□ 文/本刊记者 贺煜

石板街，吊脚楼，飞檐高翘，院落深深，勾画出重庆古镇的轮廓。千年历史积淀了厚重的巴渝文化，各色古镇犹如珍珠散落，承载着这座历史名城久远的记忆。今年国庆期间，重庆的古镇旅游又“火”了一把。沙坪坝区磁器口古镇接待62.69万人次，同比增长31.4%；铜梁安居古城因“2018中国·重庆小姐超级大赛暨中华龙乡旅游形象大使选拔赛海选”轰动全城。此外，渝北龙兴、酉阳龚滩、荣昌万灵等古镇皆深受游客青睐。

深秋初冬，不妨走进重庆古镇，细品古镇韵味，感受巴渝山水的灵气和人文底蕴，寻找记忆里的乡愁。

Slate-paved streets, stilted buildings, curling-up eaves and deep courtyards have sketched the outline of Chongqing ancient towns. The millennial history has accumulated a heavy Bashu culture. Various ancient towns are like pearls scattered, bearing the memory of this historical and famous city. During the National Day this year, Chongqing’s ancient town tourism has gotten “popular” again. The Ciqikou ancient town in Shapingba District has received 626,900 person-times, a year-on-year increase of 31.4%. Tongliang Anju ancient town has created quite a stir in Chongqing through the “2018 China· Miss Chongqing Super Competition and Qualification Trials of China Dragon Town Tourism Image Ambassador”.In addition, Longxing ancient town in Yubei District, Gongtan ancient town in Youyang and Wanling ancient town in Rongchang are also very popular among tourists.

In the early autumn and early winter, you may wish to walk into the ancient towns of Chongqing, taste the charm of the ancient towns,experience the aura and humanistic heritage of the Bayu mountains and waters, and trace the nostalgia in memory.

① 铜梁安居古城。 摄影/郭洪

② 沙坪坝磁器口古镇。 摄影/唐安冰

磁器口古镇 Ciqikou Ancient Town

磁器口古镇，位于沙坪坝区嘉陵江畔，始建于宋代，拥有“一江两溪三山四街”的独特地貌，形成天然良港，是嘉陵江边重要的水陆码头，曾繁盛一时，名列重庆古镇之首。

磁器口古镇是国家AAAA级景区，中国历史文化名街，重庆“新巴渝十二景”……古镇蕴含丰富的巴渝文化、沙磁文化、红岩文化和民间文化，各具特色。“一条石板路，千年磁器口”，磁器口古镇是重温老重庆旧梦的好去处。

Beside the bank of Jialing River, Ciqikou ancient town built in the Song Dynasty is located in Shapingba District. It has a unique landform of “one river, two streams, three mountains and four streets” and is a natural harbor. As an important water and land terminal beside the Jialing River, it was once the top one among ancient towns in Chongqing.

Ciqikou ancient town is a national AAAA-level scenic spot, a famous historical and cultural street in China, and a “new ninety-eight scenic spots in Chongqing” …… It is rich in distinctive Bayu culture,Shapingpingba and Ciqikou culture, Hongyan culture and folk culture.“A slate-paved street symbolizes the millennial Ciqikou”, thus, Ciqikou ancient town is a good place to relive the old dreams of old Chongqing.

龚滩古镇 Gongtan Ancient Town

龚滩古镇，位于乌江与阿蓬江交汇处，是酉阳“千里乌江，百里画廊”的起点，自古便是乌江流域乃至长江流域的货物中转站。

龚滩古镇是中国历史文化名镇、国家AAAA级旅游景区，被誉为“乌江画廊核心景区和璀璨明珠”。别具一格的封火墙、古朴幽静的院落，吊脚楼、石板街，串联起整个古镇的老建筑，包括冉家院子、西秦会馆、川主庙和董家祠堂等。漫步古镇或船游乌江画廊，都别有一番风味。

Located at the intersection of Wujiang River and A’penjiang River, it is the starting point of the “thousand-miles long Wujiang and hundred-miles long gallery” in Youyang. Since ancient times, it has been a cargo transfer station in the Wujiang River Basin and even the Yangtze river basin.

Gongtan ancient town is a famous historical and cultural town in China and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. It is known as “the core scenic spot and the splendid pearl of of Wujiang Gallery”. Unique banking-fire wall, quaint and quiet courtyards, stilted buildings and slate-paved streets have connected the old buildings of the entire ancient town, including the Ranjia Courtyard, the Western Shanxi Guild Hall, Chuanzhu (river divinity)Temple and Dong Clan Memorial Temple. It is very interesting to take a stroll through the ancient town or have a boat tour along Wujiang Gallery.

酉阳龚滩古镇。 摄影/李化

万灵古镇 Wanling Ancient Town

万灵古镇，原名路孔镇，位于荣昌区城东，街市依山而建，素有“小山城”的美誉。

万灵古镇是一个以水兴市、以市兴镇的寨堡式古镇。古街青石板路蜿蜒而上，层层叠叠，木制结构的的店面紧紧相依，原始而古朴。历经沧桑，古镇依然保存着独特风貌。斑驳的古城墙与古寨门、古色古香的漕运码头、古朴雅致的赵氏宗祠与大夫第，弥足珍贵的汉代墓葬群与宋代千佛石窟，古寺、古桥、古树和一个个优美的民间传说与典故，无不渗透着古镇深厚的文化内涵。

Formerly known as Lukong town, it is located in the east of Rongchang District, with its market built on the hill. It is known as the “small mountain city”.

