Chaotianmen

Chaotianmen

Chongqing Chaotian gate is located at the intersection of Jialing River and Yangtze River in Yuzhong Peninsula, Yuzhong District, Chongqing. The original title of the gate is "ancient Chongqing Xiongguan", which is one of the 17 ancient city gates before Chongqing. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), when the Song Dynasty was partial to Lin'an (today's Hangzhou), Imperial Envoys sometimes sent imperial edicts from the Yangtze River through the gate, so the name Chaotianmen came into being.

On the left side of Chaotianmen, the Jialing River flows into Xiaochuan, where it flows for 1119 kilometers and then flows into the Yangtze River. Chaotianmen is the hub of the two rivers and the largest waterway passenger terminal in Chongqing.

In May 2016, Chaotianmen was elected as one of the top ten cultural symbols in Chongqing.

geographical position

On the left side of Chaotianmen, Jialing River flows into Xiaochuan. The green water of Jialing River collides with the brown yellow torrent of Yangtze River. The whirlpool is rolling and the turbidity is clear, forming a "Jiama water" landscape, which is as spectacular as a wild horse's mane. On the right side of the Yangtze River, after it contains Jialing River water, it becomes more and more powerful. It passes through the Three Gorges, connects the Yangtze River and the Han River, and flows thousands of miles. Since then, it has been called the "golden water section" of the Yangtze River. Chaotianmen is one of the nine gates along the Yangtze River in Chongqing. It is located at the southeast tip of Chongqing peninsula. The elevation of low water level Shazui is 160 meters, which is the lowest elevation in the urban area. Jialing River, one of the nine main tributaries of the Yangtze River, converges with the Yangtze River here and flows thousands of miles into the East China Sea. Chongqing is known as the "golden waterway" of the Yangtze River, one of the important ports, is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River economic center city. Here, thousands of visitors are transported to visit the spectacular Three Gorges of the Yangtze River every day, handling 10000 tons of goods.

Chongqing governs nine districts, nine counties and three cities. The Yangtze River flows through five districts, two counties and two cities, and flows through water area for 248 km. The Jialing River flows through three districts, two counties and one city, and flows through water area for 137 km. The urban area is surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side. The total length of the Yangtze River is 6380 km, but the navigation section is only 3194 km. The upstream navigation section is 795 km. It can only drive small ships, 2399 km downstream to Shanghai and 1274 km upstream to Wuhan Li, 648 kilometers to Yibin. The famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is on the route from Chongqing to Yichang. Therefore, people take Chongqing as the best starting point to visit the Magnificent Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Main attractions

"I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, only because I am in the mountain"

Chaotianmen is always contradictory to beautiful scenery. Why do you say that? Because all the beautiful scenery of the mountain city is always better than close-up. If you want to see Chaotianmen, you can only see it from the opposite bank of the river and Nanbin Road, but if you want to see Nanbin Road, you can only see it from Chaotianmen. You can take a sightseeing cruise from Chaotianmen to visit the bridge from Jialing River to huanghuayuan, and then turn around to visit the Yangtze River to Yangtze River Bridge. You can have a panoramic view of Hongya cave, Grand Theater, science and Technology Museum, Nanbin road and Sheraton.

Chongqing's water gate faces the sky, with two rivers and three barriers. On the stone wall, the vines are popular, and the Yellow horned trees wear the rocks and hold the stones, and the green plants melt. The ancient pavilion beside the cliff and the flying Pavilion near the river. Two rows of stone steps, shoulder to shoulder and down to the water. It is said that no matter how the river dries up, there is no end to the stone level, which leads to the mysterious golden bamboo palace. In the early summer and mid autumn, the water of Jialing River is green and rises to the yellow. The two rivers intersect and face the sky gate. They tear and roll, and flow rapidly. They are called "Jiama water", which is like a wild horse galloping. In the middle of the river, there are rocky hills. It is said that Dayu married Tushan's daughter in ancient Yuzhou, and he did not enter the family for 13 years.

wharf

Chongqing is the birthplace of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Chongqing tourism has the diamond level tourism resources of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It receives tens of millions of tourists every year. In order to meet the huge demand of the Three Gorges tourism market, Chaotianmen docks are full of all kinds of wholly-owned and joint venture 10000 ton Yangtze River cruise ships. Take golden one as an example

Changjiang golden No.1 is one of a series of new cruise ships built in 2011, which made its first voyage in May 2011. The ship is 136 meters long and 19.6 meters wide, with a gross tonnage of 14000 tons. The carrying capacity is 349. The cruise ship has a large river view terrace guest room, executive floor, presidential suite, commercial pedestrian street, snack bar, cigar bar, internet club, book bar, children's paradise, sauna center, Chinese and Western medical center, spa, revolving hall, multi-function hall, helipad, open-air swimming pool, simulated golf, large theater and simultaneous interpretation conference hall, etc Entertainment and leisure facilities, and equipped with four sightseeing elevators. According to the cruise company of the traffic and tourism group, this is the first time that a river cruise ship is equipped with an apron. If the guest has a private helicopter, he can fly directly to the ship.

