How fun is Xiba Ancient Town in Wutongqiao, Sichuan?

Nowadays, more and more people like to pursue traces of the past, and the rural atmosphere is also respected, which is reflected in the increasing preference for visiting ancient towns. The editor would like to introduce to you an ancient town that is not like an ancient city. It has a primitive rural atmosphere, but has a profound cultural heritage.

Nowadays, more and more tourists are flocking to characteristic ancient towns, and ancient town tours have become the darling of the tourism market. However, when it comes to ancient towns, we have to mention Wutongqiao Xiba!

Walking into Xiba Ancient Town in Wutongqiao District, the old streets and old teahouses will make you feel like you have stepped into yesterday's time. Gaiwan tea and Erqishi evoke memories of your childhood.

The snow-like tofu and the Xiba ancient kiln ceramics that are popular among the people have penetrated time and reinterpreted the ancient town and the beauty of Xiba in front of us.

An ancient town can only flourish with the infiltration of culture and has a long history.

This is the case in Xiba. From the famous Xiba tofu, to the Erqishi derived from the wharf culture, to the Xiba kiln ceramics that exude the light of ancient glaze, each one shines. The bright cultural symbols allow Xiba to relax in its own history.

Take a quick look at Xiba

When it comes to Xiba, the first thing people think of is of course tofu. Sure enough, when you walk into Xiba Town, the first thing you see is Xiba tofu shops one after another. The shops have eye-catching signs, simple decoration, and are packed with customers, which shows that the food culture in this area has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

On the main street of Xiba, you can no longer see the classic cross-bucket style building of Xiba. It has been replaced by a bustling modern commercial street.

If a tourist is just for the food and wants to leave after eating Xiba tofu, but does not understand the culture and life of the Xiba people, it is not really a visit to Xiba.

When you walk behind the main street of Xiba, the real life of Xiba people can be clearly seen. On Dahe Street and Democracy Street, although many residents have converted their houses into brick-concrete structures, there are still old houses interspersed among them.

Most of these old houses are of wooden structure, and the houses that rely solely on mortise and tenon joints have withstood the passage of time, earthquakes, and violent storms. In the traditional barber shops on these two streets.

The shop owner still uses traditional techniques to shave customers’ heads and faces. There is a small teahouse just two or three steps away from the old street. The laid-back Xiba people often meet up with two or three friends, order a bowl of tea, gather a table of two and a half, and spend the day with the "squeaking" sound of the old-fashioned fan. time.

Rich cultural symbols

The small town of Xiba often has repeat visitors, probably because Xiba is not like some "hollow ancient towns" with all antique roads and antiques. The buildings and row upon row of dining and entertainment shops retain their own unique features amid modern development.

Xiba Town has been a hub of water and land transportation since ancient times and an important stop on the Southern Silk Road. It is known as the "Xiba Water Wharf".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the coal transportation in the western mountainous area of ??Xiba and the transshipment of salt tea products from surrounding areas relied on the Moxi River to communicate with the outside world, and the wharf culture was developed. The wharf culture has also derived Wutongqiao’s famous intangible cultural heritage of 27 Shi.

It is said that Erqishi was created when the porters in charge of porters at the dock used salt merchants to hold bamboo tags with different colors and numbers written on their hair, and gathered together to count them for fun. The dried tofu stall that once had a reputation in Xiba Ferry has now been moved to the main street of Xiba, attracting many diners to try it.

The renovated Xiba Ferry has now become a leisure square for Xiba people. The Xiba small band established this year practices here every week. The river breeze from the ferry, mixed with the moving tunes of string and string instruments, floats into thousands of households in Xiba.

Besides, when you come to the town, you must eat a bowl of tofu puffs~ It’s diagonally opposite Xiba Primary School! Although it has a short history, it is very popular with everyone!

< p>To say what the most historic discovery in Xiba is, it should be the mysterious Xiba kiln that was unveiled in Jianyi Village, Xiba Town in 2008 when the Leyi Expressway was built.

Data show that Xiba Kiln flourished in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, flourished in the Song Dynasty, declined during the Song and Yuan wars, and ceased operation in the early Ming Dynasty. The description of Xiba Kiln is recorded in Jiading Prefecture Records written by Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty. Xiba Kiln mainly produces celadon and black porcelain.

Judging from the artifacts that remain in the world, the porcelain fired by the ancient kiln at that time included exquisite black glaze, tortoise shell, oil droplets, sprinkled glaze (flower glaze), etc., which were colorful and made the It is so popular that it was called "a wonderful flower of ancient art" by Mr. Yan Zhentang of the China Collectors Association.

“One color enters the kiln, and comes out with various colors” is what makes Leshan Xiba Kiln unique from other ancient kilns of the same era. Its appearance also fills the gap in the history of ancient Chinese ceramics in the southwest frontier. Black glazed porcelain situation.

The first Xiba Kiln professional museum in China that focuses on displaying the charm of Xiba Kiln is located in the "Emei Courtyard" at the foot of Mount Emei.

The museum’s collection of more than 1,500 pieces of Xiba Kiln ancient ceramics fully demonstrates the essence of the Xiba Kiln ancient ceramic culture during the Song Dynasty, attracting the attention of archaeological and cultural experts and collectors at home and abroad.

"Most West Dam" with ancient charm and new meaning

Why do you like ancient towns? Many people's answer is because living in ancient towns can escape the turmoil of reality.

But a real ancient town should be full of human fireworks, be able to maintain a unique temperament in an atmosphere where tradition and modernity blend, be able to contain the ancient charm of history, and be able to tolerate the new. culture.

And Xiba did exactly that to a certain extent. In an atmosphere where modernity and ancient charm complement each other, Xiba Tofu has been passed down from generation to generation and continues to innovate while maintaining its original taste.

Enthusiasms who are keen on studying Xiba Kiln have not only established museums, but also developed many modern derivatives based on Xiba Kiln, and actively promote the protection and inheritance of Xiba Kiln art.

Xiba has also produced celebrities such as root book master Yang Yubing and ancient architecture expert Zeng Zhiliang. Their works, bearing the mark of Xiba, have spread all over the world.

On September 12th, Xiba is also scheduled to hold

"2018 Leshan Wutongqiao Xiba Tofu Food Culture and Tourism Festival"

A place shining with the light of humanity "Most West Dam"

Welcome everyone to come and have fun with your friends~

A lot of delicious food + a lot of beautiful scenery.