2. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to poor land transportation and convenient and economical water transportation, the water transportation in the upper reaches of Hukou was particularly busy, and thousands of cargo ships transshipped through Hukou every year. Due to the barrier of Hukou Waterfall, ships had to dock at the upstream of Hukou to unload their goods, so a flood and drought wharf was formed under the mountain root not far from the east bank of Hukou Waterfall, which was called Ming and Qing Wharf. In its heyday, there were more than 60 companies and more than 500 caves. People describe them like this: the star sets of passenger ships are connected together like files; There are many shops, like wild geese. Today, there are still hundreds of caves here, so you can imagine how lively it was.
3. After the Tongpu Railway was opened, the goods along the river were no longer transported by water, but by railway, and the phenomenon of "dry boat" gradually disappeared. Although sailing on land has long been history, from the deep traces left by ancient navigation, we can still feel the difficulties of our ancestors in doing business and the sweat and sweat of our followers.