Gongtan ancient town

Gongtan ancient town

Gongtan ancient town is a famous historical and cultural town in China, the first historical and cultural town in Chongqing, a national AAAA tourist attraction, and a famous tourist attraction in Chongqing. It is known as the "core scenic spot and bright pearl of Wujiang Gallery".

Gongtan ancient town is located at the intersection of Wujiang River and Apengjiang River, across the river from Yanhe County, Guizhou Province. It is the starting point of Youyang's "Qianli Wujiang River, Baili Gallery". Since ancient times, it has been a cargo transfer station in Wujiang River Basin and even the Yangtze River Basin.

Gongtan ancient town originated from the Shu Han Dynasty (according to Liu Lin's notes on Huayang annals: "Hanfu county was set up in the Three Kingdoms of Shu and Han Dynasty, belonging to Fuling County, which is located in gongtan town of Youyang County today). It was built in the Tang Dynasty (the second year of Linde (AD 665) and moved to Hongdu County in gongtan), about 1800 years ago.

In February 2020, in order to thank the national medical staff for their dedication, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot implemented a free and open preferential policy for medical workers with medical related certificates.

Historical evolution

Hanfu County, located in Shuhan of the Three Kingdoms, belongs to Fuling county. It is located in gongtan Town, Youyang County.

It was abolished at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Tang Wude three years (619) analysis of Pengshui, Shicheng two counties, located in (Hongdu county), belongs to Qianzhou.

In the third year of Zhenguan (629), it moved northward to Hongdu river.

In the second year of Linde (665), gongtan was transferred, which is now gongtan town.

In 1063, the village was abandoned.

In 1736, the first year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty, Youyang was changed into Zhili Prefecture, and gongtan set up an inspection department.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, gongtan was divided into several counties.

In September 1949, gongtan was liberated and the district government was established.

In October 2005, the relocation and reconstruction of gongtan ancient town was officially launched. The infrastructure construction started on October 25, 2006. The relocation was completed by the end of April 2007 and the reconstruction was completed by the end of April 2008.

On May 1, 2009, the restored gongtan ancient town was officially opened.

On November 17, 2017, gongtan ancient town was rated as the top ten most popular ancient villages and towns among netizens in 2017.

geographical position

Gongtan ancient town is located at the junction of Youyang County, Pengshui County and Yanhe County of Guizhou Province, the intersection of Wujiang River and Apengjiang river. The highway from Youyang County to Pengshui County passes through the central market town of gongtan. The annual cargo throughput of gongtan wharf is more than 5 million tons, and the water and land transportation is convenient. It has been the passenger and freight transit station of Sichuan (Chongqing), Guizhou, Hunan and Hubei since ancient times, and is known as "qiangongtan".

Gongtan ancient town has been a passenger and freight transit station in Sichuan (Chongqing), Guizhou, Hunan and Hubei since ancient times. It is a golden port connecting Chongqing with Wujiang River. It is adjacent to Lingkou and Tianguan in the East, Guizhou Yanhe in the west, Wujiang central line as the boundary, Houping in the south, and Shangan Township in Pengshui in the north.

Main attractions

Yuanyang building

There are two parallel courtyard behind the house, one is ran family, the other is Yang family. The ran family has a raobane (boy) and the Yang family has a rabbanine (girl). They are young and full of love. But this can't be done, because at that time, the concept of race and family relationship was deeply rooted in Bizika's heart, which resulted in one never married and the other never married Later, in order to commemorate their love affair, the building was named Yuanyang building.

Xiqin guild hall

The Xiqin guild hall in gongtan was built by Shaanxi businessmen in gongtan. It is a symbol of gongtan's march towards modern commodity economy.

During the reign of Guangxu, Zhang pengjiu, a businessman from Shaanxi Province, was the first to set up a salt shop in gongtan, and built the "Xiqin guild hall" by himself. Because the architectural style of the guild hall is similar to that of other temples, and the walls are painted with red powder, the local people call it "Hongmiaozi".

Xiqin guild hall is not only the largest and magnificent building in the ancient town, but also a building with foreign style. It is surrounded by beacon walls and its outer walls are decorated with vermilion. The ground inside the museum is paved with stone slabs. The gate opens to the west, with the main hall, side hall, ear room, theater building, carved beams and painted buildings, and the top is covered with tiles. Today, although things are right and people are wrong, and a scene of decline and depression has been revealed, there is still a grand and straight style.

Ran's courtyard

In gongtan, ran is a great surname. The courtyard of the ran family has a history of 300 years. It is surrounded by closed, into which, there is a place in the feeling of Hui style dwellings. But different from the Hui style houses, it is open on one side, with the stilted Gallery extending to the street, and the main and wing rooms are of bucket like structure, all of which are the architectural style of gongtan tunnel.

