Introduction of Xiping Ancient Town in 2020

Xiping Ancient Town is located in Santai County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. It is an ancient town in central Sichuan with a history of hundreds of years. A large number of buildings and houses in the Qing Dynasty have been preserved here, and the rich local cultural customs have been preserved. It is a beautiful scenic spot that must be punched in.

Xiping Ancient Town is located at the western edge of Santai County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, bordering Kaihe Town, Shi 'an Town and Zhongchao Township in the southwest, Gujing Town in the east and Le 'an Town in the north. The transportation is convenient, and there are county roads passing through the town. Xiping Ancient Town, formerly known as Guanyinchang, was rated as "the most beautiful ancient town in Sichuan" in 20 10, and was successfully declared as a provincial-level historical and cultural town in 20 13. There are a large number of wooden buildings and many cultural relics protection units in the ancient town, which is a rare traditional historical town and has great historical and cultural research value.

Guzhen Old Street (Source: Network)

Walking in the ancient town, we will know that it has a heavy history and contains the essence of culture. "Han Li _ _, Tang Xiping, was founded in 1300. Five-foot post road, listen to Songtao. Zhuge poisoned the water, and it kept flowing.

Unique nine-hole stone bridge. Dajue ancient temple, towering into the sky. Ancient black bridge, changhong lying wave. The heavy history carries the pride and pride of Xiping ancient town.

The ancient town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on the south, forming a spatial pattern of water on the back of the mountain. Because the pattern of the old city is similar to that of Santai Tongchuan, and it has been the economic and cultural center of the town for a long time, it is called "Little Santai".

Nanwai Street and Kaijiang

The core area of the ancient town is well preserved and forms a "cross" old street. The stone slabs, city walls, Kannonji, the Fourth Hall, Wu Jia Temple and other cultural relics in the old street are all representatives of the ancient town. First of all, the wall of the ancient town is different from the walls of other places, and it is composed of raw grain tables.

In the fifth year of Jiaqing, the local officers and men of the Qing government suppressed the uprising of Anbaili peasants such as Ran Wenchuo, and built a warehouse in Guanyin Field to store grain and grass in Santai and Zhongjiang counties. After the riot, the villagers joined the grain platform guarding the granary and built the city wall.

Xiping City Wall has two different characteristics: First, the four-way gates (except the south gate) are all attached with small doors for cars to enter and small doors for pedestrians. The direction of the second and fourth doors is 90 degrees different from the actual direction, and the north gate facing north is intentionally called the east gate; The south gate facing south is called West Gate.

Dongchengmen

Guzhenlaojie

According to records, the ancient town immigrants mainly came from Fujian, Guangdong, Huguang (Hunan, Hubei), Jiangxi and other provinces. At present, more than 85% of the population in the town are descendants of immigrants and Hakkas who moved in during the "Huguang filling Sichuan" in the early Qing Dynasty. Guzhen Guild Hall was built by immigrants and Hakkas in Xiping Town.

The building scale, scale, structure and style of the guild hall are in proportion to the number of immigrants, economic strength and social status in this province. Most of these four halls were built in the Qing Dynasty. According to folklore, Huguang Pavilion is the largest guild hall with exquisite architecture and decoration, as well as bell towers and drums. Fujian Pavilion has a wing, a second plaque, incense table and so on. , has 10000 monuments, which were donated by 10000 people at the time of construction. Guangdong Pavilion is the best preserved, with temples, theaters and facades. Now it is a tea garden. Jiangxi Pavilion has only the gatehouse, while Huguang Pavilion has only the remains. The four pavilions are a collection of nostalgia, sociality, faith and entertainment, which is a true manifestation of the immigrant life in Xiping ancient town.

Guangdong club

Wu ancestral hall is a place where the Wu family of Xiping Hakkas worship their ancestors. It is one of the three best-preserved ancestral halls, and the only Hakka ancestral hall in Sichuan. A seminar on Sichuan immigrants and Hakka culture was held here.

The ancestral temple in the old society is the carrier of filial piety culture and the extension of filial piety to parents. Ancestral temple is a form of inheriting traditional virtues. Under the social background at that time, cultivating Wu talents here was helpful to the social stability of Xiping ancient town. Wu ancestral hall has historical and cultural value.

Wu ancestral home

Xiping Ancient Town is a provincial-level historical and cultural town in Sichuan Province, one of the first beautiful ancient towns in Sichuan, and a rare traditional historical town with great historical and cultural research value.