The history and culture of Tuqiao Town

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the town of Zaotou was built in Zaoziping, which was destroyed by the army. During the Shunzhi and Kangxi years of the Qing Dynasty, immigrants took advantage of the favorable terrain of the current site of the earth bridge, which is known as "the five horses return to their troughs" Tuqiaogouchang was built to become a large trading town, where merchants passed by and merchants gathered. Immigrants invested in the construction of eight buildings including Yu Palace, Zhenwu Palace, Nanhua Palace, Guizhou Pavilion, Jiangxi Pavilion, Huangzhou Pavilion, Huoshen Temple, Yaowang Temple, Niuwang Temple, Shanyin Temple, Dafo Temple, Longxing Temple and Nanmu Temple. The Ku Temple Hall and five Buddhist and Taoist temples form a spectacular ancient temple complex. Among them, the Temple of King Yu was built by Hunan people in the 29th year of Daoguang. It is known as the "Jinluan Hall of King Yu's Palace". The entire building is magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings. During the construction, it took three years for famous craftsmen to carve a 1.5-meter-diameter nine-dragon stone and place it on it. In the center of the stairs entering the main hall. After protection and repair, the total area of ??existing historical sites before the end of the Republic of China in the town reaches 3,700 square meters. The Yu Palace and Nanhua Palace in the town are listed as municipal cultural relics protection units.

On June 6, 2006, the municipal government officially named Tuqiao Town a famous historical and cultural town in Chengdu.