How about Lukong Ancient Town in Rongchang, Chongqing? Is there anything fun and delicious?

Lukong Ancient Town is a tourist attraction created by Rongchang. It has the ruins of Huguang in Sichuan, ancient towns and old streets, and streams. There is a bus to Lukong at the 69th team bus station.

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Lukong Town is located in the east of Rongchang County, Chongqing, 13 kilometers away from the county seat. On the map of Chongqing, the ancient town covering an area of ??24 square kilometers is only a small dot. However, the ancient town is famous for its unique simplicity and unique legends.

Chinese name: Lukong Town Pinyin: lu kong zhen Location: East of Rongchang County, Chongqing Food: salted cabbage, sorghum wine, Songji vinegar Attractions: Feiziqiao Chaoyang Cave

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< p> Edit the origin of the name of this paragraph. Lukong Town is located in the east of Rongchang County, Chongqing. The town street is 13 kilometers away from the county seat and covers an area of ??24 square kilometers. The name of the ancient town comes from a folk legend. According to legend, a monk named Zeng Ao from the Ming Dynasty traveled here. He saw the pleasant scenery on the other side of the river and was suitable for self-cultivation, so he decided to build a temple here. I found six stone holes on the slope, which seemed to be connected to the river, so I poured chaff into the stone holes and gave it a try. Soon the chaff actually emerged from the river, so I called this place "Liu Kong River". Later, it was It's called "Lukong River". Lukongchang, Lukong Township and Lukong Town also got their names.

One kilometer away from the ancient town, you have to pass a Concubine Bridge. The bridge is low and unremarkable. However, if you are pointed out by local people and stand 10 meters away from the bridge and look at it, you will find that the curly connecting railings of Feizi Bridge are indeed unique, showing the femininity of women. However, this is not how Concubine Bridge got its name.

Lukong Town Editor This paragraph introduction The Laixi River in Lukong originates from Dazu. It was called Laipo River in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was the main transportation channel from Dazu to Rongchang and Rongchang to Luzhou in ancient times. When arriving at Baiyin Shitan, Lukong Town, shipping was blocked and the goods had to be transferred here before they could continue sailing. During the Song and Ming dynasties, some shops called water docks were naturally built here for merchants to rest, stay and store goods. In the fifth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1800), in order to defend against the war of the White Lotus Rebellion in eastern Sichuan, local gentry and villagers expanded the large Shishui Wharf on the map of Lukong Town. Rongzhai. After more than 200 years, the old appearance of Darong Village has changed, but the centuries-old banyan trees on the city wall are still luxuriant. The scarred city wall and the few remaining painted patterns add to the desolate and ancient charm. On the basis of the Ming Dynasty water wharf, the quaint ancient streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were formed. The ancient streets were built on top of the mountains, layer upon layer, with wooden structures of shops closely connected, and bluestone roads winding up, primitive and simple.

There are also 7 unique ancient stone bridges in Lukong Town. These ancient bridges were generally built around the years of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Some were even built in the Ming Dynasty and were renovated over the years in the Qing Dynasty. Repairs, very old. In particular, there are forty or fifty Eastern Han Dynasty rock tombs on the steep stone walls on both sides of the Laixi River section, and some have even formed rock tomb groups. The ancient and simple ancestral halls, the simple and elegant ancient temples and ancient bridges, the intertwined ancient trees among the rocks, the deep grooves of the ancient stone steps formed by people walking and horses... The rich cultural heritage, the long-lasting folk legends, and the simple folk customs are all displayed. The ancient town’s past glory and rich cultural heritage.

Edit this section: Ancient houses in Lukong Town Ancient houses have always been one of the most valuable features of the ancient town, and Lukong is no exception.

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, the houses in the ancient town still maintain their unique style. Surrounded by the mottled ancient city walls and ancient village gates, many ancient houses are silently waiting for future generations to admire them. The Ming and Qing ancient streets in the ancient town are more than 500 meters long, and there are well-preserved ancient houses such as Zhao's ancestral hall, Huafang Courtyard, Miss Xiulou, and Darong Village.

According to local historical records, in the fifth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1800), the local gentlemen and villagers in Lukong, in order to defend against the war of the White Lotus Rebellion in eastern Sichuan, built on the foundation of the local water pier. It was expanded into Darong Village with four gates. Today, the three inscribed characters "Darongzhai" are still clearly visible on the ancient city wall. The powerful fonts and the majestic city wall complement each other, telling the heroic feelings of the ancient town 200 years ago.

The houses in the ancient town have been built for more than 200 years, and most of them are gray-white, but there are still people living in the houses. The winding streets, narrow lanes, secluded courtyards, and deep patios, these ancient houses allow Dayongzhai, which has changed from its old appearance, to still retain its unique charm. On the ancient city wall of Darong Village, the banyan trees that have grown for hundreds of years are still luxuriant. The scarred city wall and the few remaining painted patterns add to the desolate and ancient charm of the ancient town.

