Yǐn yán: Gǔ jié yī yè, chuáng àn yī xiāng; dēng lóng yī guà, hǎo mèng dào tiān guāng. — One night in the old street, incense beside the bed; a lantern hung, and good dreams until dawn.
The Old Town theme inns (古城古街主题客栈) are the county’s heritage-register stays: rooms in the restored ancient-street quarter, furnished in the local idiom — old timber, lantern light, the courtyard pattern — and priced in the 180–320 yuan band between the business hotels and the riverfront homestays. The pitch is atmosphere: sleep inside the old town’s lanes rather than across the river from them, with the street’s evening life at the door and its silence at midnight.
The inns live on the old street’s rhythm — busy at dusk when the lanes fill, silent by midnight when the lanterns are the only light. Locals warn that the themed rooms vary more than any chain’s: read the recent reviews and pick the courtyard ones. The correct pairing is the inn at night and the Ghost City at morning, both within the old town’s reach.
flowcloud would say that the county’s afterlife theatre is a daytime business — and that its old street is where you sleep inside the set.
Where to find it: the restored ancient street of the county seat, inside the old town’s lanes, with the Ghost City within the old town’s reach. All checked October 2026.
Practicalities
- Category: themed inns in the old-town quarter
- Reference rate (October 2026 snapshot, OTA): roughly 180–320 yuan per night ⚠️
- Location: the restored ancient street of the county seat
- Best for: atmosphere nights, couples, families wanting the lanes at evening
- Note: old-building rooms mean stairs, creaks and thinner walls; confirm the room’s specifics ⚠️
Words and Names
古城古街主题客栈 Gǔchéng Gǔjiē Zhǔtí Kèzhàn — the old-town ancient-street themed inns, the county’s heritage-register stays · 古城 gǔchéng — the old town, the restored ancient-street quarter · 客栈 kèzhàn — the inn, the county’s themed-stay category · 灯笼 dēnglóng — the lanterns, the street’s only light by midnight · 鬼城 Guǐchéng — the Ghost City, the morning pairing within the old town’s reach