Old Photo Album—Phoenix Ancient City

Fenghuang Ancient City is named after a mountain in its southwest that resembles a flying phoenix. It is located in the southwest of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province, south of the Wuling Mountains, east of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Luxi County in the east, Mayang County in the south, Tongren City and Songtao Miao Autonomous County in Guizhou Province in the west, and Jishou City and Huayuan County in the north. It was historically known as "it controls Yunnan and Guizhou in the west, Chenyuan in the east, and controls in the north." "Sichuan and Hubei, straddling the border of Guizhou and Guizhou in the south" is a county where ethnic minorities gather, mainly the Miao and Tujia people. It is the only way between Huaihua, Jishou and Tongren in Guizhou.

Fenghuang, known as "Zhengan" in ancient times, belonged to the Chu region during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It belonged to Qianzhong County in the Qin Dynasty, Weiyang County was established in the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhaijiang was established in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and departments, towns, roads, and roads were established in the Qing Dynasty. The government became the military and political center of western Hunan. Fenghuang Ancient City was built in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704). After 300 years of vicissitudes, the east gate tower and the north gate tower are still there, and their ancient appearance is still there. The bluestone streets in the city and the wooden stilted buildings on the riverside all show the characteristics of the ancient city.

Scenery of the Tuojiang River

Jiangxin Island in the Tuojiang River

Fengyu Bridge

The "Ten Thousand Names Tower" and the "Wind Tower" in the distance ahead Bridge"

The Ten Thousand Names Tower is located on the north bank of Shawan, Tuojiang River. It is 22.98 meters high, hexagonal, and has seven levels. It was initiated by the famous painter Huang Yongyu in 1985, and was built in 1988 with public funds and government support. Hence the name "Ten Thousand Names Tower". On the original site, there was a paper furnace brick tower built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty for burning calligraphy paper. The tower was 11 meters high and had three hexagonal levels. The current tower was built on the original site.

Wind Bridge

Wind Bridge Couplet: When it comes to world affairs, gold can sing; when it comes to human feelings, the sword is about to fly.

Yinfeng Gate

Stone Bridge on Gunshui Dam

Huilong Pavilion

Hongqiao, formerly known as Wohong Bridge, also known as "Fengyu Tower" "It was built in the ninth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1670) and rebuilt in the third year of the Republic of China. The bridge has two piers and three holes, with upper and lower floors. It is a stone arch bridge made of local red sandstone. Hongqiao lies across the Tuojiang River and is located in the center of Fenghuang Ancient City. Standing on the bridge, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery on both sides of the Tuojiang River.

Looking at Hongqiao from afar

The scenery on both sides of Hongqiao

The ancient charm of Nanhua is the entrance to the Nanhua Mountain Shenfeng Cultural Scenic Area.

Arrived at Phoenix Terrace, you can have a panoramic view of the ancient city.

Drawn Zhengan Ginger Candy

Huilongge Ancient Street

Chen Dounan House: Built on the 28th day of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it is located in the east gate tower and the Yang family ancestral hall. It covers an area of ??366.6 square meters and consists of the front, patio, middle hall and back entrance. It is a four-water return hall cloister-style courtyard with deep and tight firewalls around it. It is a typical quadrangle courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River. Chen Zhai produced two major generals of the National Revolutionary Army. Chen Dounan (1886-1931) once led his troops to cooperate with He Long to form the Northern Expedition to Hunan and participated in the second domestic Northern Expedition. Chen Fan (1909-1943), the nephew of Chen Dounan, led his troops to participate in the Anti-Japanese War in 1937 and fought bloody battles in Jiashan. Chen Dounan's house is also home to "Wulong Mountain Bandit Suppression", "Bloodshed in Western Hunan", "Father's War", "Soldier", "Saving the Female Soldier Situ Hui", "The Unknown Miao King", "My Heart Is Flying", " It is the filming location for more than ten famous film and television dramas including "Once Upon a Time in Western Hunan".

The Yang Family Ancestral Hall; located at No. 9 Laocai Street next to the ancient city wall, is the most well-protected ancestral hall in Phoenix so far. It was built with donations from Prince Shaobao, Guo Yonghou, and Zhengan Commander-in-Chief Yang Fang. The 16th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1836). The ancestral hall consists of a gate, a stage, a pavilion, a gallery, a main hall and a side room.

Ox horn comb specialty store

Silver processing

Old mother sewing feather shuttlecocks

Zhu Rongji's quotation wall - "Phoenix City" . In fact, Zhu Rongji did not actually mention Phoenix, but only left the words "Zhu Rongji Xin Yichun Phoenix City" in Phoenix. The three words "Phoenix City" as the signature font are the smallest for local publicity. The method of stealing beams and replacing columns was modified, and the current inscription wall was created.

Shen Congwen’s former residence: Located on Zhongying Street in Fenghuang Ancient City, Mr. Shen Congwen was born here on December 28, 1902. The house was built by Shen Congwen's grandfather Shen Hongfu (who was the governor of Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty) in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866) after buying and demolishing an old house. The flowered doors and windows are small and exquisite, with an antique flavor and rich architectural features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Western Hunan.

Hetang Street: is a commercial street located next to the Cultural Square.

The Drunkard Sculpture is located in Hetang. Tang Street was designed by Mr. Huang Yongyu, a sculptor and painter. Jiugui Liquor is a famous wine produced in western Hunan. There is a saying: a drunkard can carry a heavy drinker without getting drunk.

