Wanzhou District of west China's Chongqing Municipality is a lake city, and it 
made a splash in the evening of Aug. 27 with a livestreaming show put on to 
promote its tourism and culture products. Livestreamed in 12 online platforms, 
the show gained 35.42 million views and 11.27 million likes with Wanzhou's 
beautiful landscape and rich resources, according to the Publicity Department 
of Wanzhou District.

Located in the heart of the Three Gorges reservoir area, Wanzhou boasts a long 
history and profound culture, and has been the place attracting scholars to 
stop by for appreciation since ancient times. In the past 1800 years, the 
Chongqing culture, the Three Gorges culture, the immigrant culture, the 
Anti-Japanese War culture and the revolution culture have met and merged in 
Wanzhou, creating a unique local culture.

In 2006, the grand Three Gorges Dam was completed. After impoundment, Wanzhou 
witnessed the emergence of a string of lakes. Later 29 city parks and 26 city 
squares were built in Wanzhou, forming an interconnected waterfront space. A 
new city with lakes, mountains and tall buildings accompanying each other came 
into being. In 2016, Wanzhou's lake landscape was rated as one of the top ten 
new tourist attractions of the new Three Gorges.

When people come to Wanzhou, they must visit the three important landmarks. The 
Western Hills bell tower, which has been standing on the banks of the Yangtze 
River for nearly a century, is an impressive combination of Chinese and Western 
styles. It still rings on time. The Ba Du power plant was built and then 
provided power support to the industrial and mining enterprises that moved in 
80 years ago. The plant's old units are still generating electricity. The ruins 
of Tiansheng Ancient City, which survived the Anti-Yuan War in the late 
Southern Song Dynasty, occupied an important position in Sichuan's city defense 
system and the history of the Song and Yuan wars.

The Chongqing Three Gorges Immigrant Memorial Hall is another must-go place in 
Wanzhou. It keeps a complete record of the history of Three Gorges immigrants 
and the construction of the reservoir area. A few days ago, the museum, 
together with Fujian Gutian Conference Memorial Hall and Hebei Xibaipo Memorial 
Hall, was selected as the first batch of pilot units on revolution culture as 
part of a national project to preserve and promote Chinese national culture.

The Wanzhou Waterfall is also worth visiting. It is called the first waterfall 
in Asia. The waterfall is 151 meters wide, 64.5 meters high and covers an area 
of 9739.5 square meters. It is one of the few waterfalls that can be viewed 
from all angles.

There are three popular local food: Wanzhou noodles, steamed food and roasted 
fish. In 2018, Wanzhou was officially recognized as the hometown of grilled 
fish in China.

Besides, Wanzhou is a good place to buy gifts related with the Three Gorges. 
The unique climate of the lakes in the Three Gorges nourishes rich Wanzhou 
produce, such as the local citrus, plums and tangerines sent to the space for 
breeding. The wooden comb brand Carpenter Tan is well known, so are the crisp 
and refreshing pickled mustard tuber in Yuquan and the spicy beef jerky. The 
Three Gorges embroidery and stones are quite distinctive while local Tiancong 
tea and Shixiantaibai liquor boast a lingering aftertaste.

The water town has witnessed longstanding peace and prosperity, echoed by the 
loud and exciting working songs in the old days and now by arias of slow life. 
In Wanzhou, one can walk in the streets for a taste of the thousand-year 
elegance of the Xishan Monument and the Tiansheng Ancient City. A stroll by the 
river bank to watch the sunset in the Western Hills or the morning light 
shining above forests is another good choice. Sailing on the lake to enjoy the 
night views and rippling waves is also recommended.

Wanzhou has always prioritized ecological conservation to boost green 
development. By seizing the opportunity to build the Chengdu-Chongqing economic 
circle, Wanzhou is making every effort to build a regional central city and an 
economic center in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. It also plans to grow into 
a tourist distribution center and an important destination in the Great Three 
Gorges Reservoir Area by promoting its geographical advantages in the Three 
Gorges tourism as well as development prospects.

For more information, please visit http://www.wz.gov.cn/.

Source: The Publicity Department of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality