Gongtan Ancient Town is an ancient town with a history of more than 1,800 years, in the Three Kingdoms period of Shu began to set up, but also an important inheritance carrier in the culture of Ba Shu, cohesion of countless people's efforts and memories, the following to share with you Gongtan Ancient Town Ticket Price List.
Ticket Price:
Ancient Town Maintenance Fee: 20 RMB/person
Wujiang Gallery Boutique Tour: 98 RMB/person
Preferential Policies:
Ancient Town Maintenance Fee: 16 RMB/person
Wujiang Gallery Boutique Tour: 80 RMB
Free tickets:
Children under 1.2 meters as well as the elderly over 70 years old and other special status occupations can enjoy the free ticket policy
Tour of the ancient town:
Sleeping in the Wujiang River under the gallery of the thousand years of Gongtan
Gongtan Ancient Town is a Chinese historical and cultural ancient town, and is also the first historical and cultural town in Chongqing. It has a history of 1,700 years, according to information.
One year, a friend's donkey friend showed a photo of the scenery of the Wujiang River Gallery, in which the deep green water of the river is contrasted with brightly colored safflower without any sense of contradiction. He located the address is Youyang Gongtan ancient town, I was y attracted to that photo, then began to search the network Gongtan ancient town, and Gongtan ancient town related travel records are very few, it seems to have just been found in the paradise.
The information shows that there has been a history of 1700 years, in-depth investigation only to find that today's Gongtan ancient town is because of the establishment of the Wujiang Peng hydroelectric power station and the relocation of the new town. Full of history and culture of the millennium Gongtan has long been sleeping in the Wujiang River underwater.
It has been reluctant to write the travel memoirs of the ancient town of Gongtan, because I do not want to end the time in Gongtan daze, as long as it has not been written, I feel that I am still in the dream of Gongtan.
April 2017 after resigning, hiding from the family opened a trip without a plan, from Guangxi to Guizhou Qiandongnan to Chongqing Gongtan Ancient Town, there is not much of a trip plan, just go wherever you want to go.
The fame of Gongtan Ancient Town is less than that of Lijiang, Dali, those popular ancient towns, but I traveled through the most favorite ancient towns.
The town is situated on the edge of the dark green Wujiang River, with a long ancient street made up of a series of inns along the river.
Gongtan is more than 70 kilometers away from Youyang County. When I arrived at Youyang by train, the simple train station made me think I had gotten off at the wrong stop. There are buses next to the train station that go directly to the town, but the departures are irregular and the ride takes about two hours.
After waiting for a long time, the village bus finally departed, and besides me and a girl dragging a big suitcase, all the other locals were returning home from the market.
The car in the mountains around, a moment over the tunnel, a moment of green mountains, a moment of a few rural homes, from time to time to ask the driver to where, always afraid of being trafficked in such a hidden mountain.
Arrived in the old town is already evening, get off the intersection, a few women in soliciting, did not book accommodation I always easy to be fooled by others.
Below the road is a row of inns, inn side is calm Wujiang River, a woman pulling my suitcase to her home, she explained: our home is very safe, while saying that the balcony can see the Wujiang River. The sky was slipping into darkness, so I had to listen to her and stay for a while.
Put down your luggage, you can't wait to stroll through the stone alleys of the old town, looking for the long-lost silence.
Entering the old town requires a ticket of twenty dollars, the boss lady took me down the path to escape twenty. Just after the May Day holiday, all the tourist attractions are crowded.
Only here, quiet let me a little afraid.
Walked through so many places, never this seems to be only a traveler's feeling, but here and now is real only I walk on the dark stone road.
The old town stone road
The whole ancient street quiet let me a little afraid, no people come and go, just occasionally ran into a few children playing in the alley, occasionally ran into a few women or the elderly sitting in front of the house chatting, and occasionally ran into a few places to sell ethnic jewelry store.
Most of the inns have hot snacks in front of the door, but when you look around, it's empty.
This seems to be a small village of ordinary people, not full of commercial flavor like other ancient towns, not a tourist town, but I am very happy with this place.
From the end of the alleyway to the entrance checkpoint, looking for a riverside inn ordered a snack, sitting on the river, long reluctant to leave, this seems to be the paradise I want.
Night view of the old town
Walking back to the residence of the road, far away from seeing the boss's wife and more than ninety grandma sitting in front of the door chatting, they said they were waiting for me to come back, but also for me to stay dinner.
After sitting with them and chatting for a while, the grandmother said, "It's good to be young, you can go anywhere you want, but old people like me can't walk anymore, so I don't have the chance to see the outside world.