< p>I really like the large silver pendant in the jewelry store (?ω?)?

The Phoenix sculpture in the Cultural Square

On the street

Outside the west gate of the ancient city Scenery of Lanxi River

The west gate of the ancient city (Fucheng Gate)

Private ancient city museum, couplet: get the cleanliness of the mountains and rivers; the grand view of the world

Chen's Ancestral Hall. It was once renamed Chaoyang Palace. It was built in 1915 by Tujia squires Chen Bing, Chen Kaifan and other tribesmen who donated funds. It was specially used as a place for annual ancestor worship gatherings. It contains the main hall, gallery, theater and other buildings. The structure is compact and the design is Exquisite and unique in style.

Chen Quzhen, the Kuomintang lieutenant general and king of Xiangxi who was the commander of the patrol force in western Hunan at that time, led the tribesmen to expand and complete it in 1923.

Zhengan cinnabar store, door couplet: Phoenix may not be able to fly if there is a phoenix; how can it calm the panic without cinnabar in Zhengan?

The back garden in the courtyard

The north gate tower (bihui gate) of Fenghuang Ancient City was first built in the Ming Dynasty. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Fenghuang was the administrative seat of the Wuzhai chief official, and an earthen city was built there. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Gan Shen general moved from Mayang to the town and garrisoned here. In the 35th year of Jiajing period (1556), the Tucheng was rebuilt into a brick city with four gates, each covered with towers. In the Qing Dynasty, the Phoenix Hall and the Zhengan Town Chenyuan Yongjing Bingbei Dao Administration Office were set up here successively. In the fifty-fourth year of Kangxi (1715), the brick city was rebuilt into a stone city, and the north gate was named "Bihui Gate", which has been preserved to this day.

Tuojiang Tiaoyan, located on the Tuojiang River to the east of the Beicheng Tower, was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It was the only way from Qianzhou to enter the Wuzhai Sicheng at that time. It was rebuilt in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1704). During the Republic of China, wooden boards were installed on Tiaoyan to facilitate walking. In 1950, the vacancies were replaced and the stone piers were enlarged and the two piers were connected into one. The rock jumping is 100 meters long and has 15 rock piers. They are covered with thick wooden boards and are connected with iron chains from the bottom of the river. Drill holes in the rock and tie them tightly with iron wire. In the autumn of 2000, a new double pier was built in the lower reaches of the river dozens of meters away from Lao Tiaoyan. The two piers are about one foot apart, one high and one low, standing side by side. Each row of 66 piers is lined up. On the river. Rock jumping is now one of the most popular scenery in the ancient city.

Plank Bridge

Tujia Brocade: It is called "Xilan Kapu" in Tujia language, which means the flower bedding of the Tujia people. It is one of China's intangible cultural heritages. (I like it so I have a lot of it, but I don’t know what to use it for)

Women weaving strings for colored hair

East Gate Tower (Shengheng Gate), It was first built in the 54th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1715). The lower part of the city gate is made of purple sandstone, and the upper part of the city tower is made of ancient bricks. The city gate is 3.5 meters wide and 4 meters high. It is in the shape of a semi-circular arch. Both gates are wrapped in iron sheets and densely nailed with round-headed iron nails, making them solid and strong. The city wall is 0.8 meters thick and is entirely built with red sandstones. The city tower is 11 meters high and has a hilly roof covered with waist eaves and cornices. It is exquisite and spectacular. The city wall between the East Gate Tower and the North Gate Tower is connected, facing the clear Tuojiang River. It has both military defense and flood control functions.

Scenery of Tuojiang Shawan

Shucui Tower is located in Huilong Pavilion in the east of the city, next to Hongqiao. It is one of the mansions of the famous painter Huang Yongyu. The whole building is built near the Tuojiang River. It has an archway-style structure, ancient green tiles, cornices and carved wooden windows, like a pavilion or a pavilion. Looking out any window from upstairs, you will see a beautiful landscape painting in front of you. However, according to the tour guide, Huang Yongyu has basically never lived here. (The middle one in the picture is the Duocui Tower)

The Huilong Pavilion Diaojiao Tower Group is located in the southeast of the ancient city, facing the ancient official road in the front and hanging over the Tuojiang River in the back. It is the ancient city's rich ethnic flavor. One of the distinctive ancient building complexes. Most of them have two floors, upper and lower, and are all bucket-type wooden structures with five columns and six hangings or five columns and eight hangings. The upper floor is large, with complex manufacturing techniques and exquisite workmanship. The roof is upturned, with carved railings, doors and windows; the lower floor occupies an irregular area and is not used as a formal room, but the wooden hanging parts are carefully carved, with pumpkins and Various animal heads and flower patterns are pierced up and down through the cantilevered corridors or rooms, making them hang over the river, forming a unique scenery.

Fog Bridge is located downstream of Fengqiao.

Youran Pavilion, Pavilion couplet: Why are you too busy to take a rest; it is too early to have a heart-to-heart talk.

Stone Arch Bridge (I think I should bring Brother Ben here, it looks too much like a dinosaur)

Cloud Bridge

Fu Miao Tower

Snow Bridge , located on the west side of Nanhua Bridge.

Snow Bridge Night View

Nanhua Gate is one of the important landmarks in Fenghuang and one of the roads into the ancient city of Fenghuang. Nanhuamen is facing the Nanhuamen Bridge.

Nanhua Bridge

Night view of Nanhua Bridge

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