Tourist attractions in Mizhi Township

1. Style of the ancient post road

The ancient post road of Tea Horse in Wensheng Street is arranged according to local conditions and by the mountain, which breaks the architectural style of square composition and clear axis. Roads (lanes) are arranged along with the winding mountain, and houses are combined according to the terrain. Residential buildings are mostly "three squares and one wall", "four in five patios" and "quadrangles", and there are also "one seal" courtyards with civil structures and blue tile roofs. Houses are built on the mountain, generally consisting of main rooms, wing rooms, wing rooms and wing rooms. The main room is built on the mountain, which is higher than the wing rooms and wing rooms. The front of the main room is the wing room, and the two sides of the mountain are the wing rooms. Before liberation, most of them were thatched roofs of wooden houses, but now 98% of them are civil structures and tiled roofs. According to the traditional custom, the master room belongs to the father, the noodle room belongs to the mother, and the wing room belongs to the children. Wensheng Street is designed as a street, and the ancient stone road is laid out according to the mountain situation. There are main streets, lanes, ditches and culverts, and the street extends according to the ditch. Staggered high and low, similar to the market town in the south of the Yangtze River, and close to the characteristics of the town, it is unique, such as a charming landscape painting, with a perfect coincidence of nature and man-made, which can be regarded as a major feature of the architectural style in plateau mountainous areas.

2. Kuixing Pavilion (also known as Kuixing Pavilion)

Located at the north exit of Wensheng Street, it is covered with blue tiles and cornices, and the "Kuixing Pavilion" plaque is hung high on the top floor of the red bolt (now denuded), which is simple and solemn. It sits facing south, with the door open, four ancient steps, up to the platform at the bottom of the building, and the platform is made of long and ancient edges. Stepping into the high threshold, there is a clay sculpture in the pavilion. This statue stands on the top of the mountain with one foot alone, fights with one foot on stilts, holds his hands high, raises his pen and inkstone separately, and makes a circle with his eyes wide open, which is very majestic and symbolizes the examination of literati. Legend has it that he is the Kuixing God who is in charge of the power of selecting Confucianism in the imperial examination. This is the origin of the idiom "take the lead". In the imperial examination era, the person who was hailed as the top scholar is now used to describe the person who ranked first in the exam. Standing in the attic, you can see from the window, Wensheng Street, Mizhiba and the village in the east. The bamboos, peaches, willows, tamarind trees and gardens around the attic, together with the attic, form a natural painting that is lush and full of rural garden interest.

3. Tuzhu Temple

Located 3 meters west of Kuige Pavilion, it is an antique building with one courtyard, three squares and one wall. Although the gate is simple, it does not lose the elegant style of ancient architecture. Entering the gate, the courtyard is full of flowers and trees, competing with each other. Flowers and trees are planted on a large flower platform about three meters long and one meter high, and half of the yard is covered by the wood brocade tree. The Lagerstroemia indica tree is higher than the courtyard wall, with colorful flowers and dazzling eyes. There are three south wing rooms and three north wing rooms, which are arranged in a balanced way. Carved and painted in the lower hall, there are various clay statues of Buddha, one in the middle, which is said to be the statue of the earth god who kept one side safe. In ancient times, sacrifices were often made here, and incense continued. During the Qing Dynasty, Wensheng Street used this temple as a private school. The teacher is Mr. Li Yuanyang, a tribute student of this street. At that time, Li Gongsheng broke the feudal stereotype of teaching men but not women, and students accepted both sexes, teaching loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, love, courtesy and joy. Many elderly people in their eighties and nineties are now in school. The old man said that whenever he carried water or passed by this temple, the sound of reading often came from it, which made people stop. It adds a cultural flavor to Wensheng Street and spreads cultural seeds. After years of wind and rain erosion, it has lost its glory. Except for Lagerstroemia indica, the house has been broken and used for other purposes.

