Doushan Street

This is the best preserved ancient street in Shexian county. It used to be the home of Xu, Yang, Wang and Wang families, but now the courtyard is still well preserved. The streets are full of horse head high walls, narrow and deep alleys, winding paths leading to seclusion, and leisurely walks. Among them, the most real ordinary life is to stroll around the streets, or Hawk along the streets, or bargain, and whisper softly. There are some old houses that are not open on the street, and the residents of Shexian county still live in them. It's better not to disturb their peaceful life.

Doushan Street

Doushan street is located in Shexian county. It is named after Doushan and is a first-class protection area of a famous cultural and historical city. Doushan street, the hometown of Huizhou merchants, is a tourist and cultural attraction integrating ancient dwellings, ancient streets, ancient sculptures, ancient wells and ancient memorial archways. Doushan street, built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has a typical Huizhou Folk House, Wang's house, Yang's courtyard of the government, Xu's Hall of the ancient private school, Pan's courtyard of generations of businessmen, a thousand year old "toad" old well, a rare wooden shield archway, Ye's chastity archway, and so on. It's like a long historical picture, telling you an old and sad story. The road paved with green stone slabs is long and narrow, Distant, just like the reappearance of Dai Wangshu's "Rain Lane".

streets and lanes

Like all the ancient alleys, the Doushan street in Shexian county has too many dark and dreary alleys. There is an obvious difference between the charm and the tranquility and leisure of Yuliang old street. Doushan street, Zhongshan lane and daguajing Street are all famous ancient streets. It is said that the name of Doushan street is derived from the mountain it depends on. Because the seven hills are connected, it looks like the Big Dipper. It is called Doushan. Millennium toad well

Huishang residence

There are groups of Hui Merchants' houses, which are quiet in Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the stroll, it's like crossing the ancient road of history and having a spiritual dialogue with Huizhou merchants. Doushan ancient street is about one hundred li long, with winding paths leading to seclusion, and the same color of bluestone pavement. There are pebble inlaid patterns on both sides. I specially asked the administrator that they were all left in those years, and no one had touched them. From these details, we can imagine how delicate the arrangement and management of life of Hui merchants are.

On both sides of these deep alleys are the old houses left by Hui merchants. The old house takes the patio as the center and is closed inward. There are so many tall horse head walls, which are very close to each other, but they are scattered and do not suppress each other. Local people say that such old houses are for theft prevention and superstition of making money in the dark. If you think about it carefully, it may have something to do with the fact that Huizhou merchants often go out. The high walls and deep courtyards make you less worried. Courtyard of Yang family

Hui merchants go out all the year round and get together with their families. It can be imagined that every time Hui merchants go out, the women and children behind them will be in tears. Hui merchants use their hard-earned money to build a high horse head wall to give comfort to the left behind women and children. In fact, it's also a reason to give yourself "more interest than separation".

geographical environment

Living in such a geographical environment, which Hui merchants can be at home with peace of mind?

Women and children who stay at home have to reluctantly accept this reality. Cheng Liping, who used to be the administrator of Doushan street, the former home of Huizhou merchants, specially asked reporters to see the Ziyang bridge of Ming Dynasty, which is still standing on Xin'anjiang. She said that standing in front of the tall cave of Ziyang ancient bridge, she might feel the empty eyes of the young people who saw off Huizhou merchants. It was full of helplessness and tolerance. The only hope that women can achieve is that after their husbands make profits in business, they can use the money they brought back to build luxurious houses and satisfy a little bit of short-term vanity. Those with brains will urge future generations to study hard in exchange for fame.

tradition

Judging from the remains of official houses and folk houses in Doushan street, there is a tradition of "cultivating culture by business, entering officials by culture, and expanding business by officials". A good proof is that the family of Hui merchants surnamed Xu on the street still worships the portrait of Confucius. The living room in front of the picture is where the children are taught to read. There are stone benches and tables, and there are vigorous osmanthus trees guarding. This is the most common scene in the homes of ordinary wealthy Hui merchants. The ancient alleys outside are quiet, the books in the courtyard are loud, and the osmanthus trees are fragrant. The children who are buried in reading are lucky to get out of the deep courtyard and begin to plan more ambitious plans to make a fortune. One of the most direct performance is to build more powerful houses, in order to inherit the exhortation of ancestors. Location of Xu family hall in ancient private school.

Yang's architecture on Doushan street is a typical portrayal. Yang's ancestors have been officials for generations. The residence covers an area of 700 square meters, with extraordinary style. However, the descendants of Hui merchants who did not seek fame can only use various metaphors to imply and hope for the four seasons' peace, happiness and auspiciousness under strict construction regulations. In short, each has its own rules. In this way, Doushan street has become a complex society. It integrates the houses and styles of Huizhou merchants and officials, but it also reflects and complements each other. It can not be said that this is a clever reflection of Huizhou merchants' culture. Hui merchants living in this ancient alley and deep house had their own thoughts at the beginning, and then they disappeared with the years. Only such old things are left for later people to peep and speculate.

Yue Fei's horse drinking place

However, it is hard to avoid the erosion of time in ancient streets and alleys. Some rich houses have become empty rooms, but the long streets and alleys still contain ancient well corridors. A generation of Huizhou merchants have gone away, leaving behind this splendid ancient lane, so that those who have the opportunity to come here can understand this bitter and glorious history. Standing at the end of the ancient lane, I suddenly feel lonely. I missed the rain when I went. And this kind of ancient lane is suitable for rainy days.

In the continuous drizzle, I walk alone with an umbrella, and then stop to listen. It's like the sound of broken footsteps coming closer and away. It's bound to make people yearn. It's like the Yellow photos of Hui merchants floating around in front of us.

Address: Doushan street, she County, Anhui Province

Longitude: 118.43860378461

Latitude: 29.867859972468

Tel: 0559-6532571

Traffic information: 1. Take a bus from Shexian passenger station to the ancient city, and then walk to it;

2. Take No.1 bus to the railway station and walk to the ancient city

Chinese PinYin : Dou Shan Jie