I made a plan for this trip in advance, and the places I want to go are Xidi and Hongcun, representatives of Huizhou ancient town.
Actually, I don't know which ancient town to go to. A friend of mine, Tomb-Sweeping Day, went to Chengkan and Xin 'an Landscape Gallery. The surrounding ancient towns are also famous: Tangmo, Qiankou and Tangkou. Of course, I also read some comments from mother donkey. I feel that Xidi and Hongcun are bigger and more famous.
The train ticket is bought about ten days in advance, and the hard seat goes straight to Huangshan, and the hard seat lasts for 20 hours. Because of my previous travel experience, taking the train alone for one night will basically not affect my mental state, so I chose this way. Moreover, the company will not leave early on holidays, and the time to arrive at the train station should be considered, so the safe k45/k46 is chosen, which will not affect the work at all.
Hotels are also booked ten days in advance, because hotels in scenic spots generally have to raise prices for small holidays, which is also the previous experience.
There are many small family-run hotels near Huangshan Railway Station, which is only a few minutes away from the railway station, which is very convenient. I just asked several companies on Baidu map, and some of them couldn't tell what the May Day price was, and some quoted 80- 100 yuan. Later, I asked another house, a single room for one person, with windows, a TV, a public toilet and a hot bath. The price is only 20 yuan/night. Haha, the price is really affordable. I added the boss's WeChat and directly transferred the money to her. As a result, when I went on a trip, my boss clearly remembered me and received me warmly. (Friends who also want to travel in poverty can look for the Moon Hotel on Baidu map, about 150 meters east of Huangshan Railway Station. ) The single room in the hotel is also 60 yuan/night during the small holiday, so it is very economical to book in advance.
On the morning of April 29th, k45 set off and the journey began. This kind of train should be managed by Fujian Railway Bureau, and the conductors all have lovely Fujian accents.
I like taking the train very much and looking at the scenery that jumps quickly outside the window. I can just look out the window without doing anything. This is a rare piece of comfort for me in my life. There are many passengers traveling to Mount Tai in the carriages of their peers. I talked with a girl of similar age about the feelings of playing around, and occasionally a pair of mothers and daughters across the street would interrupt to talk about their experiences. This is the advantage of hard seat, the space between people is close, which is very good.
The train first goes east to Tianjin, then south to Hebei and Shandong, and finally to taishan station. There were many passengers in the crowded carriage at once. It's already evening, so it seems that you can lie down with your clothes on at night.
In the carriage, watching the bright sunshine in the morning, the hot sunshine at noon, the soft sunshine at night and the gentle moonlight at night, I spent a day in the carriage.
When passing through Xuzhou Station, I also saw the symbol of Xuzhou-Peace Bridge. The Peace Bridge in the night is dazzling.
Put away Day2 Hongcun Xidi-feel the ancient town, and live a daze in inner peace. At dawn, I rubbed my eyes and suddenly saw the emerald color in my eyes. This is really the south. A touch of new green outside the window puts the gentlest veil on the mountains. I look at this most insipid and precious gift of nature with excitement, and want to imprint it in my heart forever.
At 7: 20, the train arrived at Huangshan Railway Station ahead of schedule. Although I didn't have a good rest at home, my mental state was good.
After leaving the station, there are many scenic spots in the square in front of the station, most of which go to Huangshan scenic spot, and there are also some in Hongcun Xidi Tangkou. Originally, I wanted to go to Xidi first, because Xidi is closer to Huangshan city on the map, and only the car can go to Hongcun, so I went to Hongcun first, and the fare was 24 yuan.
About an hour and a half, around nine o'clock, we arrived at Hongcun.
After getting off the bus, it takes about ten minutes to reach Hongcun, which is no different from thousands of small towns in Qian Qian, China. The road is a bit bumpy, and there are some tourist shops or restaurants on both sides.
At the ticket gate, people in twos and threes are waiting in line to buy tickets. Positive price 104 yuan. I bought it from Mama Donkey, plus a coupon, and the fare is 76 yuan. You need an ID card to buy a ticket. Some people don't take it, and the staff are not accommodating. Online tickets can be bought immediately and used immediately, which is different from western delivery. However, it is said that you can evade tickets, but you don't know how to escape.
Hongcun uses this small bridge with flowing water, white walls and black tiles to welcome guests from afar.
The river bank is full of young people who come to sketch. They focus on drawing the colors in the palette and create a smart water world on the canvas. Hongcun ancient town has been silent for thousands of years, but the vegetation on the shore is rejuvenating at this time of year. In the alternation of simplicity and vitality, the town has become the most precious travel memory of a group of visiting tourists.
Red lanterns are hung in front of the house across the river. When you close your eyes, you can think that when night falls, lanterns light up, which is another unique beauty.
Going inside, the front house of the ancient town is a sea of flowers.
Further inside, it is a well-preserved ancient village. I have always loved that narrow path, and the road in the ancient town is only winding.
The countryside in the south is really different from that in the north. Just look at the stone lions outside the house, the atmosphere in the north is exquisite in the south, the stone lions in the ancient town, and the lotus patterns of cranes are exquisitely depicted.
The hotel here is also in accordance with the traditional Huizhou folk houses, quiet and elegant like a painting.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many literati and scholars also enlightened here. The tall plaques and wooden beams made the children awe-inspiring, and they couldn't help sitting down behind their husbands to read the scriptures.
Compared with Xidi, Hongcun's commercial atmosphere is much weaker. Although almost every household has an inn and restaurant, they only look at the open door, catch a glimpse of the winner's canteen and then leave quickly.