ChaoTianmen Square

The green Jialing River collided with the brown yellow torrent of the Yangtze River, forming a "Jiama water" landscape, which has been called the "golden water section" of the Yangtze River since then.

The zero kilometer mark of Chongqing highway will be set in Chaotianmen square. "Zero kilometer" is the starting point of a country or city trunk road, and also the symbol of a city center. China's "zero kilometer" sign has been set in the middle of the central axis of Tiananmen Square, while Shanghai has set zero kilometer in people's Square. Chaotianmen is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Jialing River. It is also the largest water transport terminal in Chongqing. At the same time, Chaotianmen comprehensive trading market, the largest comprehensive trading market in Chongqing, is also here. So the flow of people here is very large, it has been very busy since ancient times.

Chaotianmen square is built on the top of the wharf. From a distance, Chaotianmen square looks like a huge ship sailing far away, so it is also known as the Titanic of Chongqing. Standing on the square, you can see the confluence of the two rivers. The Yellow Yangtze River and the green Jialing River form a unique landscape at the confluence.

With the development of the western region, Chongqing's great development has been intensified, and the area with Chaotianmen as the center is undergoing a magnificent change. In order to seize the wonderful scenery of the confluence of the two rivers, landmark buildings built close to Chaotianmen have sprung up. First Nanbin Road, then Hongya cave, and then Chongqing Grand Theater, Chaotianmen square has gradually become a supporting role. Who knows, this did not slow down the crowd of Chaotianmen, but exacerbated the phenomenon. People used to come to Chongqing to see Chaotianmen.

Raffles City

Chongqing Raffles square is located in Chaotianmen, where two rivers converge.

The man returns to the stone

Tu Shan's daughter stands on the rock and looks forward to her husband's return. Her name is "Fu Gui Shi", also known as "Hu GUI Shi". Chaotianmen is one of the main transportation hubs of Chongqing, which is the key point of golden waterway. After 1949, the docks were expanded again and again, and were arranged along the two rivers. The passenger transport building rises from the ground, and the passenger and freight cable cars run through the river. Two river cableways, flying in the air, shuttle left and right; river passenger ships, cargo ships, iron barges, wooden boats, row after row, this static that move. Chongqing's prosperity, to a certain extent, is mainly reflected in the water gate Chaotianmen. Chaotianmen is a good place for Chinese and foreign tourists to enjoy the scenery of Chongqing peninsula surrounded by two rivers.

Ciyun Temple

The area on the South Bank of the Yangtze River, during the Japanese bombing of Chongqing, was the area of consulates of various countries in China. According to relevant historical records, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo secretly ordered Japanese planes not to bomb the section from haitangxi to tanzishi in the area. At that time, many American, British, French and Italian warships and merchant ships were berthed along the river.

Ciyun Temple, originally Guanyin temple, was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in 1757,

1、 In order to establish a good relationship, master Yunyan, the abbot of the temple, broke the old rules and adapted to the needs of monks and nuns and male and female residents from all over the country to go up to Emei and down to Jiuhua and Putuo. At that time, he became the only temple with monks and nuns in China, which has been followed up to now.

2、 In the middle of the main hall of the temple, there is a big jade Buddha of Sakyamuni, which was welcomed by Myanmar and arrived in Chongqing in 1931. With a height of 1.87 meters, a width of 1.34 meters and a weight of 1500 kg, the Buddha is one of the four major Jade Buddha temples in China. The other three are in Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple, Beihai Tuancheng in Beijing and Guiyuan temple in Wuhan.

At the top left corner of Ciyun Temple is the Huangshan official residence where Chiang Kai Shek evaded Japanese bombing during the Anti Japanese war. Wangjiatuo, close to tanzishi on the south bank, was the Japanese concession before the Anti Japanese war.

Liangjiang

To the east of Chaotianmen, to the north of the Yangtze River, a white tower can be seen along the river by boat. This kind of tower, white or black, is a kind of mascot that ancient people longed for a stable life. It is called "Zhenyao tower". It is built on the way to enter the city, which means that good people can enter the city, and all demons can't pass by. In ancient times, it also served as a signpost, not only telling pedestrians that there was a city in front of them, but also that it was only five miles away. Rentou mountain not far from the white tower. A huge stone on a high mound of earth looks like a human head, facing the Yangtze River eastward, as if it was held down by the suppression demon tower.

To the left of Chaotianmen is the Jialing River, which originates from the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province and the south of Gansu Province. It flows through Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan provinces, with a total length of 1119 kilometers. The construction of Jialing passenger ropeway, which shuttles back and forth over the Jialing River, started in December 1980 and completed in one year, with a total length of 740 meters and a slow speed of 2 meters per second. 5 meters, fast 8 meters per second, two cranes opposite, each carrying 46 people. Shazhou, the low water level under the cableway, was the training ground of Chongqing in its early years, and also the place where the Japanese bombed Chongqing for the first time after the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war.

Chaotianmen cable car is one of the unique short distance transportation tools in Chongqing, which is mainly for boat passengers

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