The grandmother, who doesn't speak much Mandarin, listened attentively to my story of the outside world, told me how the Shenzhen subway was, what foreigners looked like, how blue the sea was, and how beautiful the Potala Palace was.
The boss's wife used to work in Guangdong, and finally had to go home because of health reasons, there is nothing to support the family's work on the Wujiang River in this mountainous area, so she had to divide her two-story hammock building into a B&B for rent.
Ancient Town Square Dance
For travelers here is a paradise, for the local residents here is just their home, ancestral generations living in the Wujiang River home.
There are no skyscrapers, no traffic, no fields to plant. If you don't go out to work, you have to rely on government subsidies and little income from tourism to make ends meet, but the people here live so comfortably.
Gongtan Ancient Town
No plan for the trip, I would like to stay a night and then leave, just because too much like this quiet place, will be in the river side to find an inn to stay for a few days, sitting on the balcony of the inn, looking at the river cruise ship.
At this moment, a book, a cup of tea, a scene, enough.
The sky is green and so is the rain, and I'm waiting for you
The rainy morning, in the guest house of the recommendation of the Aber, and a few tourists on a boat tour of the Wujiang River Gallery.
The scene at this moment can't help but remind one of Jay Chou's song "Blue and White Porcelain".
The sky is green and waiting for the smoky rain, while I am waiting for you.
The boat sails along the Wujiang River, and the cell phone and DSLR in my hand never stop for a moment, just want to record this scene permanently in my memory of life will never fade away.
On the boat gazing at the thousand-year-old town submerged under the Wujiang River, the heart for them to feel sorry for a thousand years of home, from now on into a permanent memory.
Wujiang Gallery
Evening still walking in the ancient alley, feel their lives, occasionally with the old man sitting in front of the door to talk about, and occasionally with the young people who chose to open a store here to talk about the ideal.
Somewhere in the alley, a passing older woman asked for help taking a picture. There's nothing more embarrassing than traveling alone and not being able to take a selfie when you see a beautiful scene.
Besides the old couple I met on my way to Everest Base Camp, I think Jin is the second person I admire. At nearly 60 years old, she is much braver and funnier than many young people.
Whenever I meet people I admire, I start to think about what I'll do when I'm their age, and whether I'll be doing the things I love as much as they do.
The original plan was to stay in Gongtan for a few days and then fly to Xiamen to start a new life. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I think I'm going to be able to do it," he said, "I'm not going to be able to do it," he said.
Very reluctant to leave, and in the morning in the ancient alley walk, in the Ranjia courtyard to choose a set of Tujia girl's clothes to put on, in the alley at will to take pictures, passers-by are always stopped to look at a few seconds, always think that we are filming.
Opening time:
Daily 7:30am to 6pm
Famous attractions:
West Qin Hall, Chuanzu Temple, Ranjia Yard, Yuanyang Building
Transportation guide:
Gongtan Ancient Town is located in the Wuling Mountain area of Chongqing Youyang County, the ancient town is located in the confluence of the Wu River, the Abong River, according to the Youyang city with more than 70 kilometers, and Chongqing Pengshui County and Guizhou Province along the river county adjacent.
Chongqing to Gongtan
1, by train
Chongqing North Railway Station - Chongqing Youyang Longtan Railway Station (take the transportation, about 30 minutes) - Youyang City North Bus Station (take the Chinese bus, about 1.5 hours)--Gongtan Scenic Spot.
2, by car
Chongqing four kilometers bus station (by air-conditioned bus, all high-speed, about 4.5 hours) - Youyang City North Bus Station (by bus, about 1.5 hours) - Gongtan scenic spot.
Chongqing Four Kilometers Bus Station (by air-conditioned bus, all high speed, about 2.5 hours) --Pengshui New Bus Station (by transportation or cab, about 10 minutes) --Pengshui Old Station (by Chinese bus, about 1.5 hours) --Gongtan Scenic Spot.
Chongqing Longtousi Bus Station (by air-conditioned bus, all high speed, about 2.5 hours) --Pengshui New Bus Station (by transportation car or cab, about 10 minutes) --Pengshui Old Station (by Chinese bus, about 1.5 hours) --Gongtan Scenic Spot.
3, take a cruise to reach Gongtan Scenic Spot
Chongqing Four Kilometers Bus Station/Chongqing Longtousi Bus Station (take the air-conditioned bus, all high speed, about 2.5 hours) -Pengshui New Bus Station (take the transportation bus or cab, about 10 minutes) - -Pengshui Old Bus Station (by transportation bus, about 20 minutes) -Pengshui Wanzu Pier (by cruise, about 3 hours, you can enjoy the scenery of Wujiang River Gallery) Gongtan Scenic Spot.
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