4. Wengong (now Yonghe Complete Primary School)

Located on the west side above the Tuzhu Temple, it is about 1 meters from the small slope paved with stones on the west side of the Tuzhu Temple gate to the slope head, that is, to the flat site in front of Wengong. Climb the seven steps and enter the gate of Wengong, which is a courtyard with a two-day well. In ancient times, it was a courtyard with traditional art and architectural style. The main courtyard is a one-hall, three-compartment building and Dongdaemun Building. It is a three-story building with brick and civil structure. It is a traditional building designed and built by Liu Jingan, the "great carpenter" of Wensheng Street. This building is tall, beautiful and solid. There are three rooms in the north wing, including a living room, an office and a dormitory. The side door in the north corner is used as a small courtyard, with an open courtyard, a tile roof in the west and south, and a fence in the east and south. This courtyard is not only a garden leisure place, but also a classroom and studio. There are two osmanthus trees in the main courtyard, one in the north is Jingui, and the other in the south is Yingui (later dead). The main hall is the hall of Confucius. Climb the hall along the ten stone stairs, with colored columns on both sides, dragons coiled, and carved beams painted on the roof, with various patterns and colors. The screen doors in the corridor in front of the temple are carved with dragons, phoenixes, lions, tigers and all kinds of ancient folk story characters of flowers and birds. The landscape images are different, exquisite and lifelike. In addition to the statue of Emperor Wenchang, there is also a memorial tablet of Confucius carved in sandalwood on the shrine of the main hall. On both sides, there is a couplet telling the life and achievements of Confucius: "Virtue and Heaven, Daoguan Ancient and Modern, Deleting Six Classics, Loving the Constitution forever". During the Confucius Festival, many teachers of the gentry and scribes come to this temple to worship and sing hymns. This ceremonial commemoration activity naturally disappeared after liberation. Wengong has changed its name many times, and the school's "Centennial Primary School" with a long history has trained many talents. Many of the students studying here have become the backbone and backbone in all walks of life of the country, such as industry, agriculture, commerce, learning and military, and some have taught in universities, middle schools and primary schools. Some work in state organs at the provincial, state, city and county levels; Some hold military posts in the army to defend national security. The palace of literature, which worships and teaches, has now truly become a blessed place where peaches and plums are fragrant, thriving, educating people and rejuvenating the country.

5. Niejiama Store

is located above the ancient road of Wensheng Street, 1 meters away from the village committee. Niejiama Store was the largest horse store on the ancient tea-horse post road at that time, with an area of 3,2m2. From the plane layout, it was a quadrangle, a civil structure and a blue tile roof. The main room was composed of a main room, a wing room, a noodle room and an ear room, with wings on both sides. The walkway in the courtyard was .8m long and 8m long. There were 5 guest rooms on both sides of the walkway for customers to rest. In the backyard, From the functional point of view, the horse shop has complete facilities and is worthy of being a relatively prosperous horse shop at that time.

6. Yangjiagui Flower Shop

is located above Wensheng Street Ancient Road. It is named after a big osmanthus tree with a diameter of about .3m and 1m in the courtyard. It is a Madian with the largest area (4,m2) on the ancient post road. The house layout is patchy and complicated. There are houses in the house, and the house layout around the roadway is 11m long and 3m wide. The house has a civil structure.

7. The ancient stage

is located on the ancient post road, with civil structure and upper and lower floors. The walkway is located in the center of the whole platform, and there are stairs on both sides to get up and down the stage. The front of the stage is decorated with carvings. The upper floor is a performance area, and the lower floor is used for makeup preparation. The backyard is for people to live in, covering an area of 45㎡. The ancient stage is a gathering place for cultural exchange and appreciation of opera art. Merchants often gather here to enjoy the place.

8. Shijia Farming and Reading Courtyard

is located in the middle section of the ancient post road. The whole courtyard is "three sides and one wall", with a small courtyard in front, the gate passing through the hall and then entering the second door to the backyard, and the layout is three steps, forming a rich and elegant quaint style. It has been more than 3 years since the Shi family moved from Nanjing to Wensheng Street in Mizhi with the help of De Ju A.. In this courtyard, all the old people surnamed Shi attached great importance to "farming and reading", and their style of writing was very prosperous and their family education was very strict. Therefore, talents came forth in large numbers, and students were everywhere, and they were awarded the plaque of "Too Students". In the Qing Dynasty, there were four college students, including more than 2 modern college students, and a group of intellectuals such as Shi Shaocheng, Shi Xiancai, Shi Tiancai and Shi Xingcai, who were praised by the villagers as the "chicken nest" and the "cultural compound" in the purple bamboo forest.

