When talking about Phoenix, people first think of Shen Congwen's former residence. Few people know that there is a beautiful Fenghuang ancient town in Zhashui, Shaanxi Province.
On the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains, Fenghuang town is close to the mountain and by the water. The three rivers of shechuan River, Zaohe River and shuidigou River meet here to form a delta. Fenghuang town is built on this fertile Delta. Fengzhen street, where the town government is located, is 45 kilometers away from Zhashui County. According to the records of Zhashui County annals, Fenghuang town was first built in the 7th year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (AD 624). It was named "sanchahekou" (where shechuan River, Zaohe River and shuiditigou meet here) in Tang and Song dynasties. It was called "shechuan River Township capital" in Yuan Dynasty. It was called "shechuanli" and "shangmengli" 15 years after Chenghua of Ming Dynasty (1479 A.D.), and was renamed "Fenghuang Zui" in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, In 1941, it was renamed Fenghuang town. From 1452 to 1961, it belonged to Zhen'an County of Shaanxi Province, and was assigned to Zhashui County in September of the same year.
Fenghuang town is characterized by its winding streets and old houses of Ming and Qing Dynasties on both sides. More than 60 residential buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are still well preserved in this ancient town, which is more than 1000 meters long from east to west. Along the main street, there is a stream covered with stone slabs, and another vertical stream passes through the town, forming a cross shaped water system. There are shops on both sides of the old street, and behind them are residential buildings. The gate near the street is usually made of strong and wear-resistant walnut wood or lacquer wood, dyed with soil paint oil, bright and bright; the gate pier is carved stone flowers. It is said that the number of shops and the vertical depth of the house both represent the wealth of the owners at that time.
Special food: local characteristic farmhouse rice, Guokui, rice soup, preserved meat, dried bean curd, native eggs, etc. bacon, dried bean curd and Douchi are local specialties, as well as corn wine.
Self driving route: Xi'an to Zha underwater expressway, about 43 kilometers to the ancient town
Bus route: take the tourist bus from the railway station to Fenghuang town
Located 9 kilometers northeast of Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province, it is the best preserved Ming and Qing architectural village in China so far, known as "the living fossil of ancient traditional residential villages of Oriental people". The five thousand years of China have bred countless villages where human beings live and multiply, and how many ancient villages have disappeared in the long history. Dangjia Village in Hancheng is a survivor among numerous pearl, shining in the corner of Qinshan land. In ancient times, people here built tall buildings, fortresses and watchtowers, and adhered to their incense and wealth. Today, their descendants repair the walls and attract tourists. They still stick to the houses left by their ancestors and the ancient style that is about to fade away.
Walking into Dangjia Village, the ancient stone roadway, the various forms of high gate tower, the elegant stone on the horse, the solemn ancestral hall, the upright Wenxing Pavilion, the mysterious dust-proof beads, the beautiful festival Monument and the reasonable layout of the quadrangle all tell people about the prosperity and glory of Dangjia Village.
Those exquisite and ingenious lintels, wood carvings, brick carvings, and wall carvings make people appreciate and admire, but also receive the Enlightenment of the traditional humanistic thought of the Confucianists in zhongdangjia and cunguo, and truly perceive and feel the philosophy of being human and doing things.
The ancient defense system of the city wall, the guard house, the Biyang fort and the sandwich wall sentry gate is an important reason for the preservation of Dangjia Village. It also reflects the mentality of the rich Dangjia villagers in the war time.
The location of Dangjia Village is reasonable, the village looks like a boat, and the building conforms to the traditional theory of yin and Yang eight trigrams. The wood, stone and brick carvings are complete, which has high research and appreciation value. The existing ancient inscriptions and daily necessities fully show the living and cultural atmosphere at that time. Dangjia Village is a collection of ancient Chinese culture and architecture. It is a precious heritage of human civilization. When inspecting Dangjia Village, state leader Li Ruihuan gladly inscribed it as "residential treasure".
