Dongshuimen

Dongshuimen is one of the water terminals in old Chongqing. Dongshuimen is the east gate of 17 ancient city gates in Chongqing, adjacent to Huguang guild hall. It is 3.1 meters wide, 4.5 meters high and 6.6 meters thick. The terrain is dangerous and difficult to defend, so there is no urn in the gate.

Dongshuimen

Dongshuimen is just east of Chongqing city. There is no urn, the gate does not face the river, north. Dongshuimen, built in Ming Dynasty, is the gate to the east of the old city of Chongqing, but the gate to the north. It is one of the only two old city gates in Chongqing.

In the past, when we went to the south bank, we used to cross the Yangtze River from this gate, so it was very prosperous. By the time of the Anti Japanese War, the city walls had been demolished, and people could go out of the city everywhere and cross the river by wanglongmen street.

history

Dongshuimen, built in the Ming Dynasty, is the gate to the east of the old city of Chongqing, but the gate to the north. It is one of the only two old city gates in Chongqing, and the upper city building on the gate no longer exists. The gate is about 230 meters, 3.1 meters wide, 4.5 meters high and 6.6 meters thick. It is a section of the stone wall near the entrance of the shiquanding city. Perhaps because of the dangerous terrain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is no urn at the entrance. It was once an important road for people to cross the Yangtze River to the south bank, and also a place where merchants gathered from other places. It is a famous Huguang guild hall with prosperous business and dense population

Yuwang Temple (also known as "Yuwang Temple") is located on bajiaoyuan street. It is an important material evidence of the immigration movement of "Huguang filling Sichuan" in Chongqing in Qing Dynasty. It was built in the 24th year of Qianlong. The existing buildings also include "Guangdong Office" and "Qi'an office"

The narrow stone steps, which are suddenly pulled from dongshuimen wharf to half a steep slope, are trampled by coolies and boat passengers' feet for many years, showing the mottled traces of time. The uneven times show the old state of corruption and dirtiness in rainy season. There is a change about 20-30 meters away from the stone steps. Another 20-30 meters away is the famous old trail - dongshuimen. On both sides of the stone steps under the old city wall, there are some small wooden houses on the side of the mountain. On the outside, the stilted buildings standing on the edge of the cliff are leaning out, showing a frightening posture of falling down. The wooden houses against the wall, because of the long-term immersion of the cliff, produce large dark green moss, mixed with the old black and yellow of the wooden houses, show gloomy and dismal under the pressure of the huge mountain behind I'm confident. Here, we often hear not only the sound of cargo ships in the Yangtze River all night, but also the sound of coolies with the unique accent of East Sichuan people who pass by the stone steps from time to time. Here, we are surprised by the inconvenience of daily life, the hardship of civilian life in big cities, the ease of life attitude of people who are gradually used to dongshuimen and the rudeness formed in the harsh environment Habits; we are also getting used to the red fight of the men who live here, and to the family customs of the women who often talk with rude words

present situation

Its old appearance is far away from our sight forever. In addition to the representative section of the old wall of dongshuimen, which stands out as an evidence of Chongqing's history, all the old traces have disappeared: the old wooden house under the wall is replaced by a new antique building with black tiles and white walls, which is so antique and full of charm; there are open and flat riverside roads around, from time to time, cars rush past here to let you know It's hard to imagine the original narrow and dilapidated environment, the typical steep terrain; not far away is the newly-built Huguang guild hall. The architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties makes this area mixed with historical tourism and modern leisure. It's hard to associate with those narrow and shabby alleys on the steep slope.

Address: Chaotianmen, Yuzhong District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.58699798584

Latitude: 29.559700012207

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