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　　Hello, everyone! Welcome to board the No.123 cruise ship and take part inthe "charming Chongqing · two river tour" happy journey! Chongqing is a famousbridge city. There are 34 Liangjiang bridges to be built, under construction andcompleted. Among them, 16 are located in the main city, with differentconstruction styles, so Chongqing can be called the World Bridge Museum. Ladiesand gentlemen, our cruise ship is now located at Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing.You see, we are in the center of two rivers, three districts and four banks. Tothe right of our cruise ship is the Yangtze River. With a total length of 03kilometers, the Yangtze River is the largest river in China and the thirdlargest river in the world. On the left is the Jialing River, 739 kilometerslong. Our cruise ship is backed by Yuzhong Peninsula. On the other side of theJialing River is Jiangbei District, and on the other side of the Yangtze Riveris the south district. Chongqing CBD Central Business District, which is plannedand constructed by Chongqing municipal Party committee and Chongqing municipalgovernment, straddles the "Golden Triangle" area where the two rivers meet. Atpresent, as the core of Chongqing CBD, the construction of Jiefangbei CBD inYuzhong District has begun to take shape. In the CBD area of 0.92 squarekilometers, 90% of the headquarters of financial, insurance and securitiescompanies in Chongqing are gathered; 2 / 3 of the overseas banks and insuranceinstitutions in Chongqing; 3 / 4 of the world's top 500 enterprises in Chongqingand all foreign consulates in Chongqing are gathered. Jiefangbei CBD area hasthe highest building world trade center and the largest commercial pedestrianstreet in Western China at present. It gathers the largest retailers, thelargest wholesalers, the largest supermarkets, the largest pharmaceutical retailchain enterprises and the business institutions with the highest level offacilities in Western China. The average daily population flow of the region ismore than 300000, and the peak population flow of major holidays is more than900000, which is worthy of the first street in Western China. In contrast,Chongqing Chaotianmen comprehensive trading market, as the core part ofJiefangbei CBD, its commodities radiate more than 200 cities and counties in theThree Gorges Reservoir area, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Tibet, withan annual trading volume of nearly 10 billion yuan, ranking among the top 10industrial products wholesale markets in China and ranking the first in WesternChina. Chongqing means double happiness. It has been an auspicious place sinceancient times. I believe it will bring you good luck. We welcome all friends tovisit and invest. Welcome to Chongqing!

　　1. Everyone, we are standing on the cruise ship and looking out from thedistance. What we see is the magnificent scene of the famous confluence ofChaotian. You see, the Yangtze River comes from the right road, and the JialingRiver flows from the left. The collision of the two rivers stirred up billows.Its momentum was like ten thousand horses galloping, and it was magnificent.There is a great potential for the Yangtze River to roll in and flow to the sea.The ancient poem "a thousand hectares of waves flowing eastward, swallowing thetwo rivers into the heart" is the finishing touch to describe the landscape of"Chaotian confluence". Watching the surging tides of the two rivers andlistening to the sound of the waves of the two rivers often give people thepride of "breaking the waves with long winds, sometimes, flying clouds and sailsto help the sea", and urge people to forge ahead. "Chaotian confluence" hasdifferent landscapes due to the rise and fall of water and different seasons. Insummer, the river is surging like a wild horse. In particular, the water ofJialing River is green and clear, and the water of Yangtze River is red, brownand turbid. In the dry season of the winter solstice and early spring, the vastriver turns into a small stream, and Jialing of the Yangtze River, like twosisters, hand in hand, shows another charm. Sometimes Pentium roar, sometimesgentle, thousands of years of "Chaotian convergence" is so left us endlessreverie.

　　2. The story of Chaotianmen, ladies and gentlemen, our cruise ship nowstops at Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing. Do you know why Chaotianmen wharf iscalled Chaotianmen? There is another story in it. It is said that in the earlyMing Dynasty, 17 gates were built according to the number of nine palaces andeight trigrams. Chaotianmen is the largest one among them, which is called"ancient Chongqing Xiongguan". Because the city gate faces Nanjing, the imperialcapital at that time, it has become a place to welcome the imperial officialswho came to Chongqing to send their orders. The emperor is the son of heaven, soit is called Chaotianmen. Since then, Chaotianmen, as the gateway of Chongqingand the important place where the two rivers meet, has experienced more than 500years of vicissitudes and witnessed the development of Chongqing city. Afterbeing directly under the central government in 1997, the new Chongqing municipalParty committee and government decided to build a square in Chaotianmen to dressup the new Chongqing!

