# Zhonghe Ancient Town (中和古镇)

Central and Western Hainan, Hainan Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** Open all day
- **Time needed:** 1 hour
- **Address:** Danzhou City, Hainan Province
- **Getting there:** Take a minibus from Haikou West Station to Yangpu; get off at the Yangpu junction on the expressway, then take a local three-wheeler (fengcai) for 7–8 minutes to the town.
- **Good for:** Architecture, Hiking & Outdoors

## About Zhonghe Ancient Town

In ancient times this was the seat of Danzhou prefecture, and the Song dynasty literary giant Su Dongpo was exiled here for three years. Thanks to his influence on local culture, people here have for centuries loved composing and exchanging poetry and couplets, and Zhonghe Town enjoys fame as the "Hometown of Poetry Couplets". The ancient town still preserves two Song-era city gates, to the west and north. Strolling its main streets brings a sense of its unpretentious old-world charm.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2574. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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