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ChaotianmensquareislocatedinChongqingChaotianmenwharf.ChaotianmenisthewatergateofChongqing,withtworiversandthreebarriers."ChongqingChaotianmensquare"isinscribedbyJiangZe.In1891,Chongqingbecameacommercialport,andChaotianmenbegantosetupacustoms.In1927,duetotheconstructionofChaotianmenwharf,theoldcitygatewasremoved.
ChaotianmensquareislocatedinChongqingChaotianmenwharf.ChaotianmenisthewatergateofChongqing,withtworiversandthreebarriers."ChongqingChaotianmensquare"isinscribedbyJiangZe.In1891,Chongqingbecameacommercialport,andChaotianmenbegantosetupacustoms.In1927,duetotheconstructionofChaotianmenwharf,theoldcitygatewasremoved.
ItissaidthatChaotianmenwasbuiltin314BCwhenQinGeneralZhangYibuiltBajuncityafterhewasdefeatedbyBastate.IntheearlyMingDynasty,DaiDingexpandedtheoldcityofChongqingandbuilt17gatesaccordingtothenumberofninepalacesandeighttrigrams,amongwhichChaotiangatewasthelargest.Therearefourbigcharactersonthedoor:"ancientChongqingXiongguan".Therefore,thegatepassedalongtheYangtzeRiverintheEast,facingNanjing,thecapitaloftheemperor,whereitmettheimperialmissionandreceivedtheimperialedict,soitwasnamedChaotianmen.In1891,Chongqingbecameacommercialport,andChaotianmenbegantosetupacustoms.In1927,duetotheconstructionofChaotianmenwharf,theoldcitygatewasremoved.In1949,the"9·2"fireturnedthearea2kmawayfromChaotianmenintoaruin.Sincethen,Chaotianmenhasonlythewallsofyuchengji.Today'sChaotianmenpassengerterminalandthenewlybuiltgrandChaotianmensquareareexcellentplacestooverlooktheconfluenceofthetworiversandthesceneryalongtheriver.
OntheleftsideofChaotianmen,theJialingRiverflowsintoXiaochuan,whereitflowsfor1119kilometersandthenflowsintotheYangtzeRiver.Everytimeinearlysummerandmidautumn,thegreenJialingRiverwatercollideswiththebrownyellowYangtzeRiverwatertorrent,thewhirlpoolisrolling,clearandturbid,forminga"Jiamawater"landscape,whichisasspectacularasawildhorse'smane.OntherightsideoftheYangtzeRiver,afteritcontainsJialingRiverwater,itsmomentumisbecomingmoreandmorepowerful.ItpassesthroughtheThreeGorges,connectstheYangtzeRiverandtheHanRiver,andflowsthousandsofmiles,becomingthe"goldensection"oftheYangtzeRiver.ThezerokilometermarkofChongqinghighwaywillbesetinChaotianmensquare."Zerokilometer"isthestartingpointofacountryorcitytrunkroad,andalsothesymbolofacitycenter.China's"zerokilometer"signhasbeensetinthemiddleofthecentralaxisofTiananmenSquare,whileShanghaihassetzerokilometerinpeople'sSquare.