　　3. Chaotianmen square Chaotianmen square is a landmark of new Chongqing. Asyou saw just now when you got on board and passed through the square, the firstthing that came to our eyes was the seven glittering gold-plated characters"Chongqing Chaotianmen square" inscribed by Jiang Zemin, then general secretaryof the CPC Central Committee, which showed the general secretary's ardent hopefor the new Chongqing. The total investment of Chaotianmen square project is 300million yuan, covering an area of 80000 square meters. It is composed of fourparts: sightseeing square, revetment terrace, traffic square and surroundingenvironment. The viewing square is the core part of Chaotianmen square, coveringan area of 17000 square meters. With the grand, beautiful and magnificentconception, it is surrounded by two rivers and natural terrain. The ground ofthe square is elegant and generous, the plants are evergreen all the year round,the lighting fountains are moving like clouds, the art sketches are in differentforms, and there are passages for the disabled and tourist parking lots. Theshape of the whole square is like a giant ship that has set sail. It contains anew Chongqing with 3000 years of long history and culture and great vitality. Itis full of the hope of 31 million people of all ethnic groups and is heading fora better future. The revetment terrace is the basic part of Chaotianmen viewingsquare. It is in arc shape, adjacent to the Yangtze River and Jialing River. Itis 48 meters wide, 400 meters long and 18 meters high. It is made of 40000terraces. The whole terrace, such as the great wall beside the river, not onlyprotects Chaotianmen square, but also adds a magnificent landscape to thesquare. It is the most spectacular and largest river bank terrace in China atpresent. I also want to tell you that Chaotianmen square is a new bright spot.That is a 35000 square meter Chongqing Planning Exhibition Hall. In addition tothe long-term planning of Chongqing, there are also a large number of folkhouses such as Diaojiaolou, which is unique to Chongqing, to give you a completeconcept of Bayu in the past, present and future.

重庆朝天门码头导游词

　　欢迎大家来到重庆朝天门广场！我是你们的导游，我姓x，大家可以叫我小x。为了便于大家参观游玩，下面我首先大家介绍一下。

　　朝天门广场，位于重庆市朝天门码头。朝天门是重庆水上门户，襟带两江，壁垒三面，气势雄壮。"重庆朝天门广场"是江题写。11年重庆辟为商埠，朝天门始设海关。1927年因修建朝天门码头，将旧城门撤除。

　　朝天门广场，位于重庆市朝天门码头。朝天门是重庆水上门户，襟带两江，壁垒三面，气势雄壮。"重庆朝天门广场"是江题写。11年重庆辟为商埠，朝天门始设海关。1927年因修建朝天门码头，将旧城门撤除。

　　据说，朝天门是公元前32019年，秦将张仪灭亡巴国后修筑巴郡城池时所建。明初戴鼎扩建重庆旧城，按九宫八卦之数造城门17座，其中规模最大的一座城门就是朝天门。门上原书四个大字："古渝雄关"。因此门随东逝长江，面朝天子帝都南京，于此迎御差，接圣旨，故名"朝天门"。11年重庆辟为商埠，朝天门始设海关。1927年因修建朝天门码头，将旧城门撤除。1949年"九·二"火灾使朝天门附近2千米的区域化为一片废墟，从此，朝天门仅余城基墙垣。今天的朝天门客运码头，新建宏伟的朝天门广场，是俯瞰两江汇流，纵览沿江风光的绝佳去处。

　　朝天门左侧嘉陵江纳细流汇小川，纵流1119千米，于此注入长江。每当初夏仲秋，碧绿的嘉陵江水与褐黄色的长江水激流撞击，漩涡滚滚，清浊分明，形成"夹马水"风景，其势如野马分鬃，十分壮观。右侧长江容嘉陵江水后，声势益发浩荡，穿三峡，通江汉，一泻千里，成为长江上的"黄金水段"。重庆公路"零公里"点标志将设在朝天门广场。"零公里"是一个国家或城市干线公路的起点，也是一个城市中心点的象征。中国"零公里"标志已经确定在天安门广场中轴线的中间位置，而上海则将零公里设在了人民广场。

