Where is Houliu Ancient Town located?

Houliu Ancient Town is located on the bank of Lianhua Lake, 23 kilometers south of Shiquan County. Its terrain is surrounded by water on three sides and is shaped like a peninsula. Houliu Town is simple and rich with a long history. The eight-acre field located in Houliuxia Street was excavated by provincial archaeologists and identified as a Neolithic Age site. A large number of stone axes and stone tools were unearthed here in the 1960s and 1970s, which shows that it was used as early as the Neolithic Age. Ancestors thrived here and created a splendid ancient civilization.

The Han River is a transportation link that runs through the north and south. According to records: Houliu Wharf was an important water transportation station in ancient times. Dozens of merchant ships were moored on the river every day. Workers were busy loading and unloading goods. A merchant ship was either going down the river or up the river. There was a busy scene everywhere. It can be inferred from the ruins of the thousand-year-old Stone Buddha Temple and the Fire Temple that the ancient town of Houliu was already very prosperous and prosperous as early as the Ming Dynasty. Historically, Houliu was rich in tung oil. People built stone ridges along the river and built oil mills to produce tung oil, so it was called "Youfangkan". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than a dozen oil houses in the town, and more than 400 baskets (about 50 tons) of tung oil were transported to Wuhan by water every year. Bamboo baskets are used to pack tung oil. There are bamboo forests all over the mountains and plains of Houliu. The bamboo weaving craft is very particular. Today, although there are no more merchant ships, the bamboo forest is still a major feature of Houliu. According to local elders, merchants gathered on Houliu Street and business was booming. There were time-honored hotels, restaurants and pharmacies along the street.

In Houliu today, the ancient town style is relatively well preserved. The long, narrow and simple bluestone street, the wooden-fronted houses along the street, the thousand-year-old honey locust trees, the fire temple, the ruins of the ancient stone Buddhist temple, etc. all seem to tell people about the past glory of Houliu.

Houliu Ancient Town is located in Houliu Shui Township, located in the south of Shiquan County, on the west bank of the Han River, 22 kilometers away from the county seat. It is a harbor of more than 500 acres formed by the water storage in the reservoir area of ??Xihe Hydropower Station and the return flow of Zhongba River water. It is closely related to Houliu Ancient Town. The blue waves are rippling in the lake, wild ducks are swimming around, the view is wide and the scenery is pleasant.

The scenic spot has convenient transportation. The higher-level Shizi (Shiquan-Ziyang) highway passes through it. The waterway transportation is very developed and the geographical location is very advantageous. The features of the thousand-year-old ancient town still exist, the cultural relic site Huoshen Temple is basically intact, and the story of Wang Fantang, a famous figure in the Anti-Japanese War, is well-known to every household. In terms of tourist location, you can reach the Yanzi Cave Scenic Area to the east and the Zhongba Grand Canyon to the west.

Houliushui Township provides tourists with a leisurely and comfortable play space with its southern Shaanxi style, Hanshui culture, and hydrophilic activities. The scenic spot is full of green mountains and secluded waters, with well-protected ecological environment and abundant water landscape resources, animal and plant resources, forming a rare natural ecological treasure house. Currently, the reconstruction of Houliu Ancient Town and the water town tourism infrastructure are under construction.

Houliu Town: Houliu Town is located along the Han River 18 kilometers south of Shiquan County, bordering Chihe Town in the east, Xihe Town in the south, and Tieton Town and Xixiang County in the west. , connected to Chengguan Town in the north. The town is about 25 kilometers wide from east to west, about 13.5 kilometers long from north to south, and covers an area of ??about 154 square kilometers. The town people's government is located in the market town of Houliu Town. ●Historical evolution Houliu Town has a long history. It was rich in tung oil a long time ago. The ancient street was built with stone ridges along the river, so it was also called "Youfangkan".

According to county records, it was called Houliuxi in the Qing Dynasty and Changqing Town in the 20th year of the Republic of China. 19