Ya'an one-day tour guide

Ya'an is a city full of vitality and historical accumulation. It became the center of the earthquake in 2008. The scale of urban destruction was very large, but now it has been rebuilt. Let me share with you a tour of Ya'an. Day trip guide.

When I first arrived in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, I was shocked by the terrain of Ya'an City. The buildings in the entire city were built with mountains behind them, with towering towers on the north, west, and south sides of the city. Mountains of clouds, I have long heard that Ya'an is a city of rain. The warm and humid air from the south gathers over Ya'an all year round, giving Ya'an city rainy weather all year round. My first arrival did not make God particularly merciful. It rained lightly at night. Just as the waves drifted down, when I went out in the morning, I felt that the green trees around the streets in Ya'an city seemed particularly fresh, and the air in the entire city seemed much moister than in Chengdu the day before.

Ya'an was originally the capital of Xikang Province. After Xikang Province was withdrawn from the province and merged with Sichuan in 1955, the Ya'an region was established. In December 2000, the Ya'an region was revoked with the approval of the State Council and the prefecture-level city of Ya'an was established. Because it is located on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin, Ya'an City is known as the "Throat of Western Sichuan", the "Gateway to Tibet" and the "Ethnic Corridor".

Ya'an City is located in southwest Sichuan, bordering Tibet by Erlang Mountain. It produces Mengding tea and is known as the birthplace of Chinese tea culture. The famous Tea Horse Road in southwest China is here. Ya'an is located at the intersection of Chinese and Tibetan cultures, with rich historical heritage, beautiful mountains and rivers, and good ecology. It is a natural oxygen bar.

The unique geographical location and climatic conditions have created three characteristic landscapes in Ya'an: "Ya Yu", "Ya Fish", and "Ya Nu", collectively known as the Sanya of Ya'an. ?

According to "Shu Chronicles": "There is Zhougong Mountain in Yazhou. It is said that Kongming dreamed of Zhougong here, so he built the temple as Wenxian Temple and named it Zhougong Mountain." Since Ya'an is located among mountains, It is shrouded in clouds and fog all year round, making it difficult to see bright sunshine. It rains 300 days a year, so it is known as the "Rain City".

There is a folk legend in Ya'an: Nuwa made colorful stones to mend leaks in the sky and used seven-star needles to sew cloud clothes. Just as the great task of mending the sky was about to be completed, I suddenly heard that a large hole appeared in the sky in Ya'an in the west, causing raging rain and leaking water.

She ignored rest and rode the condor to Ya'an, where she continued to work tirelessly to patch up the sky. Just when she was about to finish filling the "sky leakage" in the sky over Ya'an, other places were in crisis again. In desperation, Nuwa rushed to Taiwan and Hainan Islands with stones, and Ya'an became a "sky leakage" place.

According to information, Ya'an City has a humid subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature between 14.1°C and 17.9°C. The entire city has high humidity, little sunshine, and an average annual rainfall of about 1,800 mm. It is Sichuan's Areas with the heaviest rainfall. ?

The poem by Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, "Sneaks into the night with the wind, moistening things silently", which refers to the night rain in Ya'an. A local poet said that the night rain in Ya'an nourishes the growth of all things in the spring and makes people feel the beginning of the grass growing and the orioles are flying; in the summer, it eliminates the heat and brings cool air to people; in the autumn, it washes away the dust. , showing that the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the forests are dyed, giving people an "elegant" feeling. Therefore, it is called "Yayu" by the locals. Yayu is the first of the three wonders. No matter what season it is, it is possible to experience the soft rain. Yayu is also very considerate and usually chooses to rain at night. It is dense but not wet, and is full of poetic flavor. The rain in Ya'an is not only good, but also gentle, neither angry nor mad, neither violent nor impetuous, slightly leisurely, gentle, and unrestrained. It falls on the trees, and the leaves of the trees are lush; when it falls on the crops, they bow their heads like drinking cheese. ; If it falls on the boy's arms and chest, he will be energetic and high-spirited; if it falls on the girl's face, the girl will be as charming as a begonia after bathing. Only the rain here can be called "elegant". Like clouds, like mist, like light veil, seemingly absent, the warm air is mixed with a large amount of negative oxygen ions. Walk in such rain, enjoy the rain, or listen to the rain carefully, your feet fall at the foot of Zhougong Mountain, fall on the flower branches, fall on the The dense scene in the Zhougong River makes my anxious mood soften. ?

