Ancient Town Collection of Wanling Town

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, this ancient town still retains its unique features. Mottled ancient city walls and gates; The quaint water transport pier; Simple, elegant and exquisite Zhao Ancestral Hall and Dafu Di; Precious tombs in Han Dynasty and Thousand Buddha Cave in Song Dynasty; Ancient temples, bridges and trees; One beautiful folklore and allusions after another ... are permeated with the rich cultural connotation of the ancient town.

Wandering in the old street of Guzhen, you will realize the true meaning of calligraphy in Erya Academy. You will find the footprints of your ancestors in the deep ditch of the stone steps of the Millennium Water Pier; You will witness the ancient "red light district" in the "Eighteen Ladders" complex; In front of the statue of Gong Yu in Huguang Hall, you will appreciate the profoundness of immigrant culture. You will sigh the immortal legend written by the descendants of the royal family in front of the pillars of the Zhao ancestral hall; In front of Wangniang Beach and under Baren Cave, you will also have an epiphany about your past life ... There is a stone bridge next to the pier of Laixi River to connect the two banks of the river and accompany the ancient town. The main arch of the bridge is about 10 m high and about 15 m wide. This arch can transport large ships by water. There are two small arches on both sides of the main arch, a semicircle and a square. Semi-circle high, low strategy, down the slope. On the left square bridge arch, there are more than ten flat bridge arches connected. The whole Rong Da Bridge is 50 to 60 meters long and more than two meters wide. It spans the Lacey River and is built along the river.

In the beautiful scenery of three miles of bamboo sea on both sides of the strait, it has become the protagonist of a dream water town. Strolling on this stone bridge, taking a relaxed step, measuring the heavy history and years of tempering carried by the stone bridge. Most of the stone slabs have been eroded by wind and rain, and the remnants of the years can still be seen. This bridge has a unique shape. From the south, a row of stone slabs goes straight to the raised Shidong Bridge and reaches the ancient town in the north. The Shidong Bridge is in the shape of п, which is convenient for ships to pass. There are semicircular caves on both sides. A straight slate bridge is like a pontoon bridge floating on the water. If the water level rises slightly, it will be submerged. Beside the Shikong Bridge are ancient ships and passing ships. There is a young man fishing next to him, and his focus is almost that a fish has been hooked.

Rong Da Bridge is the only stone bridge connecting the two banks of the river in the ancient town. Every time we go to the market, the bridge is bustling with vendors: fish sellers, tofu sellers, and red roast geese sellers! Show the humor of the ancient town. From Rongchang to Lukong Ancient Town, along the asphalt road, first to Erlang Beach, and then to Feiziqiao, the lion villa is in front, and the Jufeng Grape Garden is opposite to the lion villa.

The owner of the vineyard is an old man in his fifties. His surname is Xi, ranking second. Because he is called Mr. Xi, the whole town knows Mr. Xi, because his grapes are famous all over the town …

The grapes he planted are fresh and delicious, big and affordable, and are loved by the whole town. It is said that he learned the technique of growing grapes from Anhui several decades ago. Because of the topography and climate in Chongqing, only Kyoho grapes are most suitable for planting here.

Every June and July, when the grapes are ripe, they are in the garden.

Our grapes are ripe, and it's tempting to look at the grapes all over the tree. If tourists buy grapes, the host will enthusiastically taste them for free, and then the guests will go to the vineyard to choose grapes, cut one they like, show the fun of independent shopping and taste the freshest fruit. How happy I am!

The old man has three vineyards, the smallest one is beside the road, and the other two are in the forest across the road! Interested tourists can also go to the mountains to sell fruits and experience the fun of climbing mountains. This mountain can't be called a mountain, but it is steep. It takes about ten minutes to climb to the top of the mountain, but it is the only way for gardeners to climb the mountain. Fertilizer, grapes, etc. They have to be shipped from here, which shows their hardships. Ordinary people will be out of breath when they climb to the top of the slope, let alone carry heavy loads …

There are other fruits in Jufeng Grape Garden, such as grapefruit, loquat and plum. Visitors are advised to eat grapes from mid-June to mid-August and grapefruit in September. You can taste the most delicious fruit in Jufeng Grape Garden. Why not travel?

In addition, the owner's cooking is very good (the villagers nearby always ask him if he wants to hold a banquet). If the country wants to taste home cooking, it can go to his home, but the host's home is not a restaurant, but it can be discussed … especially the dishes and fish he cooked are the best! Let you eat if you want!

Winter (11-February) is the time to prune and fertilize vineyards. In the meantime,

Pruned branches will be sold in the vineyard, and the price is very cheap. Friends who want to try to grow their own grapes will try to buy a few (high survival rate).

The old man likes fishing very much. If he is not at home, you can go to the river behind the garden to find him. He must concentrate on fishing there! And sometimes pay a lot, maybe it's just a big fish! If it is an ancient town, there must be well-preserved ancient streets. Cheongwadae Diaojiao Building, Ancient City Wall Temple, Ancient City Wall. The ancient streets of land and air are no exception. The ancient streets are arranged in layers according to the mountain situation, and slowly descend from the mountain to the Laixi River. Strolling through the streets, the road paved with green slabs is clean and smooth, with a slight green light.

The old street is not long. About five or six hundred meters, mostly in Ming and Qing dynasties. The more distinctive ones are big blue bricks, small blue tiles, bucket walls, long board doors, wooden board walls, inlaid windows, lattice windows, hanging beams and columns, and cornice corridors. However, these buildings were seriously damaged. In urgent need of repair, some buildings are even uninhabitable and have become dangerous buildings.