Bus route: take a bus to Chengdong passenger station, arrive in Hancheng after two to three hours' drive, and then take the minibus from Hancheng bus station to Xiayukou. Get off at the entrance of Dangjia Village, which is 2km away from Dangjia Village. You can take a hike to see the local customs on both sides or take a ride.
Self driving line: get on the expressway from any exit of Xi'an, and take Lintong and Tongguan directions. From line 2, it's Xiyu expressway. About two hours' drive to Hancheng, you will pass the "Zhichuan Yellow River Bridge" and "Sima Qian Temple". You can see the signs of scenic spots on the expressway. From the Longmen toll station, take the 108 National Highway and turn back a little. National Highway 108 is the only national road in Hancheng.
Stay and stay:
Like all the ancient cities and small towns, it's better to live in Dangjia Village, because there are more tourists in the daytime. Only at night can you experience the details of the ancient village after the noise.
Special food:
Snacks: sesame cake, cross bridge wonton.
Specialty: "Dahongpao" pepper, dry walnut, hawthorn, apple.
The immortal mirror of Zhou Zhuang
Qingmuchuan ancient town is located in the northwest corner of Ningqiang County, Hanzhong City. It is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan provinces. According to textual research, Qingmuchuan originated in the middle of Ming Dynasty, took shape in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and flourished in the Republic of China. It was once called "caochangba", "huilongchang", "yongningli" and "Qingmuchuan". Qingmuchuan used to be one of the main roads to Sichuan. After years of vicissitudes, there are a large number of well preserved ancient streets, ancient temples, ancient plank roads, and ancient buildings. A "huilongchang" ancient street stretches the town from south to north. The residential buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties on both sides are connected together in an orderly way. The elegant style of carved window lattice, lintel and tile is elegant. The ancient and simple Qingshiban Street shows the tranquility and serenity of the ancient town.
Of course, this is also the place in the story of a popular TV drama "a generation of heroes". You can go to the once prosperous huilongchang and feel the momentum of he Fu Tang at that time!
Special food: soybean milk porridge, vegetable tofu, bacon, dried bean curd, konjac, sauerkraut, hot noodle skin, walnut cake, and "seven bowls" of farmers.
Self driving route: starting from Xi'an, you can choose several trains to Sichuan, and get off at Yangpingguan station, which takes about 10 hours; then transfer to the long-distance bus from Yangpingguan to Qingmuchuan, which takes 3 hours.
Bus route: xi'an-meixian-taibai-nanhe-madao-shimen-hanzhong-ningqiang-qiliba-yangpingguan-yanzibian-guangping-qingmuchuan, the specific route is 550km
----Lushan never night cultural heritage
Chenlu ancient town is located 15 kilometers southeast of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, under the jurisdiction of Yintai District of Tongchuan City. The total area of the town is 99.7 square kilometers, the terrain is low earth rock ridge tableland hilly landform.
Chenlu ancient town is the only former site of Yaozhou Kiln still making porcelain after the song and Yuan Dynasties. The furnace fire for firing ceramics has been burning continuously for more than 1000 years, forming a unique beauty of "Lushan never night". It is one of the eight ancient Tongguan sceneries.
Special food: steamed buns with vegetables and noodles, ground three fresh cold mixed alfalfa, five cypress sprouts, Sophora japonica rice, spicy garlic, mutton blood, pasta, dumplings. Everything here is made from local materials, and ordinary dishes are very delicious
Self driving route: take Wangyi exit of Baotou Maoming Expressway and take Yiyuan road
Bus route: take the long-distance bus to Tongchuan from the bus station next to Xi'an railway station or Chengbei passenger station, and transfer to the minibus to Chenlu ancient town in Tongchuan.