At noon, the sun was shining, and I ordered a plate of fried noodles with oolong noodles in a small restaurant at the entrance of the village. The boss is a good craftsman, but he doesn't weigh much. Soon, there were more people in the restaurant. Generally speaking, during the May Day holiday, when all the scenic spots were full, the ancient town still maintained a leisurely and comfortable sightseeing rhythm.
I came back after a short rest. I asked the staff in the scenic spot. At the other exit, there is a direct bus to Xidi. Fare, 6 yuan. It takes about twenty minutes to get to Xidi Scenic Area.
I have to say that Xidi's tourist center is also a place where you can buy bus tickets to Tunxi. The staff are very enthusiastic and responsible. In the visitor center, you can sit down and rest, recharge your batteries, have free boiled water and store your bags.
I bought tickets for Xidian online and was told to enter the park two hours later when I checked the tickets. In other words, I have to buy tickets online two hours in advance, so I have to sit in the tourist center for two hours before I can enter the park.
When you enter Xidi Scenic Area, the first thing you see is not the ancient houses, but a piece of green mountains and green waters, as if you came to Du Fu's poems in the suburbs of Beijing. Shen Congwen wrote in "Border Town": Cui Cui grew up in a windy day, with dark skin and clear eyes like crystal. People who have lived here for generations have also cultivated this landscape with simple philosophical character.
Go to Xidi Village and you will see the symbol of Xidi Village-Hupailou. Paifanggao
Over12m, nearly10m wide. It is three stone archways with four pillars and five floors. The stone used is the local famous black marble "Yixian Green". A closer look shows that there are many patterns carved on the archway, and the typical Huizhou relief is used. Through carving, round carving and other techniques, it is exquisite and complicated.
The entrance to Xidi Ancient Village
The residential buildings in Xidi ancient village are very concentrated
Xidi is more commercialized, but unlike Nanluoguxiang, there are all kinds of exquisite shops. Xidi's shops are all in villagers' homes, including wine, osmanthus wine, glutinous rice wine and daughter red; There are Huangshan specialty, all kinds of tea; There are various shapes of wood carvings and stone carvings, as well as Sheyan Stone, a famous product in Shexian County. These goods are placed in the villagers' own homes, and tourists can visit them at will. The tour guide directly takes a group of tourists into the villagers' homes without saying hello.
A family hangs portraits of their ancestors.
Almost every household in the local people has braised pork legs. Later, I asked the locals that they sprinkled thick salt on the pig's legs, so even if the weather is hot, it will not go bad when hanging at the door. When eating, stir-fry fresh vegetables without even putting salt.
Huizhou ancient town flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is a place that pays great attention to etiquette. Most of the villagers are surnamed Hu, and Hu's ancestral hall has been well preserved so far. Sacrifice, consultation or punishment of ethnic groups are all carried out in ancestral halls. Later generations can explore the life of the ancients from the ancestral temple.
A place where ancient boudoir ladies threw hydrangeas.
I visited Xidian for an hour and a half. When I left the village, I saw a seller of hairy tofu, but the China on the tip of the tongue displayed on the TV on the wall was so attractive that I bought one. The result is really unacceptable. Tofu is very broken and tastes astringent, so I threw it away without eating it.
The lovely staff in the scenic spot arranged for us to queue up to get on the bus, and there was a traffic jam on the bus back to Tunxi. She also took the initiative to stay with the passengers on that bus.
You can take bus No.21from Tunxi Bus Station to Huangshan Railway Station. Because I was too tired, I didn't go to Tunxi Old Street. On the bus, I saw that there were many brand clothing stores in the old street, and I also heard others say that the original appearance of the old street was preserved. It seems to be a landscape that coexists in ancient and modern times.
After settling down in the evening, I went out for dinner and went into a Huizhou restaurant, but I didn't see the menu. The proprietress said there was no menu in the restaurant. She pointed to the freezer and said, Look what you want to eat, and we'll make it for you. Haha, I really have never seen such a restaurant. I ordered a fried shredded pork with water bamboo, which is also a special feature here. The boss's craft is very good, and an ordinary dish is also fried with great flavor.
Put away Day3, life is like a journey, and my heart remains the same. Although I only stayed in Huangshan for one day, I can still feel the leisure and self-sufficiency of people living in third-and fourth-tier cities.
Some people in the ancient town simply moved a bench and sat at the door, doing nothing, just watching tourists and students sketch and killing time. Young people usually help in their own shops and live in this village far from the fast-paced life in the city. Perhaps the ancient town, a time-stamped home, gave them an observation and perception of life that others had never had before. People's lives are generally like this. Compared with the outside world, inner leisure and security are the most important.
In Huangshan City, people open restaurants and hotels and run transportation between downtown and scenic spots. They also make a living around their families. Keeping this beautiful scenery and having a strong sense of identity with your hometown naturally reduces the motivation to go out and work hard.
At eight o'clock in the morning, I set foot on the return train, and I was still a little depressed. After all, I had to go back to my desk in the cubicle after the holiday, but the journey was full of novelty and unknowns. On the train, I chatted with my neighbor's Sichuan aunt and the opposite Inner Mongolia guy, and felt other interesting people and things I had visited from the tour of Huangshan Scenic Area and Hongcun Ancient Town. From the delicious food I ate this time to how to save money during the tour, I was full of sense of accomplishment. From the popular TV variety show to P2P investment and financial management, a local college student from Huangshan also joined us and invited us to taste the special product of Huangshan-braised pork with sesame seeds and plum vegetables.
The purity of yearning for beautiful things made me forget the fatigue of the journey and was moved by the scenery along the way. I won't change my mind when I travel to Wan Li Road in the future.