Pianyan ancient town

Pianyan ancient town is located in the southwest of Huaying mountains between the two remaining veins, is located in the hills, is high in the northeast, southwest low trend. The average altitude is 520 meters and the highest is 942.9 meters. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Liujia of Lili, Jiangbei hall. It was built here in the 24th year of Qianlong. In the north of the town, there is a steep cliff, so it is named pianyan town.

Pianyan is an industrial and commercial ancient town on the old road from Chongqing to Huaying. In the past, merchants gathered and commerce flourished. It was famous in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Huguang. Although the times have changed for hundreds of years, its streets, buildings, folk customs and market conditions still retain the old simple and elegant style. The ancient town is built by mountains and rivers. Standing outside the town, you can see that wooden houses and brick houses are distributed along the mountains, overlapping and scattered.

At the entrance of the ancient town, there is a long blue stone bridge across the water. The street is also paved with blue stone. It is about 400 meters long along the heishuitan river. The scale of shops on both sides of the street is more than that of the forest. Most of the shops are constructed of wood and bamboo, either with long wooden boards as walls, or with bamboo fences covered with plaster powder as walls. In some small buildings built along the street, the space on the ground floor is mostly set as a shop. The upper floor of the house is a cantilevered building, suspended according to the column, which not only saves the street pavement, but also achieves the design effect of "giving up three feet of land, occupying one more day".

Pianyan ancient town

Pianyan ancient town is located in the southwest of the Huaying mountains between the two branches of "is located in the hills, is high in the northeast, southwest low trend.". The average altitude is 520 meters and the highest is 942.9 meters. In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the Liujia of Lili, Jiangbei hall. It was built here in the 24th year of Qianlong

In the north of the town, there is a steep cliff, so it is named pianyan town. In August 2005, it merged with Jindaoxia town to form Jindaoxia town.

Main attractions

Wu Temple

It was built in the early years of Qianlong. It used to be a statue of Guan Gong, Guan Chang, Zhou Cang and Yang Ji. On the left there is a "bell and Drum Tower" and on the right there is a "zhengguanting". The sculptures and facilities were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution".

Theater

Also known as "wanniantai", the upper space is open, surrounded by beams and columns decorated with carved auspicious clouds, figures, flowers and plants; the lower layer is a dark layer for make-up, dressing and miscellaneous use. It was seriously damaged during the "Cultural Revolution", and was repaired by non-governmental organizations in 2004.

Yu Temple

It was first built in 1832 to commemorate Dayu's entry into Sichuan. The statue and facilities were destroyed in the early days of liberation, and were rebuilt by non-governmental organizations in 2003. 　　

Folk characteristics

Pianyan ancient town, located on the Bank of Heishui river at the xiaxiakou of Jindao gorge in Beibei, was called "jielongchang" in the Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Kangxi, mountain torrents often broke out and caused disasters. According to folklore, the place was named "Jielong" to show peace and auspiciousness. There is a 30 meter high cliff on the jielongchang street, which inclines to the northwest. People call it "pianyan", so pianyan town is named. Over the past 300 years, the town has basically maintained its architectural characteristics. There are old buildings such as old block, ancient stage, Yuwang temple, ancient Inn, ancient stone bridge and Yuping Academy; there are folk arts such as Da Lianxiang, folk song festival and yangko dance; there are folk crafts such as wood carving, stone carving, iron ware and clothing.

Pianyan ancient town is an industrial and commercial ancient town on the ancient road from Chongqing to Huaying. In the past, there were many merchants and businesses. It was famous for its wide coverage of Chuanxia and Huguang. Although the times have changed for hundreds of years, its streets, buildings, folk customs and market conditions still retain the old simple and elegant style. The ancient town is built by mountains and rivers. Wooden houses and brick houses are distributed along the mountains. They are overlapped and well arranged. A winding heishuitan River tightly encircles the ancient town. The slowly flowing river is clear to the bottom, and the tall and strong Pueraria trees on the bank are dense. These hundred year old trees, intertwined and luxuriant, like huge umbrellas, block out the sky and the sun, and shade the houses built by the water. At the back door of the folk cottage, a small stone ladder is built to connect with the beach. People go down to the river to get water, wash and fish The small stone bridge connects the new street and the old street. The clear river reflects the lush Huangge trees. Several women are washing clothes on the stone steps of the river. I almost doubt whether I am in the water town of Jiangnan. When you turn around the cross street of pianyan ancient town, the space will become very high and open. This is the public gathering place of the ancient town Yuwang temple and stage. Yuwang temple is a vertical wooden hall building with grey tile and powder wall, simple and generous. In the hall, there was a throne and statue of Yu. Every Spring Festival these days, here every day play.

