Longxing old town located southeast of Yuzhong District, 36 kilometers away from the downtown area of ​​Chongqing, is a historical and cultural towns in Chongqing, Chongqing Economic hundred town. Longxing old town has a long history, according to records, the Yuan and Ming have small market, the early Qing Dynasty commodity economy developed, set Longxing field. In the beginning of the field instead Longxing, June 2003 consolidated six days' Fort in the town village, both now Longxing old town. Aerial view of town from a height, a narrow winding street detour, long bluestone on both sides of the street, is a typical residential Bayu brick and black tiles, panes carved with fine wood patterns, subtle and delicate.

Longxing old town traffic is developed, 210 State Road, across the highway from the southeast Chongqing long, connected North and State Road 319, extending in all directions with the road Zhou Bian the town, town water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, catering, accommodation, markets, water and land complete transport facilities, is Yubei first "three" standard market town, the venue size 12 streets criss-cross, road spacious and clean, tree-lined road, rich urban atmosphere of mass sports plaza, modern office buildings, commercial pedestrian street, Big Wheel centers and high street lamps, Lake water park, eco park, the modern and the ancient town of Lao Cai town houses, ancestral halls, temples, stockade perfect combination, unique folk culture and remarkable cultural landscape features.

Longxing old town dating back more than 600 years of history, rich cultural heritage, there are many forms of landscape architecture, talented people, more than 200 famous ancient four generals, celebrity culture, the town retains many traditional folk activities, such as body song , drum, sing opera to sit and so on. Native products are Longxing Dougan, old bacon. Long shangxingzhen high around the middle of the low-lying conjunction with a suitable sexual built, ancient architecture stack height, layout suitable, well-structured, township fresh air, beautiful scenery, humanistic spirit and folk history Bayu distinctive characteristics, the town has high tourism value and artistic appreciation value.

Longxing old town's main tourist attractions are magnificent, magnificent temples Longxing China; the most complete extant in Chongqing, a large-scale residential large landowners Liu Dengji - Liu courtyard; Taoists Activity Center - Ryuzo Palace ; Buddhist pilgrimage tourism - Longxing Temple; Qing Dynasty Jia large landowners anti-bandit built Jia stockade.

Better protection of cultural relics, will tap the potential value of cultural relics out of the rich historical and cultural connotation town Longxing, Longxing old town relocation plan will be implemented relics surrounding area Yubei District, is expected to be the second half of 2004, a street in the east shrine Heritage building relocation of 250 meters Street; HSBC international Travel and cooperation to create "Yulin drifting", will offer visitors an explorer, an ideal place for a secluded spot; the forthcoming introduction of Christianity, the integration of existing Longxing Taoism, Buddhism, the formation of Chinese and Western, three religions religious pilgrimage. Coupled 1,500 meters stone streets and houses of Ming and Qing, the ancient shrine (Liu shrine), stockade Ecological Park, Lake Park, will provide visitors a recreation, adventure secluded spot, were asked to find the ideal place for ancestors.

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Longxing Street

When you walk that walk in Longxing old town after years of grinding Li has been uneven and appears uneven flagstone streets, you may not appreciate the original ecology of small town life through a commercial package and business culture contamination. Idle people live, comfortable without Zhang Yang, sent a lengthy river of time. Street is the street, bluestone brick, fretwork paved; the room is the old house, pick purlin cantilever, Uva white walls, a small town on the aftertaste.

Not every field, the town on the quiet, tranquil. Street pavement is still operating, but less patronage. No trading, were busy, end in front of the bench and sat Kan Longmen Zhen, occasionally sounded vague or hearty laughter. Someone walked off, Longmenzhen temporarily interrupted and opt to look pointed at passers-by, coming from the other end Ying Street, and at this end of the street away, then recover the vision, evaluate appearance was an air of passers-by, passers estimates come to know the whole story, or just a continuation of the topic.

Corner there is pavement, eating some small business face and steamed buns and the like, and also buy some tea. Tea to attract the leisure of old patrons, to a covered tea, Youkouwuxin drink. Or to scrape together four people playing mahjong. It was faded slippers, put his leg put his feet on the bench, slowly Kouzhao feet. It was wrapped in a tobacco leaf, plug in after years of bitter wormwood stems made of tobacco stems, the sorption slowly, attempting winking, smoke-filled, the more around the choking incense tobacco.

T-Shui Street pricked with a thick wooden pillars, wooden beams, steep arches, dark wood rafters and masonry barricaded about four meters of canopy to allow people to rest to avoid the rain poured, to avoid the exposure day, enjoy the cool breeze shade and wind. Also suddenly darkened streets forming a time tunnel, allowing visitors to the new towns across the old neighborhoods, into the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Liu Courtyard

Liu courtyard located in the streets, Menlian three-bay, four-story compound into the deep, dark brown Chinese lacquer, white-washed walls, small windows, window frames secret, only thirty-four into the middle of a small courtyard, the lack of light, then a little dismal miserable. Plus the house furnishings of antique furniture, exudes stale musty, but feel chilly. Only the nave hall hung a couplet, to bring a little bit dull Liu courtyard festivity. Couplet filled with rich content, obviously flattering tone, squire congratulated Liu Uncle fifty birthday: Pengcheng Xiao Han Tang ninety thousand; Kam Tong Hok compute are three thousand; banners is a plaque, the words of the question: Crane deer spring.

Text festivity, a plaque bearing the text of the old and new is striking. Couplet hanging wooden paint do fall, barely recognize the word, retains the true colors after hundreds of years of wind and rain. Hengbian the brush gold oil, it is magnificent, does not match the heavy old house, obviously artificial whitewash, superfluous.

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Bayu Folk Museum

Longxing museum a total of three exhibition halls, namely, farming tools, clear carving showy bed and folk crafts exhibition. The main exhibition hall facing the Yubei district and regional Longxing collection of Qing Dynasty carved showy bed, reflects the mainland in order to "make plain" as the representative of the level and style of furniture making. This nine carved bed, heavy Zhuang Mu in the shape, material width Zhuo, larger size, body rich; the production work fine, fine knife, structured; on the decorative carving pay attention, harassment magnificently rich patterns content colorful, impressive: both are in wood carving Jane is!

The right show is carved by Mr. Jiang Fengming local craft artists like the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin characters. Mr. Jiang Fengming in Chongqing Bayu top ten folk artists and folk art masters of Chongqing, the way he carved all kinds of Zhuopu God-shaped figure with its carved figures like folk art masterpiece in Chongqing today.

Left farming tools and hand equipment show, it is a concentrated expression of the rural economy and agricultural culture of a particular period. China is a great ancient civilization in the long river of history, China has made to the progress of human Wen Ming a great contribution, and power source feeding the growth of Chinese Wen Ming, from ancient China developed agriculture, and agriculture is an important indicator of development We are constantly moving forward with the farming.

Car lines

Address: Yuzhong District Longxing old town

Car lines: You can go in red ditches or Chaotianmen bus station bound for Longxing car