Lichuan photographer

A little-known mountain village was once bred in an inner room, and no one knew her. In recent years, with the in-depth development of local eco-tourism, it has finally unveiled its mysterious veil. Whenever rape blossoms are in full bloom, tourists from all directions are in an endless stream, intoxicated with them and lingering. This is Erguanzhai, known as the "modern version of Peach Blossom Garden".

Erguanzhai is located in the southwest of Shengjiaba Township, Enshi City, with a total area of 37.6 square kilometers and an average elevation of 1.000 meters. The five natural villages under its jurisdiction have their own characteristics, among which the two ancient villages, Xiaoxi and Laopu, have the most characteristics.

Before, I only knew a little about Erguanzhai through the word-of-mouth of friends and the information of friends circle. It was not until last Saturday that I visited this place with Rheum Hi Bar's hiking team that I deeply felt its quaint beauty and quiet beauty.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the weather is fine. A group of 30 of us started from Enshi in six cars, arrived at Erguanzhai two hours later, and then walked from the visitor center to the stream.

Without walking a few steps, I heard the sound of running water. What appeared in front of us was the brook river. A covered bridge (locally called a beam bridge) was built on the river. The covered bridge turned a 90-degree angle in a third, and then crossed the river and headed for the other side. On the other side of the river is Hu Jia Courtyard. From a distance, wooden walls and tiles, trees swaying. The original quaint colors are also pleated in the sun.

The water in the stream is crystal clear. In the sunshine, sparkling all the way, singing all the way. Friends flocked to the river in groups of three or five, some wading, some taking pictures, some buying snacks in front of tents, twittering like sparrows frying nests.

According to the information, Xiaoxi River is one of the sources of Wujiang River, with a total length of about 20 kilometers. 5 kilometers upstream is a mountain canyon, 6 kilometers downstream is a natural village, and 8 kilometers downstream is the Malu River, which is a canyon area.

Huxi Courtyard is a Tujia Diaojiao Building complex, which is divided into three areas: Upper Dam, Middle Dam and Lower Dam, and is home to more than 65,438+000 Hu families.

We walked up the steps and into the Hu Jia courtyard on the dam. There are wooden houses on both sides of the road, including a quadrangle, which is not as compact as the quadrangle in Beijing. There is a certain distance between each house, and the front steps of the house are covered with moss traces. There is an old man sitting in front of the wooden house opposite. His granddaughter sometimes plays around her knees and sometimes wants to hug. A white cat crouched at her feet, serene and carefree. According to the old man, there are more than 20 Hu families living here, and more than ten generations of ancestors have lived here for almost 300 years. I asked the old man if the Hu family had two big officials, so I named it "Erguanzhai". The old man didn't say if he could, nor did he tell me why.

In the stream, there is the remains of Cuba Yanlu, and the vicissitudes of 300 years can be seen here. Today, the ancient road has long been abandoned, but the spirit of hard struggle of the Ba people will not disappear with the passage of time, but will be brilliant from generation to generation. (For more details about the Bayan Ancient Road, please pay attention to another work of Taoyu-"Visiting the Watchers of the Bayan Ancient Road in the Deep Mountains")

On the eve of Tomb-Sweeping Day, tea picking was very busy. The tea garden in Xiaoxi is also a beautiful landscape in this season. You can always see the busy figure of tea pickers along the way. Look at the sharp buds exposed, bright and green. When you smell them near your nostrils, you will feel refreshed. Friends walked into the tea garden and experienced the fun of picking tea. Rose red clothes add a lot of color to the green tea garden.

The rape blossoms in the stream are in full bloom, but they are much worse than those in the old shop. Let's go to the old shop to enjoy the rape blossoms.

We went to the old shop by car, and we could see sporadic rape flowers and smell the flowers along the way, and we were in a happy mood.

The vehicle is driving on the Panshan Highway and slowly descends. We found an excellent observation point halfway up the mountain and parked our car on the side of the road. Opposite the old shop, there is a village in the mountains. There is a field in the village, a river in front of the village and a mountain forest behind the village. The most striking thing is a piece of rape flower, golden, as if nature intentionally knocked over its palette and let the golden pigment spill on this treasure land. The road twists and turns on the ridge, white and bright, as if sending a white ribbon to the village. The deep part of the ribbon is Konka Courtyard in the ancient village.

After turning one corner after another, we finally came to that old shop.

When I got off the bus, hundreds of acres of rapeseed fields appeared in front of me. We came at the right time. Thousands of rape flowers hold their breath and compete to bloom, and the fragrance of flowers comes to the nose, attracting bees to collect honey.

Friends and friends cheered and went straight to the rape field. Colorful clothes instantly sneaked into the sea of flowers. People make trouble among flowers, and flowers laugh in the crowd. It is not clear whether these flowers are decorated or set off by people. At the suggestion of sister Yang Hui, the captain, everyone stood on the ridge of the field and put out all kinds of po, and the accompanying photographer kept pressing the camera shutter. All the friends in the camera laugh like flowers, which is happiness written on the face!

In addition to enjoying rape blossoms in old shops, the ancient village of Konka Courtyard is also a must-see.

There are more than 0/00 Tujia Diaojiao Building in Konka Courtyard, with a construction area of more than 2,000 square meters, arranged in four courtyards with a "five-entrance hall" in the middle, and the construction scale is spectacular.

Why did Tujia build this style of house?

According to historical records, successive governments implemented the policy of stationing troops to suppress Tujia people and drove them into the deep mountains and forests. Due to poor living conditions and lack of land, Tujia people have to build diaojiao buildings on steep cliffs. "Old Tang Book" said: "There are many rustic boils, poisonous weeds and sand snakes on the mountain. People live on the first floor and climb stairs for the hedgerow." The house with this dry fence structure is called Tujia Diaojiao Building.

At first, the diaojiao building was built only to meet the needs of the living environment at that time. After continuous improvement, it has distinctive national characteristics and high cultural level, and is called the "living fossil" of Bachu culture. As we can see, Hu Jia Courtyard and Konka Courtyard are both practical and ornamental.

With the tourism fever brought by the development of local eco-tourism, most of the diaojiao buildings here have been transformed to receive foreign tourists and provide one-stop accommodation and food service, which is both economical and very suitable for foreign tourists. Tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, you might as well put aside the tedious things at hand for a while and stay here for ten and a half months, and your mind will be washed away.

The old shop is also the only place for ancient salt merchants from Longshan, Hunan to Lichuan and Wanxian. Located in the upper reaches of the Malu River, the mountain is dangerous and the water is urgent. It takes 48 trips to wade along the river, and there are big stones in the middle of the river. If you are interested and courageous, you might as well invite a few friends with adventure experience to experience it and enjoy the excellent original ecological scenery along the way.

The outing in Erguanzhai ended in three hours, and the short meeting made me hopelessly fall in love with it. Its breath is everywhere, which is where I want to go after I go.

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