[2025 Chongqing Attraction] Travel Guide for Dongxi Ancient Town (Updated Apr)

📍Attraction Address: Dongxi Ancient Town 🚗Getting There: From the main city: Take the Baotou–Maoming Expressway and get off at the Dongxi exit, it's a 1-hour direct trip! 🚌 Public Transportation: Take the bus from the Four Kilometers Hub Station to Dongxi. The fare is 39 yuan. Must-See Itinerary 9:00 am Depart from the "Spirit Fortress" in the parking lot → Ming and Qing Dynasty Wooden Low-Rise Buildings → Shuyuan Street (Ming and Qing Dynasties) → Maxingyue Post Office (Ancient Express Delivery Museum) 10:30 am Wantian Palace/Nanhua Palace Symmetrical Ancient Architecture → Walk Through the Alleys of the 1980s → Salt and Horse Ancient Road Fork 11:00 am 💥Internet Famous Photo Spot: Dongxi Internet Famous Wall + Thousand-Year-Old Sacred Tree (Super Photogenic!) 12:00 pm Longhua Temple's Serene Landscape (Red Walls and Green Tiles + Stream, a Perfect Match) 1:00 pm Start Your Nature Walk: Covered Bridge Listening to the Rain → Huangjue Tree Waterfall → Love Tree Bridge Hole → Taiping Ancient Bridge 2:30 pm 🌊Witness the Spectacle of Two-Colored Rivers Converging (Prime Viewing Spot at the Salt Merchant Wharf) 3:30 pm Travel Back to the Present at Wanshou Square (Conclude Your Trip with a Cup of Gaiwan Tea) 🎟️Tickets: Free 💗Other Tips: If you are not driving, be sure to allow enough time for your return trip, as bus and train schedules may be affected by heavy rainfall.

Dongxi Ancient Town is the largest ancient town in southern Sichuan and the gateway to southern Sichuan, with a history of nearly a thousand years. The essence lies in the river under the Taiping Bridge and its villages. The Salt Horse Ancient Road passes through here, and goods are transported to various places through the dock by waterway. It is also the location for the TV series 'Shā er sī lìng'. Local residents say that if you haven't been to the Taiping Bridge and the dock, it's as if you haven't been to Dongxi, which shows that it is indeed worth a visit. Address: Dongxi Ancient Town 🧭Navigation: Taiping Bridge Scenic Area. When you arrive at the Taiping Bridge, there is a small parking lot 🅿️ sign on the side of the road where you can park. After parking, follow the stone road towards the direction of the stream. The first road sign points towards the 'Yongjiu Bridge'. After crossing the Yongjiu Bridge, continue to walk forward. It's about three to four hundred meters walk from the parking lot.

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