　　今天我的讲解就到此结束了，下面是大家自由参观的时间，我们大概在30分钟后在门口集合，希望这次参观能给大家留下一个深刻的印象，预祝大家能玩的开心，谢谢！

重庆朝天门码头导游词

　　好了，现在我们就来到了位于重庆城东北，长江和嘉陵江交汇处的朝天门了。到过德国或听说过“德意志之角”的朋友都知道，在莱茵河和美茵河交汇处的“德意志之角”与我们今天看到的朝天门有异曲同工之妙。现在我们所处的位置就是朝天门的正面，大家请抬头看，这是一块纯黑的花岗石碑，碑上雕刻着金色的题词：“重庆朝天门广场”几个大字。请大家跟我沿石梯向上走。这是碑的背面，它的正中为重庆古城图，两侧，一边（我的左手边）为朝天门建设记事，一边（右手边）为《重庆朝天门广场赋》。

　　大家请注意看正中的这个古城图，那这个地方为什么叫“朝天门”？

　　据专家考证，朝天门是在战国时期，秦国著名外交家张仪和三国时期诸葛亮的大将李严驻守时所筑土城的基础上，再由明朝朱元璋的大将戴鼎于明洪武四年（1371年）扩建大城时建造命名的。因为当时（明代）筑城开门，九开八闭共十七门，只有八门发展为商业码头，以这里（朝天门）为最繁荣。朝天，是朝向天子和京师，迎接皇帝的意思。当年传递圣旨和重要公文的驿站，重庆的起点站“朝天驿”就设在这里。当朝廷派来重庆上任的命官、御差，都要齐集朝天门拜谢；离任的命官在离开重庆时，也在此恭请圣安，后启程上船。

　　朝天门因其地势险要，是重庆历史上最早的一个古码头，而且商务活动兴盛，就有人称朝天门为“天字第一号码头”。在11年重庆辟立为商埠，朝天门始设海关，1927年因修建朝天门码头，就将旧城门撤除。但是在1949年的“九二”火灾使朝天门附近2千米的区域化为废墟。近年来，随着重庆的对外开放，三峡工程的上马和重庆的直辖，这块不足1平方公里的”弹丸之地”却越来越令重庆人汗颜，旧模样牵动着社会各界的心。

　　于是，顺应，1998年元月，市决定再现朝天门的恢宏气势，展示新重庆的开放精神。3月28日朝天门广场建设工程奠基，12月31日就正式向游人开放。

　　如今大家看到的朝天门广场由观景广场、护岸梯道、交通广场、周边环境配套4个部分组成。

　　大家看刚才我们下车的地方就是交通广场，它是5.6万平方米的多层广场，可停泊270辆车。

　　观景广场的主体建筑面积6万平方米，高21.8米，逐层跌落共有4层。层顶广场，就是我们所站的这个广场，它的面积1。7万平方米，是中国最大的层顶公共广场。广场地面铺着红、黑大理石和错色镶嵌的红、白、蓝广场砖。广场上有灯柱、音乐、喷泉、草坪及小叶榕、假槟榔金橘等。广场还设有专门的残疾人道，还保留着重庆城区仅存的一座缆车。

　　请大家再跟我沿江边石梯走到广场最底层。好了，大家看这里有一大两小3个“城门洞”，可直通朝天门观景广场顶层。以前的朝天门属砖石结构，城高10丈。城门外，依附于正门的瓮城上有“朝天门”三个大字，大家看就是现今大“城门洞”上这三个字。，再登石阶进入大城门，门额上有“古渝雄关”四个威严大字。城楼侧，有元代文宗皇帝御笔题写的题刻“万里归程”。好，大家再回头看这排护岸梯道，它的长为700米，有128梯，由8万块混泥土砖铺砌，整个梯道呈环江扇形，与广场相互衬托，显得极有气派。

　　大家看整个码头，朝天门就如艘乘风破浪的舰船停泊在江边，宽阔的江面上停泊着几十艘船只，或缓缓靠岸，或正待启航。（停顿）大家看得这么聚精会神，不知有没有注意这两江之水。对了，大家看这边的嘉陵江水是绿色，而长江水为黄色，这一绿一黄，显得格外分明。

