The ancient city of Du Jiang, a thousand-year-old town in Liu Du Valley.

As can be known from the name of the mansion, it was one of the economically controlled states established by the Tang Dynasty on the border of Guizhou and Guangxi, and because the territory under the jurisdiction of Du Jiang is a narrow strip with a width of more than 70 miles and a length of more than 100 miles, this place is basically the place where the ancestors of the Shui nationality from the south lived, so it can be said that the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is in an inferior state under economic control.

During the Tianbao period, Dujiang House was reduced to Jimi House, which was the predecessor of Tusi yamen. Before Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, it basically belonged to the hereditary pattern of tribal leaders.

The ruins of the ancient city of Du Jiang, which we see today, are also the Dujiang Hall, the capital of the "Six Halls in Xinjiang", which was established after the Miao people were incorporated into the central territory during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

Judging from today, it is unlikely to develop into a large-scale market town here, mainly because of steep terrain and insufficient water resources.

But in ancient times, there was no developed land transportation, and Duliujiang River below the ancient city was an ideal waterway transportation line.

The on-the-spot investigation of the fort owner shows that the ancient city of Du Jiang today reflects the traditional customs of the interaction between the Shui, Miao and Han nationalities.

The folk houses here basically do not keep the tradition of two-story wooden buildings of the Shui people, but take the first floor and the first floor as the basic pattern. However, their hall is only dedicated to ancestors, but there is no such phenomenon as respecting gods, kings and saints advocated by Confucianism. This is still very different from the religious beliefs of the Han nationality.

Basically, every family here has an independent small temple for everyone to worship, which is also different from the beliefs and customs of other ethnic groups, and also reflects a custom of primitive religious belief, that is, the primitive religious view of "a wife sitting and enjoying, a family is a witch history."

Traditional Han festivals such as New Year's Eve and Spring Festival have been well passed down here. At the same time, every household has the habit of sticking up doors, mainly to worship Weichi Gong and Qin. Both of them are military commanders in The Legend of Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and both of them are among the twenty-four outstanding figures in Lingyange in Tang Dynasty, which shows that the culture in the prosperous Tang Dynasty had a deep influence on them.

Although the rule of the Tang Dynasty over the Shui people in the border areas of Guizhou and Guangxi could not be deepened, the worship of the heroes of the Shui people was deeply rooted.

Duliujiang river basin was once a place where Chinese fir grew vigorously and was also the main building material of local houses. It is not common for Chinese fir to grow in pieces now.

A small piece of Chinese fir secondary forest with a diameter less than 30 cm can be seen under the mass grave outside the ancient city of Du Jiang.

An ancient well in the ancient city, surrounded by green bamboo forests, grows gratifying.

The ancient city of Du Jiang is divided into two streets, the stone road in the lower street and the banyan trees over 500 years old by the roadside, which appropriately reflect the long history and prosperity of this ancient city.

The Japanese army's iron hoof was trampled on in the ancient city of Du Jiang. The memory of Lao Yang under the banyan tree is fresh, and times have changed. Although he looks peaceful and indifferent in the story, he should have some sighs in his heart!