9. Yin Yigong's former residence

Yin Yigong, the person in charge of the underground in the early Midu period and the collector of the folk song "Streaming Water", is also in the center of Wensheng Street, with a civil structure and a blue tile roof, with a length of 3.2 meters and a width of 11.6 meters, covering an area of 35.32㎡. Due to historical factors, some houses are uninhabited and urgently need to be repaired. With the support of party committees, governments and departments at all levels, the preliminary work of the project has been completed.

1. Zhoujia Roadway

The main roadway is 42 meters long, and a branch road is connected with the Zhangjia, Daijia and Yangjia courtyards to the entrance of Wensheng Street, with a length of 1,1 meters. One branch passes through Zhangjia Dachang and reaches the dean of Li Yuchi and Li Yuzheng's family for 3 meters. Roadways are like chicken intestines and a "maze". According to the layout of houses, the buildings on the ancient post road are integrated and the households intersect. The ancient design concept of this road is also to resist foreign invasion and facilitate resistance or concealment. Therefore, the profound culture of the roadway has become another highlight of tourist attractions.

11. Li Family Courtyard

This courtyard covers a large area, and the building structure is relatively standardized, and it is connected with the single-family house in the south and enters a gate. The four houses are completely built, and the north and south wing rooms are sound. This courtyard is east-west, and the main building is west-east. According to the on-the-spot investigation of its wooden structure and wood texture, it was newly built in the late Qing Dynasty, and some of its purlins and carvings have deteriorated. All rooms in this hospital are double eaves, and the outer corridor (commonly known as Xiamen crotch) has been decorated and utilized from the eaves column, leaving only about 6cm along the ridge. The courtyard is large, 113cm from east to west and 913cm from north to south, which is basically square, so the courtyard is in a "one seal" pattern.

12. Biyun Temple

Formerly known as Feilai Temple, one of the revolutionary bases, is an ancient Buddhist resort with wonderful scenery on the hillside behind Wensheng Street. Sitting west facing east, it stands in the middle of Cooper, Taoli and Guilin, with terraced fields in front, Meijiajing with dense ancient trees below, Daqiao Miao Mountain with beautiful green cages in the south, Phoenix Mountain with vast pine forests in the face and Renheli (new village) in the face. Biyun 'an Temple is a religious building complex, which is built along the west side of the mountain, with Zhaobi, Daxiong Hall, Zugong altar and Jade Emperor Pavilion on the west side. The "Hall of Great Heroes" is a single-eave building, with a bucket arch under the eaves, and its bucket arch and eaves are exquisitely carved. The main statues in the temple are "Sakyamuni" made of brass and "boudoir" made of ebony, and the rest are more than 2 statues of Taishang Laojun and Confucius, forming the religious belief that three religions live in the same hall. On the east and west sides of the Hall of Great Heroes, there are halls. The south wing is the ancestral altar, followed by the vegetable garden, and the west wing is the guest room, followed by the garden. There are dozens of ancient and famous flowers such as nine immortals and eighteen petals, magnolia, pine and cypress in the garden, and there is a round pool of about 1㎡, with rockery inside. The garden is a combination of sightseeing and amusement, and literati often gather together. The east and west rooms of the main hall and the main entrance hall are both double-resting-hill-hall-style buildings, which are solemn and simple, and patchwork. During the folk sun meeting and Guangyang meeting, there are many pilgrims, and during the fifteenth day of the first month, Wensheng Street weaves dragon lanterns here.

