In the ancient town of Hong'an, you can walk through three provinces and cities in a few minutes. To the east of Hong'an is the town of Chadong, Huayuan County, Hunan Province, on the banks of the Qingshui River; to the south, it is the town of Yazhou, Songtao County, Guizhou Province. For many years, the Tujia, Miao and Han people have been living here in mixed communities.
In the early hours of every morning, when the dawn rooster stands and crows in the territory of Hong'an Town, Chongqing, people on the border of Hunan and Guizhou can also hear it. Thus, Hong'an, Zhadong, Yazhou three places, are in this wonderful morning song, slowly awakening, and with the new day to wake up together, there are residents of the borderlands rosy as flowers, full of hope smile.
Clearwater River, Lala ferry, flowing with spiritual blood
In front of the ancient town of Hong'an, there flows a clear and abundant river, connecting the three places of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou. The Hong'an people in Chongqing call it "Hong'an River", and the Zhadong people in Hunan call it "Huayuan River", but in any case, this river is called Qingshui River on the map. Hong'an people and Chadong people on the river's different names, in fact, are from the hometown full of respect for the emotional outpouring. The Hongan and Chadong people on both sides of the river are not alienated by the fact that the river stretches in front of them. Since ancient times, they rely on the river as a link, business, marriage, bloodline integration, like brothers.
At the junction of Chongqing, Hunan, and Guizhou, the Qingshui River has long surpassed the mere implication of rivers and water, and has shown extraordinary significance. Especially in the spring or fall, such a confused mind, touching the tenderness of the season, accidentally, or Chongqing, or Hunan, or Guizhou Tujia A brother, Miao A sister, close to the smiling face set into the surface of the river, such as mirror, and fell on the river surface of the crystal bright eyes, but also reveal the sedan chair, on the oboe, on the dragon and phoenix candles passionate expectations ...... from. In a sense, the Qingshui River is not only colorful, there are hot springs like hot feelings, it makes the two sides of the number of lovers hand in hand into a family, and how many heart to heart interpretation of the parting of the day and night unceasing thoughts.
That day, with a "sedan chair" sound came, Hongan old street suona burst, drums and gongs, the groom wore a big red flower, riding a well-dressed jujube red horse in front. 4 sedan bearers carrying the old-fashioned welcome sedan chair, with the flag, gong, horn, umbrella team, through the Qingshui River. Welcome to the marriage team traveling to the ancient theater before the groom dismounted and walked to the sedan chair, ready to meet the bride in the sedan chair; the bride's head on the red cover cloth, gently out of the sedan chair. This retro wedding style, called "horseback sedan chair" or "banner umbrella" by Hongan locals, has been prevalent for hundreds of years.
In Hongan Ancient Pier, a peculiarly shaped stone engraved with the words "Lala ferry", next to pull a cable straight to the other side, a round of the old ferryboat on which the maintenance, for years and years back and forth. Needless to say, this is the famous Lala ferry in Hongan Ancient Town.
In the old days, due to the inconvenience of land transportation, water transport became an important means of transportation to each other. Lala ferry, is one of the forms. Even in the land transportation is very convenient today, in Chongqing Hongan and Hunan border city between, whether it is to visit friends and relatives, or trading transactions, Lala ferry is still the most frequent use of transportation between the two people.
In today's Lala ferry, there are still people ferry. Just see an old man holding a wooden handle, the opening of the other end of the wooden handle stuck in the cable, gently pull, the boat is a step forward, when the "Border Town" in the Cuicui grandfather's demeanor. The people of the two towns transition for free, while tourists only need to pay 1 yuan or 50 cents to cross the river.
By the side of the Clearwater River, there is also a white pagoda that will not fall down for a thousand years. It is a solidified love song, day and night, and rapids and waves collide and born of tenderness and honey, so that successive generations of later generations, the river will be their own sweet or poignant love, or confided, or parting. Thus, the Qingshui River has become the place where dreams begin again, where there are countless segments of love like Cuicui, as clean and transparent as the water of the Qingshui River, as warm and as warm as the riverbed of the Qingshui River, and a thousand times.
"On the island of the Three Regimes, the heroes are in the shadow of swords and knives
Hong'an, in the Miao language, means "the place of bloodshed", which also conveys the national character of the people who are tough here. To say that the blood of Hongan, when counting the "three unregulated island". It is a sandbar at the junction of three towns on the Qingshui River, a piece of barren land, by the Qingshui River and Hong'an River for years and years of impact on the sand pile and accumulation. It neither belongs to Hunan, nor to Guizhou, not to mention Sichuan at that time, once upon a time, it became a "paradise" for free violence. It is the "island of three unregulated" where the sky does not care, where the earth does not care, where Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou do not care.
