Where is Ningchang Town, Wuxi County, Chongqing City?

A town under the jurisdiction of Wuxi County. One of the early salt production areas in my country. It belonged to Shimenli in the Qing Dynasty, and Ningchang Town was established in the Republic of China until now. It is located in the northern part of the county, connected with Shuangqiao Township, Zhuxi County, Hubei Province, and 10 kilometers away from the county government. It covers an area of ??42 square kilometers and has a population of 8,000. The county road city (Xiang) Wan (ancient) highway passes through. It governs the seven village committees of Taoyuan, Shaoping, Huali, Baoyuan, Shuangxi, Dengjia, and Xinglong, as well as Xikou, Maliushu, Hengjiajian, Wangjiatan, Zhangjiajian, Sidaoqiao, Tanjiadun, and Maoer There are 9 neighborhood committees in Tan and Tieluba. Enterprises include factories for building materials, water and electricity, papermaking, and agricultural product processing. Agriculture mainly produces corn, potatoes and rapeseed. Raising pigs and poultry. There are Bailu Salt Spring with a history of about 5,000 years ago, the Queen's Village, Taohua Village, the ancient ruins of Huilong Temple, Shuangxi Bathing Group and other places of interest. .

Wuxia Gorge meets the Daning River in Wushan County, Chongqing. Along the Daning River is the ancient legendary "Wuxian Kingdom". The original meaning of Wu Xian is a salt-making craftsman. Because of the extraordinary significance of salt to the ancients, it was endowed with a strong religious color and Taoist power. There is no doubt that today's Ningchang Ancient Town is the "Wuxian Kingdom" in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Since the prosperity of the salt industry in the pre-Qin Dynasty, which lasted for more than 5,000 years, the ancient town of Ningchang has established supervision, prefectures, and counties for salt, and it became one of the top ten salt capitals in the country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

The ancient town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with three-sided walls. Yimianyan was called "Qili Banbian Street" in ancient times. Most of the buildings are "stilted buildings" supported by sloping timbers. They are built near the river and have an antique look and unique charm. Queen's Village on the hillside in the south of the town and Taohua Village on the top of the mountain in the west of the town were the main strongholds of Li Zicheng's general He Zizhen in his fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Walking in Ningchang Ancient Town, facing the carved ancient roads, deserted neighborhoods, decaying factories, and damaged houses, I suddenly felt desolate, vicissitudes, and tragic; but in the dark, there is something like I feel a kind of wildness and tension coming from the ancient town.

Travel Tips:

Transportation: Take a shuttle bus from Chongqing to Wuxi, or you can take a speedboat to Wuxi in Chongqing. Take a minibus from Wuxi to Ningchang, the fare is 2.5 yuan/person

Accommodation: Accommodation in Ningchang is relatively cheap, usually 20-30 yuan/night.

Ningchang Ancient Town is located near Wuxi County, Chongqing. It is one of the early salt production areas in my country. "Huayang Guozhi Collector's Illustrated Note": "During the Yu-Xia Dynasty, Wu State prospered with the salt industry", which is about 5,000 years ago. The natural salt brine spring flows out from Baoyuan Cave in the north of the town. Since the prosperity of the salt industry in the pre-Qin Dynasty, Ningchang Ancient Town has established supervision, prefectures and counties for salt, and it became one of the top ten salt capitals in the country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After passing Scissor Peak, going around the "Eighteen Arhats", crossing another rope bridge, and heading west to Houxi River, you will reach the ancient town of Yanquan - Ningchang. Ningchang Town is located in the deep mountain canyon of Houxi River, with high mountains to the north and south, and canyons to the east and west. The streets are narrow, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with three walls and one rock. It was called "Qili Banbian Street" in ancient times. The buildings in the town Antique, most of the buildings are made of bamboo and wood, and many are built near the river. Wooden piles are erected diagonally below, and the wooden buildings are supported on the pillars. These suspended houses are called "stilted buildings". They appear to be tilted to the east and are in danger of collapse, but in fact Strong and durable, no worries about tipping over. Houxi River passes through the stilted building, dividing the ancient town into two parts, and has the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

When visiting the ancient town, I don’t feel that it is old, only that it is new, and even more strange. The mountains here are naturally beautiful, the water here is naturally beautiful, and the ancient and simple buildings here are strange and charming. . To the east of the town, there are green lions and white elephants guarding it, as well as a group of stone squats that look like humans but not humans. They are called the "Eighteen Arhats" and are the stronghold site of the White Lotus Sect rebel army. The Queen's Village on the hillside in the south of the town was the village where Li Zicheng's rebel army camped to fight against the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. A mountain stands tall in the west of the town, shaped like a pyramid. It is called Erxian Mountain. There is a cave on the mountainside, which is the famous Immortal Cave. The cave not only has unique scenery, but also has a magical legend that "a bad game of chess means a bad game". At the foothills of Baoyuan Mountain in the north of the town, there is another cave embedded in it. There is a stone dragon at the entrance of the cave, and clear spring spurts out from the dragon's mouth. This is an authentic artesian well - Bailu Salt Spring. Legend has it that in the pre-Qin Dynasty, hunter Yuan came here to chase deer. The deer suddenly disappeared, only a hole was seen, and a clear spring gushed out. When he was thirsty, he drank from the spring. The water tasted very salty, so he knew it as a salt spring. When the news spread, people took the water to boil salt. Since then, this place has become one of the early salt production areas in my country. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were 336 salt stoves and 1,008 frying pans, known as "Ten Thousand Salt Smokes".

According to Wuxi County Tourism Director Liu Chenglin, Ningchang Ancient Town is the only historical town that has not been submerged or relocated since the completion of the Three Gorges Reservoir area, and has retained the Three Gorges people.

Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Wuxi County Government that the Chongqing Municipal Government officially listed Ningchang Ancient Town as a famous historical and cultural town in Chongqing and approved the "Request for Instructions on Approving the Protection and Development Plan of Ningchang Ancient Town in Wuxi County."

According to the plan, the area of ??key protected areas determined in the Ningchang Protection and Development Plan is 12.57 hectares, the area of ??general protected areas is 7.91 hectares, and the area of ??environmental coordination areas is 1.42 hectares. The mountains, water systems, social and cultural features and landscape sight corridors of Ningchang Ancient Town will be protected, especially the Longjun Temple, the Qin family’s old house, the Fang family’s courtyard, the Xiang family’s old house, the Fang’s old house, the third workshop of the salt factory, and the street building. and other key cultural relics buildings.

For announced county and town-level cultural relics protection units, the area within 10 meters outside the physical edge of the cultural relics building is the key protection area, the area within 20 meters outside the edge is the general protection area, and the area within 30 meters outside the edge is the construction control zone. . For other key buildings, the protection range is 5-10 meters from the outer walls of the protected buildings, and protection and management will be strengthened in accordance with relevant regulations.

On July 22, 2010, Ningchang Town was selected into the fifth batch of Chinese historical and cultural towns.