　　大家再注意看长江水，当江水极枯时会露出一块长约200米的如鲸鱼脊背的石梁。中间刻着12块水文碑。相传石梁的出现预示着丰收之年，因此枯水碑又被称为丰年碑。但并非代代都能见到，有记载的1700多年来，每600年才露一次面，最后一次露面是1937年盛夏。当然了，这只是古时人们的一个传说，如今我们的生活可说是年年丰收。这个石梁还有一个“乌龟石”的故事。大家看那石头像乌龟吗？（停顿）其实它只是重庆人的一个误传，因为重庆口音中“wu”跟“hu”不分，它本来的名字是“呼归石”。这个传说故事讲的是大禹之妻涂山女，自丈夫新婚三日离家治水去后，天天站在与丈夫别离的这块大石上呼唤丈夫的归来。此举感动了龙王，并派神龟把石头拱高，使她看得更远。日久天长，涂山女的身子与石头化为一体，变成了江中这块“呼归石”

　　古时游人就倚立在港口沿江石栏观赏“朝天汇流”胜景。居高临下，俯视江流，长江从城右涌来，嘉陵江水从左边千斯门流来，双江在城门下交汇，形成奇特的“夹马水”风景。为此还留有不少诗文。如：清代诗人周开丰的《城楼观涨》；郭沫若先生1960年重返山城重庆时也作诗一首。

　　直到今日，当重庆人提起朝天门这一具有悠久文化的古城门、古码头，仍然有着无限的感慨。“毕竟是重庆的一扇门户”这句简单的话，再次道出了朝天门在重庆历史中和重庆人心目中的地位。

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　　古城重庆多城门，"开九门，闭八门，九八一十七道门"，过去重庆民间广为流传着一首《重庆歌》

　　朝天门，大码头，迎官接圣（开）。

　　翠微门，挂彩缎，五色鲜明（闭）。

　　千厮门，花包子，白雪如银（开）。

　　洪崖门，广船开，杀鸡敬神（闭）。

　　临江门，粪码头，肥田有本（开）。

　　太安门，太平仓，积谷利民（闭）。

　　通远门，锣鼓响，看埋死人（开）。

　　金汤门，木棺材，大小齐整（闭）。

　　南纪门，菜蓝子，涌出涌进（开）。

　　凤凰门，川道拐，牛羊成群（闭）。

　　储奇门，药材帮，医治百病（开）。

　　金紫门，恰对着，镇台衙门（开）。

　　太平门，老鼓楼，时辰报准（开）。

　　仁和门，火炮响，总爷出巡（闭）。

　　定远门，较场坝，舞刀弄棍（闭）。

　　福兴门，溜跑马，快如腾云（闭）。

　　东水门，有一个四方古井，正对着，真武山，鲤鱼跳龙门（开）。

　　在古重庆城的开九门中，除了按方位、规模大而地位重要的朝天门(东)、通远门(西)、东水门(南)、临江门(北)四大城门外，还有五个规模较小的“开五门”。

　　千厮门——千厮门和临江门是十七座城门中面向嘉陵江的两座。都是嘉陵江农产品货物的集散地。由于处于朝天门和临江门两大城门之间，紧靠繁华闹市、人口密集、码头众多。古代民谣：“千厮门，花包子，白雪如银。”

　　嘉陵江流域的粮棉都在此门卸货入仓，所以说棉花打包的“花包子”，雪白如云。也是千厮门得名的由来。千厮门名取自《诗经·小雅》：“乃求千厮仓，万斯仓，黍稷稻梁，农夫之庆。报以介福，万寿无疆。”盖以当年城门内有贮存粮棉的千仓万仓而得名，是祈祷风调雨顺，丰收满仓之意。城门由于靠近城门繁华地区，城门内人口密集，商贸繁盛，有正街、顺城街。城外沿江码头众多，至今还有正码头、煤家码头、王家码头、贺家码头等地名。千厮门位于城北靠东，有瓮城。城门已毁，地点在现今千厮门正街六号一带。入城上新街口通小什字闹市区。

　　太平门——在城的东南，有瓮城面西南，城门上书“拥卫蜀东”四个大字。

　　由于地理位置处于古城下半城中心地带，城内是重庆府署和巴县官府衙门所在，成为全城政治中心。车水马龙，市面繁华。重庆开埠成为通商口岸后，外商、洋行集中在城门内白象街，成为金融中心。城外长江边是上游漂流下来的木材竹子市场。此地有“青狮白象”掌故，指城门内白象街的汉白玉雕塑白象，正对南岸古刹慈云寺庙门前的一对青石狮子。