Walking down the stone steps, the Buddha saw that many years ago, merchants gathered in the ancient town, which was very lively and colorful. special

On the steep stone walls on both sides of Laixi River, there are forty or fifty tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, some of which have formed rock tombs. Gu Zhuo's quaint ancestral temples, quaint and elegant ancient temples and bridges, ancient trees intertwined among rocks, ancient roads and deep stone steps formed after stepping on horses ... rich cultural heritage, long-standing folk customs and simple folk customs all show the past glory and rich cultural heritage of the ancient town. The prosperity of the scene. All kinds of people gathered here, shouting boats, rowing boats, transporting goods, Cao Gang's and local snakes, Paoge's uncle, local officials and even prostitutes. It is said that the "Eighteen Ladders" in the town is an ancient "red light district" on land and air, where red lanterns are hung high, reflecting the light singing and dancing of countless brothel women. Now, it seems very quiet here. There are many teahouses and old people. They drink 50 cents of tea every day and play mahjong for a long time, which is leisurely and carefree. Life is like this, walking slowly, just like Laixi River.

Walk back and forth on the old street several times. Evening, morning, noon, dusk. Everyone in the street knows it, and everyone feels familiar with it. They don't pay much attention to outsiders either, just do things by themselves.

Well, the stone steps, the city walls, the city gates, and the green tea in the teahouse. Everyone has his own home. We wandered around the world. Go through the Lion Gate, walk to Baijia Datian, make a detour, and walk along another road to the Baoen Bridge (also called Feizi Bridge), which was built by Princess A Qing when she returned to China to thank her parents.

According to legend, in the fifty years of Qianlong, a Hunan native named Liu and his family of eight came here.

Fill in Sichuan ",but because of acclimatization, except my daughter Aju, others died one after another. A local good-hearted man named Lin adopted Aju and changed his name to Lin Jiao. Later, a Taoist priest passed by and looked at Lin Jiao's bones, saying that she would be a noble person in the future. Later, Jiaqing ascended the throne and extensively selected beautiful women among the people. Lin's parents remembered the Taoist priest's words and wanted Lin Jiao to participate in the beauty contest. But because of poverty, with the help of all the neighbors, they were able to raise money to bribe the beauty pageant eunuch to participate in the beauty pageant. After entering the palace, Lin Jiaojiao won the favor of the emperor because of her beauty and virtue, and was made a concubine. Lin Jiao often thought of her adoptive parents' kindness to her, so she ordered eunuchs around her to bring silver tickets to repay her adoptive parents. However, her parents had died, which made her unable to repay her kindness, so she built a bridge on a tributary of the Laixi River to facilitate the passage, in order to repay the kindness of the villagers. This bridge is called Princess Bridge, also known as Thanksgiving Bridge.

In the twentieth year of Jiaqing, a Taoist named Hans Zhang passed by here. After hearing about the origin of the bridge, he also erected a monument and wrote an inscription to show his virtue. Later, as an affirmation of the spirit of repaying kindness, the People's Government of Lukong Town rebuilt the stone tablet of Feiziqiao. The story of Feiziqiao, which I repeat here, comes from the monument set up by the local government.

The bridge of gratitude connects the poor and the rich, but it separates two pairs of eyes that see through.

The broken threshold, the cracks on the stone steps and the paper marks on the windowsill, who knows what stories it has played? Kindness, grudges, childhood friends, fickleness, and infatuation all appear here and end together.

There are also seven ancient stone bridges with their own characteristics in Lukong Town. These ancient bridges were generally built in Qianlong and Jiaqing years, and some were even built in the Ming Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, they had been built for many years and were very old. Lu Kong Town organized cultural relics experts to conduct a net-type cultural relics survey. When they arrived at Chaoyang Cave, the experts who stopped suddenly jumped up-a grotto with a height of more than 1 person was hidden in the weeds behind the shrine, and many small relief Buddha statues were densely arranged on both sides of the rock wall. Starting from the bottom of the cave wall, these small Buddha statues carved five rows upwards, totaling 273. The Buddha statues are all sitting on the lotus platform.

Preach, say, wish you well, hold a wreath, put your hands together, have different shapes and are vivid and lifelike. Each Buddha statue is about 15 cm high, and the paintings on some Buddha statues are still clearly visible. Experts and scholars from the Literature and History Committee of the Political Consultative Conference in Rongchang District, Shi Zhiban District and Cultural Management Office of Rongchang District believe that from the weathering degree of the stone carvings and the age of the Buddha statue in Dazu Chaoyang Cave not far from here, this Thousand-Buddha Cave should be the product of the Song Dynasty.

Chaoyang Cave is located in the lower reaches of Laixi River, several miles away from Lukong Town. But once you arrive by wooden boat, there are sometimes cruise ships.

The small wooden door painted red is the entrance to Chaoyang Cave. There is a stone ladder in front of the door, which is not long, but very steep, and the slope may be close to 70 degrees.

According to the Guardian, the oldest of these Cliff Buddha statues is left over from the Song Dynasty, and its history is earlier than Dazu Stone Carving which has been listed in the "World Cultural Heritage Protection List". Compared with Dazu stone carvings, the Cliff Buddha statues here are much rougher and fewer in number. The strangest thing is that at the top of the fourth small cave, there is a black hole that can only accommodate one person to crawl. With the faint fluorescence of the mobile phone, we climbed about ten meters up the black hole and came to the second floor of Chaoyangdong. The light here is actually very good. Take a closer look, there are five caves on this floor, all of which are connected. These two big holes also communicate with the outside of the cliff, so light can come in.