Walking through the Zhusheng Bridge is an old street. The lanes here are criss-crossed, with ancient buildings on both sides, cornices and corners, a quiet, we seem to walk through the tunnel of time.

The layout of Zhenyuan Ancient City is very interesting: Wuyang River twists in an S shape, drawing a perfect Tai Chi arc in the ancient city: one side is Fucheng, and the other is Acropolis. The buildings on both sides of the streets in the city face the river on one side and the mountains on the other. Behind the street on the side of the mountain is an intricate laneway. These lanes are built along the mountain, layer by layer, full of rhythm, like a row of piano keys.

Zhenyuan has a saying of "six signs and ten alleys". Now there are still 8 ancient alleys in the ancient city: Sifangjing Alley, Fuxing Alley, Renshou Alley, Chongzikou Alley, Miwharf Alley, etc.

The alleys are all built on Shiping Mountain near the river, winding and undulating with the mountain, layer by layer. Walking into the alley, the line of sight is blocked by the curve, neither the head nor the end of the alley can be seen, and it goes up and down suddenly.

Only by leaving the busy city and walking into these narrow, long and deep alleys is it called entering the heart of the ancient town.

We enter from Sifangjing Lane, which is the best preserved. Sifangjing Alley was formed in the Ming Dynasty and was named because of the square ancient wells in the alley. Sifang Well is one of the five famous spring wells in the city recorded in "Zhenyuan Fu Zhi".

Sifang Well is one of the five famous spring wells in Zhenyuan. From the Ming Dynasty to the present, the well water has not been cut off. The local folk song said: "Sifang Well, Sifang Well, Sifang Well, look at the four directions, the four directions, the four directions, the four directions; Long Live, Long Live, Long Live, Long Live, Long Live, Long Live." This folk song is also a very neat couplet. .

The lane goes up the mountain, narrow and quiet.

The road surface of the lane is paved with stone slabs, and the steps are layer by layer. On both sides of the alley are mostly old houses left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Some are blue-brick houses, some are wooden structures, and the mottled walls are like wrinkles on the faces of old people, giving a sense of vicissitudes. Some houses and attics are so old that concrete pillars have been erected to prolong their service life. Getting close to these old houses is like listening to old people telling stories.

The lanterns of the people along the river are lit up, but the most unique feature of the laneway is its "crazy door ramp"! It turns out that the residential buildings here follow Fengshui in architecture: the door of the house next to the alley will never be parallel or perpendicular to the alley, and the alley will never face the hall of the house. They all cleverly rotate the orientation of the door so that it faces the street diagonally, but it doesn't look awkward at all. The sense of balance is reflected in the irregularity, forming the unique style of "evil way" and "heretical way".

The most unique thing among the residential buildings in Zhenyuan is "creepy ways". All the gates of the houses next to the alleys will never be parallel or perpendicular to the alleys, and the alleys will never face the hall. Instead, the direction of the doors is deliberately turned at an angle to face the street obliquely, which is the so-called "Evil" (obliquely) said. The old residents said that the "crooked" and "oblique" are in accordance with the saying of Feng Shui: "respecting the south" is a sign of wealth and honor, and it can "not reveal wealth".

The Qingshiban road in the ancient alley turns left and right and extends up the mountain. The buildings on both sides are very distinctive and old. Outside many gates, there are "county cultural relics protection units" such and such a compound or such and such a private house. brand.

The family's birthplace or surname is written on the lintel of some houses, such as: Wuling Shidi, Yimen Chen's House, etc.

Some houses still have Cultural Revolution slogans on the outer walls and door lintels, which look very experienced at first glance.

In the middle of Sifangjing Lane, there is a famous "Sifangjing", which was built in the Ming Dynasty. When the spring is abundant, the well overflows. The head of the well is inlaid with long strips of bluestone, and the walls and bottom of the well are also inlaid with large pieces of bluestone. The bottom of the well is the same size as the head of the well, which is also square. Behind the well, there is a stone cave, from which spring water flows out and pours into the well. Above the cave, there is a small brick temple.

The wellhead is inlaid with fine chiseled bluestone, with a side length of 1.2 meters. The walls and bottom of the well are inlaid with fine chiseled large pieces of bluestone, forming a square of the same size as the well head and bottom. The well is 2.2 meters deep. There is a stone cave 0.6 meters away from the wellhead in the north, and the spring water flows into the well with excellent water quality. The ground of the well platform and the east, west and north walls of the well are all paved and built with fine chiseled bluestone, and the wall is 1 meter high. Exit 1.5 meters in the southeast direction, and the exit connects to Sifangjing Lane. On the north side of the well, there is a small brick temple 1.5 meters above the wellhead, and the well platform covers a total area of ​​7.1 square meters.

