The Dunqiu Shidi Pawnshop

The Dunqiu Shidi Pawnshop

The Dunqiu Shidi Pawnshop is a cultural relic protection unit of Zigong City.

The Dunqiu Shidi Pawnshop is located in Zhaohua Community and was built in the early years of the Republic of China. The entire courtyard is symmetrically constructed in a square layout. Above the archway of the main entrance, there is a clay relief plaque inscribed with four running script characters reading “Dunqiu Shidi.” The interior features exquisitely carved wooden lattice windows, skirt panels, and bracket arms. The pawnshop has a well-organized layout, is finely constructed, and boasts unique characteristics. It is the only remaining ancient pawnshop in the county, possessing high historical value, and has been listed as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit.

Zhaohua Town: Zhaohua Ancient Town is the hometown of Liu Guangdi, one of the "Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform," and is known as the "Hometown of Guangdi and an Important Town on the Tuo River." It has a history of over 1,000 years. The town’s seven streets, four alleys, Nine Palaces Temple, -head (local landmark), and nine mouths and eighteen shoals all reflect its history of being established in the Song Dynasty, flourishing in the Ming Dynasty, and prospering in the Qing Dynasty.

Zhaohua Town is a national-level "Famous Historical and Cultural Town," a provincial-level pilot small town, a "featured commercial small town" prioritized for development during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, one of the "Top Ten Famous Towns in Sichuan" at the 4th "C21 Sichuan Urban Development Summit," and a pilot town for integrated urban-rural development at both city and county levels. More details about Zhaohua Town++