Ciqikou Ancient Town, located in Shapingba District, Chongqing, was once a famous commercial wharf in the lower reaches of the Jialing River, and was listed in the "Twelve Views of New Bayu" in 2008. The ancient town contains rich Bayu culture, religious culture, Sand Magnetic culture, Hongyan culture and folk culture, which is the epitome and symbol of the ancient city of Chongqing, so it is known as "Little Chongqing". It is a key protected historical district and a national aaaa-level tourist scenic spot determined by the State Council.
Ciqikou's earliest name was BaiyanChang, which began in the Xianping period of Emperor Zhenzong of Song (998-1003), because there was once a White Rock Temple here. In the fourth year of Ming Jianwen, the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao was usurped by his fourth uncle Zhu Di, and after escaping from the palace, he cut his hair and became a monk. When he was exiled to the Bayu area, he was hidden for four or five years at Baolun Temple on Baiyan Mountain. After the world knew about it, they renamed Baolun Temple to Longyin Temple on the basis of the fact that emperor Zhenlong Tianzi once lived in seclusion here, and BaiyanChang was also renamed Longyin Town.
In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, porcelain became the main industry of Longyin Town for a long time. In 1918, the local merchants of porcelain raised funds to create a new-craft porcelain "Shu Porcelain Factory" in Qingcaopo, the town, which was exported to Shu. Later, with the progress of craftsmanship, the variety of porcelain increased, and the fame also expanded. In Longyin Town, there were more than 70 porcelain industries at its most developed.
During the Republic of China period, Chongqing became the capital of The Companion, because of the convenience of water transportation, Longyin Town became a distribution center for agricultural and sideline souvenirs in various states, counties and tributaries along the middle and upper reaches of the Jialing River, and some large merchants in the city opened branches in Ciqikou to purchase goods, and exported cotton yarn, cloth, kerosene, salt and sugar, foreign and Cantonese groceries, daily necessities, hardware paints, earthen bowls and soil paper and special tobacco as bulk. According to statistics, ciqikou has more than 300 cargo ships (each vessel carrying a load of 10 tons) in and out of the wharf every day, with more than 1,670 merchants, warehouses and various workshops, and more than 760 vendors. More than 300 cargo ships (each with a capacity of 10 tons) enter and leave the terminal every day. Temporary streets were set up in the pier dam, including Upper River Street, Middle River Street and Lower River Street. There are also professional wooden bamboo streets, iron goods streets, ceramic streets, pig markets, rice markets, each with a place, each for its own city. These merchants gradually changed the mouth of Longyin Town and called it a porcelain mouth, because it was more appropriate and smooth. Later, because the word "porcelain" communicates with "magnetism", it is also called circumcision.
Scenic spots to see; the Ancient Ferry Wharf for transferring materials during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Located on the jialing river, formed in the Tang and Song dynasties, prosperous in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Republic of China reached its peak.
Located on the banks of the Jialing River, the Jiushiju River Beach is said to have been invaded by Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty, who invaded the treasure land of Chongqing, and there is a folk song of "stone cylinder to stone drum, gold is ten thousand and five, who can know, buy Chongqing Fu". In 1939, the Central University excavated the Han Dynasty cliff tombs next to the river beach, and the tomb wall had inscriptions of "Four Years of Yongshou" (that is, 158 AD) and "Five Years of Yanxi" (that is, 162 AD), and excavated a number of pottery figurines and pottery.
Teahouse Bookstore Teahouse, also known as Artists' Teahouse, is a place to taste tea and appreciate folk art. There are many varieties of opera in the bookstore teahouse: there are Sichuan opera sitting singing (playing Wei drums), Sichuan Qingyin, Sichuan bamboo qin (Yangqin), lotus leaf oratorio more commonly is the storytelling teahouse. The teahouse was packed with people.
