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Yuantong Ancient Town

Yuantong Town is located in the west of Chengdu, 40 kilometers away from downtown Chengdu. It is connected to Dujiangyan and Qingcheng Mountain in the north, 20 kilometers away from Qingcheng Mountain; it is connected to Chongzhou City, a provincial historical and cultural city, in the south, 11 kilometers away from Chongzhou City. It is the first stop of the "Ancient Town Golden Triangle" in Chongzhou, 8 kilometers away from Jiezi Ancient Town and 9 kilometers away from Huaiyuan Ancient Town. It is also a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan, a famous town of pottery and cast pipe. Yuantong Ancient Town has a history of 1,500 years. It is known as the "Millennium Chengdu, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" and "Renli Yixiang". It integrates ancient buildings, ancient blocks, ancient houses, ancient trees, ancient commerce and trade, ancient sites and water town landscapes. The core area of the ancient town is mainly composed of western Sichuan houses in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The traditional Chinese architecture incorporates Western architectural styles and has typical Chinese and Western combined wall buildings. It is distributed in a north-south strip, with a total area of more than 100,000 square meters of ancient buildings. There are more than 11 ancient streets and lanes, 3 provincial cultural relics protection units, 3 municipal cultural relics protection units in Chengdu, and 6 municipal cultural relics protection units in Chongzhou. It is represented by Chen's Courtyard, Yongli Bridge, Huang's Former Residence, Huang's Ancestral Hall, Catholic Church, Luo's Former Residence, and Wang Guoying's Former Residence. In addition, there are ancient pawnshops, Guangdong Guild Hall, Jiangxi Guild Hall site, Zhang's Courtyard, Huijiang Bridge and other landscapes... The ancient town is located at the confluence of the three rivers. The Wenjing River, Wei River, and Bo River, which originated from the Longmen Mountains, converge here. The water resources are extremely rich. It has been known as the water town of western Sichuan since ancient times. It is the most famous water and land terminal on the western Sichuan Plain and has a long history of commerce and trade culture.
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