Comprehensive list of tourist attractions in Rongchang

The list of tourist attractions in Rongchang includes Tianquanzhai, Wanling Ancient Town and Jingtang Village.

1. Tianquan Village

Located in Liuji Village, Tonggu Town, the locals are accustomed to calling it Tonggu Village, and its shape and layout still retain the style of the ancient village. The village follows the winding and undulating mountains, and is built with thick stone strips to form an 18-mile thick wall around it. There are four gates on the village: Dong'an, Nanzhi, Xiji, and Beiqing, as well as a closed warehouse gate. The five gates look at the road into the village. Currently, Xigimen is the most intact.

There is still a watchtower gate in Tonggu Mountain Village. It was a watchtower built in the early Republic of China and was used for defense. The watchtower gate is 2.2 meters high and 1.27 meters wide. It is made of strips of stone about 30 centimeters thick and has clear writing. , the door frame is well preserved. He wrote: "If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level."

Today, the bluestone road in Tonggu Village is well preserved, and people are still inhabited, and the streets and alleys have taken shape. In particular, there are several special stone steps in the village, allowing dozens of people on the narrow streets passing through the village to Households are divided into upper streets and lower streets.

2. Wanling Ancient Town

Originally known as Lukong Town, an ancient town prospered due to water transportation. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, it was famous for the production of honey as a tribute to the palace. Xihe is a canal channel, and many merchants gather here. A market was gradually formed and named Lukongchang, which has a history of more than 300 years.

Wanling Ancient Town is one of the fifth batch of "Chinese Historical and Cultural Towns" in the country. It still retains many cultural heritage attractions such as Huguang Guild Hall, "Yu Palace", Yu Maojian Memorial Hall, Zhao Ancestral Hall and Darong Village. . Especially Darong Village, after more than 200 years, although it has changed from old to new, its heritage still remains and is quite spectacular.

Wanling Ancient Town is a water dock that thrives on water. Laixi River meanders through the middle of the ancient town. The ancient Darong Bridge on the river is worth visiting. First built in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, it is a stone flat bridge that spans the east and west banks of the Laixi River. It is 116 meters long and 1.75 meters wide. It has been well preserved after a hundred years of wind and rain, and is still a must-pass for residents of the ancient town. road.

The old streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the ancient town still have a long and ancient charm. Most of the buildings on the old streets were built in the Qing Dynasty, and a small number of them were built in the same period. Long board doors, wooden walls, passage walls, lattice windows and overhanging corridors outside are all architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

3. Jingtang Village

Located in the eastern section of Hebao Town, Rongchang District, Chongqing, it uses a culturally rich rural community and a return-to-nature lifestyle to make people slow down and relax. Heal the heart. The local Wamigou has 16 yards. It is a local key rural revitalization community construction project. It is a micro-village with the theme of a garden village and is worth visiting.

The village has also built a maker center, a multi-functional open space that integrates rural creation, cultural exhibition, private office, creative exchange, gathering salon, leisure and quiet reading, and youth hostel.

The Zhenyuan Church in the village is the only Gothic building with double bell towers of brick and wood structure that is the most intact in Chongqing. It is also the only Romanesque double bell tower Qiongfang church in Southwest China. It mainly consists of a sutra hall and a bell tower. It consists of three parts including the clergy residence and the clergy residence. In 2016, it was selected into the first batch of outstanding historical buildings in Chongqing.