　　储奇门——是下半城沿长江开的六个城门中，较为重要的城门之一。位置在城的正南方，瓮城面向长江上游。储奇，寓有富足昌盛之意。昔日，城门外码头起卸的货物，大都是四川出口大宗的药材山货，城门内集中了药材和山货的商号和堆栈。古代就有“储奇门，药材行，医治百病”的民谣。至今，储奇门一带，依然是重庆市药材行业集中的地方。

　　当年由于所处地理位置，储奇门是沟通上半城和下半城的要道，出城门过江到海棠溪通向贵州。抗战时期，在原城门旧址修建著名的“储奇门缆车道”。

　　金紫门——紧靠储奇门，方位也在城的正南方，城门对着江面，没有瓮城。古重庆十七个老城门，只有金紫门和储奇门这两个开门之间，无闭门。因这里曾有古庙金紫寺而得名。此门是因重庆官府衙门集中此地，而专门兴建的。金紫门城门对面，就是重庆镇署衙门，衙门四周有轿铺、饭馆、茶馆、酒肆，繁华热闹。古民谣：“金紫门，正对着镇台衙门。”镇台衙门是重庆权势显赫的大衙门。

　　南纪门——也是下半城沿长江的另一个重要城门，现今仍是人们熟知的地名。南纪门在城的西南角，有瓮城面向西，城门上号“南屏拥翠”四个大字，从城门所书的四字，可以看出，南纪门正对着南岸“峰峦叠翠”景色宜人的风光，是城内市民出城到南岸郊游观光和乘渡船过江的交通要道，因而，南纪门历来是下半城的重要城门之一。昔日从长江上游来重庆，首先要经此门，而此城门外江岸平坦开阔，成为重庆木材业集中的码头，木材堆栈一直到黄沙溪。

　　此门又是古重庆有名的屠宰业集中的地方。人口密集，商业繁盛。南纪门名字的由来。南纪，《诗经 小雅 四月》：

　　“滔滔江汉，南国之纪。”纪者，理律也，总汇也，是谓该门是水陆两通的重要交通总汇。陆路经黄沙溪上凤凰梯到鹅公岩、石桥铺与上成都的东大路相通。现今的南纪门，成为与南岸直通的长江大桥北桥头的起点，更为繁华了。

　　我国古代的城一般都按东南西北四个方位开辟四个城门，而重庆为什么有十七座城门，且其中还有八道关闭着呢？

　　古时筑城墙主要是用于军事防御，辟城门则是供人出入。重庆城三面环水，一面倚山，地形复杂，地势蜿蜒崎岖，不能像其他城市那样方方正正地筑城墙，正南齐北地辟城门，只能按照地理条件及交通需要因地制宜，因而城墙不是“横平竖直”的直线，而是随山就水的曲线，故城门的开辟也只能随山就水，按需要而定，所以就远远超过东南西北四座城门了。

　　重庆城历史悠久。据考证，自宋朝始建洪崖门后，各朝各代都按当时军事、交通的需要，分别筑有城墙，辟有城门，但又都很不“系统”、很不“规范”。集重庆城门之“大成”者，乃明朝洪武年间的重庆守将戴鼎。

　　戴鼎在镇守重庆期间，把前人修筑的城墙、辟的城门进行了大规模的加固、修缮，并新构筑了临江门等重要城门，完成了重庆城门“系列”的建设工作。那时的人都相信迷信，崇尚风水。相传戴鼎筑城辟门时，请了一个高明的`“风水先生”看地形测风水，并按“金、木、水、火、土”五行来确定辟门的方位，以“九宫八卦”之象来确定辟门的数量。

