What free ancient towns are there in Chongqing?

In fact, everyone has an ancient town plot in their hearts. For us, the ancient town is like a wonderful dream in our minds. The ancient town always has a misty and rainy feeling. I like ancient towns and stone steps that are not content with moss. There are many free ancient towns in Chongqing. Let's take a look.

Pianyan Ancient Town

In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Liu Jia of Li Ting in Jiangbei. In the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, a town was built here. Because there is a steep rock wall in the north of the town, it is named Pianyan Town. In August 2005, it merged with Jindaoxia Town to become Jindaoxia Town.

Address: Jindaoxia Town, Northeast Beibei

Distance from the city center: about 63 kilometers.

Drive time: about 1 hour and 50 minutes

Jingang Piece

Because there is a natural boulder 6m high and 2m wide in Jinyun Mountain. It is said that carvings were made on the boulder in the Tang Dynasty Because of the word "King Kong", a stone penetrated deep into the Jialing River was called the "King Kong Monument", hence the name "King Kong Monument". It has a history of more than 300 years since the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

Address: Jingang North Village, Beibei District, Beibei District

Distance from the city center: about 45 kilometers.

Drive time: about 1 hour

Shengfeng Ancient Town

was built in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties due to the development of commerce and trade. It is the first dry dock in Ba County in ancient times and is known as the "No. 1 dry dock on the Yangtze River". In April 2002, it was named one of the first 20 "historical and cultural ancient towns" in Chongqing by the Chongqing Municipal Government.

Address: Northeast of Banan

Distance from the city center: about 49 kilometers

Drive time: about 1 hour and 20 minutes

Zouma Ancient Town< /p>

As early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was a post station here. Since ancient times, it has been the only place for merchants traveling between Yuzhou and Shu. Passers-by have brought all kinds of new things to Zouma Ancient Town, and countless folk cultural works and stories have been produced and passed down from generation to generation.

Address: West Po West, Kowloon

Distance from the city center: about 36 kilometers.

Drive time: about 1 hour and 20 minutes

Zhongshan Ancient Town

The ancient town is a relic of Dalou Mountain in the golden triangle of eco-tourism between Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. There is a national-level Dayuandong Forest Park within the territory, which is the north gate of Simian Mountain, a national key scenic spot, and is close to Fobao National Scenic Spot and Sichuan Fubao Ancient Town.

Address: The source of Sun Qian in the south of Jiangjin

Distance from the city center: about 120 kilometers.

Drive time: about 2 hours and 30 minutes

Baisha Town

Baisha Town is located in the southwest of Jiangjin District. It is named after the white sand particles on the banks of the Yangtze River. It is the most populous town in Chongqing and a key medium-sized city in Chongqing. It is known as "Tianfu Famous Town", "Eastern Sichuan Cultural Town" and "Little Hong Kong".

Address: Jiangjin City West

Distance from the city center: about 95 kilometers.

Drive time: about 1 hour and 50 minutes

Tanghe Ancient Town

Tanghe Ancient Town was inhabited by humans more than 2,000 years ago. Since Wangye Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, houses were successively built into a market town. It began to prosper during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, so it was named after the Tang River Bypass.

Address: Southwest Jiangjin

Distance from the city center: about 110 kilometers.

By car: about two hours.

Shima Ancient Town

Shima is one of the first batch of approved historical and cultural towns in Chongqing. It has an old street of more than 1,000 meters that was built in the Yuan Dynasty and is now well-preserved. The only grotto Buddha statue in Jiangjin (Wangjiang Buddha, the first Buddha on the Yangtze River in Chongqing), the Wangjiang Ancient Curtain Group, the Tomb of King Gutuo, etc. It has rich historical relics and cultural connotations.

Address: Western border of Jiangjin

Distance from the city center: about 120 kilometers.

Driving: about two hours and ten minutes.

Songgai Ancient Town

There are ten miles of bluestone roads in the town and the twists and turns of Songshui Old Street. Walking around, you can still feel the rich ancient charm. There are a number of historical and cultural relics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as courtyards, carved buildings, stilted buildings, ancient county offices, the emperor's royal ancestral hall - the Luo family ancestral hall, Confucius' tomb, Chen Xingyan, etc.

Address: Southern Yongchuan

Distance from the city center: about 130 kilometers.

Drive time: about 2 hours and 10 minutes

Laitan Ancient Town

Laitan Ancient Town was built in the Song Dynasty and is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in China

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The ancient town was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and has a history of more than 400 years. There are now 9 streets including Zhongjie, East Street, Shangxi Street, Xiaxi Street, South Street, North Street, Xinglong Street, Shuixiang Lane and Laozhu Lane, forming the unique characteristics of Shuangjiang Ancient Town.

Address: northwest of Tongnan

Distance from the city center: about 120 kilometers.

Drive time: about 2 hours and 10 minutes

Anju Ancient Town

Anzhu Ancient Town was built in the Sui Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,500 years. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Anzhu is built on the mountain, with the Dragon Gate on its back, the iron horse on its back, Suipu on its back, overlooking Bayu in the distance, and the Fujiang River extending thousands of miles away." It will only meet Xiaoxi, Qiongjiang and Wumuxi at the foot of the city, and be trapped in the deep pool around the city three times."

Address: Anzhu Town, Tongliang County

Distance from the city Center: about 86 kilometers

Drive time: about 1 hour and 52 minutes

Xituo Town

It has been an important deep-water port on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River since ancient times and has now become a An important tourism portal of Huangshui National Forest Park. In 2009, it was rated as the most dynamic town in Chongqing.