13. Water mill, water mill and water rafter house

Located at the foot of Yudi Mountain at the southern end of the street, 1 meters away from Xiaolaipo. The date of its founding cannot be verified. Its structure and function of benefiting generations of predecessors are still indelible in people's minds. It uses the diversion of Yaxi River flowing from Yakouzi (happy village) as the power for rice milling, flour milling and chipping. The whole building is divided into three floors. Like a multi-storey building, the upper floor is a big roller, and there is a big round stone trough in it. The stone roller rotates through the water wheel below and is transmitted to the shaft, which drives the stone roller to rotate along the stone trough to crush rice grains. The rice milled by the roller has good luster and the grains are not broken. In large families with many people, most of them go to the mill to grind rice, and the mill is connected below the mill. It is to continue to use the water flowing down from the mill to rush into the mill tank and drive the shaft to push the mill to rotate to grind flour. The types of grinding noodles are: wheat, barley, buckwheat, sorghum, broad beans, peas, corn and so on. The next floor is the mortar house, which uses the water flowing out of the mill to guide the large water wheel of the mortar house to rotate by aqueduct, so that the square plate on the water wheel shaft beats the mortar tail, thereby starting the mortar stone to flush the grain in the mortar nest. There are four pieces of cymbals, and the use of cymbals is more flexible. Four pieces are needed in Gu Duo, and one or two or three pieces can be used depending on the situation, which is suitable for all families. Wensheng Street, an agricultural product processing workshop which consists of grinding, grinding and grinding, not only lightened the labor intensity of people rushing and grinding before electric grinding, but also benefited some villagers near this street. Although this three-purpose processing workshop has become history, the wisdom and creativity of the predecessors who used water resources scientifically to serve production and life at that time were deeply missed and admired by people behind Wensheng Street.

14. Pearl Spring

is located at the southernmost tip of Wensheng Street, which is famous because it has the following characteristics compared with most large and small wells in other villages and towns: First, it has the characteristics of rural garden architecture. The well is located in the lush green grass and willow forest, next to the rushing Yaxi River, with green trees and green willows swaying and smoky on both sides. The Pearl Spring is embedded in a pearl on the river bank for ten days. The well is text-shaped and made of strip-shaped front stones. The depth is about three meters, and the four sides are 2.5 meters long. The well face bar is paved with a whole long front stone, and the men and women carrying water walk along the slate in a balanced way. Secondly, the water quality is pure. The natural mineral water from the ground floor is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is clean, sweet and refreshing. It is used to make tofu, soybean powder, sweet rice wine, pickles, etc., with the best appearance color and quality and sweet taste. It is favored by the whole secret market and consumers at home and abroad. The water quality standard meets the requirements of domestic and international indicators. Third, there is a large amount of water. Throughout the year, the water is like a string of pearls rushing from the bottom of the well to the surface. In the year of drought, it will not dry up, and it will nourish the descendants of Wensheng Street from generation to generation with its endless springs.

15. Phoenix Bridge

, accompanied by Pearl Spring, is one of the most famous ancient bridges on the ancient post road. It is in the design style of oriental national gardens. The bridge is made of double-hole bluestone, with a length of about 14 meters and a width of 2.1 meters. The bridge deck is all made of feldspar strips with a width of .4 meters. The two sides of the bridge are protected by stone pillars and railings. It was rebuilt in the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862), with exquisite and unique shapes. In order to protect the ancient bridge, the local people built a modern steel-concrete bridge on the east side of the ancient bridge, which is new and old, and old and new, and reflects the development of the times and respect for history. At the north end of the bridge, there is a big pagoda tree with shade like an umbrella, which is full of fragrance in the flowering season. In the west of the mesa of the bridge, there is a stone carving of a big unicorn with its back facing east and west, weighing a thousand kilograms, 1.8 meters high (including the bottom seat) and sitting with its head held high (not a lion, a tiger or a unicorn).

16. Civilization Pavilion

Formerly known as the "God of Wealth Pavilion", which is connected with the Phoenix Bridge, was built in the 194s. It is a double-eaved pyramidal roof with two floors, with a total height of about 9.8 meters and a ground floor height of 2.8 meters. The ancient post road passes through from north to south, which is a remarkable symbol of the ancient post pass of the ancient post road.

Intangible Cultural Heritage

1. Secret Lantern

Secret Lantern has a long history. It dates back to the Nanzhao period in the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, managed the country well, selecting talents and using abilities to make the country prosperous and the people safe. According to legend, for the case of Li Cuilian's wrongful death, he once went to the underworld and investigated the actions of a cult in his life. After Emperor Taizong returned to the sun, he held a 7749-day land and water Dafa meeting as a Dojo to cure all kinds of suffering spirits. Before the Dafa meeting, a group of people who were good at singing and dancing and loved to sing and dance were organized. Men, women and children all put on makeup, sang and danced to meet the "Lamp God". In order not to let others see themselves, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty asked Prime Minister Wei Zhi to whitewash his eyes, nose and mouth, and