Tanghe old town located in the southwestern city of Chongqing and Sichuan, Chongqing Jiang Jin combination of zone, adjacent to the northeast of Baisha town, close to Chengdu-Chongqing Railway and the Yangtze River, southwest of Sichuan, Jiangsu border, 65 km away from Jiang Jin, Chongqing, 112 km. As Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and transportation hub and material distribution center, along the River formed a boat very early horse without a break, prosperity merchants like clouds, precipitation profound and glorious history Wen Ming town. This vigorous Gu Pu little town, with its splendid ancient architectural culture, unpretentious folk customs, picturesque and elegant environment, has become the third batch of Chinese historical and cultural towns named.

Tanghe old town has a long history of human habitation as early as two thousand years ago, self Ming Ye Temple began, gradually building became town, to the Qing Qianlong period tends to flourish, because River and flies around the field name. Jiang Jin River has been under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty is thought good years, in ten years the town is a ten, thirty years to build the rural, liberation is still Township, Yongxing area of ​​the tube, in 1994, dismantling and rural, pond River to build the town. In 2001 Jiang Jin again to adjust the size of towns, still located in the town of River, covers an area of ​​64 square kilometers.

Tanghe old town extant ancient Ming and Qing buildings of nearly 40,000 square meters, mainly for the River Historic Districts, Longmen stone manor, Ting heavy temple three parts. River Streets area covering 28,000 hectares, the different characteristics of the times since the Ming and Qing style of ancient buildings over 15,000 square meters. Hillside town street, stepped up winds from the River pier. About 600 m long main street connected to the sub-side streets, street two temple alley, dominated by the three Zhaimen. Building up the stairs to the street mostly based bluestone, brick for the wall, odd eaves brackets, carved beams painted columns, patchwork, beautiful.

For thousands of years the ancient town has developed a unique and heavy folk customs. Every festival temple fair, sing opera, the festival gods, bustling. I am similar hats shop, street embroidery house, compiled by Zhu Xi house, red smithy, old-fashioned tavern waiter, everywhere. Seat opera singing, stone craft, married to sit sedan chair, put River raft, fishing boat swing long, leisurely life picture of a good school. Into the river, people can not help but move into the sense of well-preserved natural ecological landscape and history of traditional culture. Majestic Gunziping town territory, dense forests, no risk of Cave, along the river green bamboo, Cyathea original ancient communities, with rich and numerous historical and cultural monuments, charming for the town added a lot of color.

Traffic Guide

Scenic Area Address: Jiangjin River Street Town area along the river

Car lines: Chongqing Chongqing Chaotianmen take the shuttle up to the River; Caiyuanba car, take a shuttle to Jiang Jin, transfer to the shuttle up in Jiang Jin Tanghe old town center passenger.

Car lines: Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway - River exit - Stone Longmen Village - Tanghe old town.