Hongan ancient town

Hongan ancient town, located in the southeast of Xiushan County, Chongqing, is the junction of Chongqing, Guizhou and Hunan. It is known as the "gateway of Southeast Chongqing" and the prototype of Shen Congwen's border town. Zhang Kai, a famous poet in the Qing Dynasty, once said in his poem that "when the roads of Shu were near, the spring breeze was just a few days away; when the rain came from Guizhou, he was involved in the clouds of Chu", describing the advantage of "one foot on three provinces".

Today's Hong'an, with its waterfront, green trees, rippling river and picturesque scenery, has become a famous tourist attraction. It is not only an ideal place to review the story of the border town, taste the ancient town civilization and experience the border trade, but also a spiritual home with natural scenery and profound cultural accumulation. Life here is less noisy and more peaceful. It is an ideal place for meditation.

Hongan ancient town

Hongan ancient town, located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and southeast of Chongqing, is 47 kilometers away from Xiushan County. The town covers an area of 52 square kilometers and has a population of 16000. Known as "one foot three provinces", it is located at the junction of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou. In the East, it faces the border town of Huayuan County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province across the river, and in the south, it is connected with Fujia Town, Songtao County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province.

General introduction

Hongan ancient town is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Southeast of Chongqing, Southeast of Xiushan County, 47 kilometers away from the county. It is the junction of Chongqing, Guizhou and Hunan. It is known as the "gateway of Southeast Chongqing". It is a flower arrangement place for three provinces, and it is also the prototype of "border town" written by Shen Congwen.

Zhang Kai, a famous poet in the Qing Dynasty, once said in his poem that "when the roads of Shu were near, the spring breeze was a few times; when the rain came from Guizhou, he was involved in the clouds of Chu", which described the advantage of "one foot on three provinces".

The ancient buildings in Hongan ancient town are unique in craft and shape, and Tujia Miao village has a unique style. The natural scenic spots "elephant trunk water absorption", "Jiulongpo" and "Sanwu" island are well-known. Hong'an town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with green trees, rippling rivers and picturesque scenery. The most interesting thing about Hong'an old street is the Sora ferry, which is connected to the wharves on both sides by a steel wire, and also tied to the power of the ferry. After he was full of passengers, Shaogong sat on the wooden platform inside the boat house. He used a two foot round log with a small groove as a hinge and stuck it on the steel wire of crossing the river, dragging the boat to the opposite bank bit by bit.

geographical position

1. Convenient transportation: National Highway 319 and Chongqing Hunan Expressway pass through the town, and Shipu River and Qingshui River (Baihe River described by Shen Congwen) meet here.

2. Business prosperity: the people of all nationalities in the three provinces have close contacts and frequent trade.

3. Picturesque scenery: there are many ancient buildings with rich ethnic customs in the town, and the natural scenery is beautiful and charming. There are many scenic spots, such as the Hongcha bridge across Chongqing and Hunan, the natural wonder of "elephant trunk absorbing water", Cuicui quietly sitting alone, the "three no matter" island, and the former site of Erye headquarters in Chongqing. In 2002, it was named "historical and cultural town" by the municipal government.

"From Sichuan (now Chongqing) to Hunan, there is an official road to the East. This official road is close to the Western Hunan border. When we arrived at a small mountain city called "Chadong", there was a small stream. There was a small white tower beside the stream. Under the tower lived a single family. There is only an old man, a girl and a yellow dog in this family... " From the beginning, border town describes the scenery of Hong'an ancient town, the border town of Xiushan in Chongqing.

National Highway 319 runs through the whole territory, and Qingshui River flows eastward around the town.

provincial boundaries

On the Qingshui River, the boundary river between Chongqing and Hunan, the Yuxiang bridge spans it. In the middle of the bridge is the boundary between Chongqing and Hunan, from which you can get in and out of the provincial boundary.

The arch towering on the bridge head of Hong'an is the first gate in Southeast Chongqing. The gate was built after Chongqing was directly under the central government. It is majestic and indestructible. Its beams are square and columns are round, tall and grand. It has a strong modern flavor. It is a landmark building of Southeast Chongqing. On the crossbeam above, the words "the first gate in Southeast Chongqing" written in the front represent the glorious image of new Chongqing after it was directly under the central government. After the book "welcome to Chongqing again", in order to express the hospitality of the Chongqing people to the past merchants from here.

The stone tablet on the right side of the gate was erected by Sichuan Province, which belonged to Chongqing at that time. After Chongqing was restored as a municipality directly under the central government, it was under the jurisdiction of Chongqing. In front of the stone tablet, there are several big characters of "southeast gate" and a couplet of "driving thousands of miles to Tianfu, entering Xiushan first". Later, the words "border city of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou" are attached with the self encouragement of "Miao, Han and Tujia jointly contribute to the great cause, Hongcha reformed, Qi built a well-off society". Around the pedestal are inscriptions and memorabilia of some leaders.