There is also a legend about Sifang Well: In ancient times, there lived a beautiful girl who went out of the alley to fetch water from the river every day. When a young man saw it, he often helped her carry it home. Later, the two finally got married, and the girl suggested that a well be built in the alley, which would be convenient for everyone. The well mouth is built into a square meaning: men should be square, women should be gentle like water.

The old houses in the ancient city are well preserved and now they have been converted into inns, teahouses and restaurants.

This must have been a wealthy family in the past, but now it has been transformed into a bar, and the interior is very tastefully decorated.

Hesheng Distillery was founded by the Li family in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), Li Fuzhi, the third generation heir, hired Xiushan wine master Guo Xiongwu to take charge of the fire. The fragrance of this wine is in the alley of Zhenyuan Ancient Town It has been passed down for a hundred years, and today, the old people in the town can still mention the memory of queuing up to buy wine in search of the smell of wine.

"Hesheng Winery". The antique paintings and small kiosks with angled corners seem to be scenes from costume movies.

The glutinous rice wine of Hesheng Distillery uses high-quality rice, glutinous rice, millet and other grains produced locally in Zhenyuan and sweet mountain spring water from Sifangjing. Every 30 catties of grain is steamed once, steamed three times and roasted three times to make a bowl of good wine:

The Yang Family Courtyard was built in the Qing Dynasty, and it is a relatively unique building in Zhenyuan. There are four courtyards in total, which are divided into four parts: the guest courtyard, the main courtyard, the dining room, the study room and the garden. On the plaque is "Ruijie Title Ring", and the main courtyard is "Innocent Family Voice", which refers to the family tradition of the surname Yang. The owner of the courtyard, Yang Maoxing, is a descendant of Yang Zaisi

Yang Maoxing compound, Yang Maoxing himself is also a businessman who does many good deeds, known as "Yang Shanren", and in times of famine, he would give alms to the victims. There is a nursery rhyme saying: "Four taels in the morning, half a catty in the evening, and Yang Maoxing will be his own when he dies", which means that as long as the poor find him, he will give you four taels in the morning and half a catty in the afternoon; Depending on the poor, Yang Maoxing will buy a coffin for burial.

The "Fu Family Courtyard" is still inhabited by descendants of the Fu Family. The compound was completed in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and still retains the bricks and tiles, stones and wood, tables and chairs of that year. The Fu family charges tickets to show you around. It cannot simply be said that they are using the relics of their ancestors for profit, because the maintenance of the compound has not yet been allocated by the relevant departments, and it all depends on their own pockets.

Continue to go up the mountain, we went wrong, this is the way to Siguandian

This rooster is standing on a branch, looks like a bird

There is a memorial archway "Shiping Giant Town", and on the other side is written "Xuangang Nine Songs". Passing through the archway means entering the mountain to reach Yuping Mountain. I ran into an old couple who were going down the mountain. After asking, they said that there is still a long way to the top of Yuping Mountain. The sky is not the best, so I will not go up the mountain.

Go back and overlook the ancient city

Overlooking Qinglong Cave

Opposite is Chongzikou Alley

crops on the mountain

Zhucaojing, Zhenyuan County People's Government announced as the third batch of county-level cultural relics protection units. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and is located at the north end of Chongzikou Lane, Fuxing Lane and Sifangjing Lane. It is 40 meters away from Yunquan in the west. The body of the well is a long and narrow natural stone pit, which resembles a pig trough, so it got its name.

The water comes out of the stone sinus, and the water source of the Zhucao well is connected to the source of the Sifang well and the loquat well. Qing Qianlong's "Zhenyuan Fuzhi" stated: "The pig trough well is in the west of the mansion, and the water comes out of the stone." The east end of Zhucao well is oval and the west end is square. The stone trough is 2.2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, and 1.9 meters deep, covering an area of ​​20 square meters. The mouth of the well is inlaid with bluestone, and there are walls made of blue bricks on the north, west and south sides. The east is the exit, and there is a "Shenlong Temple" at the exit, and there is a road to the Siguan Hall and the city wall in the west. The Shenlong Temple has been destroyed, and there is a word "Fu" on the cliff to the north. The footings of the Shenlong Temple and the word "Fu" still exist. Zhucaojing is the main water source for residents in the middle section of Shiping Mountain.

This should be the old alley

The longest alley is Chongzikou Alley, with a total length of 249 meters. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a fisherman's son who washed down from the upper reaches. After the fishermen picked it up, they named him "Shui Sheng" and raised him carefully. Later, Shui grew up to be an adult, passed the Jinshi examination and became a high official. He did not forget the kindness of his adoptive parents in raising them. Not only did he provide for them until their death, but he also paid for the construction of docks and roadways, just to commemorate his adoptive parents. Therefore, people named this place "Chongzikou".