Address: Xituo Town, Shizhu County

Distance from the city center: 240 kilometers<. /p>

Drive time: about 3 hours and 50 minutes

Longtan Ancient Town

It was originally built in Shumei Village, Bohai Township, and was named after the two longan trees in the east and west of the town. It got its name. It was called "Shumei Longtan" in ancient times and has a recorded history of more than 2,200 years. This town has beautiful scenery, outstanding people, a long history and a long history of national culture.

Address: Youyang Longtan Town

Distance from the city center: about 390 kilometers

Drive time: about 6 hours and 40 minutes

Shidi Ancient Town

The ancient town is easy to defend and difficult to attack. A dangerous place. The ancients called it the "Shudong Fortress". Historically, this area was an area where Tujia, Miao and Han people lived together, and exchanges between various ethnic groups were very frequent.

Address: Xiushan County. Shidi Town

Distance from the city center: about 457 kilometers

Drive time: about 8 hours and 30 minutes

Honggu Town

Hong Town. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with green trees and rippling blue waves, and the picturesque scenery is famous for its natural attractions such as "Elephant Trunk Water Absorption", "Jiulong Slope" and "No matter what" Island.

Address: Xiushan. County Hong'an Town

Distance from the city center: about 440 kilometers

Drive time: about 7 hours and 35 minutes

Ningchang Ancient Town

Gu Ningzhen is one of the fifth batch of "famous historical and cultural towns in China" and can be called the "ancient salt capital" of the world. .

Address: Ningchang Town, Wuxi City

Distance from the city center: about 460 kilometers

Drive time: about 6 hours and 30 minutes

Songgai Ancient Town

Yongchuan Songgai Ancient Town is located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage and has well preserved the longest ancient street in Chongqing, with a total length of more than 5,000 meters and majestic carved buildings. , stilted buildings built against the mountains, ancient courtyard houses, ancient county offices that symbolize power, and ancestral halls and temples represented by the Luo Family Ancestral Hall, Dongyue Temple, and Qingcheng Temple. Songshui Ancient Town attracts tourists most with its ancestral hall culture and traditional food. /p>

History: The Luo Family Ancestral Hall was built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty.

Address: Yongchuan, located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Transportation:

Tickets. Price: Free

Features: Diaojiaolou, an ancient courtyard house

Zouma Ancient Town

A bluestone road stretches up and down, witnessing the millennium of changes in the ancient town. If you walk by the water, you will not fail to see the towns in the south of the Yangtze River, nor will you feel that you are a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

History: It began to flourish in the middle of the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

Address: West of Jiulongpo District

Transportation strategy: Chongqing-Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway-Zuma Road-Zouma Ancient Town

Fare: Free

< p>Features: Ancient Chengdu-Chongqing Post Road and Folk Literature

Hong Ancient Town

Hong'an, at the junction of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou, is the prototype of the border town in Shen Congwen's works, and is similar to the Hunan border town tea The caves face each other across the river.

There are many ancient buildings in Honggu Town, with unique craftsmanship and shape, and unique Tujia and Miao Village style.

History: more than 200 years

Address: Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Features: Bayu culture, Fushou culture, blood tofu, oil money, longevity crisp.

Anju Ancient Town

The ancient town has a pleasant climate, beautiful scenery, and a long history, and has gradually formed unique mountain and river features. The river is very long and the stone slabs are green, showing the long cultural heritage of Hepingtan.

The years are quiet, the sun is kissing Anzhu City, and time seems to have stopped at this moment.

History: more than 1,500 years

Address: Tongliang District

Traffic strategy: Chongqing-Chongqing-Chongqing Expressway-Partly Cloudy Road-Anzhu

Ticket: Free

Features: Eight Scenic Spots of Anzhu, Nine Palaces and Eighteen Temples, Colored Tie Craftsmanship.

Pianyan Ancient Town

In some small buildings built facing the street, the ground floor space is mostly set up as shops. The upper-floor mansion is a stilt-style building suspended by pillars, which not only eliminates the need for street paving, but also achieves the design effect of "giving up three feet of land and occupying more sky".

History: A town was established here in the 24th year of Qianlong (1759).

Address: Between the two remaining veins in the southwest of Huaying Mountains.

Transportation: Between the two residual veins in the southwest of Huaying Mountains.

Ticket: Free

Features: Diaojiaolou

Zhongshan Ancient Town

Langfang Shichang Town has a thousand-year-old street with strong incense. Temples, there are landowners' estates. Overlapping green mountains, small bridges and flowing water, stilted buildings, authentic old Chongqing. The love story of the nobles in the mountains also happened here.

History: 857

Address: Sunqian River source in the south of Jiangjin District.

Transportation strategy: Chongqing-Chongqing-Shanghai Expressway-Diaojia Road-Zhongshan Ancient Town

Fare: Free

Tanghe Ancient Town

This street is built along the mountain, winding up in steps from the pier by the river. Most of the buildings along the street are made of bluestone, with brick and wood walls, odd eaves and brackets, carved beams and painted columns, which are well-proportioned and beautiful. In the overlapping rooms of the ancient town, several Huizhou buildings that are rare in Bashu are interspersed, which is breathtaking. It is a precious material for studying the historical and cultural development of Bashu.

Address: Southwest of the junction of Chongqing and Sichuan, Jiangjin District, Chongqing

Transportation: The ancient town is 65 kilometers away from Jiangjin and 112 kilometers away from Chongqing. There are many shuttle buses from Chongqing Caiyuanba Bus Station to Jiangjin, the fare is 20 yuan, and the fare from Jiangjin to Tanghe Town is 20 yuan.

Ticket: Free