When it comes to ancient towns, everyone may think of the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, there are also many ancient towns with a very long history in Guangdong. These ancient towns have very unique Lingnan characteristics. Compared with the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River and other places, they have a different charm.
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With a history of more than 350 years, it is an ancient town with strong Lingnan characteristics and profound cultural heritage.
The Tanjiang River runs through the whole town, and Chikan is built along the Tanjiang River. The south bank is a village, and the north bank is a town. There are all arcades and a huge group of foreign-style buildings.
The way to play in Chikan is to wander around and experience life in the old streets that seems to be stuck in the 1980s.
Food in Chikan Ancient Town The arcade is actually a kind of commercial building. This unique style of building complex can also be seen in the old town of Guangzhou. However, due to municipal planning, many old arcades are facing the fate of being demolished.
The Guzhen Qilou Bite of the Tongue series is a bit out of date. Recently, its ultimate version "Chinese Food Quest" has become popular. However, the name "Chinese Food Quest" is a bit straightforward and not sexy and romantic like the Bite of the Bite.
Chikan, the hometown of overseas Chinese, so I inevitably copied the usage of the tip of the tongue and talked about the ancient town of Chikan, the ancient town of overseas Chinese with Diaolou in Kaiping.
When it comes to food, Cantonese people have the most say. Cantonese food, Chaoshan food, and Hakka food alone can make a few episodes of Guangdong on the tip of the tongue.
The market under the arcade The arcade is actually not a Chinese tradition. It spread from ancient Greece to Europe, and then spread all over the world. It became popular in the Pearl River Delta area of ??Guangzhou, so it took root in Guangdong and became an architecture with Lingnan characteristics.
The climate in Guangdong is changeable, and the characteristics of the arcades are well adapted to the weather here. Therefore, the streets in Guangzhou gradually formed architectural features dominated by arcades during the historical evolution.
Chikan Ancient Town is located in the central part of Kaiping City under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen City, 12 kilometers away from the central city of Kaiping. It has a history of more than 350 years. It is an ancient town with strong Lingnan characteristics and profound cultural heritage.
The Tanjiang River runs through the whole town, and Chikan is built along the Tanjiang River. The south bank is a village, and the north bank is a town. There are all arcades and a huge group of foreign-style buildings.
Kaiping, Guangdong is a hometown of overseas Chinese. The arcade buildings here also evolved from Western architecture. The arcades and watchtowers complement each other.
The small western-style buildings in Hawthorn Maltose Town seem to be stuck in the past. The changes of the times have not taken away the simplicity here. There are also watchtowers in the ancient town, and the famous Guan and Situ Library, Dixi Road
The arcade building complex is unique in the hometown of overseas Chinese and has been designated as a cultural relic protection unit by the provincial government.
Lively market Today's arcade has become a market, but although this market is noisy, it has a unique Lingnan small street atmosphere, which reminds people of the market days in small towns in the 1980s.
This country-style hawthorn maltose can be found everywhere, and children love to eat it.
You can pick up Italian skewers for one dollar and eat while walking, and then you can visit the entire market.
Children buying candy. There is also a film and television city in Chikan Ancient Town, where many movies and TV series have been filmed. On the day we went, there was a film crew working inside, so we didn’t have the opportunity to go in and see what was going on.
From the outside, it looks like a Lingnan-style building complex built in the style of an arcade outside the theater.
Chikan Tofu Corners The tofu horns in Chikan Ancient Town in Kaiping are fried in a flat-bottomed iron pan, exuding the aroma of oil and "five spices".
The "five-spice" here is a mixed fragrance of "cloves, cinnamon, star anise, fennel, and coriander". In fact, Chikan is not rich in five-spice, but the fragrance is fully developed here. I think this five-spice tofu wedge is better than the stinky tofu in Jiangnan.
It tastes better, the key lies in the seasoning.
I especially like the places where you can set off firecrackers during the New Year and festivals. In Chikan Ancient Town, the entire street is covered with paper scraps left by firecrackers. There is a festive smell everywhere. Some naughty children use these oil cannons to set off firecrackers.
It was sprinkled on the ground, and it made a sound when a person who was on his way accidentally stepped on it, and his soul was gone. A group of little ghosts snickered on the side.
wonderful childhood.
The characteristic of the rural market arcade is that it can provide sun and rain protection. The arcade is used as a sidewalk, and the arcade is used as a business office or warehouse. It is very convenient to carry out business activities. This kind of hierarchical composite space along the street and veranda has greatly adapted to the daily life of citizens.
The richness and diversity of space use functions.
The arcade protects those who set up stalls from wind and rain. The imprints of the old shops on the arcade are still there, and the vaguely identifiable characters describe the prosperity of that time. The local product market that has been formed now also confirms the inheritance of prosperity.