I discovered a Baozang ancient city in Zhaoqing, Guangdong that made me want to live in

As a self-driving traveler, I have been driving around the ancient city in southern China over the years. Opening the pavilion building, Chikan Ancient Town, Shawan Ancient Town, Fengshui Township, Nanfeng Ancient Stove… These places have their own characteristics, but it was not until last month when I lived in Zhaoqing Ancient City for four days that I really found the most ideal in my mind. The ancient city is like a model.

I remember that day when I came down from Dinghu Mountain, my friend said that he took me to see the \”living Song Dynasty city wall\”. I originally thought it was an ordinary attraction, but I didn\’t expect that when I turned along Tianning North Road and entered Chengzhong Road, the Qing Brick City Wall suddenly opened in front of me and made me step on the car. The city wall, which was ten meters high, looked like a giant dragon in the city. In the middle, the grandma who was pushing the baby car under the roots and the tourists taking photos on the city wall formed a wonderful contrast.

【1】The daily life that travels through thousands of years

What fascinates me the most is that it rubs the thousand-year-old time Expose the city life. At 6 o\’clock in the morning, I took a walk along the walls of the city and saw the old man with a gray head holding a bird\’s head and beating the scent of steamed rice dumplings in front of the clouds. The city cave every 100 meters on the city wall is now a good place for neighbors to visit. The bluestone slabs are shiny. Grandpa sitting with a palm-pin fan will greet him warmly: \”Young boy, have you eaten breakfast?\” \”

The most interesting thing is that there is no ticket required in the scenic area of ​​Songcheng City! I specifically asked the security guard on duty, he It is said that this is the place where neighbors walk every day, and if they collect money, it will be tasteless. Walking on the most complete Song Dynasty brick wall (2,800 meters in length), on the left is Xinghu, and on the right is the fireworks room with many galleys. , this feeling is actually wonderful.

【II】The slow time in the old city

is different from the overly commercial ancient town, the galley street of Zhaoqing Ancient City remains native. The old streets of Zhongyong Road and Zhengdong Road are carved with iron bars on the second floor. Ah, who is a tea pot under the floor, is still using coal boilers to cook 24 flavors. I found the old bookstore next to the river building in 1983. In \”Zhaoqing Prefecture Chronicle\”, the boss said that the galleys on this street were all from the Republic of China, but the foundation was still from the Ming Dynasty.

It is recommended to go to Wudi to transfer. This residential community in the south of the country is as interesting as a mystery. After traveling to the gate, it is a drama. When you turn around, you will meet an old-fashioned workshop selling chicken breasts. There is a place to live in the west. The boats on the river told me that their ancestors lived in these large green brick houses, \”I don\’t have to worry about the style of the Taiwan style. The drainage channels built by our ancestors are more reliable than municipal projects today.\”

【Three】The lively and fragrant people are in a fire

To say that what I have been surviving in Zhaoqing Ancient City is the food world here. In the evening, the lights lit up at the night market of Zhongyong Road, and the fragrance of the cow can attract people to walk half of the street. Remember I met an old lady who made steamed rice dumplings on Qilin Street. She taught me to use the leaves on the Xijiang River to make rice dumplings: \”You need to put green bean columns, and soak the glutinous rice for eight minutes.\” \”I think of the soft and salty smell and swallow my saliva.

The Chenghuang Ruins Day is more popular on the eighth day of every month. That day I saw the real \”ruins\” – the veteran artist who sells bamboo, the guru who grinds the ground, and even the one who sells herbs and tea. Dr. Red Foot. At the door of the door of Xiwu, I met a book written by Fengchun and sent it to the Spring Festival for free. He said that this was a continuation of the literary tradition of the year. \”Bao Gong was an official here, and Lima had built a church here, and his cultural background was strong.\”

【Four】The wonderful balance of the new and old blending

The most difficult thing is that the ancient city of Zhaoqing not only retains ancient monuments, but also has comfortable living facilities. The cafe on the side of the city wall sets the scenic spot next to the battlements and drinks ice American style to watch the city river cruise. A smart horse bucket is installed in a B&B in Nanfeng. The boss was born in the 1990s after returning to the country to start his career. One day it rained and hid in the river building. I found that the Zhaoqing Library branch was hidden in this Ming Dynasty building. The elderly were reading with presbyterian glasses. .

Living in the ancient city for four days, I found that the degree of drying here is beyond imagination. Every morning, aunts wearing blue armors use bamboo to snatch the floor, and the ground is not oily after the night market is closed. Once Seeing elementary school students sucking garbage in the city wall is said to be a practical activity for the school to protect the ancient city.

【Five】The hidden cultural password

The last day I went to the Lijian Building, which was a treasure trove of the Zhaoqing Museum. When I saw the bricks of the Zhenghe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, I suddenly realized the charm of this city- It is not a scenic area that is enclosed, but a life body that grows with layers. Just like Bao Gongjing is still in the spring, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng of Mei\’an, planted plum blossoms and bloomed every year.

Before walking, climb up the cloud building to see the night view of the whole city, the sound of the boats on the West River mixed with the sound of the clinking cups in the rows under the building. A friend laughed and said that this is the magic of the ancient city of Zhaoqing: it can make the thousand-year-old city walls and the city fires in the same frame without being harmonious. Now in my self-driving list, the star sign is quietly marked behind the ancient city of Zhaoqing – this place that makes the city people suddenly want to slow down is worth coming again.

(Recently: I found out after checking the data after returning. The name of the ancient city wall in Zhaoqing and the ancient city walls in Xi\’an, Nanjing and other places is a key cultural security guarantee unit in the country. But local friends said it right , the city walls here are not exhibits placed in museums, but old neighbors living in daily life. )