　　据《古城重庆》记载，戴鼎筑城辟门时，就“有意识安排九开八闭”，“是按照九宫八卦之象定的，九开八闭恰与九宫八卦相吻合”。

　　古重庆的房屋大都是竹木结构依山而建的吊脚楼。重庆气候炎热，房屋密集，极易失火，火灾历来是重庆的一大隐患。

　　凤凰门、洪崖门等八门是离江较远，规模较小（构建时有意识地小于靠江边的朝天门、临江门等“水”门）的“旱”门。“旱”者“火”也。五行之中“水”是克“火”的，故而人们便将靠江的朝天门、千厮门、临江门、通远门、南纪门、金紫门、储奇门、太平门、东水门等九座规模较大的“水”门“开”着；将翠微门、太安门、人和门、凤凰门、金汤门、定远门、洪崖门、西水门等八座“旱”门关闭着，且除金紫门与储奇门外，每两座“水”门之间夹一座“旱”门。如朝天门、东水门之间夹翠微门，东水门、太平门之间夹太安门等等。如此一“开”一“闭”地连成一个环状，以“水”克“火”，防止火灾的发生。这当然是“伪科学”，但却反映了当时的社会状况和人们的良苦用心。

　　戴鼎筑城辟门至今已六百多年了。岁月沧桑，历史变革，随着社会进步和交通发展的需要，那十七座城门或拆或毁，早已荡然无存了。现在，就是年逾古稀的老重庆也无法说出十七座城门的准确位置和模样了，留给人们的也只是朝天门、储奇门之类的地名和茶余饭后的龙门阵话题而已。

　　以上是关于重庆城门的解说介绍，从朝天门往南坪，到达北桥头时，依次要经过：朝天门、翠微门、东水门、太安门、太平门、仁和门、储奇门、金紫门、凤凰门、南纪门。

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　　Welcome to Chaotianmen square in Chongqing! I'm your guide. My surname isX. you can call me Xiao X. In order to facilitate your visit, let me firstintroduce you.

　　Chaotianmen square is located in Chongqing Chaotianmen wharf. Chaotianmenis the water gate of Chongqing, with two rivers and three barriers. "ChongqingChaotianmen square" is inscribed by Jiang Ze. In 11, Chongqing became acommercial port, and Chaotianmen began to set up a customs. In 1927, due to theconstruction of Chaotianmen wharf, the old city gate was removed.

　　Chaotianmen square is located in Chongqing Chaotianmen wharf. Chaotianmenis the water gate of Chongqing, with two rivers and three barriers. "ChongqingChaotianmen square" is inscribed by Jiang Ze. In 11, Chongqing became acommercial port, and Chaotianmen began to set up a customs. In 1927, due to theconstruction of Chaotianmen wharf, the old city gate was removed.

　　It is said that Chaotianmen was built in 314 BC when Qin General Zhang Yibuilt Bajun city after he was defeated by Ba state. In the early Ming Dynasty,Dai Ding expanded the old city of Chongqing and built 17 gates according to thenumber of nine palaces and eight trigrams, among which Chaotian gate was thelargest. There are four big characters on the door: "ancient ChongqingXiongguan". Therefore, the gate passed along the Yangtze River in the East,facing Nanjing, the capital of the emperor, where it met the imperial missionand received the imperial edict, so it was named Chaotianmen. In 11, Chongqingbecame a commercial port, and Chaotianmen began to set up a customs. In 1927,due to the construction of Chaotianmen wharf, the old city gate was removed. In1949, the "9 · 2" fire turned the area 2 km away from Chaotianmen into a ruin.Since then, Chaotianmen has only the walls of yuchengji. Today's Chaotianmenpassenger terminal and the newly built grand Chaotianmen square are excellentplaces to overlook the confluence of the two rivers and the scenery along theriver.

　　On the left side of Chaotianmen, the Jialing River flows into Xiaochuan,where it flows for 1119 kilometers and then flows into the Yangtze River. Everytime in early summer and mid autumn, the green Jialing River water collides withthe brown yellow Yangtze River water torrent, the whirlpool is rolling, clearand turbid, forming a "Jiama water" landscape, which is as spectacular as a wildhorse's mane. On the right side of the Yangtze River, after it contains JialingRiver water, its momentum is becoming more and more powerful. It passes throughthe Three Gorges, connects the Yangtze River and the Han River, and flowsthousands of miles, becoming the "golden section" of the Yangtze River. The zerokilometer mark of Chongqing highway will be set in Chaotianmen square. "Zerokilometer" is the starting point of a country or city trunk road, and also thesymbol of a city center. China's "zero kilometer" sign has been set in themiddle of the central axis of Tiananmen Square, while Shanghai has set zerokilometer in people's Square.