Facts about Laitan Ancient Town

Laitan Ancient Town located in northeast 28 kilometers away from Hechuan City, which is firstly built in Song Dynasty. Laitan Ancient Town is praised as one of initial "Chinese Historical and Cultural Famous Towns" and "China's Most Beautiful Towns.", "China's Top 10 Ancient Towns",

Facts about Laitan Ancient Town – Brief Introduction

Laitan Ancient Town is also called Laitan Ancient Village. Laitan Ancient Town was surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, which is the typical military defensive ancient castle of Chongqing Municipality. There are famous three hiding holes for soldiers which could trap and defend enemies at the same time. The Wenchang Palace of Laitan Ancient Town is built in Qing Dynasty and preserved well, which impressed you of its wood anaglyph on railings of ancient theatrical stage.

Facts about Laitan Ancient Town – History

Laitan Ancient Town is 28 kilometers away from Hechuan City of Chongqing Municipality in northeast with a long history of more than 200 years, which covers an area of 0.25 square kilometers.

The four gates of Laitan Ancient Town were totally constructed with stones with 7 meters in high and 2.5 meters in wide, which designed the layout of cruciform symmetry. Due to prevent the invasion of Taiping army (a revolt in Qing Dynasty), the defense facilities were overall reinforced by stone again in Qing Dynasty, which preserved well in nowadays.

There are more than 400 tile-roofed houses built in Qing Dynasty and the bluestone alley with more than 200 meter long, which retains the ancient style of Ming-Qing Dynasty. Tourists can enjoy the memory of past time while walking in the alley. There are also full of legends of relics such as Zhanye Temple's and Huilong Temple's. If you interested in Chinese ancient history, you should know that Laitan Ancient Town was a busiest wharf during Qing Dynasty with commercial intercourse and gathering market.

Facts about Laitan Ancient Town – Architecture

The group of ancient buildings of Laitan Ancient Town was constructed in Tang Dynasty and developed in Song Dynasty, reconstructed in Qing Dynasty. The temples around Laitan Ancient Town were once the gathering place for Buddhists; the two ancient banyans standing in front of Zhangye Temple were still alive telling people the story of history.

Wenchang Palace was constructed in Qing Dynasty and the main building of it was preserved well, which contains ancient theatrical stage with high artistic value. The famous Laitan Buddha of the Laitan Ancient Town was constructed in Tang Dynasty and developed in Song Dynasty, which divided in two parts. The first part of Laitan Buddha located at the Peak of Jiu Mountain with a coverage area of 5181 square meters, the second part of Laitan Buddha was lay in the middle of the Jiu Mountain, which is the typical building lean against the mountain with overhanging eaves. The architecture of Laitan Ancient town contains the typical building style of ancient Chinese people showing the magnificent and natural attractions.

Facts about Laitan Ancient Town – Attraction

Laitan Ancient Town is the particular attraction of defensive ancient town of Chongqing Municipality.

Tourists should have a taste of the local dishes such as "old dried tofu of Luo's", "Qujang fish" and chicken that will impress you so much with the unique flavor. By the way, the local rice wine is what you shouldn't miss, which is totally different from your beer or some wine else.