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Ancient town style
Ciqikou has a long history. According to Ba County Records, the town was built in the Xianping period of Song Zhenzong (AD 998- 1003), so it was named Baiyangchang because of the white boulder cliffs on the mountain. Wang Tingxiang (A.D. 1474- 1544), one of the first seven sons of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem called White Cliff, which was handed down from generation to generation. According to legend, the ancient town of Zhuyun, Emperor Wenjian of the Ming Dynasty, was once hidden in the Baolun Temple in the town, so it is also called Long Yin Town. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, it was named Ciqikou because of its rich production and distribution of porcelain, and it was named Ciqikou because "porcelain" was connected with "magnetism". Ciqikou is the north gate of ancient Chongqing, which is convenient for water transportation of Jialing River. In the Ming Dynasty, a commercial dock where land and water meet was formed. Ships shuttle on the river, merchants gather in the town, and shops are row upon row. Some people describe its prosperity as "thousands of people fighting each other during the day and thousands of lights at night", also known as "Little Chongqing", which is an out-of-print epitome of old Chongqing. Some people say that if you don't know the old Chongqing in the past, you can't visit the modern Chongqing. If you don't come to Ciqikou, you must know the old Chongqing in the past. There is also a "Little Chongqing" stone tablet inscribed by Lin Sen, former chairman of the National Government during the Republic of China. In the 1960s, due to the development of highway transportation, the status of water transportation gradually declined, and the porcelain port gradually declined. In the great development period after the reform and opening up, due to the limitation of traffic conditions, the development is slow. Thanks to this, its historical architectural pattern and traditional cultural context have been preserved and become an important epitome of today's old Chongqing. Streets, alleys and houses constitute a three-level spatial structure of public space, semi-public space and private space. Street is a typical model of mountain city system, with pleasant spatial scale and multifunction. Most of the buildings are wood structures and wooden walls, which have a unique style. It is a natural museum of residential buildings in Bayu Mountain area of Chongqing.
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folk culture
Ciqikou, with rich historical and cultural heritage, is an extremely important part of Chongqing's famous historical and cultural city, and its quaint and accurate Bayu heritage has obvious characteristics. There are nine palaces and eighteen temples where Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism coexist, Sichuan opera chorus, hot metal fire dragon and ancient tea dragon dance halls, traditional handicraft workshops, unique dock culture, three treasures of Mao, thousands of skins, salted peanuts and so on. Ciqikou Baolun Temple Hall is a rare Ming Dynasty building in Chongqing, and it is a key cultural relic protection unit in Chongqing. The main attractions of Ciqikou include buildings such as Zhongjiayuan and Tongjiayuan, which embody Bayu culture, the former site of the Provincial Institute of Education (Chongqing Education Museum), Huaziliang exhibition hall and Xinji grocery store, which embody Hongyan culture, the legendary deep well where the emperor took refuge, Jiushigang in Zhang site, Baolun Temple and Wenchang Palace of religious culture, Shuiguanyin and Mofu of folk culture, etc. In entertainment and sports, there are Sichuan opera singing, teahouse folk music, and even flowers, money boards, sedan chairs and so on. In case of traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Half Moon Talk and Mid-Autumn Festival, there are temple fairs, dragon boat races, car girls and river lanterns. Handmade products include Shu embroidery, batik, dough sculpture, sugar figurine, wood carving, calligraphy and painting, etc. Ciqikou is an ancient town full of poetry, which has always been loved by literati and left many excellent works. Even many foreigners write poems praising Ciqikou. Zhao Xi, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, described the beauty of Ciqikou. He said: "The spire looks at bamboo shoots and Ban Qi, and egrets fly low, far away from the county seat, singing over Cixi."
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Street development
1998, when the State Council approved the overall urban planning of Chongqing, it explicitly requested the government to give special protection to Ciqikou historic block. 200 1 was rated as one of the top ten ancient towns in Chongqing, and included in the national key protection and rescue plan for historical and cultural cities and historical blocks. In 2002, it was identified as the main attraction of "Charming Chongqing One-Day Tour" to visit ancient streets. In 2004, it was identified as one of the top ten tourist routes in Chongqing, receiving more than 2 million tourists. It is an important tourist attraction in Chongqing. In 2006, it was approved as a national AAA tourist attraction. In 2008, Bayuxin 12 was selected with the highest number of votes in the category of human landscape. In order to strengthen the protection of the ancient town and protect its features, the government formulated the protection and construction plan of Ciqikou in 1998. After several revisions, it is now the Interim Measures for the Protection and Management of ciqikou ancient town, which was officially implemented on May 1 2008. As an important tourist attraction in Chongqing, ciqikou ancient town is one of the hottest tourist attractions in Chongqing, with an annual tourist volume of 3 million and an average daily tourist volume of nearly 10,000. Sub-district offices undertake the dual responsibilities of street government affairs and assisting Ciqikou Management Committee in the protection, construction and tourism development of ancient towns. Under the harmonious care of the district committee and government, Ciqikou is moving towards the goal of "Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu, Lijiang in Yunnan and Ciqikou in Chongqing" and "Chongqing Civilization Demonstration Window". 1998, Ciqikou has been designated as a traditional historical and cultural block in the State Council, and this year it has been designated as a visiting spot of the 2005 Asia-Pacific Mayor Summit by the municipal government. Now it has successfully held four Spring Festival temple fairs, receiving 3 million overseas tourists every year. At present, protective development is being carried out according to the goal of "Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu, Lijiang, Yunnan and Ciqikou, Chongqing" proposed by the district committee and government. [ 1]