Xia family yard

The saying "beauty comes from the courtyard of Xia family" tells us that Xia family is a big family. Because his family is also engaged in salt industry, the women's family members are well-dressed and cultivated, so they get the title of beauty.

There is also a saying that the courtyard is unique in geomantic omen. It is backed by the cliff and directly enjoys the protection of ancient Pueraria trees. The original plaque on the front door of the courtyard of the Xia family is inscribed with "kindness and filial piety", that is, parents are kind and children are filial.

Dong family ancestral hall

A ancestral hall jointly built for the Dong clan. From the stone stairs on the old street to the high stone threshold, there is a Sihe patio inside and the main hall opposite, all of which are ancient wooden frames. The ancestral hall of the Dong family used to be a place of great power for the Dong family.

Giant Ladder

Giant ladder is made of more than 60000 rocks. According to legend, it was the stone ladder to heaven left by Tugu when she subdued the evil spirits. Many Tu people burn incense and make vows here. God will read his virtue and guide him to the land of bliss after a hundred years.

Taiping VAT

The fire of the wooden structure house is the biggest hidden danger, so the local residents built an emergency tank every 90 meters, which is what we call the fire pool. Until now, there is only one Taiping VAT left in the ancient town.

Carp leaping to the dragon's gate

The natural form of "carp leaps to the dragon's gate". A fish shaped stone juts across the stone wall beside the road, just like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate. Gongtan people who live by the river stubbornly believe that this is the incarnation of the river god and can protect ships from traveling. Therefore, this "carp" is sought after by local people. Many people who want to travel by boat will come here to pray for a smooth journey. So many tourists will also pay homage to this "God fish" here.

Chuanzhu Temple

The Chuanzhu temple in Chenjiawan is dedicated to Li Bing. The construction of Dujiangyan by Li Bing made the Western Sichuan plain rich, and he was granted the title of the Lord of Sichuan. At that time, there was an evil dragon in Dujiangyan, which made waves and troubles to the people, and was subdued by him to keep the peace in all directions. Gongtanchuan's main temple was full of incense in those days. Outside the temple, all the streets sold incense candles. Teahouses, hotels and braised pork houses gathered here. Porters and peddlers on the wharf all moved here. There were no less than a thousand visitors. Unfortunately, it was demolished during the cultural revolution, but the destroyed temples were restored in the process of reconstruction.

Bridge weight bridge

Qiaochongqiao is a famous bridge in the bridge. There is a saying that "I don't know qiaochongqiao, not gongtan people". Bridge weight bridge is a small arch bridge which is made up of two bridges. There are only a few stone ladders from the bridge below to the bridge above. The two bridges are well arranged. "This kind of bridge is unique to gongtan.

Yongding Chenggui

Yongding Chenggui is embedded in the ancient wall, and the inscription is relatively clear, which is established to regulate the distribution of power and money among porters, Lifu and Futou at that time. It is 155 cm high and 83 cm wide. Facing the Wujiang River, it is embedded in the stone wall, which is seriously eroded. However, it can still recognize more than 50 words, which means complete.

The inscriptions show that gongtan town is an important transfer station for Sichuan salt to Guizhou, and the salt transported is called "guest salt". The inscriptions also recorded that he Heng, Zheng Changxin and others were responsible for the supervision and implementation of the carrying capacity and price. The freight for loading a package of salt into the cabin was 5 Wen, and 6 Wen was added to each package when it was unloaded from the ship and carried to the salt warehouse. It also stipulated that all porters should be certified by the salt number and registered to prevent disorder.

Food specialty

Gongtan fermented tofu

Fermented tofu is a traditional Tujia food, which is one of the "ten bowls" of Tujia banquet. In particular, Tujia people always use fermented tofu to entertain their relatives and friends in weddings and funerals, birthday celebrations, building houses, giving birth to children and so on.

Gongtan mung bean powder

Mung bean powder is heat clearing, can't get hot after eating, has good taste and is easy to eat. During the Spring Festival, visiting relatives and friends, entertaining guests, mung bean powder because of the delicious and convenient production has become the first choice.

Gongtan Shaobai

Shaobai is a special dish in Sichuan and Chongqing. It's a kind of button meat. Slice the streaky pork, add various seasonings and steam it.

Buckwheat cake

Buckwheat is the kind of buckwheat with green leaves, red stalks, white flowers, black seeds, black flour and black Baba in Huangmei Opera "beating pig grass". Buckwheat is a late autumn crop, divided into tartary buckwheat and sweet buckwheat. Because the yield is too low and the ground surface is black, only farmers in mountainous areas will use the wasteland to grow a little.

Livable tea

Yiju Township, Youyang County, Chongqing, with an average altitude of more than 800 meters, is hazy all the year round. As early as 800 years of state rule and 600 years of Tusi rule, Yiju township has long been regarded as tribute tea. Its tea sprouts are plump, leaves are soft, and rich in vitamins, especially amino acids. It is rich in health care. It is known as the "hometown of tea".

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