Tongyuanmen, Ancient city gate in Chongqing, China

Tongyuanmen is a large stone gateway with traditional Chinese architectural features located in Chongqing. The structure demonstrates ancient construction methods where stone blocks were carefully fitted together to create a sturdy fortification.

Tongyuanmen was first built in the late Southern Song dynasty as one of Chongqing's seventeen city gates and its only land route out of the city. In 1371 the Ming commander Dai Ding rebuilt the city walls, and the gate was repaired again in the early Qing. In 1922 Yang Sen's municipal reforms levelled the old cemetery outside and consulates were built inside the gate.

The gate served as a crossing point where merchants and travelers met when entering or leaving the city over many generations. Its name and form reflect the importance this passage held in daily life for those who lived here.

The site is accessible by public transportation and easy to reach from central areas of the city. Daytime visits work best to see the details of the stone construction clearly.

The gate's name means "reaching far", because it was the only land route out of old Chongqing; all other city gates faced the rivers. Outside it lay Qixinggang, formerly a burial ground, levelled in 1922 under Yang Sen's municipal reforms, after which foreign consulates were built inside the gate.