----Ancient road post station
Huayang ancient town began in the Qin and Jin Dynasties. It is a famous ancient road post station (Tangluo ancient road), an ancient military center, and an ancient economic and political town. In the ancient town, the buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved, and the outline of the ancient walls of Huayang county is still in existence. The ancient pagodas and ancient theatres of Huayang town in song and Yuan dynasties have a unique style, and the buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are mainly composed of more than 600 meters and more than 300 rooms, are still in good condition. It is a rare ancient town in the mountains during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Special food: rare black rice wine, Huayang local honey, fragrant rice, black rice
Bus route: Xi'an high-speed railway station - West Han Expressway - Yangxian - Yangxian passenger transport department - Huayang ancient town
Self driving route: starting from Xi'an, take the Western Han Expressway to longtingxia expressway, and then enter Qinling Mountain for 69 km to Huayang town. It's expected to take 4 hours.
----Hometown of Diao Chan
Mizhi, known as "Yinzhou" in ancient times, was named for its abundant millet and "rice juice is like fat". Mizhi's rice not only nurtured the heroic men like Li Jiqian, the founder of Xixia Dynasty, Li Zicheng, the peasant leader in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, and Diao Chan, the most beautiful woman. At the same time, it also nurtured countless revolutionaries, such as Guo Hongtao, Ma Mingfang, Chang Lifu, and democratic figures Du Bincheng and Li Dingming. There is a saying in Northern Shaanxi: "aunt Mizhi suidehan". Who can say that Xiaomi has nothing to do with her beauty, intelligence, love and hate
Travel tips:
The climate of Mizhi belongs to middle temperate arid climate. The main characteristics of the temperature are large temperature difference between day and night, windy and sandy in spring and rainy in summer. It is suitable for going in autumn. When traveling, you must have warm clothes and rain gear.
Special food: steamed meatballs: also known as "potato rub", one of the traditional rice wine meals.
Rice wine: yellow color, sweet and sour taste, mellow taste, can be used as a drink.
Millet oil cake: sweet and delicious
Bus route: you can only take bus to Mizhi. It takes more than 1 hour to get to Mizhi from Yulin long distance bus station, 8 hours from Xi'an to Mizhi, and 4 hours from Yan'an to Mizhi.
National AAAA tourist attraction
Maweiyi folk culture village is located in lijiapo village of Mawei office in Xingping, one kilometer to the east of Huangshan palace, the tomb of Yang Guifei. Relying on the unique historical resources of Huangshan palace, maweiyi folk culture village combines modern life with historical culture perfectly and builds a beautiful scenery line for Mawei. The former site of maweiyi is 23 Li northwest of Xingping City, Shaanxi Province, more than 100 li away from Chang'an (now Xi'an). It is said that Mawei was originally the name of a military officer in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was named after him for building a city here.
In the Tang Dynasty, Mawei post was the first post station of westward travel. The folk culture village was built in the original site. The buildings here are antique and there are many shops. When you come here, you will be immediately infected by the breath of ancient culture, as if you had passed through the Tang Dynasty more than 1000 years ago.
Maweiyi folk culture village takes the ancient post station culture as the core, and integrates cultural tourism, folk culture display, leisure experience and tourism. It mainly includes eight functions: post station culture square, folk culture exhibition area, ethnic snack culture street, fishing area, poultry ecological breeding area, and baiguolin picking garden.
Maweiyi folk culture experience Park covers a total area of 1100 mu. The first phase of the project mainly focuses on folk culture display and folk catering; the second stage project mainly focuses on the culture of Tang post station and the culture of Tang Dynasty. Maweiyi folk culture experience park is the concentrated embodiment of Mawei's historical, social and cultural characteristics. In the planning, 26 sites of laoyaodong site are protected and more than 30000 old agricultural tools and daily necessities are collected. The park's buildings are scattered, simple and elegant; the environment is covered with green trees and fragrant flowers; there are landscapes such as waterfalls, sculptures, pavilions and stone inscriptions; four ancient residential streets including folk workshop street, folk snack street, folk culture exhibition street and Datang Culture Street are built; maweiyi culture square, fruit garden, sculpture art museum and yizha city are provided