Ancient city of Youzhou

Ancient city of Youzhou

Youzhou ancient city is located in Taohuayuan scenic area, Youyang County, Chongqing. It is a 1.3 km long ethnic street, named Wuling ancient state and now Youyang ancient city. It mainly takes Tujia Miao culture as the carrier and integrates Tujia Miao architecture and folk customs. It is a window for visitors to appreciate the culture of Tujia Miao in Southeast Chongqing and taste the folk culture in Southeast Chongqing. The ancient city is composed of a 1300 meter long ethnic street. It is named Wuling ancient state and now Youyang ancient city. It is a "Museum" displaying Tujia architecture, history, folk customs and culture.

Youzhou ancient city mainly takes Tujia and Miao culture as the carrier, and integrates Tujia and Miao architecture and folk customs. It is a window for visitors to appreciate Wuling Mountain Tujia and Miao culture and taste the folk culture of Southeast Chongqing.

The famous singer Tengger's Divine Comedy "Peach Blossom Land" MV is shot here.

Overview of the ancient city

History of the ancient city

The ancient city was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. It was the Tusi yamen built by ran Xingbang, the 12th generation Tusi in Youyang. After more than 10 generations of Tusi's inheritance and renovation, it once became the political, economic and cultural center of the junction of Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou. In the 13th year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty, the chieftain of Youyang changed his land and returned it to Liu. During the Anti Japanese War, the Sichuan Hunan highway (now national highway 319) was built. Due to the tight construction period, the highway passed through the deserted ancient city.

Renovate the ancient city

Today's ancient city of Youzhou was rebuilt on the site of the ancient city and the abandoned highway of national highway 319 after the reconstruction of Youyang County Road in 2010, according to the theme of "national image and cultural miniature".

Walking on the mottled stone street at the South Gate of the ancient city, you can see the tall and majestic towers. The city tower, with its cornices, banners, bricks and tiles, is magnificent against the blue sky and white clouds. In the city, there are newly built original stilted buildings, such as Babu Dawang temple, Tusi City, Xiqin guild hall, hand waving hall, Guanyin Pavilion, Youyang palace, Ya Yuan, kaopeng, Academy, Tujia Nuo theater, Zhinu building, etc., which become a window for tourists at home and abroad to appreciate the long Tujia culture and rich folk customs of Youyang.

Ancient city style

The warm sunshine of early autumn, through the green willow treetops, shines on the Diaojiao upstairs of the ancient city inn, restaurant and tea shop, emitting the fragrance of an old wooden house. Looking back to the 11th year of Tongzhi reign in Qing Dynasty, when Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang and Bachelor of University, came to Youyang for examination, he saw that the ancient city was becoming more and more dilapidated. In addition to heartache, he wrote the word "Youzhou" for the ancient city in the precarious Hangjiao tower, longing for the day of Nirvana and rebirth of the ancient city.

Youzhou ancient city, which has gained its new life, is coming from the dust of history and exudes the fragrance of years.

Ancient city culture

national culture

Youzhou ancient city takes "one heart" (Folk Culture Exhibition Center) "three lines" (landscape experience and historical culture exhibition section, folk culture commercial block section, national spirit culture exhibition section) as the basic framework, and takes "national image, such as singing years" as the theme. It has Tujia life experience hall, Tujia image sculpture hall, Babu Dawang temple, Tusi City, Xiqin guild hall, Tujia culture exhibition hall, etc Tujia totem wall, waving dance square, Tujia Nuo opera house, Miao livable tea shop, Bizika wine street, all of which display Tujia culture.

Scenic spot construction

Youzhou ancient city has a total construction area of 30000 square meters. The ecological parking lot of 10000 square meters has been basically completed, with a total length of 1.2 kilometers. The main building of 35 Tujia stilted buildings has been completed, and the bluestone floor and blind road of the ancient city pedestrian street have been paved. The street was opened in October 2012.

The ancient city is divided into North and south cities. The north city is mainly composed of Youyang style store, which is built by Xiangji kitchen, a cultural catering brand from Kuanzhai alley in Chengdu, and Youshui River super five-star resort hotel, which is built by aman group, a world-class high-end hotel group.

There are inns, wine shops and tourist shops in Nancheng, where you can experience the amorous feelings of cultural bars; or you can feel the "Youyang on the tip of your tongue" in the fragrance of all kinds of special food; of course, it's also a good enjoyment to choose cloth art, jewelry, local products or folk handicrafts in the small shops with ancient and simple decoration charm; or you can taste tea quietly in a quiet corner and enjoy yourself in Youyang Feel the mysterious Tusi culture in the distant tea rhyme.

The famous singer Tengger's Divine Song "Taohuayuan" MV was shot in the ancient city of Youzhou and its adjacent Taohuayuan 5A scenic spot.

Address: No.41, Huancheng Road, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing

Longitude: 108.763821

Latitude: 28.866764

Ticket information: free.

Chinese PinYin : You Zhou Gu Cheng