Taiping Ancient Town, Gulin
太平古镇
An ancient town on the banks of the Chishui River and one of the Red Army's crossing points during the Four Crossings of the Chishui River. Its old streets, guild halls and Long March exhibition hall make it a must-see for red tourism.
Taiping Town lies in the east of Gulin County on the Chishui River, facing Guizhou across the water. During the Four Crossings of the Chishui River in 1935, the Central Red Army crossed and recrossed the river at Taiping Ferry. The town has an exhibition hall dedicated to the Taiping Ferry crossing during the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, as well as remnants of the Red Army's Long March. The ancient town retains Ming and Qing streets built into the hillside, salt shops and guild halls, and the ferry crossing on the river and its stilted houses form a distinctive landscape. It is about 2.5 hours by car from Luzhou city and can also be reached from the Moutai direction. It suits a self-drive red-heritage route.
Opening hours
Open all day (exhibition hall closed Mon)
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- Chunqiu Ancestral Hall, Xuyong
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