千年大昌

Thousand-year-old Dachang

大昌古镇位于巫溪县境内大宁河畔,是三峡地区惟一保存完整的古城,始建晋,己有1700多年历史。历史上的大昌是上通陕西、湖北,下联长江水道的交通要地。古镇内有大片较为完好的古建筑群,屋宇飞檐画栋,精巧别致,古风浓郁,颇有明清建筑特色。中国社科院考古研究人员在大昌一带发现大批珍贵文物,初步推断大昌可能为古代巴人都城。三峡工程蓄水后,大昌将被淹没,国家文物部门决定对大昌古镇进行整体搬迁复原。

The ancient town of Dachang,which is located at the bank of Daning River in Wuxi County,is the only well-protected ancient town in the Three Gorges area.It was first built in the seventh year of Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty(in 1471)and has a history of 1700 years.In history,Dachang was a vital communication line leading to Shanxi and Hubei and connecting the water route of the Yangtze River.Within the ancient town, you can find a large group of well-preserved ancient buildings with exquisitely carved roofs and beams.The buildings are of ancient styles and display the architectural characteristics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The archeologists from the Chinese Academy of Social Science have found a large number of precious cultural relics,from which they infer that Dachang might be the capital of the ancient Ba people.After the Three Gorges Dam begins to retain water,Dachang will be submerged.Thus,the state cultural relics department has decided to remove and restore the ancient town as a whole.