Bodhi Ancient Town Cultural Tourism Area

　　Bodhi Ancient Town – Forging Longevity Connections. Situated at the base of Bodhi Mountain, the ancient town was recently reconstructed and reopened. Spanning 800 acres with a total construction area of 370,000 square meters, it has successfully been rated as a National 4A-level tourist attraction and has become one of the city’s top ten tourist resorts. The town showcases traditional Western Chinese architectural art and highlights thousands of years of Ba-Yu regional culture along with China's longevity culture. Traditional Ba-Yu folk buildings such as the Longevity Square, Longevity Pavilion, Imperial Dragon Pool Park, and Longevity Park are laid out in a charmingly scattered fashion. Unique celebratory events including the Blessing Ceremony, Longevity Banquet for the Elders, Dragon Boat Festival Street Feast, and Spring Lantern Viewing are vibrant and colorful. Festive activities such as the Beer Festival, Water-Splashing Festival, Pomelo Festival, and Longevity Hot Pot Festival are dynamic and fashionable. It has evolved into a distinctive tourism complex that integrates “eating, lodging, traveling, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment,” and has become a star destination along the Yangtze River Golden Tourism Corridor. (Information provided by the Changshou District Committee Propaganda Department)