Anhui Province's Famous Historical and Cultural Town—Kongcheng Old Street (Part 2)

⛰[Attraction Guide] 📍Address: Kongcheng Old Street, Tongcheng City, Anqing City, Anhui Province 🚗Transportation: 19 km west of Tongcheng urban area, about a 33-min drive. 🕙Opening hours: Monday–Sunday, 9am–9pm 💰Tickets: Free 🌟Highlights: A major feature of Kongcheng Old Street is its Baojia culture. The entire street is divided into 10 Jia. The Baojia system was a system used by rulers in the old days to rule the people through household registration. It used "household" as the basic unit of social organization, with 10 households forming a Jia and 10 Jia forming a Bao. They were jointly responsible and sat together, so as to implement hierarchical control over the people. Every night, the gates of each Jia were closed tightly, and each Jia was relatively independent and could not communicate with each other. It was an independent castle with anti-theft and defense functions. Kongcheng Town was listed as a "Provincial-level Historical and Cultural Ancient Town of Anhui Province" in 2006 and an "Ancient Town of Anhui Province with a Thousand-Year History" in 2017. 📌Tips: Free parking lot available