Along the Hongcha Wharf on the left side of the bridge, you can enter the "Jiming Three Provinces Pavilion" known as "one foot three provinces". The so-called "one foot on three provinces" refers to the place where the pavilion was built, which is the intersection of the three provinces, including the land of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou. Standing in the pavilion, you can not only step on the land of three different provinces, but also hear the chicken calls from three different provinces. This is the origin of the "Three Provinces Pavilion". What's more strange is that even mobile phones here can receive signals from three different provinces.

Sanwu Island

"Sanguangdao" was originally named after an unnamed island. Before liberation, the island did not belong to Hunan, Guizhou or Sichuan at that time (now Chongqing). Whenever there were fierce conflicts among the masses, they made an appointment to fight or duel on the island, and the three governments did not interfere. Over time, the island has become a well-known "three no matter" island. It is called "Jingyanggang" by local people and merchants.

Old street style

From the 319 line across the town to enter the old street, stepping on the solid and heavy stone steps, it is a process of staying away from the noise and returning to simplicity. The old street of Hong'an is a stone Ladder Street with black bricks and deep courtyards. On both sides of the house, there are tall and strong fire sealing tubes with unique shape. They are several meters higher than the roof and have strong fire prevention performance. No matter which house is accidentally on fire, the fire will not continue to extend to both sides, which fully reflects the intelligent and resourceful self-help ability of Hong'an ancestors. The whole old street is more than 1000 meters long, and the terrain is slow and urgent. Standing on the high street, looking forward and back, there are rows of fire sealing tubes, which are arranged irregularly on both sides of the street. The scale of the building community is extraordinary. It is said that there were 24 quadrangle patios in the town, which were seriously damaged during the period of the Republic of China and the cultural revolution, but several of them are still intact.

We can imagine how prosperous the prosperous scene of merchants gathering in Hong'an market town was! Until now, the business activities in Hong'an market town are still as frequent as ever, including the border people from Hunan and Guizhou who come here for trading activities. The local people call it the "border market". Every time we go to the market in the town, we can see that the streets are crowded with people. Shaving to mend the pot, fortune telling All walks of life have everything, business is booming, lively.

Today, Hong'an has become a famous tourist attraction. It is not only an ideal place to review the story of the border town, taste the ancient town civilization and experience the border trade, but also a spiritual home with natural scenery and profound cultural accumulation. When Mr. Shen Congwen returned from Beijing to Xiangxi and revisited the border town, he was once again infected by the simple, kind and tolerant folk customs of the people in the border areas. After returning to Beijing, he wrote the immortal classic novel border town in 1934, which created another fascinating peach land. Hongan ancient town, as the place where the sad love stories in the novel border town take place, has been endowed with more profound cultural implications.

History of ancient town

Hong'an is not only a tourist resort with natural scenery and cultural landscape, but also a famous old revolutionary base area. During the war of liberation, when Liu Deng's army advanced to the southwest, Hong'an was the first station to enter Sichuan.

The monument of Liu Deng's army marching into southwest China stands on the square in front of Xinhe hotel in Hongan town. The inscription is inscribed by Wang Hongju, mayor of Chongqing municipality directly under the central government. The monument is more than ten meters high, with a unique shape and a triangular shape. The three sides respectively represent one city and two provinces bordering on it. The whole monument looks like a sharp bayonet, pointing straight into the sky, which makes people shocked.

In October 1949, Liu Deng's army advanced to the southwest. At 5:00 p.m. on November 6, the PLA vanguard troops entering Chongqing along the Chongqing Hunan highway captured Hong'an, echoing the Helong troops entering from northern Sichuan, opening the prelude to understanding and enlarging the southwest.

Because the original Yuxiang bridge was burned down by the enemy, the PLA, with the help of the people on both sides of the Strait, used eight "Niangniang boats" that could tow small boats to load two simple ferries at laladu wharf to ferry the third corps of the second field army and the 106th regiment of the 36th division into Hong'an. Later, they set up a floating bridge on the Qingshui River, making the follow-up troops march forward to Xiushan.

On November 7, Xiushan County was liberated. On November 31, chief Liu Deng entered Hong'an and stationed in Fuxing bank at the corner of laladu wharf. After the liberation of Fuxing bank, it was changed into the business office of Agricultural Bank of China in Hongan town. The big words "Agricultural Bank of China" on the lintel are still eye-catching and clear. On the first floor and the first floor of the whole building, Chairman Mao's quotations are written on the front wall, and there is a big five pointed star above the lintel, which radiates red light here.

That night, the headquarters used gasoline engines to generate electricity, which illuminated the entire ancient town of Hong'an and brought endless light to the people of Hong'an. Liu dengshou

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