For thousands of years, the Dong, Miao, Yao and Han nationalities living in the ancient city of Qianyang have jointly created splendid history and culture. The historical relics of Qin Wang's conquest of Yue and Zhuge Liang's conquest of barbarians still exist, and the poems of Tang poets Wang Changling and Li Bai still have endless charm. Long Qirui and Wang Jixian, famous calligraphers in Qing Dynasty, still have lingering fragrance.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the vast imperial trees, rolling oil flow, frequent arrangement of smoke, mud and prostitutes' boats made this military town along the Yuanshui River a famous commercial city on the Silk Road in southern China.
The ancient city of Qianyang is a model of planning and building towns according to the topography and geomantic omen in China local traditions and ethnic areas. Up to now, it still preserves the original urban pattern and street system, and is one of the few ancient cities in China with complete overall features. In June 2003, it was approved as a provincial historical and cultural city.
The ancient city of Qianyang has the Furong Building, which is known as the first scene of southern Chu. Key scenic spots include Zhongzheng Gate Tower, Nanzheng Street, Longwang Temple, Bell and Drum Tower, etc. The rigorous and tidy T-shaped Hutong in the ancient city, the shack separated by the dike wall, the diaojiao building with the most local characteristics, the ancient hanging well invaded by moss, the red sand wall after the war, the elegant and quiet slate street, the ancient sun-drying building with outstanding charm, the solemn and mysterious ancestral temple, the magnificent hall theater and so on. Let countless tourists pass by.