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Location: 14 kilometer western of Chongqing

Description: Ciqikou is an old town preserved in sprawling modern Chongqing, about one hour's drive from the city center. It's a timeless ancient town built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Firstly it was named 'Longyin'. Since 1918 the porcelain trade began due to the covenient location, gradually the trade became prospered thoughout the area. Local people used Ciqikou as its name instead of Longyin which means 'porcelain harbor' in Chinese.

With a history of more than 1,800 years, it has some typical traditional and cultural characteristics featured in mountainous areas. The old street has only two main streets and they've been taken up by all kinds of shops. Now it has 12 streets in all and among them the Tea House plays an important role of local culture.