This courtyard was once called "Lianghu Primary School", and it was originally the place where the children of Lianghu Guild Hall studied. It was originally the former residence of Tan Junpei, a first-rank official during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and was later sold to Hunan and Hubei businessmen who came to Zhenyuan to do business at that time, so it became the Lianghu Guild Hall. The Tan family used to have three Jinshi in one school, and the businessmen of the Lianghu Guild Hall wanted to borrow the Tan family's literary talents, so they used this place as a private school for their children. Therefore, Lianghu Guild Hall was originally called Lianghu Primary School.

Stepping into the vermilion courtyard gate of the Lianghu Guild Hall, blue bricks and black tiles, high fire walls, cornices and corners, carved beams and painted buildings, you step into the deep years. These buildings are a perfect combination of wood and stone structures. In the small places, you can see the delicately carved flowers, plants, fish and insects on the windows and cornices, and in the big places, you can see the boldness of the stone pillars. Lianghu Hotel is now a tourist inn

"Shudu Haofeng" gatehouse, Zhenyuan Huang's Courtyard was built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was a famous merchant's family in Zhenyuan at that time, and it was a county-level cultural relic protection unit. Now it is an open inn, resting house inn, looking for the legacy of Ming and Qing Dynasties, looking for the feeling of going home.

Yunquan, also known as loquat well. It was first built in the late Ming Dynasty, and it got its name from a loquat tree at the end of the well. It is located halfway up the mountain at the end of Mi Wharf Lane. Spring water gushes out from the stone cave of Shiping Mountain. A natural cave is formed at the exit. The lower part of the hole is depressed. The well body is generally oval in shape, 2.5 meters long from east to west, 2 meters wide from north to south, and 112 meters deep. The cave on the north side of the well groove is slightly dome-shaped, covering more than half of the well head. On the north side of the well, there is a side of the cliff with a vertical height of 1.43 meters and a horizontal width of 0.87 meters. The word "Yunquan" in regular script is engraved horizontally on it.

Qing Qianlong's "Zhenyuan Fuzhi Mountains and Rivers" contains: "Yunquan is in the west of the city, and those who are good at it write the word 'Yunquan' on the stone wall." The word "Lingshan" in regular script is engraved on the west side of the stone wall. There is a road to the south of Yunquan, winding and rugged, named Jiuqugang, which is the road to the fourth palace and the ancient city wall. There is a pavilion next to Yunquan, named "Tianyi Pavilion. Built by Qian Zong Yang Dong during the Jiajing period".

Fuxing Lane

The Family Courtyard was built in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The existing building area is 323 square meters. The four big characters "Xitai Lineage" on the lintel silently tell about the family's noble reputation and reputation. The so-called "Xitai" was an official position in ancient times, referring to the Ministry of Education, which was responsible for issuing imperial edicts.

"Yuanjia Tofu" is a century-old brand. The Yuan family has been making tofu since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and they have really focused on good tofu for a hundred years. The current owner of the tofu shop, Boss Yuan, has preserved and innovated the ancestral skills to form a unique Yuanjia Tofu. Homemade tofu flavor.

Go here and turn into Renshou Lane, the path paved with bluestone slabs looks very quiet

The gates of the two adjacent courtyards will not face each other.

The third Wuling and Huayuan were first built in the fifth and sixth courtyards of the original Shangguan residence in the Qing Dynasty. In 1935, Hua Guang, a native of Wuning, Jiangxi, went to Zhenyuan to serve as the chairman of the committee and the county magistrate. He bought two houses, one for study and garden, and the other for living.

Ziqi Donglai is the fourth courtyard of Shangguan residence, which is for women. The courtyard is well preserved, with elegant layout and exquisite furnishings.

The gate tower of Renshou Palace looks brand new, with gorgeous colors and exquisite carvings. Unfortunately, the gate is not open and cannot be visited.

Gate 3, Renshou Lane, Youti Hongyuan

The location of the Zhenyuan Revolutionary History Museum was the residence of General Luo Binghui when he marched in Zhenyuan, and it was also the establishment point of the Zhenyuan underground party branch of the Chinese Communist Party. Founded in 2015, the museum covers an area of ​​nearly 500 square meters. It was inscribed by Feng Jicai, executive vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Comrade Zhou Binghe, nephew of Premier Zhou Enlai.

As soon as I entered it, I saw a stone with the words "knowing history and patriotism" written on it. Seeing it, we can think that there must be many patriotic revolutionary stories told in the museum!

The Zhenyuan Revolutionary History Museum is composed of five parts: "Xinhai Zhenyuan's First Proposal", "Responsibility after the Red Army", "Single Fire Liaoyuan in Southeast Guizhou", "Anti-Japanese Aid Hub", and "Southwest Liberation First Station". The collection of more than 280 rich historical relics and detailed cultural and historical materials comprehensively and vividly records the great course of the revolutionary struggle of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Zhenyuan Underground Party in Zhenyuan.