Wanling ancient town is a stockade-style ancient town with water transport prospering markets and markets advancing the town. The ancient slate-paved streets are winding up and stacked, and the storefronts with wooden structure are close together, which are primitive and simple.After the vicissitudes of life, the ancient town still retains a unique style. All things are infiltrated by the profound cultural connotations of the ancient town, such as the mottled ancient city wall and the ancient stockade gate, the grain transporting wharf with antique beauty, the quaint and elegant Zhao Clan Ancestral Hall and the Manor Garden,the precious tombs of the Han Dynasty and the Thousand Buddha Caves of the Song Dynasty,as well as the ancient temples, ancient bridges,ancient trees and beautiful folklores and allusions.

荣昌万灵古镇 。 摄影/唐安冰

偏岩古镇 Pianyan Ancient Town

偏岩古镇，位于北碚区金刀峡镇境内，是重庆通往华 古道上的一座工商古镇。虽历经百年变迁，但其街道、建筑、民风依然保留着古朴、优雅的风貌。

古镇依山傍水而建，清代木屋砖舍鳞次栉比，错落有致。蜿蜒曲折的黑水滩河三面环镇，岸边的百年黄葛树盘根错节，树冠遮天蔽日。街区、戏台、客栈、石桥等老建筑面貌依旧；石雕、铁器、服饰等民间工艺至今犹存。古镇处处透着恬淡之美。

Located in the Jindaoxia Town in Beibei District, Pianan ancient town is an industrial and commercial town on the ancient road leading to Huaying. Although it has undergone a hundred years of change, its streets, buildings, and folk customs still retain a simple and elegant style.

The ancient town was built by the mountains and the waters.The houses made with wood and bricks in the Qing Dynasty are row upon row, and they are in picturesque. The town is surrounded by the winding Heishuitan River on three sides. The centuries-old yellow eucalyptus trees on the shore are intertwined with the canopy covering the sky and the farmhouses. The old buildings such as the old blocks, the ancient stage, the ancient inn, and the ancient stone bridge are still in the same shape; folk crafts such as stone carving, ironware and costumes still exist today. There is a faint beauty everywhere.

北碚偏岩古镇。 摄影/秦廷富

潼南双江古镇。

双江古镇 Shuangjiang Ancient Town

双江古镇，位于潼南区境内，古镇建于明末清初，距今有400余年。拥有全国历史文化名镇、重庆市红色旅游线、杨尚昆主席故里等众多品牌。

双江古镇是一个山水雾中的小镇，依山傍水，风景秀丽。这里以清代为特色的院落建筑保存完好，被誉为“清代一条街”，还有许多名人故居。古色古香的四合院落门坊柱壁，雕饰精美，四角飞檐高翘，庭院深深，为典型的巴蜀古镇风韵。

Located in the territory of Tongnan District, Shuangjiang ancient town was built in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty, which has been existing for more than 400 years. It has many famous brands such as the National Historical and Cultural Town, the Chongqing Red Tourism Line, and the Native Land of Chairman Yang Shangkun.

Shuangjiang ancient town is built by the mountains and rivers and is very picturesque. The Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty buildings are well preserved and are known as the Qing Dynasty Street. There are also many celebrities’ former residences. The house gates and columns of Siheyuan with antique flavor are exquisitely carved with the four-cornered cornices high-pitched and the courtyard being deep. Typical charm of the ancient town of Bayu is fully presented here.

文峰古街 Wenfeng Ancient Street

文峰古街，处于合川区涪江一桥与嘉陵江南屏大桥间滨江带，是国家AAA风景名胜区。古街正中有一文峰塔，当地人称其白塔，古塔是清嘉庆十五年修建的，至今有200多年历史。文峰古街就是在老白塔街的基础上重新修建起来的，是一条具有巴渝古街风格的商业与旅游街道。

合川文峰古街。 摄影/唐安冰

重庆的古镇远不止于此，铜梁安居古城、江津中山古镇、黔江濯水古镇、石柱西沱古镇等早已蜚声在外。青石板路与古建筑交相辉映，民居古朴自然，原汁原味的古镇风貌，不是江南，胜似江南。

来吧！穿越繁华的都市，走进静谧的小巷，触摸历史的脉搏，尽享眼下的恬静。

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Wenfeng ancient street is located in the Binjiang section of the Fujiang First Bridge in Hechuan District and the Nanping Bridge above Jialing River. It is a national AAA scenic spot. There is a Wenfeng Tower in the middle of the ancient street. The locals call it the White Tower. The ancient tower was built in the 15th year of Qing Dynasty ruled by Emperor Jiaqing and has a history of more than 200 years. Wenfeng ancient street is rebuilt on the basis of the ancient White Tower Street and is also a commercial and tourist street with the style of Bayu ancient street.

The ancient towns of Chongqing are far more than these. The Tongliang ancient town, the Zhongshan ancient town in Jiangjin, the Zhuoshui ancient town in Qianjiang, and the Xituo ancient town in Shizhu have been famous for a long time. The slate-paved roads and the ancient buildings complement each other. The residences are simple, natural and in attractive disorder, and the original ancient town style is more like Jiangnan style though it is not in Jiangnan.

Come on! Let’s pass through the bustling city, walk into the quiet alleys, touch the pulse of history, and fully enjoy the silence in ancient towns.

Photos provided by/Beibei District Committee Publicity Department, Hechuan District Committee Publicity Department, Tongliang District Committee Publicity Department,Tongnan District Committee Publicity Department, Youyang District Committee Publicity Department, Rongchang District Committee Publicity Department