People come and go in pianyan ancient town. It's very lively. In teahouses one by one, people drink tea, chat and play mahjong. Just as the reporter lamented the comfort and noise of life in the ancient town, an old man selling straw sandals on the street said, "I'm going to the market today. It's new year's day. It's time to buy new year's goods. " Yes, in addition to the large number of people in front of the meat stalls, the shops selling sugar, wine and other non-staple food are the most crowded, and the places selling couplets and New Year pictures are surrounded by people. In addition to these, people without exception chose the red envelope printed with "auspicious". An old man who bought new year pictures told reporters that "sticking door god" has a lot to offer. It's said that as long as the door gods are pasted on the door, the big and small ghosts will not dare to do harm. There are three kinds of door god: door god, street door god and house door god. The door god is like a man and a martial arts, with one door leaf on each side. Pianyan people like to stick the portraits of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, which are symbols of their protective gods in their hearts, on their doors for the peace of their homes.

Pianyan lunar new year, also continues an old custom - Jieshen. The residents of the ancient town began to pick up their spirits at midnight. The local legend is. After offering sacrifices to the kitchen, all the gods will return to the heavenly palace and ignore the worldly affairs of the world. When they get rid of the sunset, that is, when the new year is coming, they will come to the world again. The ceremony of receiving God is usually held in front of the heaven and earth table, presided over by the oldest person in the family. The elder leads the whole family to hold incense in the courtyard to meet the God according to the position. After the kowtow ceremony, the elder stands in silence until the incense is exhausted, then kowtows. Finally, the elder takes down the root of incense, the statue of God, and the ingot of Yuanbao, and puts them in the brazier prepared in the courtyard for burning. When burning pine branches and sesame straw, firecrackers burst out in the town, and the atmosphere was quite strong.

New year's Eve dinner is also the busiest time for every household in the ancient town. On New Year's Eve, a large family sits around a table full of rich dishes, steaming hot and warm. The feeling of fullness in their hearts is beyond expression. They enjoy the delicious food and the happy atmosphere. There are two things for pianyan's dinner: hot pot and fish. The hot pot is steaming hot, and the homonym of "fish" and "Yu" symbolizes "auspicious celebration" and "year after year". In addition, there must be radish, known as "vegetable head", wish the new year has a good color. The last sweet food, blessing the future sweet. On this day, people usually come back to enjoy themselves, even if they can't drink, they will drink a little.

Tourism information

Visit ancient town

Before going to pianyan, this ancient town of Beibei, in my impression, should not be such a small bridge and flowing water in Jiangnan. However, when I walk on the small stone bridge connecting the new street and the old street and look at the clear river and the lush ancient trees by the river, I almost doubt whether I am in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

The small river meanders around the ancient town. Different from many ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River that I have been to, the river is not deep and it is impossible to go boating, but it is so clean that today, people in the town still keep the habit of washing clothes in the river. There are three stone bridges connecting the two sides of the river, which are respectively located in the head, tail and middle of the ancient town. There is an old yellow horned tree beside each stone bridge. I enter the ancient town from the stone bridge in the middle. A three meter wide Qingshiban street is in front of me. Turning to the left is the main street. The buildings on both sides of the street have not been renovated. They still maintain their original primitive style.

Today, people come and go in the ancient town, it is very lively, one by one teahouse, table after table of people are almost doing the same thing - playing mahjong. I sigh that the noise here is so different from the cleanness of Laitan. But later I learned that today is the market day, and most of the people in the town come from various townships. Sure enough, the next morning, when I walked on this street again, the old town was no longer noisy, and mahjong was not heard in the teahouse. Instead, it was the old man in twos and threes. In addition to the old streets and old houses, the most attractive trees in the town are those that have gone through many years of vicissitudes. These trees are not very thick, but they are luxuriant and lush. They stand beside small bridges and flowing water, or in the middle of the mountain. No matter where they are, they can form a beautiful and harmonious picture with the people and things around them. In the evening, at the end of the street, I sat down quietly on the beach under the small stone bridge, watching the children jumping on the bridge, listening to the river flowing around me, and the mountains looming in the dusk. I felt that my mood had never been so relaxed. I sat for more than an hour unconsciously until it was completely dark.

Eat ancient town

According to the introduction of the strategy, I ate dinner in an Old Town Inn. I ordered a bowl of "bean curd", "millet dregs meat" and "one water spareribs". The taste was special, but the feeling was general. The hostess of the inn was very forthright and talkative. She told me a lot about pianyan. It turned out that before liberation, this was the place where the "Huaying Mountain guerrillas" used to live. The old woman with two guns in red rock once lived here for a long time

Chinese PinYin : Pian Yan Gu Zhen