sketching, and Li Zhuang Bairou was all at ease!

Since it was a company-organized tour and we were traveling with a group, we didn't have to worry about anything except meeting at the company. We were supposed to arrive by 8:30, but everyone was there after 9:00. We set off under a drizzling rain. Given the unfavorable weather, we hadn't had high hopes for the trip, but everyone was still enthusiastic. The two children, in particular, were eager to perform, and the entire journey was filled with a relaxed and joyful atmosphere. After taking the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, we passed through Neijiang and then the Neiyi Expressway, finally arriving in Yibin a little after 1:00 p.m. After lunch at a restaurant near the city center, we continued on to the ancient town of Lizhuang.

It's become heavily commercialized. The main street, several hundred meters long, is filled with snacks, souvenirs, and restaurants. Most tourists consider walking this street from beginning to end a complete visit. Actually, turning off the main road leads to the area where the locals live, where the prices of the same snacks drop significantly. A closer look reveals a fascinating scene: I encountered small shops, homes, a barber shop, and even chatted with a butcher. It's a truly vibrant place filled with life.

During the Anti-Japanese War,

Lizhuang is a paradise for students to study hard.

In the present era,

Lizhuang has become a good place for tourists to relax;

Historical heritage plus special white meat,

Decorate the river view,

What are you waiting for?

Go see Li Zhuang!

You can take a minibus from the city to the ancient town. Only some small attractions require tickets. The ancient town does not require tickets and is very quiet.

It's a place worth visiting. Lizhuang white meat and Lizhuang white cake are both delicious. The white wine is also good and suitable for giving as a gift.

The ancient town is not big, so you can just stroll around. The white cake felt just average, and I didn’t try the white wine, but I did miss the white meat, which was indeed delicious!

Lizhuang is known as the "First Town on the Yangtze River." While some traces of the ancient docks remain, Lizhuang remains largely undeveloped and pristine. With ancient town tourism rapidly developing, the most pristine of these towns might be afraid of losing out to competition.

When we went there, it was still crowded. Like most ancient towns in China, the town is overly commercial and full of man-made attractions. The only delicacy was Lizhuang white meat.

It seems that several famous universities were forced to move here during the Anti-Japanese War. The ancient town is about 10 kilometers away from the urban area of Yibin. There are only buses to Lizhuang, but no direct buses.

This ancient town is quite good. It has basically retained its original appearance. It is not built, nor is it completely commercialized.

Just to eat the best white meat, cool, the ancient town by the Yangtze River, there is an indescribable feeling