The name Ciqikou literally means Porcelain Port, a name given to the city during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, because of their production of porcelain. However, the original name of city was not Ciqikou, but Baiyanchang. The city boasts well over a thousand years of history and houses one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Chongqing.
Located on the west bank of the Jialing River running through Chongqing, Ciqikou was a bustling port and its location is considered auspicious because it has perfect Fengshui. There are three mountains in Ciqikou, Jingbi, Fenghuang, and Ma’an. In addition, two springs run through the ancient town, Fenghuang Spring and Qinshui Spring.
Ciqikou Ancient town has gone by a number of different names throughout the ages. During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen was usurped and escaped from the emperial palace to become a monk. His arrival at the temple inspired the locals to change the name of their city to Longyin. Long in Chinese means dragon (龙 Lóng) a symbol used to represent the Chinese Emperor. Longyin town really started to prosper during the early years of the Qing Dynasty. Porcelain had become the main industry of the town and its main export. At the height of porcelain production, there were more than 70 porcelain factories in Longyin Town.
Porcelain production was introduced to Longyin Town originally around 300 years ago during the Huguang Repopulation of Sichuan Migration Movement which sought to repopulate what is present-day Sichuan Province after years of war, famine, and natural disasters.