Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang District, Chongqing

Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang District, Chongqing

Zhuoshui Ancient Town is situated in Zhuoshui Town in Qianjiang District, Chongqing. Zhuoshui Ancient Town rose up in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It gradually declined after the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the most famous ancient towns in southeastern Yu area. It is a classic example of the old streets of Chongqing Old Town. Zhuoshui Ancient Town has relatively complete reservations and a rich ancient town structure in southeastern Yunnan.
English Name: Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang District
Chinese Name: 黔江区濯水古镇
Opening Hours: Open all day
Admission Fee:  Free
Recommended Visiting Hours: Half a day
Season: All year round
Address: Lishui Town, Qujiang District, Chongqing City

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Zhuoshui Ancient Town

Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang, is located at the river bank of Apeng River, the main tributary of Wujiang River. It is a National 4A Scenic Area, a national historical and cultural town, as well as an ancient town over a thousand years, which integrates Tujia stilted building complex, water transport wharf and business and trade market. A wind and rain bridge over Apeng River is 658m long and 5m wide, which is called as the “First Wind and Rain Bridge in the World”.

Introduction of Zhuoshui Ancient Town

History

It not only reflects the differences with other cities’ historic periods, but also embodies the integration of Ba culture, Tujia culture, and Han culture. The town also demonstrates inheritance and innovation within the pier culture, merchant’s culture, field town culture all intertwined.

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Zhuoshui Ancient Town is a famous historic and cultural town of China, which was once known as White Crane Dam and Zhuo River Dam. The general layout of the ancient town is “One dam, two streets, three palaces and six courtyards”, and ancient streets and alleys remain intact. Endowed with rich cultural legacy, the ancient town features folk crafts that speak to each other, such as Houhe Ancient Opera and Brocade of Tujia as intangible cultural heritage. It also features cultured with a long history, such as dock culture, merchant culture, ethnic culture and folk culture. The ancient town mainly includes attractions like Red Army Ferry, Navy City Gate, Conscience Exhibition Hall, Sheltered Bridge, the Residence of Eight Saints, Wan Tian Gong, Gong Jia Bao Ting, Yan Fang Money Shop, Old Residence of Wang Benshan, Wang Shi Oil Mill, the Longevity Palace. With primitive simplicity and antique flavor, Zhuoshui Ancient Town shows charms of an ancient town.

Main Sceneries

Zhuoshui Ancient Town in Qianjiang, is located at the river bank of Apeng River, the main tributary of Wujiang River. It is a National 4A Scenic Area, a national historical and cultural town, as well as an ancient town over a thousand years, which integrates Tujia stilted building complex, water transport wharf and business and trade market. A wind and rain bridge over Apeng River is 658m long and 5m wide, which is called as the “First Wind and Rain Bridge in the World”.

Rivers and streams intersect with one another.Be careful not to sink into such an attractive view. Long street and aged alley lies in one side of Wind and Rain Gallery Bridge, opposite to it stands Zhuoshui Flower Field,where all seasons are painted into multicolored.Several shallops haunt by riverside across the whole town, as if place yourself into Jiangnan.

What You Can Do

An endless stream of people come to visit Zhuoshui Ancient Town and this wind and rain bridge. Many of them chose to enjoy the wonderful scenery of the town and Apeng River by bamboo rafts. Bamboo rafts floating on the river become a scenery line, which can let people enjoy the beauty of the town and also make the town more charming.

How to Get There

  • Coach: Any bus station downtown – Bus Station of South Qianjiang – Zhuoshui scheduled bus
  • Railway: Qianjiang Railway Station — Zhuoshui Scenic Area Special Travel line
    Depart schedule: morning – 9:00/11:00 afternoon – 14:00/16:00/18:00

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Edited by  Lynette Fu/付云锐