The ancient stone village deep in the Taihang Mountains is the descendant of the national hero Yu Qian and has a history of 500 years.

Starting from Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, we walked forward along the winding Taihang Tian Road. At an inadvertent turn, we arrived at Yujia Stone Village, an ancient village more than 500 years old. The village, amidst the white snow, resembles a freehand landscape painting. The ancient stone houses have always remained silent through the vicissitudes of time. With their simple tones and upright posture, they have the unique steady atmosphere of northern dwellings.

In the north in early January, I walked along the Taihang Tian Road to find ancient villages deep in the mountains. The cold air and rolling mountains made the scenery on the road more magnificent and poetic due to the participation of snow.

On this self-driving trip, I still drove my Toyota Camry. I have always liked the simple and smooth model. Camry’s fashion, youthfulness and good looks were the reasons for my initial choice. The interior of the vehicle The decoration continues Toyota's usual steady atmosphere, smooth and dynamic feeling, and the spacious trunk space makes it very suitable for our self-driving trips.

When an iconic building appeared in front of my eyes, the car turned around and we arrived at Yujia Stone Village deep in the Taihang Mountains. Yujia Stone Village is located in the central and western part of Jingxing County, Hebei Province, 100 meters away from the provincial capital. Shijiazhuang is about 60 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang. Because some roads are a bit slippery in winter, we drove more carefully and it took us an hour and a half to arrive.

Overlooking Stone Village from the air, the small village after snow has the aesthetic color of Andersen's fairy tales. Rows of stone houses are regularly distributed in the mountains. A spacious road in the middle leads from the village head. Stretching into the distance, over a long period of five hundred years, what touching stories have happened in this ancient small village?

Before entering the village, I saw a heroic stone statue. This is Yu Qian, the famous national hero of Emperor Ming. Yujia Stone Village is a famous historical and cultural village in China. There are now more than 400 households. It has a population of more than 1,600, and more than 95% of the villagers have the surname Yu. The people here are descendants of Yu Qian, a famous politician and national hero in the Ming Dynasty.

Going straight ahead along the widest road in Stone Village, the warm winter sun quietly shines on the quaint stone houses. The old people in the village sit on the stone steps to bask in the sun and make homely meals. , such quiet years make people feel very comfortable. Time seems to have suddenly slowed down here. No matter how noisy the outside world is, this small village deep in the mountains still maintains its own unhurried pace of life. .

Baking in the sun, I chatted with the old people in the village. He proudly told me that when their ancestors first moved to Stone Village, it was still a wilderness and desolate. Stone Village has been around for five years. With a history of more than a hundred years, most of the men in the village were skilled craftsmen. For generations, they relied on their own hands to build stone terraces, carve stone tools, build stone houses, and pave streets until they built a huge stone village.

Our ancestors were always good at using local materials to build warm homes in the desolation. Those heavy stones were built into houses with a pair of skillful hands by the men in Yujia Stone Village, which are strong and solid. Even in the wind and rain in the mountains, it still maintains its tall posture. Today, the village has more than 4,000 stone houses, more than 3,700 meters of stone streets, more than 1,000 stone wells and cellars, more than 2,000 acres of stone terraces, and more than 2,000 stone utensils. There are more than 200 stone tablets (dozens of them still exist), making it a veritable stone village.

Stone Village also has its own passenger terminal, which surprised me. With the development of tourism, more and more people want to visit Stone Village, and the people in Stone Village also want to Go take a look at the outside world. Such development is necessary to keep pace with the times.

I was very lucky to catch up with the rare New Year goods market in the village this time. It is approaching our traditional Spring Festival, and the market is very lively. People come to purchase and sell New Year goods needed for the New Year. The melon seeds and peanut candy stalls were crowded with people, and all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables were the most popular. Seeing the happy faces of the fellow villagers, I also joined the market to feel the lively atmosphere of the mountain village.

