Twenty eight capital ancient town

Twenty eight capital ancient town

Located in the high mountains and deep valleys of xianxialing, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the ancient town of Nianbadu was opened up between the high mountains by the Huangchao uprising army in 878. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were 44 capitals in the south of Zhejiang Province, ranking 28. The local people called it "Nianbadu". There are nine dialects and more than 130 surnames in the town. Long strip layout of the town, the style of ancient architecture is still, still retains the style of the 19th century.

Twenty eight capital ancient town

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Located in the high mountains and deep valleys of xianxialing, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, the 28 capitals are historically an important market town in the border area, known as the "lock key of Fengxi". Experts call it a "cultural enclave" and scholars call it "a dream left in the mountains."

The terrain of the ancient town of twenty eight capitals is very dangerous. There are four passes in gonglie, Anmin pass in the East, Fengling pass in the south, Liushi pass in the West and Xianxia pass in the north. The geographical location of the three provinces and the frequent wars, garrison troops and immigration in history have made 28 cities "dialect kingdom" and "ancient town of common people" worthy of the name. There are 9 dialects and more than 130 surnames in the towns. The town with long strip layout has the same style of ancient buildings. The Fengxi river passes through the town from north to south. The houses are built on the edge of the river. Among the green mountains and waters, there are green walls and well preserved ancient buildings, which still retain the style of the 19th century.

geographical position

Compared with Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Wuzhen and other famous ancient towns, it is still hidden in the mountains, people do not know. It has a very different style from those ancient towns in Jiangnan, even with a bit of mystery. More than 1100 years ago, Huang Chao went south and opened up an ancient Xianxia Road in the high mountains between Zhejiang and Fujian. From then on, the 28 roads surrounded by passes and mountains have become a place for garrison troops to camp and a place for military strategists to fight. In the Qing Dynasty, the thousand year old road, which was mainly used for military purposes, gradually became an important business and tourism route. The ships going up the Qiantang River loaded cloth and daily necessities from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the Qinghu Wharf in Jiangshan, and then turned to land, carrying the shoulder pole of the porter to Fujian and Jiangxi. Local products from Fujian and Jiangxi also had to be shipped to Qinghu and transported to Jinqu, Shanghai and Hangzhou. As the first transit station for goods in the past and a necessary transportation hub, 28du has rapidly become the most prosperous commercial port in the three provinces. In its heyday, shops, restaurants and inns of commercial banks were all over the cobblestone street. They were busy for hundreds of years.

There are many well preserved ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the town, belonging to the provincial historical and cultural protection area. The rich and colorful cultural landscape, simple and strong folk customs, and unique and profound cultural accumulation make the simple and elegant 28 capital town stand out in the encirclement of modern civilization. Many experts and scholars, as well as famous people both inside and outside the province, have been to the 28th capital and are full of praise for its ancient buildings, which are of great historical protection and tourism development value.

History of ancient town

In 878 A.D., the Huangchao uprising attacked Fujian and was blocked by xianxialing on the border between Zhejiang and Fujian. As a result, the ancient Xianxia Road was opened up between the high mountains, making the nearby towns have historical records. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were 44 capitals in the south of Zhejiang Province. This small town ranked 28, and the local people called it "28 capitals".

People have always used "the key to the southeast, the throat of the eight mins" to describe the strategic importance of the 28 capitals. This is not only because it is located at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, but also because it has four passes: Anmin, Fengling, Liushi and Xianxia. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In history, 28 cities, which have become a must for military strategists and belong to Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, prospered only by virtue of the ancient Xianxia Road. Before the road was built in 1932, Xianxia ancient road was the only channel between Fujian and Zhejiang. The fugai mountain in the south of the town is the entrance of the ancient Xianxia Road to Fujian. In Xu Xiake's travel notes, it is called "strange stones take clouds, flying clouds cut green". At the end of Ming Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong's father retreated from Fujian and then to Taiwan. Later, in order to prevent fan Ming's counterattack, the Qing government recruited 1500 soldiers from all over the country and stationed them at Fengling pass to the south of 28 Du. With the army's presence, business naturally developed, and 28 Du gradually evolved into an immigrant town.

Chinese culture has always been in the context of clan, in China, a village is often a surname. Zhangjiacun, Lijiazhuang, Wangjiatun. However, the 28 ancient towns, which began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, have 142 surnames and 13 dialects with a total population of 10000.

So 28 has the nickname of "dialect kingdom" and "ancient town of common people".

It is said that during the war of resistance against U.S. aggression and aid Korea, when several young volunteers in the town stopped in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, they found that the language of the local people was almost the same as that of the 28du Mandarin. After walking through thousands of rivers and mountains, the young soldiers found their hometown which had been lost for hundreds of years, and finally found out that the "28 Du Mandarin" was originally "Guandong dialect". Several young people could not help crying with joy.

The immigration phenomenon formed in history makes the folk custom of the ancient town unique.

The buildings in the town are built on both sides of the ancient road, Xunli street in the north and Fengxi street in the south. The whole ancient town is a corridor type irregular block structure. The ancient town was in its heyday during the reign of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. There were more than 50 restaurants and more than 40 wholesalers of groceries.

Although the people of 28du, located in remote areas, have become rich by doing business along the ancient road, their eyes are always fixed on Kyoto, hoping that their children will become officials if they learn well. Therefore, the construction of Wenchang Pavilion has become the collective comfort and dream sustenance of this common people's town.

In the vicissitudes of history, 28 have followed their own cultural logic; in the simple and magnificent old houses, on the heavy and distant stone path, 28 have passed on the ancient cultural customs to the present day, and with this self-esteem, they have occupied the land with a leisurely complacency, not haughty and not arrogant, and have been deducing the story of "cultural border town" from generation to generation.

industrial art

Architecture

The architectural complex of the ancient town is large in scale and unique in style. Its elegant and simple colors, exquisite wood carving, ingenious plane layout and vivid Temple color painting fully show the prosperity of the natural economy of the market town in the 19th century.

Sculpture

Exquisite carving art is like solidified music. This kind of music can be found everywhere in the 28th century, just like a treasure house of folk art, which has spent hundreds of years here.

Gatehouse

The most distinctive feature of 28 Du residence is the treatment of the main station and gate tower. The introverted spatial layout of the residence makes the exterior walls tall, and the individual of the residence disappears in the village landscape.

Murals

The murals in the ancient town are very beautiful, and the rich color paintings are very unique. All beams, beams, purlins and caissons are painted with figures, flowers, landscapes, birds and animals.

Specialty of ancient town

Product Name: Chestnut

Features: many varieties, unique color and taste, the kernel contains protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and a variety of vitamins.

Product Name: yam

Features: the ancient town of yam has spleen, dehumidification, Qi, lung, kidney, essence effect, yam contains soluble fiber, can delay the emptying of food in the stomach, control postprandial blood sugar.

Product Name: navel orange

Features: the shape of the fruit is right, the color of the fruit is orange red, the skin is thin, the meat is tender, the seedless juice is thick, and the taste is sweet.

Address: 409 meters northeast of Jiangshan City, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 118.481033

Latitude: 28.2953

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