Hanlin Academy Hanlin Academy is an ancient private school preserved in the main urban area of Chongqing, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, ciqikou Sun family had a private school hall "Lishi Caotang", which the people called "Lishi Xueshe". In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the Sun family successively raised three high school people, and at the same time, huang Zhongyin, a ciqikou person who studied here, was a high school scholar, and later served as an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and an official to supervise the imperial history; Another student, Duan Dazhang, was also commissioned as an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and was appointed as an envoy to Gansu Province. Therefore, the local people also call the school "Hanlin Academy", so there is a saying of "one discipline and three moves, five miles and two Hanlin".
Ciqikou Hanlin Academy was originally a carp stone schoolhouse, where it was taught at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and later three people were selected in the examination. Therefore, Hanlin Academy was the place where readers at that time longed for. The house is still preserved in the courtyard, and the inner courtyard has a small worship platform, which is where the owner held a family sacrifice.
The Bayu Folk House Museum condenses the essence of ciqikou ancient town architecture, and through the construction of wood, stone and brick, it forms a enclosed space and an idyllic courtyard. According to historical records, the Zhong family compound was built by Zhong Yunting, the housekeeper of Empress Dowager Cixi, and has a history of 120 years; The compound also has the characteristics of the northern Chinese courtyard and the southern courtyard.
Baolun Temple Baolun Temple was built during the Western Wei Dynasty by Chi Jiong, the governor of the Western Wei Dynasty, and was originally named Baiya Temple. The main beam of the Daxiong Treasure Hall is engraved with the words "Wei Chi Gong Jian Xiu". The scope of the temple is large, from the Daxiong Bao hall, to Ma On Shan, all the way to the Tongjia Bridge, all within the scope of Baolun Temple, and there are shrines and temples built everywhere, which is magnificent.
It is said that Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty once lived in seclusion here, and the four powerful characters of the "Daxiong Treasure Hall" in the existing temple were inscribed by Zhao Puchu, the former chairman of the Buddhist Association of China. The entire hall of Baolun Temple is majestically structured, and it is said that not a single iron nail is used, which can be called a treasure of China's architectural art.
Wenchang Palace Wenchang Palace is the holy place of the Nine Palaces and Eighteen Temples. There is a saying that the temple with the most popular incense is Baolun Temple, and the most lively Taoist temple is Wenchang Temple.
Zhongjiayuan Zhongjiayuan was built around 1890, and the owner was Mr. Zhong Yunting, who grew up in Ciqikou. The whole courtyard has both the charm of the northern courtyard and the exquisite and elegant characteristics of the southern houses. Ancient cultural relics such as Ming and Qing dynasty ancient beds and flower-good moon round tables displayed in the courtyard are important display places for Qing Dynasty residences.
The original area of Zhongjiayuan was about 2,000 square meters, but it was destroyed during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, leaving a 500-square-meter front yard.
Baoshan Palace Baoshan Palace is a famous Taoist temple of the Ninth Palace and Eighteen Temples of Ciqikou, and is a place where good men and women pray for blessings. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was transformed into jialing experimental primary school affiliated to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Education, where Mr. Ding Zhaozhong studied. At present, the hospital is transformed into a ceramic hall, which systematically displays the historical outline of the development of ceramics and Ciqikou culture.
Stilt House: The geographical conditions of one river, two streams, three mountains and four banks have created a rich stilt house landscape, and she and the courtyard house reflect the atmosphere and stability of Beijingers, and the Shikumen architecture reflects the fineness and openness of Shanghainese, which is obviously very different. The stilt house is no longer a place for Chongqing people to live. The Ciqikou Stilt House, as an architectural form of ecological symbol, is for people to watch and review, reflecting the tenacious spirit and indomitable will of the old ancestors.
Jinbi Bridge is located on the Phoenix Creek, known as Shuanglong Bridge in ancient times, is the oldest and larger ancient bridge in Ciqikou, built in the Qing Dynasty, connecting Zhengjie Street and Jinbi Street. During the Republic of China period, both ends of ciqikou Shuanglong Bridge were lively street markets, so it was also named "Shuanglongqiao Street".