Ciqikou Shapingba District of Chongqing City, east of Jialing River, south of Shapingba, west Tong Bridge, Ishii north slope. From the bustling downtown only 3 km. It was built in the Song Dynasty, Chongqing City, an area of ​​1.18 square kilometers and preserved through the millennia change the focus of the protection of traditional street. Ciqikou is rare, antique traditional culture Historic District, is a cultural atmosphere, beautiful scenery, unique "one river two river Sanshan Fourth Street" landscape tourist destination, convenient transportation, recreation, relive the old dream Chongqing a good place.

Ciqikou history and rich cultural heritage, is an extremely important part of the historical and cultural city of Chongqing. Bayu culture, religion, culture, culture magnetic sand, red rock culture, folk culture unique: there are Gu Pu rough Bayu legacy, there is still weathering the teahouse, there are cultural and historical heritage of the pier; there are Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism teach coexistence of nine palaces eighteen temple; there is awe-inspiring red rock ruins Chester war; there is a unique a cappella opera, fiery performances, there is a unique process, a wide variety of traditional tourism products, Xuewang renowned quartet, the 1000 Paper , salt and pepper peanuts and other food Sambo, as you taste, either you buy. "A stone road, the Millennium Ciqikou", its distinctive national and regional characteristics show a strong vitality and strong attraction, at home and abroad come to visit every year, tourism guests more than 300 million people.

Ciqikou history

Ciqikou formerly known as White Cliffs field, began in Emperor Song Xianping years (AD 998-1003), in the Ming Dynasty became a thriving commercial dock, "where thousands of people to hand over the day, at night to ten thousand light" is its portrayal of prosperity. Qing dynasty, due to the production of blue and white porcelain, named after ciqikou. Originally known Hidden Dragon town.

Ciqikou was founded in Emperor Song Xianping years (AD 998), the legendary Ming Dynasty Zhu Yunwen forced to eat and sleep Lai Yu, Po temple in Covert on, so the original "Bai Yan Town" was renamed "Hidden Dragon Town" .

Qing dynasty, because of the rich and transit porcelain, named after ciqikou, Jialing River as an important land and sea terminals, then go through the millennium change rich simplicity of antiquity, making it the epitome and symbol of the ancient city of Chongqing Jiangzhou, "day hand over thousands of years, ten thousand light at night, "flourished in ciqikou, Known as" little Chongqing. "

Ciqikou to produce porcelain named. In 1918 to raise funds in the local Shang Shen grass slope to create a new process of porcelain "Shu porcelain", porcelain is of good quality, variety, getting big reputation, products exported outside the province. Gradually "ciqikou" name instead of "Hidden Dragon Town." It has been found at more than 20 ancient kiln sites.

As a provisional capital in Chongqing period, according to statistics there are firms, warehouses and various workshops reached more than 1670, more than 760 vendors households. We have more than 300 ships per day (boats were carrying 10 tons) cargo ship out of the dock. The most prosperous business throughout the year is the dry season (lunar August to April), pier dam erected temporary street, on River Street, in Ho, Ho under, as well as professional bamboo Street , IRC Street, ceramic pigs Street and the city of the rice market. On the pier million of merchants, crowded unreasonable.

In addition to the large marina, as well as the historic four silk factory, a factory made it 24 Arsenal (now special steel), 25 Arsenal (now Jialing plant), they have their own freight terminal. From morning to night on the pier, water and land, the steady stream of business travel, loading and unloading, steady stream. Salesmen shopkeeper, wholesale and retail purchase amount, smooth flow of goods. The right of a large marina bay bean sprouts, rice is to help, to help wood, bamboo goods to help, to help coal site. Pei Ho Street adjacent to the pier is IRC Street, City, swine, poultry and eggs City Yanshikou. The industry trade association has a firm, industry 26 food cake, cotton cloth 20, teahouse tavern 116. Former prosperity Ciqikou wharf, still remain deeply in the "old Chongqing" memory. Then handed such a ballad: "daytime hand over thousands, ten thousand light at night." "Thousands of people to hand over": is used to describe a day on board the ship has over a thousand public and boatman rowing boat docked to the pier. "Ten thousand light": refers to describe the merchants gathered on the pier, lit each night after oiler, carbide lamps and gas lamps, such as blinking stars.

Today there are 12 Ciqikou town streets, the streets are mostly the Ming and Qing style architecture, stone paved floor, shops along the street. Traders concentrated in large marina and docked Jinrong Street. Jialing River in the upper reaches each state, county and along the tributaries of agricultural and sideline products distribution in this transfer, some of the large city of Chongqing set up shop in the marina business passengers acquisitions. The output of cotton yarn, cloth, kerosene, salt, sugar, Yang Guang groceries, general merchandise, hardware, paint, clay bowl handmade paper and tobacco and other specialty products for the bulk.

In 1997, a Chongqing new issue of the "last memory" place card, with the Liberation Monument, through the far door, Linjiangmen is tied ciqikou large marina, the "small Chongqing" said.

1998 by the State Council as the porcelain mouth of Chongqing focus on the protection of traditional street. He was selected in 2010 Chinese historical and cultural street.

Car lines

Address: Chongqing Shapingba District porcelain Town

Car lines: take the path 202, path 237, path 261, path 467, path 503, 808, passage 220, 843 in the other bus at ciqikou station

Car lines: Chongqing - the Jialing Riverside Road - Shapingba - porcelain mouth