Constructed over 2,000 years ago, Nagu town had become the first post on the “10 thousand-li transportation to the national capital” thanks to the prosperity of Huize which enjoys the fame of “Copper Capital” in the Han Dynasty.

In the past, Nagu is where rich merchants, governmental and military officials, miners, craftsmen, scholars and theatrical artists etc gathered, funding to construct a large numbers of guilds, inns, wine houses, theaters, temples and churches. 

The “ancient road for copper transportation” carved on cliffs of the south Jinsha River bank had left behind rows of stone holes that were vestiges of hardships of the copper transporters. Presently, Nagu has preserved 21 ancient architectures, 10 steles and related relics etc.