Ancient Gongtan Township To Be Submerged By Wujiang River

GONGTAN TOWNSHIP, CHINA - APRIL 12: (CHINA OUT) A woman stands at the door of an old house where slogans of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) were painted on April 12, 2006 in Gongtan Township of Youyang County, Chongqing Municipality, China. Gongtan Township is an ancient town with a history of over 1,700 years and abundant in cultural heritages. It has the most well preserved ancient residences architecture in the Yangtze River drainage area. The town will be submerged by Wujiang River, the tributary of Yangtze, as the Pengshui Hydropower Station is completed in 2007. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
GONGTAN TOWNSHIP, CHINA - APRIL 12: (CHINA OUT) A woman stands at the door of an old house where slogans of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) were painted on April 12, 2006 in Gongtan Township of Youyang County, Chongqing Municipality, China. Gongtan Township is an ancient town with a history of over 1,700 years and abundant in cultural heritages. It has the most well preserved ancient residences architecture in the Yangtze River drainage area. The town will be submerged by Wujiang River, the tributary of Yangtze, as the Pengshui Hydropower Station is completed in 2007. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Ancient Gongtan Township To Be Submerged By Wujiang River
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