This is a frontier town, there’s no crowd of Lijiang ancient town, it is quiet waiting for travellers. From dawn to sunset, walking on rough stone road, slowly feeling ancient times. Built on stilts along the River, high and low Windows, steep trails and so on, these are worth what you see here. You can come here and feel slow time before being over-exploited.

By: Xu Liu 120104135 Class4

This is a frontier town, there’s no crowd of Lijiang ancient town, it is quiet waiting for travellers. From dawn to sunset, walking on rough stone road, slowly feeling ancient times. Built on stilts along the River, high and low Windows, steep trails and so on, these are worth what you see here. You can come here and feel slow time before being overexploited.

Gong Tan is located on the edge of Wu River, and along the river in Guizhou county is separated from the river. When you first come to Gong Tan, You can stroll slowly along the short street, have a look the melodious Wu River and Stilted Building.
Traditional houses of the stilted building was built along the Yangtze River in Chongqing area, along the mountain, near the river, high and low stilted building embodies the wisdom of the people.
Standing in the old alley, there is no poetry of the South Lane in the rain, nor the warmth of Beijing Hutong. But there’s plenty of local customs and practices, lots of historical vicissitudes. Since ancient times, Gongtan is sea and freight transshipment center and an important market town on the Wu River. In the history, there are hundreds of kinds of businesses, the inn, and market. Stone cross stand out like a fish on roadside walls. It’s like a sideways the dragon carp. The locals stubbornly think it’s the incarnation of God, which will be able to shelter ships of the trip. So this “Carp” was sought after by the locals, many people traveling to sail here praying for good luck.
In ancient town, the most imposing building is “Western Qin Hall”, It was built in the Qing Dynasty years. This used be pray and theatre. There are well –preserved, the main temple in Sichuan, Mr. Tung Family Ancestral Hall, Western Qin hall and other ancient buildings.
If you have enough time, you can sail up river to seeing the most beautiful Wu River hundred miles art gallery, beauty of the coast would render them all in front of your eyes.
Green hills and clear waters of the Gongtan are so beautiful, like a shining jewel of the Wu River. Gong Tan waiting for you.

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