In the old days, this place was in chaos, and the border people often had disputes over land boundaries, water, fish farming, and marriage. In order to end the grudge, the light is abusive wrestling, the heavy is a group of armed struggle. As a result, dueling became synonymous with bravery. Chongqing Hongan Liu Hu, fell in love with Li Tingting of Hunan Chadong, have reached the point of marriage, who knew that the Li family received Liu Hu's bride price reversed, not only returned it back, but also want to dissolve the marriage contract. So, Liu Hu and Li Tingting's brother Li Qiangyong agreed to "three unregulated island" to fight a life and death.
When the two men met here, and was about to love and hate for the sword, sword, when Li Tingting came, her tears fell into the Qingshui River. Full of resentment, the two men looked around angrily and found the Hongan River flowing around them, and there were mandarin ducks, ducks, and flying birds teal swimming on the water. Li Tingting's plea made the two men give up the duel in exchange for a handshake, thus avoiding the cost of bloodshed. With social progress and improved management, Hong'an Ancient Town has become a model of harmony known far and wide. Today's "three unregulated island", has been built as a set of catering, lodging, meetings, recreation, ethnic tourism as one, the service in the food, accommodation, entertainment, shopping a dragon integrated tourism resort.
And Hongan ancient town, since the head wearing a "bleeding" hat, it is destined to have been connected with the red.
In November 1949, Liu Deng's army marched into the southwest, to the Qingshui River in Hong'an Ancient Town, unexpectedly connecting Sichuan and Hunan Chuanxiang Bridge was burned by the enemy, the troops were blocked in front of the Qingshui River. At this critical moment, Hongan's "Cuicui", or Chadong's "Tianbao", "Nuo", stood up. In Lala ferry, they braved the rain of bullets, assisted the People's Liberation Army with eight towing small boats "Niangniang boat", made of simple ferry, carrying Liu Deng army's advance troops into the ancient town of Hongan, and set up pontoon bridges on the Qingshui River, so that the follow-up troops across the river, to Xiushan, Chongqing advance, so that the red flag all over the Bashan Shushu water.
Hong'an, therefore, has become the head of Liu Deng's small building to pick the lamp, the ferry to stand horse place, became the first in Sichuan at that time ushered in the dawn of a new China.
Hong'an Old Street, away from the hustle and bustle of the peach world
Hong'an Ancient Town was built in the 1920s, the 1930s set up merchants, opened up for the market, is the Chongqing-Guizhou goods distribution center for the central and southern regions, was "Hong'an City," the name. In the ancient town, Tujia footstools, courtyard crisscrossed, unique shape, rich Tujia-Miaozhai style distinctive.
From the 319 line across the town to split the road, into the old street, stepping on the solid and heavy stone steps to pick up the stairs, completely away from the hustle and bustle, back to simplicity process. The whole old street is about a thousand meters long, the terrain is slow and sharp, unique charm. Standing in the high place, look around everywhere are lined with fire walls arranged unevenly on both sides of the street, its fire performance is very strong, no matter which house accidentally fire, will not be extended to the sides. The old town is built on the mountain and near the water, and its reflection is close to the Qingshui River. Hong'an Old Street was like this in the past and still is. The deep courtyards with green bricks and black tiles densely dotted along the street are permeated with a strong civilized atmosphere and harmony of the ages. Like a man, a yellow dog, or even a red-crowned rooster, they lazily swept past the old street and disappeared into the narrow alleyway. Such a picture seems to be fixed here together.
Hong'an Ancient Town's green stone streets tell of the prosperity of the past. Almost every fire wall on the street side, there are stores, or in the wall dug out a square hole counter. Whenever there is a festival, every family becomes a shopkeeper, doing different sizes of business, so that the day becomes more nourishing. Since the ancient town, Hunan, Guizhou people are gathered over to catch the "side of the field": only to see the street crowded, shoulder to shoulder, shaving and mending pots and pans, fortune-telling and divination ...... to communicate with each other, making friends. Dismissal, drink a round of Baogu wine, talk about farming, talk about Zhang Parent Li family short, by the way, ride with the interesting things that happen in the walled city, mutually agreed to the next meeting place, and then waved goodbye.
Hongan ancient town to do business is also varied, brine snacks, crop seeds, farming farming tools, poultry and livestock ...... although they are some small business, but people are happy. In fact, the most missed food, when counting "a pot to cook three provinces", in fact, is the Hongan pickled vegetables fish. It is a collection of Chongqing, Hunan, Guizhou, the essence of the three dishes (Hunan's fish, Guizhou's tofu, Chongqing's pickles), cooked by the chef of Hongan, the world's original flavor. Of course, the Qingshui River, which feeds the people of the three places, is essential. Without the Qingshui River, there will be no "one pot to cook three provinces"; only the Qingshui River, the people of the three places can be concentrated into a pot of emotion, the people of the three places of friendship "cooked" to the end of time.