Luodai Ancient Town - the best-preserved Hakka ancient town near Chengdu
Last Update: 7th October 2020
What is Luodai Ancient Town?
Originally built during the Three Kingdoms Period (220 – 280), Luodai Ancient Town has been home to Hakkas for thousands of years. Visitors can experience Hakka culture there and explore the Old Street with a history of more than one thousand years, the old shops in the Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1912) Dynasties lining the street and the well-preserved Hakka residences.
Luodai Ancient Town Fast Facts
- Chinese Name: Luodai Guzhen (洛带古镇)
- Location:18 kilometers from Chengdu
- Things to do there: Photography, Hakka’s Culture, Hiking
- Who visits: Photographers, Traditional Chinese Culture Lovers, Adventure Enthusiasts
- Time required:4 – 5 x hours
Wendy Wei Tours offers a variety of different packaged tours as well as custom tours including Luodai Ancient Town, among other attractions and destinations. To find out more, please visit our Tours page or Contact Us directly to find out more.
What to expect at Luodai Ancient Town
Visitors can explore Hakka Tujia Museum (客家土楼博物馆) with collections of The intangible cultural heritage of Hakka, such as New Year Paintings, clay sculptures, and bamboo-woven ware. If interested, you can climb Luodai Great Wall to enjoy the bird eye’s view of the town.
In addition, you can refresh themselves in one of the tea houses. If lucky enough, you could appreciate the Hakka festivals during your trip in the town as Hakka celebrates many festivals around the year, such as Fire Dragon Festival during the Spring Festival and Water Dragon Festival between July and August.
If you are planning to visit Luodai Ancient Town for photography purposes, the best time to visit is by 10:00am on weekdays as there can be lots of visitors after 10:00am.
You can visit Luodai Ancient Town at any time around the year except public holidays and weekends in China. It is a subtropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 16-17 degree centigrade there.
There are direct buses from Bus Station of New South Gate in Chengdu (成都新南门汽车站) to Luodai Ancient Town. Therefore, there are only a few options.
- Rent a vehicle to the town from Chengdu. This is the quickest and most direct option.
- Take a direct bus from Bus Station of New South Gate in Chengdu to the town.
- Take Bus 2, Bus 4, Bus 10, Bus 58, Bus 71, Bus 81, Bus 92, Bus 101, Bus 122 and Bus 304 in the Chengdu City to the Stop of Wugui Bridge (五桂桥站). Then, transfer to Bus 219 for the Stop of Luodai Transport Hub for Passengers (洛带客运中心站).
- Opening hours: 24 hours
- Admission fee: free
- The Luodai Great Wall is very steep. It takes around 2 hours uphill.
- As at 7th October 2020, entrance pricing for the Luodai Great Wall is 10 CNY per person.
- There could be lots of visitors in the town during the public holidays and on weekends in China.
Wendy Wei Tours offers a variety of different packaged tours as well as custom tours including Luodai Ancient Town, among other attractions and destinations. To find out more, please visit our Tours page or Contact Us directly to find out more.