Moxi Ancient/Old Town was turning out to be a lot more interesting than anticipated thanks to unexpected encounters that gave an in-depth look into Chinese local life in western Sichuan and its humble, but enjoyable sights. Try and visit Moxi along with other small towns in China in the next year or so before the remaining two blocks with its old houses is razed. The old way is disappearing rapidly like everywhere in the world. Thank goodness some old towns, especially the walled city of Pingyao, have been preserved.

There is one local Buddhist/Taoist temple...View image... done up in the usual, colorful style with incense burning in the courtyard and big "guardian" statues...View image. We walked around the completely deserted temple grounds, up and down more narrow streets and alleys of Moxi Ancient/Old Town. Corn growing behind the remaining barn-like houses, a barber cutting hair...View image, men and women playing their daily mah jong games...View image.