Where is Zouma Ancient Town? How far is it from the main city of Chongqing? Is there anything fun?

Chongqing has always been a city that tourists yearn for. It has countless tourism resources, whether it is beautiful women or hot pot, which makes tourists go back and forth. Until now, Chongqing is still a very popular tourist city, and It is also an important hub for water transportation in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. As early as ancient times, Chongqing was also extremely lively. In addition to the modern elements of Chongqing, tourists can also feel the ancient post road town with a thousand years history. It once seemed prosperous and lively, but now it has become less known.

You can see the history of Chongqing here. This ancient town is Zouma Ancient Town, which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty and began to flourish in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. This ancient town is only 27 kilometers away from the main city. Because it belongs to Ba County to the north, Bishan to the west, and Jiangjin to the south, it is known as "three counties in one foot". It is the only place from Chongqing to Chengdu. After the business travelers arrived here, they also needed to change their horses in time. After taking a short rest, they had to continue their journey the next day, so this place was called Zouma Station.

The locals opened several shops on the Zouma Station. When the number of people going to the Zouma Station increased, they built the Zouma Ancient Town, which is also known as the Zouma Station. In fact, ancient buildings can still be seen in Zouma Ancient Town, including ancient post road ruins, blacksmith shops, Ming and Qing buildings, Sun Family Courtyard, ancient streets, old teahouses, ancient theaters, Ciyun Temple ruins and other buildings . As long as tourists come to the ancient town, they can see yellow jujube trees everywhere, in order to make them better town houses and protect the lives of local people. It is said that there is an old maple tree in the local area, which has been around for hundreds of years.

The north gate of Zouma Ancient Town is one of the ancient post road ruins. It was built specifically to protect the safety of the post station. It has been more than 400 years ago and has been listed as one of the best-preserved ruins in Zouma Ancient Town. One. Zouma Ancient Town has always been a place where tourists leisurely tell stories, watch Sichuan operas, and drink tea and chat. As long as tourists come here, they can see people sitting around in the teahouse, talking, laughing and chatting happily. Very happy.

It is said that there are about 3,000 stories related to Zouma Ancient Town. When tourists come here, they will feel very fascinated after hearing them. The arrival of businessmen and passers-by really makes Zouma Ancient Town shine. The second, fifth and eighth day of each month are the busiest times in Zouma Ancient Town. Every year from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the day before New Year's Eve, there is also one of the most traditional activities in the local area, namely Zhuanzhuan rice. Relatives of the groom's family will invite each other to have Zhuanzhuan meal, which is a family dinner that symbolizes reunion. After the New Year's Eve, relatives and friends will be entertained for spring wine, which is a gathering with relatives.

In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone will follow the custom of Zouma Town. They will go to the well to burn incense and carry a load of water, which indicates that they have obtained "silver water". In short, there are many interesting activities here. If you are interested, you must visit it.

Chongqing’s forgotten ancient town: once prosperous for thousands of years, but now few people know it, 27 kilometers away from the main city