Ancient Gongtan Township To Be Relocated 0.93 Miles Away

GONGTAN TOWNSHIP, CHINA - MAY 27: (CHINA OUT) Houses being demolished along ancient streets are seen in Gongtan Township May 27, 2007 on the outskirts of Youyang County of Chongqing Municipality, China. Over 1,700 years old, the town has the most well preserved ancient residential architecture in the Yangtze River drainage area. The Wujiang River, the tributary of Yangtze, is expected to flood the town after the Pengshui Hydropower Station is completed in August 2007. The "Diaojiaolou," which are structures supported by wooden columns, are being relocated around 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) away. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)