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Starting from Pu'er in southern Yunnan, it transits to Dali, and then goes north to Lijiang and Shangri-La, passing through the Diqing and Deqin channels into Tibet along the way, and reaches the Tibetan area. This is probably the trade channel route of Yunnan's "Tea Horse Ancient Road" Yunnan-Tibet Road.
On this trade route, there are large and small ancient city market towns, rows of ancient tea horse towns, some of which are famous at home and abroad, and have been labeled as popular tourist destinations, attracting tourists to gather and visit; Some are still hidden from public cognition, and only a few travelers who have the courage to pursue and capture fragments of old time have been passed down by word of mouth.
Jianchuan Shaxi Ancient Town is the slightly mysterious market town among travelers.
On the thousand-year-old post road passed by the tea and horse market, it is a prosperous town carrying goods and herds of horses, stepping on it with half-inch shoes in the hustle and bustle of horse bells, and with the changes in trade exchanges, after the disappearance of the horse gang, the "remoteness" here will be more completely preserved by the baptism of tea and horse culture and the legacy of the ancient town.
What attractions can I check in and play in Shaxi Ancient Town? Please follow the guide and don't miss it.
1.
Whether an ancient town has been preserved and passed down for hundreds of years of culture is the most direct symbol of architecture. When you come to Shaxi, the most eye-catching thing is the ancient opera stage located on the west side of Sifang Street, which is the most representative landmark in the ancient building complex.
The wooden components of the ancient opera stage fully demonstrate the exquisite skills of Jianchuan carpenters. The bucket beams are carved, layered, gorgeous and complex, no matter what angle you look at, you can feel the beauty of the geometric space of the building community.
The ancient opera stage is a platform for the flourishing of Shaxi's local culture, and during festivals, the children of the Bai ethnic group in costumes will play the dragon head three strings and sing and dance here.
During the heyday of the tea and horse market, it was a place for horse gangs to trade with merchants from the south to the north. Here, the goods that need to be transported are carried on horseback, and the goods that are transported here from afar are unloaded, waiting for the merchant's quote.
2. Xingjiao Temple
On Sifang Street, the west side is the ancient opera stage, and the east side is Xingjiao Temple. According to records, in the thirteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the temple was expanded and named Xingjiao Temple, which has a history of more than 600 years.
After the formation of the Tea Horse Ancient Road Market centered on Xingjiao Temple, Sifang Street in the ancient town was also known as Sideng Street.
It is no coincidence that the ancient opera stage and Xingjiao Temple in Shaxi Ancient Town appear in the west and east directions of the core area of the ancient town, echoing each other. They are the "shelter" of the hearts and spirits of the horse gang merchants and travelers who shuttle through the mountain canyons, trek through the rapids and dangerous beaches, and struggle in the primeval forest on the ancient tea horse road.
Sit under the ancient locust tree on Sifang Street, drink a cup of Shaxi craft beer or taste a pint of fragrant tea, maybe you can imagine that this place used to be an endless stream of horse gangs shuttling through, the ancient music and the overlord whip dance on the stage took turns competing, and the incense smoke of Xingjiao Temple could not be hidden, and the heyday of the scene lingering.
3. Ouyang Compound
The Ouyang family was once a prominent family in Sidengjie, and according to the genealogy, the ancestors moved from Luling, Jiangxi during the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ouyang Jing, who was born in Maguotou, became the richest man in Shaxiba, so he built the most magnificent Ouyang compound.
Ouyang Compound is slightly unique in the courtyard of the houses in Shaxi Ancient Town, which transcends the single Bai traditional architectural form of three squares and one wall, and on the basis of following the tradition, it cleverly brings the dual functions of the house and the horse shop to the extreme.
The gate of Ouyang Compound is carved from Shaxi's unique red sand stone, and the door piers and façade are finely carved, full of changes everywhere, showing the atmosphere in stability.
The compound cleverly combines the dual functions of a house and a horse shop into one place, creating the legend of a "five-star luxury horse shop" on the ancient tea horse road. If you had come 100 years earlier, you might have felt the five-star treatment of this horse shop for yourself.
4. The ancient town of Zhaimen
The village gate of Shaxi Ancient Town has three gates: east, south and north, which guard the main road of the three parties of the ancient town.
rammed earth building of the Dongzhai Gate retains the traditional local architectural techniques, and the adobe wall gate that only allows two horses to pass through at the same time is also called the "street gate" by the villagers ”。
Nanzhai Gate is the most accessible entrance to Sifang Street, and Nanzhai Gate connects to Nanguzong Lane, which is the place with the most old houses in the ancient town. Whenever the sun sets in the evening, a sense of homesickness will arise in your heart.
5, street alley
From the east village gate inside, step on the bluestone road, and the narrow alley is flanked by ancient shops standing quietly. There are two similar "streets and alleys", which connect the north and south gates respectively.
In Nanguzong Alley, such a mottled old wall looks like it has been baptized by a hundred years.
Let an alley walk into the house, and the history of the ancient town will leave a cascading mark on the residential building.
6. Heiwei River
originates from the mountains in the western part of Lijiang, flows west through the southeast of Jianchuan County, and is called Heiwei River after passing through Jianhu Lake.
TheHeiwei River, which flows from north to south, is adjacent to Shaxi Ancient Town, an important town that arose through the tea and horse market, and the former prosperity brought by the horse gang trade to this ancient market has been integrated into this never-ending river and flowed into the depths of history.
Whether
it is the bustling Ma Gang merchants at that time, or the tourists who come to find the beauty of the quiet town now, The breeze and mist on the Heiwei River are an unexpected gift from nature to travelers for those who visit this town.
In the early morning, the water mist rising from the river disturbed the surrounding mist, so that the surrounding farmland villages and distant mountains were shrouded in it. At this time, you will feel how prescient the Ouyang family's decision to settle here hundreds of years ago was.
7. Yujin Bridge
Heiwei River and Yujin Bridge, in Shaxi, are actually inseparable. The mist dissipated, and only then could I see the ancient bridge. This is a wonder of the ancient town.
This arched stone bridge dates back to the Kangxi period, and it is said that it was an important passage for herds of horse gangs to enter Shaxi Ancient Town from Dali.
After hundreds of years of tempering and passing through the stormy war years, the sound of the Heiwei River is still the same, and the arched Yujin Stone Bridge is still silent.
Strolling around Yujin Bridge and riding horses by the Heiwei River is the best choice for visiting the scenic spots outside the ancient town.
As a traveler, whether you drive by yourself or take public transportation, the journey of Shaxi Ancient Town is "not easy to walk", not only in the road conditions in the real world, but also in the reason why it has become "the only surviving ancient market on the ancient tea horse road".
It is too remote, because of the decline of the Ma Gang mutual trade, it has been forgotten, and the historical traditions that have not been invaded by modernization have been preserved as much as possible, and it has become a hidden ancient town; It is too prosperous, because the concept of "the only surviving ancient market" has brought heat and attraction to the ancient town in the dissemination of tourism and culture, making it open to welcome travelers who want to pursue the beauty of ancient style, ecology and tranquility here.
I hope that travelers can evoke the unique feelings brought to you by this ancient market on the journey to find the bustling Shaxi in the past.
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