Yuantong Ancient Town, Chongzhou City, is 38 kilometers away from downtown Chengdu, with a planned urban area of ??3.5 square kilometers and a built area of ??1.7 square kilometers). The ancient town has a history of 1,650 years. Yuantong is a famous ancient town. Historically, Yuantong Ancient Town was an important wharf on the Wenjing River. It was once prosperous. "Ancient" is the most appropriate word to describe Yuantong Ancient Town. Take a rest on a stilt building next to the old stone arch bridge at the end of Banbian Street and watch the river flow by.
Imagining the prosperity of Yuantong 1600 years ago makes people lament that "the dead are like a man". Yuantong Ancient Town was once an important dock in history. There are three rivers converging here, so it is called Huijiang. There are eight existing monuments and ancient sights in the town: Yongli Bridge, Luo Family Mansion, Huang Family Mansion, Huang Family Ancestral Hall, Yuantong Catholic Church, Wang Guoying's Former Residence, Tiegan Bridge, and Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers Bridge. The place began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the city flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Chengdu back garden, Minshan front yard.
Main Attractions
Xizi Palace
With the evolution of history, Xizi Palace gradually became a temple dedicated to Cangjie, the legendary inventor of Chinese characters. Cangjie was a historian in the Huangdi era and the creator of writing. He was honored as the "foreign master of writing". People in the world are grateful for Cangjie's contribution, so they have developed customs and habits such as cherishing writing, respecting writing paper, and not discarding writing paper with writing on it. Gu Gu said: Respecting words is like respecting saints, cherishing words is like cherishing gold, cherishing words can bring blessings, and those who cherish words throughout their lives will have immeasurable blessings.
Yuantong Catholic Church
Yuantong Town Catholic Church is located 11 kilometers west of Chongzhou City. The church stands in the town (opposite the town supply and marketing cooperative). This hall has been in existence for nearly 100 years since the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The construction of the church was agreed upon by Father Gu, a missionary living in France, and the parishioners of Tongyuan Tongchang: Liu Bochang, Yang Gongxin, Zeng Siling, etc. The funds for the construction of the church were sponsored by Father Gu, and with the great efforts of local parishioners It was completed with the cooperation of the church and was named the Catholic Church. The image designer of the church used a Chinese and Western structure, and the facade image was carefully shaped with patterns made according to Catholic regulations.
Wynn Bridge
The Wynn Bridge was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was destroyed by a flash flood in the 27th year of the Republic of China. The bridge body is a masonry structure, connecting Xin Street of Yuantong Town to the north and Changshou Street to the south. It is 50 to 60 meters long, with two piers and three holes. Qi. There are exquisitely carved stone dragons guarding the two piers. The slopes of the bridge piers are paved with flat stone slabs as vehicle paths, and there are stone steps on both sides for pedestrians to go up and down. What makes Yuantong people happy is that several precious monuments were destroyed, but only the Wynn Bridge remained intact.
Iron Bridge
Iron Bridge is an iron-wood structure bridge. Before liberation, it was the only bridge passing the Wenjin River. After liberation, it was rebuilt under the leadership of the party. , changing the iron wood into an iron cable bridge body and cement bridge deck and piers. Safe and convenient.
Luo Family Mansion, Huang Family Mansion, Huang Family Ancestral Hall, and Wang Guoying’s Former Residence
Luo Family Mansion, Huang Family Mansion, Huang Family Ancestral Hall, and Wang Guoying’s Former Residence were all built at the beginning of the last century. The house is basically a wooden structure, with dark red pillars and door panels, and the windy wall with the characteristics of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, which resembles a cat's arched back, is particularly eye-catching and elegant. The fine points can be described as "a slight difference is a thousand miles away".
Specialty delicacies
Such as Yan Sanmaizi’s ground pork, Gao Hongxing’s fish-flavored liver slices, Qiu Da’an’s fried noodles, Qi Da’an’s noodles, Zhang Ershi’s live noodles , Xiao Porridge’s porridge, Zhou Youcha’s camellia, Huang Paojiang’s salted duck, Xiao Hui’s chicken. Zhihuatang’s white ice cream, Hu Guangcheng’s Guangcheng Restaurant. So far, these traditional snacks have disappeared except for the relatively recent Guangcheng Restaurant (established in 1987), which changed its name and opened business. As for other famous snacks, they need to be discovered.
Bus
Buy a ticket from Chengdu to Yuantong from Chadianzi Passenger Terminal and take the bus from Chengdu to Huaiyuan. The fare is 14 yuan. The ride time is about 1 hour. The fare You can also take a sedan to Chongzhou at Chadianzi Passenger Transport Station for 13 yuan (this is the cheapest and fastest way). The fare is 19 yuan. The ride takes about half an hour. Then you can buy a ticket to Yuantong at Chongzhou Passenger Transport Center. , take the bus (306) to Huaiyuan and get under the Yuantong Bridge.
Self-driving
From Chengdu-Wenqiong Expressway to Chongzhou, then go right for 10 kilometers from behind Chongzhou Century Plaza to get there.
Tickets: Free
Development time: All day
Recommended play time: 3-4 hours
Suitable play season: all seasons Appropriate