Traveling in Qiaokou Town-My heart stays here.

Travel is a dialogue between your own hearts. In some places, you are not surprised when you meet for the first time. Just like when you see a woman, her appearance may not be amazing, but when you get to know her better and enter her heart, you will gradually like her and even be unwilling to leave her.

Qiaokou Town, Linxian County, Luliang, Shanxi, is such a place that you can remember the nostalgia and remember it.

It's early winter and the weather is cool. Early in the morning, I opened the paper window lattice of the inn, and suddenly my eyes lit up. After the light rain yesterday, it was misty and rainy. How did the water of the Yellow River move out of the sky and rush to the distance? The sound of the waves is endless, and the old man fishes the Yellow River alone.

Like a yellowed oil painting, ethereal and distant. Coming here from a crowded city, there is a faint sadness, like a past life, coming to a forgotten ancient town.

Now it is the off-season of tourism, and there are not many tourists in the ancient town, which has also restored her tranquility. When the surging Yellow River flows here, you may feel a little tired, the flow speed slows down, the river channel narrows, and the sediment deposits into a beach. In the past, even a boat with a bull's head arrived here, so it had to be put down and unloaded, so it was transported by land instead.

Merchant ships from various regions gathered in Qikou, where all kinds of people temporarily did repair work. Drink a pot of old wine and eat a plate of boiled peanuts and dried tofu in a pub. Looking at the rushing Yellow River water outside the window, savoring the ups and downs of life. Later, with the development of social transportation, ship transportation gradually withdrew from the historical stage. Qikou town has also become deserted, and more and more people come here to travel and experience the charm of the Yellow River culture.

Walking in Qikou Town, residential buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties can be seen everywhere. Due to its proximity to the Yellow River, the main streets in China are long and narrow, and 13 alleys extend all the way to the top of the mountain. Residential courtyards are stacked on top of each other, living in accordance with the mountain situation, forming a network arrangement.

Painting city lanes, on holidays, full of New Year pictures, has become a bright alley, and you can imagine the prosperity of that year.

There are some depressions between Shilu Lane and Qingshiban Road, which seem to have the marks of donkey hooves.

This is Banyuemen Lane, and each lane has a different style and is full of cultural atmosphere.

Alleys, mottled brick walls, uneven gravel roads and years of polishing have left marks on Gu Xiang, but she is still handsome.

Passing through Gu Xiang, climbing the steps and arching the stone gate gives people a different feeling.

On the tree-lined path at the top of the mountain, students who are sketching are absorbed in sketching, and yellow leaves are covered with stone roads.

At the top of Wohu Mountain, there is a huge sandstone with an inscription by a scholar.

From the mountain, you can see Qikou Town and the quadrangles in Lvliang, which are magnificent.

This kind of inn should not be underestimated. This is the courtyard of Daoguang period, with a history of more than 300 years.

From the outside, you can see carved beams and painted columns, two-story doors with cornices and arches, and black columns inlaid with golden couplets, which are magnificent. It is the most magnificent hall of glory in Qikou.

Inside is a cave-style house, with five layers of caves stacked on top of each other, shrinking from one floor to another, making clever use of the mountainous terrain. Three-dimensional and beautiful. It seems that the former rich people were really rich!

The square cloister, each brick and tile is particularly exquisite, and you can imagine the luxury at that time.

Another famous compound, Sihetang.

Sit on a wooden chair, have a sip of tea and listen to the waves of the Yellow River. Stay in the Centennial Inn, climb high and look far, miss the past, I miss heaven and earth, boundless, boundless, lonely and tearful.

Compared with other places of interest in Shanxi, Qikou Town is more humane and grounded. Ordinary people live in ancient quadrangles, passed down from generation to generation, watching the sun rise and set along the Yellow River and living a simple life.

Every courtyard is open to visitors from all directions. Every yard is different. Some families are rich and some courtyards are simple, but the eaves and windows of the columns still maintain the architectural style of the north. It seems ordinary, but it's two or three hundred years old.

A commercial street in the Ming and Qing dynasties, with wine sellers, salt and vinegar, pawn shops and red painted wooden doors, has faded a little.

The welding workshop has become history.

There are eleven escort agencies.

Black Dragon Temple is a temple praying for rain in the ancient town. It stands on the height of the Yellow River with extraordinary momentum, overlooking the Yellow River, commanding and emitting a kind of majesty. Historically, local people prayed for rain here.

Looking at the Yellow River from the Black Dragon Temple, we can see that Suishui meets the Yellow River. The Yellow River, which was originally 500 meters wide, was squeezed by the sediment reef of Suishui River, forming a narrow channel of about 100 meters, making it difficult for ships to pass. People call this place "Kirin Beach".

5 kilometers south of Qikou Town, there is a Lijiashan Village from Qilin Bridge.

Lijiashan Village is called "Han Tomb" by the famous painter Wu Guanzhong. He said: From the outside, it looks like a desolate Han tomb. Once inside, it is a very old and exquisite cave. The ancient village is relatively closed, like an isolated peach blossom garden. Such a village and such a house are hard to find all over the world. Later, Li Jiashan was listed as one of the three great discoveries of his life.

The caves here shock you, and you have to admire the wisdom of the people and the full use of the terrain. Walking here is like entering a maze, and the cave rises like running water. Walking on the roof of someone else's house, the road is tortuous. Seeing the houses opposite and below are so close to you, you can't find a detour.

Strangers who are not familiar with the terrain will get lost when they come here by village roads and dense caves.

These caves have a long history. If we want to visit them carefully, we need to calm down and get to know them.

Compared with Pingyao ancient city, Qikou Town's tourist facilities are not perfect and not so famous. There is no bustling crowd, no glitz, and there is not much business atmosphere. Her mouth is slow, which is why I like her. Original flavor, folk culture preserved to this day, full of human touch.

Qikou is an ancient town with flavor. When you look at the monotonous skyscrapers of big cities every day, come here, stay in the ancient inn here and walk in the alleys of bluestone slabs, you will feel so unusual.

Let the Yellow River water flow in your heart, and your mind will naturally broaden.