Relevant department test results show that Yayu is rich in negative oxygen ions, and bathing in Yayu can refresh people's tired body and mind. The locals enjoy good health and longevity because of frequent showers.

According to historical records, in both the Tang and Qing dynasties, there were longevity families with nine generations under one roof. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi awarded a golden plaque of "the first family in China" to the Chen family of the "nine generations under one roof" in Changshou Mountain in Bifengxia. ?

To my surprise, on the roadside walking along the bank of the Qingyi River, I saw a local resident selling Ya fish. There are not many truly wild fish left, and most of those that can be sold now are artificially raised. As one of the three Ya'an Ya'an, Yayu has a long-standing reputation. There have been relevant written records more than 1,700 years ago. The Western Jin Dynasty writer Zuo Si said in "Ode to the Capital of Shu" that "Jiayu comes from the Bing cave". Ya'an was once under the jurisdiction of Hanjia County, so Zuo Si called it "Jiayu". After the Tang Dynasty, it was often called "Bingxueyu". Du Fu, the poet sage, praised in his poem that "fish know that Bing Cave is particularly beautiful."

According to legend, Yayu was transformed into the water by the sword left by Nuwa when she was mending the sky, so the Yayu Heavenly Bone is shaped like a sword. It is also said that Yayu's skull hides a "sword", which was used by a man who died during the Warring States Period after Su and Qin separated the kingdoms. His sword slipped into the river and was collected by Yayu, so that it became an "anti-counterfeiting mark" to reward Yayu in the future. : If there is a sword, it is true; if there is no sword, it is false. Because Yayu lives in rapids and feeds on fresh aquatic organisms, its meat is extremely tender and delicious. The pure Ya fish has a beautiful and slender body, bright and bright scales and fins, tight and tender meat, smooth taste, rich nutrition, and will not get greasy after being eaten for a long time. ?

Sichuan produces beauties, and Ya'an is no exception. But the beauty of Ya'an women has its own uniqueness. The land and water support the people, and Tibetan and Han people live together in Ya'an. The women of Ya'an combine the characteristics of the two ethnic groups, and their appearance is softer than that of Tibetan women and a bit softer than that of Han women. Three-dimensional, the figure is slimmer and more enchanting than Tibetan women, healthy and sunny;

"Ya Nu" has the aura of Yayu and the peace of Yacha, giving people a sense of charm. Elegant girls, because of the nourishment of elegant rain and the nutrition of elegant fish, are like lotus flowers emerging from the bath, or like roses with dew, not only beautiful and pure, but also gentle and kind. The young girls here have skin as white as snow and gentle personalities. They communicate with others and speak like gentle rain. The songs they sing are mostly lyrical and elegant, such as the singing of orioles. The girls in the flower season are graceful and graceful, and the beautiful girls in the rainy season are graceful and graceful, smiling like elephants. With the moon closed and shy of flowers, with lowered heads and pursed lips, most of the Ya'an beauties are slim and graceful, with delicate faces. They are famous far and wide. Legend has it that they are all descendants of Nuwa. Ya'an is rich because of elegant fish, colorful because of elegant rain, and even more charming because of elegant women. Together they form Ya'an's unique "elegant" humanistic characteristics. ?

Before coming to Ya’an, I had watched a documentary about Ya’an on CCTV. I knew that Ya’an was not only home to the prestigious Sanya, but it was also the place where China’s national treasure, the giant panda, was discovered in 1869. , my country's first giant panda was discovered in Ya'an, which shocked the world at home and abroad. Giant pandas are also internationally known as animal living fossils. From then on, Ya'an began to go to the world, and was gradually familiar and understood by the world.

Giant pandas have also become Ya’an’s golden signature. It is understood that especially after liberation, Ya'an has sent 136 live giant pandas since 1955. The first live giant panda to go abroad and the first live giant panda to go abroad as a "national gift" all came from Ya'an. Today, Ya'an has the largest population of living giant pandas in the country.

The Sichuan giant panda habitat core area covers an area of ????52% in Ya'an. After the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake, China's Ya'an Bifengxia Base for the Protection of Giant Pandas became the world's largest giant panda protection, research and breeding base. ?

