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A large teapot sculpture at the ancient town of Ciqikou in Chongqing, China. It is an ancient town famous for its porcelain trade and riverside location.


Ciqikou is a subdistrict in the Shapingba District of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. It was originally called Longyin Town (simplified Chinese: 龙隐镇; traditional Chinese: 龍隱鎮; pinyin: Lóngyǐn zhèn) and was also known as Little Chongqing.

According to an old Chinese proverb: "One flagstone road, and one thousand years' Ciqikou".[citation needed] The name of the town can be traced back to porcelain production during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties. Formerly a busy port located at the lower reaches of the Jialing River, a thousand years after its foundation the town remains a symbol and microcosm of old Chongqing (Jiang Zhou).

Ciqikou is located on the west bank of the Jialing River and covers an area of 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi). Three mountains, Mount Jingbi, Mount Fenghuang and Mount Ma'an lie in Ciqikou, whilst Fenghuang Quan and Qinshui Quan run across it. The geography of Ciqikou is considered to have perfect Fengshui by the local people.