Introduction to Xiaoxi Town

Xiaoxi Town is located in the northeast of Guang'an District, about 74 kilometers away from the urban area, and borders Qu County, Dazhou City. It was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Due to different construction periods, it has formed a complex and complex structure. . It has unique architectural features and a total construction area of ??100,000 square meters. The Qi, Liang, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Song dynasties all used this place as their administrative center. In addition to the numerous historical sites, Xiaoxi Town is also known as the Tang and Song Ancient Town. Xiaoxi Town was named the "Hometown of Stone Carvings" by the Guang'an County People's Government. The large and small stone carvings run throughout the town, which is a unique landscape, and the stone carvings of Chongxiang Temple are even more praiseworthy. Xiaoxi Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a street length of more than 450 meters and facing north and south. One of its characteristics is that it is spacious in the middle and gradually narrows into a boat shape toward both ends. Influenced by the local wharf culture, it is a rare "land boat" architectural wonder in Sichuan. The second characteristic is that the street eaves are spacious, with the widest point reaching 8 meters on one side. The wide street eaves are topped with wooden piercing structures. Each household has a large round wooden column standing at the edge of the street eaves, supporting the I-shaped wooden frame above. The roof is covered with small green tiles, and the ground is paved with neat and standardized paving. The bluestone slabs blend in with the street stone slabs. Standing on the street and looking around, there are many logs standing in an orderly manner, which is unheard of, simple and elegant. But when there is a market, vendors and stalls are lined up under the street eaves, and all sales are carried out under the street eaves. It has the reputation of "the sun is not shining when the weather is sunny, and the clothes are not wet when the rain is raining." Xiaoxi is a place where people don’t get wet when buying and selling; driving to Xiaoxi on a hot day is as cool as home."

It is said that when Zhang Xianzhong was on his way to "fill up Sichuan with Huguang" in the late Ming Dynasty, an immigrant named Xiao fell in love with Xiaoxi's boat. It was convenient to build a house and settle here, set up a shop and do business. Because Xiaoxi is at the strategic point of the Bayu Ancient Road, water transportation is developed. Pedestrians, traders and merchants often come here to rest and trade, and business is very prosperous. Later, the number of shops gradually increased, and the street was naturally extended. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a stone street with a length of more than 300 meters had been formed. Later, due to the raging war and banditry, most of the original street houses were burned down and turned into ruins. In the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921 AD), local gentlemen Lin Gongting and Yang Ganshan took the lead in rebuilding street houses on the ruins, forming a large scale and leaving it to future generations. When we arrived at Zhennan Pier, we looked down at the surging Qujiang River, a bay of still water and vast misty waves. The fishing boats on the river are rippling lightly. Looking back at the ancient town and the river makes people get rid of their impetuousness and feel the broadness and tolerance of nature one by one.

Nowadays, with the rise of road transportation, the water transportation from Xiaoxi to Guang'an City has been greatly reduced, but the motorized boats that cross or go up the river to Langya, Qu County, five kilometers away, still have an endless stream of passengers, and business is booming. Prosperous. Highways and waterways fully demonstrate the changes in transportation in the ancient town through the ages.