The Qingyi River meanders through the urban area of ??Ya'an from west to east. The bridge has naturally become an indispensable link to communicate with the residents on both sides of the Qingyi River in Ya'an. Coupled with Ya'an's rainy weather, it has created Ya'an's unique Covered bridge culture, along both sides of the Qingyi River, various bridges with unique shapes and different styles in Yucheng District span the river, connecting the north and south urban areas. The trees on both sides of the Qingyi River are dotted with elegant and beautiful urban leisure parks, highlighting It reflects the history and humanity,

natural features and folk customs of this famous historical and cultural city. All covered bridges on both sides of the Qingyi River can be passed by cars, including the Yazhou Covered Bridge, which is currently the largest covered bridge in the world.

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Photography/Text: Zhang Qingjun

Under the guidance of local people, I walked eastward along the north bank of the Qingyi River to look for the largest covered bridge in the world. After walking for more than 20 minutes from the hotel, the majestic figure of the Yazhou Covered Bridge came into view. Although I had seen many covered bridges when I was in Guangxi, I was still a little surprised when I approached the Yazhou Covered Bridge. Known as the first covered bridge in the world, this covered bridge is 22 meters wide and 240 meters long. The entire covered bridge is an antique building with two floors and three floors in parts. The bottom floor of the corridor bridge not only meets the traffic functions on both sides of the Qingyi River, but also has a considerable commercial business area. The shops on the corridor bridge are full of various products. In addition to daily necessities, there are also many specialties and clothing of the Tibetan and Qiang people. The second and third floors of the corridor bridge can be equipped with multi-functional business rooms such as restaurants, teahouses, displays, displays and open-air viewing. From the exhibition hall, we know that the total usable area of ??the Yazhou Covered Bridge is 9,028 square meters. Only the commercial pedestrian street on the first floor has a commercial use construction area of ??2,100 square meters. The commercial use construction area on the second floor of the covered bridge is 3,934.92 square meters; the commercial use construction area on the third floor is 3,934.92 square meters. 1231.5 square meters; of which the multi-functional hall area is 1051.2 square meters. The Yazhou Covered Bridge organically combines the urban construction exhibition hall, water and electricity exhibition hall, historical and cultural exhibition hall and tourism exhibition hall, and commercial business places to comprehensively display the local folk customs and native land of Ya'an. culture. ?

It is understood that the construction of the world's largest covered bridge started in November 2004 and was opened to traffic in August 2005. Yazhou Covered Bridge is integrated with Ya'an Beer Street, Red Wall Inn, Ximen Tea Lounge, Qingyi River and other urban attractions, which together create the antique and romantic scenery of Ya'an, attracting many tourists to nestle in the embrace of green mountains and green waters. The covered bridge in Yazhou gives visitors a visual impact, and can't help but evoke the poetic and picturesque feeling of "A long bridge lies on the waves, and there is no rainbow". Walking on the Yazhou covered bridge, walk slowly , and a sense of nostalgia arises spontaneously.

On the downstream side of the auxiliary bridge of the covered bridge, there are guardrails and sidewalks. The guardrails are installed with Ya'an characteristic stone "Chinese Red" granite reliefs. A 50 cm wide anti-collision guardrail is built on the outside of the upstream side. "Chinese red" granite reliefs are also installed on the flower pond and guardrails. There are historical patterns on the reliefs such as "Hometown of Pandas", "Yazhou Hanyun", "Yazhou Customs". ?

After walking across the Yazhou Covered Bridge, I looked back at the covered bridge several times. In my heart, I not only admired the originality of the designers of the Yazhou Covered Bridge, but also felt sorry for the builders who worked hard in such a short period of time. I was amazed that such a majestic and magnificent building was built within a short period of time. I stayed around the Yazhou Covered Bridge for a long time, not because I had agreed on a time to meet with the client. I would have stayed there all morning.

Because time was running out, I quickly took a set of photos of the covered bridge with my phone and left in a hurry. ?Later, I went on business trips to Ya'an twice. Every time I passed the Qingyi River, I couldn't help but walk towards the largest covered bridge in Ya'an. Not only did I appreciate the scenery on both sides of the covered bridge, but I also wanted to go there. Feel the peaceful life of Tibetan and Han people living in harmony?