Tangzha Ancient Town, located in Tangzha Town Street, Chongchuan District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province (formerly Gangzha District), was praised by Academician Wu Liangyong as "the first town of modern industrial heritage in China".

Main attractions

It is understood that the old town has a series of modern industrial remains, such as Dasheng Yarn Factory, Fuxing Flour Factory, Zishen Pig Iron Metallurgical Factory, Guangsheng Oil Factory, Dasheng Fabric Company, Dada Inland River Shipping Company, Zesheng Water Lock Company, Dadagong Rice Milling Company and Tongcheng Paper Factory. Workers' residential areas such as Century East Workshop, Gaoan Street, Old Workshop, South Workshop and New Workshop of Dasheng Cotton Mill; On both sides of Tongyang Canal, there are modern commercial buildings with western style, large-scale modern warehouse buildings, traditional residential buildings in Gaomen Courtyard, and social life and historical landscapes such as red building, hospital, theater, park, wharf, food market and ship lock.

Historical evolution

Tangzha ancient town was praised by Academician Wu Liangyong as "the first town of modern industrial heritage in China". A hundred years ago, Zhang Jian built factories, schools, parks and roads in Tangzha with his idea of rejuvenating the country with "father education and mother industry"? A major industrial town has emerged. Years are like smoke, and the wheels of the times are rolling forward. Here, the old traces of the ancient town can be found, and the new face is gradually unfolding.