The most surprising thing was to see an old man writing Spring Festival couplets at the market. In the slightly cold weather, he picked up the brush and his handwriting was unambiguous at all. Every passerby couldn't help but stop and watch. The Spring Festival couplets at home when I was a child were all written by my father. Seeing such a scene felt very cordial. An uncle bought a Spring Festival couplet and when he asked how much it cost, the old man who wrote it said he would give it as much as he wanted. If you don’t have any money, you don’t have to give it. The simplicity of the people in the mountains makes people feel warm in their hearts, so the old man also wrote mine. Name, when giving money, he kept saying that there is no need to pay, just take it.

As we grow older and become richer in material things, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes less and less in the city. At this time, walking at the New Year goods market in Yujia Stone Village feels like I have returned to my youth. Everyone seems to know each other. Everyone greets each other affectionately and asks each other if the New Year's goods at home are ready. What else is missing? When will the students at home come back? This feeling is the warmth of human fireworks that I like, simple and natural, full of human touch.

The red couplets, the old people sunbathing, the undulating stone roads, the beauty of Stone Village does not need to be found, it is in every tiny detail.

Thousands of hammers were used to carve out the mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened. Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you want to leave your innocence in this world. This poem is basically catchy to many people in advance. The author of this poem is Yu Qian, a famous minister and national hero of the Ming Dynasty. He was worried about his country and neglected himself all his life. He never talked about his achievements, was frugal, and lived in a house that could only protect him from the wind and rain. , this may be a big reason why Yu Qian’s descendants live in the mountains and still maintain their simple and kind nature.

The most classic landmark building in Yujia Stone Village is the Qingliang Pavilion located at the east entrance of the village. It has three floors on one floor, which makes people feel strange because such a tall building is actually No foundation is laid, no auxiliary materials are filled, and the natural stone base is used as the foundation. Huge boulders rise on the spot. The stones on the upper and lower floors weigh more than 10,000 kilograms. A stone table skirt hangs on the east side of the lower floor, with a sika deer engraved on it. The workmanship is rough but elegant. The wisdom of the ancients has many ingenuities that we cannot imagine until today. It cannot be copied but can withstand the polishing of the years.

Walking in Stone Village, you can see the dark branches and bright flowers at the turning points of the alleys. The entire Stone Village has six streets, seven lanes and eighteen alleys, criss-crossing, twisting and twisting, and each street is lined with rubble. On both sides of the paved stone street are stone courtyards, ancient gatehouses, and black gates. Houses are connected to each other, and households are connected. The sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard, and neighbors come and go day and night, creating a scene of a farmhouse.

When it was lunch time, there was delicious farm food in the small restaurant at the head of the village. It was clean and delicious, and there were a lot of people eating. In the cold weather, it was a simple home-cooked meal, a bowl of tomatoes and eggs. The noodles make your stomach warm.

This time we came to Yujia Stone Village and walked along Jingxing Taihang Tianlu. The scenery on the roadside was also spectacular. Jingxing Taihang Tianlu starts from the north side of Xibaishan Village on Pingshe Highway and ends at In Daliangjiang Village, the total length is 18.5 kilometers. The line passes through villages such as Langwo, Gaojiapo, Shijia, Yujia Shitou Village, Nanzhangjing, Zhangjinggou, and Daliangjiang, and connects with the Nanda Line. Walking and enjoying the scenery along the way is the most beautiful enjoyment during travel.

Coming out of Yujia Stone Village and returning along the Taihang Tian Road, when the sunset dyed the mountains in the distance red, we stopped here and quietly watched the sunset in the mountains. The sunset was warm and yellow. The halo dyed the world into a beautiful golden yellow, the sparse trees, the rolling mountains, and us watching the sunset. At this moment, the world is quiet and the scenery is gorgeous. This is the meaning of travel.

Practical travel tips:

1 Transportation: By car, it is 6 kilometers from Shijiazhuang to Jingxing Yujia Stone Village, and it takes 1.5 hours by car along Jingxing Taihang Tian Road.

2 Tickets: Yujia Stone Village ticket is 30 yuan.

3. For food and accommodation, there is a small restaurant in Yujia Stone Village and accommodation in a farmhouse. The price is also very cheap, 30 yuan per person.