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The Gongtan Ancient Town Scenic Area, encompassing Gongtan Ancient Town, the Wujiang River Gallery, and the thousand-year-old golden nanmu trees, is a scenic spot that blends natural landscapes with local customs. Gongtan Ancient Town boasts a roughly three-kilometer-long stone street, stilt houses, sloping roofs, and small green tiles. With over 50 distinctive fire-proof walls, over 200 quaint and tranquil courtyards, and over 50 stilt houses of varying shapes, it boasts unique local characteristics and is one of the largest and best-preserved Ming and Qing architectural complexes in China.

Transportation: It is recommended to drive to the South Gate parking lot; parking is also available at the North Gate.

Admission: Free, open-air scenic area.

Although the ancient town no longer resembles its original appearance, it still retains a certain charm. The streets are narrow and lined with antique-style buildings, most of which are homestays offering both dining and lodging. The main specialties are mung bean powder, noodles, and wild mushrooms. The prices in restaurants are a bit expensive. It is recommended to go later in the hot weather, otherwise it will be a bit uncomfortable to climb the hills and hills in the heat. It is recommended to stay overnight here and take a boat tour to see the night view.

&quot;A thousand-mile Wujiang River, a hundred-mile art gallery&quot;, you must go to Chongqing Gongtan Ancient Town with your loved one! A place as beautiful as a painting, a thousand-year-old ancient town hidden by the Wujiang River, when you come here, you no longer have to envy the Jiangnan region.

It is worth a visit. The thousand-year-old town has a unique architectural style. There are wooden stilt houses with some snacks and small things made by the residents. The people are simple and honest. The bluestone steps crisscross the town. You can take pictures at any small scene. There is less commercial atmosphere and more ancient temperament.

The Wujiang River originates from the Wumeng Mountain area of ​​Guizhou Province, flows through Chongqing, and merges into the Yangtze River in Fuling.

I have said before that the beauty of the Wujiang River has been lingering in my heart for twelve years. From the first time I saw it, I could never forget it. Twelve years later, I took a boat to visit the Hundred Miles Wujiang River Gallery in Gongtan. Although it was not as beautiful as I imagined, it was also a different flavor.

The boat trip in this section of Gongtan is upstream from Chongqing, heading towards Yanhe County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, and then back. The round-trip boat trip takes about fifty minutes, and the ticket is 138 yuan. There are guides on board to introduce you to the mountains and customs on both sides of the river, but it is not very playable. The departure interval is not fixed. There is an approximate departure time based on the number of tourists. It takes a boat to get together. A large boat is sent when there are many people, and a small boat is sent when there are few people.

Going upstream from Gongtan is like taking a Yangtze River cruise to visit the Three Gorges. The boat travels between two mountains, and there is not much scenery on both sides. Although the tour guide said that the river level was raised due to the construction of a hydropower station downstream, which affected the scenery, this mountain is just like this. It will be the same if you go down a few dozen meters. But there is an old Chinese saying that since you are here, you should comfort yourself.

I feel that there are several highlights: First, there is a dividing line between the Chongqing section and the Guizhou section on the bank of the Wujiang River, which I have never seen before; second, the intersection of the Wujiang River and the Apeng River is like a highway intersection, which is interesting and has a road sign. There is also a highway tunnel that is more than half submerged here; third, the lighthouse of Chongqing Port and Shipping; fourth, the broken walls and ruins left by the people who relocated due to the construction of the hydropower station; fifth, there is a parking lot on land and a berthing area for ships on the riverside; sixth, you can watch Gongtan Ancient Town from the river. It is basically the same as on the shore. Whatever you have on land, you can also have it on the water.

Apart from this, there is not much to praise about the scenery on both sides of the route. I personally think that the scenery of the Wujiang River from Pengshui to Gongtan is not worse than this 100-mile gallery. If friends come again, I suggest you park your car in Pengshui County and not take this section of the national highway, or take a one-way trip by car, and then take a boat from Pengshui Wanzu Wharf to Gongtan Wharf, either one-way or round trip. Because the road conditions from Pengshui County to Gongtan Ancient Town are not good, and the scenery is not as comfortable as taking a boat, it is really not worth taking a round trip by car.

The above is my personal opinion, for your reference only.

It is a very unique ancient town. It was relocated from its original location due to the construction of a hydropower project. But the ancient time has continued. The old houses are still the same old houses, the bluestone slabs in front of the door are still the same bluestone slabs, the stilt houses, the fire walls, the courtyards, etc., everything is pasted as it was, and the long history of more than 1,700 years continues by the Wujiang River, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, picturesque, and clear and green.

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