Pianyan Ancient Town in Chongqing, southwest China, was a business center In ancient China, with a history of more than 300 years. The town sits between two extensions（延伸） of Huaying Mountain, with the clear Heishultan River 【小题1】 (flow)by.

Time passes, but the streets, architecture, culture and customs of the town remain 【小题2】 are well- protected. Simple but beautiful, the buildings along the streets have never been renewed, and keep 【小题3】 (they) original look.

In addition to the bridges, rivers, old streets and historic houses, which 【小题4】 (be) similar to those in other ancient Chinese towns, the most unique 【小题5】 (attract) in Pianyan Town are the Yuanyang Bridge, Couple Trees and Female Smith Forge（铁匠铺）. The Yuanyang Bridge 【小题6】（build）at the meeting place of the mainstream and a branch of Helshutan River in 1809. Two Ficus trees stand on either end of the bridge. As time passes, the two trees have grown so close towards each other 【小题7】 their branches and roots have been twining together, like a hugging couple. Thus is the reason 【小题8】 people call them the Couple Trees. This forge was 【小题9】 (difference) from other smith forges, for a woman worked as a blacksmith here, which created a beautiful scene in the town.

The Wu Temple,Book House, Opera Tower, Stilted Houses by the river and the ancient street paved with blue stone blocks are sure 【小题10】 (please)every visitor with the rich culture of ancient China.