Gongtan Ancient Town, a paradise that looks like a painting

Located at the junction of Youyang County, Pengshui County, and Guizhou Province's Yanhe County, it is 70 kilometers from Youyang County, 60 kilometers from Pengshui County, and 70 kilometers from Yanhe County in Guizhou Province (by waterway). This ancient town has a long history, with verifiable history of over 1700 years. It was originally established as the Fuling Han County by the Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms, and after many changes, it has gradually developed into today's Gongtan Ancient Town. The Gongtan Ancient Town scenic area mainly includes Gongtan Ancient Town, Wujiang Gallery, and a millennium-old group of Phoebe zhennan trees, with landscapes that embody the typical characteristics of a water town, making full use of the unique water network advantages of the Wujiang and Apeng Rivers, with the community settled against the mountains and facing the water. The interlacing of bluestone streets, stilted buildings, various ancient bridges, embankments, and canals, all surrounded by water systems, presents a beautiful picture of a water town. In addition, Gongtan Ancient Town is also the core scenic area of the Wujiang Gallery and a dazzling pearl, renowned as a paradise that looks like a painting. Address📍: Western part of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing Transportation🚴: It is recommended to drive by yourself, which is more convenient, but during holidays, parking spaces can be very tight, as there are not many parking spaces to begin with. The scenic area is suitable for visiting both during the day and at night. Among so many ancient towns, I find Gongtan Ancient Town to be particularly distinctive. Waking up in the morning and opening the window, the calm lake comes into view, feeling very comfortable. The scenery is too beautiful. A travel destination for ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River