Original title: Qingcheng Ancient Town is still flourishing for thousands of years.

Qingcheng Academy

Luojia Courtyard

Ancient Town Corridor

A town of 21, people, but it has nearly 3, square meters of ancient residential buildings in various forms. In addition to residential courtyards, there are school theatres, ancestral temples and so on, which are the earliest buildings. As early as 213, these ancient dwellings were rated as national key cultural relics protection units.

During the walk, time seems to go backwards. The antique buildings, blue tiles and red paint are circulating in the world, and the mottled traces are like the old man who came through the wind and rain, peaceful and quiet.

this is Qingcheng ancient town in Yuzhong county, Lanzhou city: a famous historical and cultural town in China and a famous scenic tourist town with national characteristics. Across the Millennium, Fanghua is still there, which is an ideal place for people to spend their holidays and relax.

Millennium Ancient Town: with profound cultural heritage

Qingcheng Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and rivers on the other, which is located in the east of Lanzhou, 1 kilometers away from Lanzhou by land and 5 kilometers away from Lanzhou by waterway. According to local legend, the old city was built here as early as the Tang Dynasty. In order to prevent the invasion of Xixia, General Di Qing, who was then the secretariat of Qin Zhou during the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, built a new city on the basis of the old city by virtue of the natural barrier of the Yellow River. Because the new city is long from east to west and narrow from north to south, it is called "one city". Later generations changed "One City" to "Qingcheng" in memory of Di Qing.

However, some experts have suggested that although Di Qing's theory of building a city was recorded in Gansu Tongzhi, Lanzhou Fuzhi and the old county annals of Gaolan and Yuzhong counties, the later New Annals of Gaolan did not mention anything about it, so it was questioned and verified that Di Qing was the general of Song Renzong, and Qingcheng at that time was occupied by Xixia until Song Yuanfeng's four to five years later. At this point, Di Qing has been dead for many years, and it is impossible to come here to build a city.

Although experts argue about the name, Qingcheng has many cultural relics and profound cultural heritage. Since ancient times, it has been a flood and drought wharf and business center on the ancient Silk Road, and is known as the "Millennium Ancient Town of the Yellow River".

here, visitors can visit the Gaojia ancestral hall, Luojia Courtyard, Qingcheng Academy, Chenghuang Temple and many other "national protection" ancient buildings, and they can also visit Dongtan Lotus Pond and Centennial Ecological Pear Garden to enjoy the rural scenery.

In addition, there are unique folk activities such as local heroes' drums, Chai Shan lions, Chenghuang Chufu, and enduring folk culture such as Qingcheng minor, paper-cutting and embroidery. Among them, Lanzhou Qingcheng hookah production skills, Taoist lions and Qingcheng minor have been included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Gansu Province.

Qingcheng Academy: Winning the title of "Hometown of Benevolence and Righteousness"

Qingcheng is also known as "Hometown of China's hookah". The hookah production began in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and it was once a smash hit between Kangxi and Daoguang years, and it is famous for its silk, fragrance and taste, and is known as "Lanzhou hookah is the best in the world". The prosperity of economy promoted the development of cultural undertakings, and a simple stone tablet was engraved with the "decree" of Qingcheng at that time: to operate hookah, the college must pay the fees in proportion to ensure the normal operation of the college.

Qingcheng Academy was founded in the 11th year of Qing Daoguang, that is, in 1831 AD. The whole academy faces south and consists of the mountain gate, front yard, middle court and backyard. There is a brick sculpture in front of the academy, and the couplets in the courtyard "mirror with Huang Liu, learning Haiming's nine songs; Chonglan is stacked, and Wenfeng is exposed for three nights. " It reveals a strong color of education and education.

Here, the Four Treasures of the Study on the table of the Eight Immortals is still faintly scented with ink; The calligraphy and painting on the wall are lifelike, and the pen is long and snake, which is amazing; Wooden doors, windows, tables and stools are simple and gentle, like a modest gentleman; Hanging plaques, penetrating through the ages, look at them as if they were talking to history; Looking up, you can see that the rafters here are square because it is a place for students to make rules and impart knowledge, and the beams and columns are round, which proves the truth that "no rules can't make Fiona Fang".

According to statistics, in the Qing Dynasty alone, Qingcheng Academy trained 11 Jinshi, 74 juries and 83 tribute students, while only 49 people in the whole Lanzhou area were admitted to Jinshi at that time.

With the rise of education, talents are gathered here, education is developed, culture is flourishing, and folk customs are simple, which makes this place known as "elegant Qingcheng, the hometown of benevolence and righteousness".

Luojia Courtyard: Witness the brilliance of Qingcheng hookah

Although Qingcheng hookah has declined now, its production technology and some hookah workshops have remained.

Luojia Courtyard, built in 1927, is the home of Luo Xizhou, one of the four hookah workshops in Qingcheng during the Republic of China, which reflects the brilliance of Qingcheng hookah. The compound covers an area of more than 7, square meters. It has three courtyards, namely East Courtyard, Intermediate Courtyard and West Courtyard, all of which are quadrangles. The whole Luojia Courtyard is interconnected by sixteen gates, with unique design, rigorous layout and simple elegance. Luojia Courtyard is also the shooting place of the TV series "Old Persimmon Tree". The giant wooden rafters, boulders and bundles of hookahs suppressed in the courtyard are still well preserved.

Gaojia Ancestral Hall: the representative of Qingcheng clan culture

If the Luojia Courtyard reflects the glory of Qingcheng hookah, then Gaojia Ancestral Hall is the representative of Qingcheng clan culture.

gaojia ancestral hall was built in the fifty years of Qing Qianlong (1785), covering an area of more than 2, square meters, with more than 2 halls and Langfang. It is a relatively complete ancestral hall among dozens of clan ancestral halls in Qingcheng. There is a "Jinshi" plaque given by Emperor Xianfeng to Jinshi Gao Hongru hanging in the hall. The architectural style is typical of Ming and Qing dynasties, with unique and unique shape and grand momentum.

Qingcheng God Temple is said to have been built in the first year of Song Renzong Bao (138), covering an area of 1, square meters. In recent years, the gatehouse and theater have been restored, making it a place for local people's cultural exchange and leisure and entertainment.