In addition to Darong Village, Lukong also retains buildings such as the Zhao Ancestral Hall Dafudi and the former residence of martyr Liu Naifu, which are famous for their simplicity, elegance and fine workmanship. Standing on the other side of the Laixi River and looking at the ancient town, you can see that the ancient streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are located above the water pier, were built on top of the mountains, with wooden shophouses winding up the bluestone road.

The original and simple ancient town, like the long axis of fresh landscapes painted by Ming and Qing painters, unfolds in sequence before the eyes of tourists.

Edit this section Lukong Town - The Laixi River flowing through Lukong Town was called Laipo River in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was the main transportation channel from Dazu to Rongchang and Rongchang to Luzhou in ancient times. At Lukong Town's Baiyin Shitan, due to the steep drop of the river, shipping is blocked. Cargo must pass through a dam and be transferred to a ship before it can continue sailing. As a result, during the Song and Ming dynasties, some shops were naturally built in Lukong for merchants to rest, stay, and store goods. It became a well-known water wharf. Today, the ancient water transport wharf is still preserved in Lukong.

There is water at Lukong Town Water Pier, and where there is water there is a bridge. There are many ancient bridges in Lukong. Within an area of ??just over 20 square kilometers, there are 7 unique stone ancient bridges. According to expert research, these ancient bridges were generally built around the time of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Some were even built as early as the Ming Dynasty and were repaired for many years in the Qing Dynasty. They are very old.

The origin of Feizi Bridge is quite interesting; in fact, the Darong Bridge next to the ancient water transport wharf has a shape more characteristic of an ancient town. The main arch of the bridge is about ten meters high and fifteen meters wide. This arch can pass large water transport ships. There are two small arches on both sides of the main arch, one semicircular and one square. The semicircle is high and the square is slightly lower. And down. On the left square arch, more than ten flat arches are connected. The entire Darong Bridge is five to sixty meters long and more than two meters wide. Lying across the Laixi River, it has become the protagonist of the dreamy water town in the beautiful scenery of the bamboo sea 30 miles along both sides of the river.

Edit this section Lukong Town - Features If there were only ancient legends, quaint houses and clumsy bridges, Lukong's reputation in the "circle" of the ancient town would not be as great as it is now.

On the steep stone walls on both sides of the Lukong section of Laixi River, there are still forty or fifty Eastern Han Dynasty rock tombs, some of which have formed rock tomb groups. Walking here feels like entering a time tunnel that goes back thousands of years. Looking at the ancient rock tombs, you can imagine the unique local tomb customs and culture in ancient times.

A few miles away from Lukong Ancient Street, there is the Thousand Buddha Cave. It is a Buddhist grotto built in the Song Dynasty. It was the same dynasty as the "World Cultural Heritage" Dazu Rock Carvings and has a very high of archaeological and ornamental value. The stone statues in the cave are exquisitely carved and the characters are lifelike, showing the superb skills of ancient craftsmen.

The ruins of the Huguang Guild Hall, the former site of the Riyue Gate, and the old streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties on the streets of the ancient town also greatly add to the "ancient flavor" of the road. The great officials of the Northern Song Dynasty and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty left their relics in Lukong; the revolutionary sage Zhao Zongkai and the anti-Japanese hero Liu Naifu were born here, which greatly added to the tourist charm of Lukong.

The ancient town Lukong has the Thousand Buddha Grottoes of the Song Dynasty, the rock tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancient bridges and temples of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the former residences of martyrs as the historical "scripture". It also has ancient and simple ancestral halls, simple and elegant ancient temples and bridges, The ancient trees with tangled roots among the rocks and the deep grooves of the ancient stone steps formed by countless people and horses are the ancient "weft". They highlight the past glory of the ancient town with its rich cultural heritage, long-lasting folklore, and simple folk customs. and rich cultural connotation.

There are also 7 unique ancient stone bridges in Lukong Town. These ancient bridges were generally built around the years of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Some were even built in the Ming Dynasty and were renovated over the years in the Qing Dynasty. Repairs, very old. Especially in Lukong Town, there are forty or fifty Eastern Han Dynasty rock tombs on the steep stone walls on both sides of the Laixi River section, and some of them have formed rock tomb groups. The ancient and simple ancestral halls, the simple and elegant ancient temples and ancient bridges, the intertwined ancient trees among the rocks, the deep grooves of the ancient stone steps formed by people walking and horses... The rich cultural heritage, the long-lasting folk legends, and the simple folk customs are all displayed. The ancient town’s past glory and rich cultural heritage.

Edit this section: Darong Bridge, a collection of ancient towns. Beside the Shengshui Pier on the Laixi River, there is a stone bridge that connects both sides of the river - Darong Bridge. The main arch of the bridge is about ten meters high and fifteen meters wide. This arch can pass large water transport ships. There are two small arches on both sides of the main arch, one half circle and one square. The semicircle is high and the square is slightly lower. And down. On the left side of the square arch, more than ten flat arches are connected. The entire Darong Bridge is five to sixty meters long and more than two meters wide. It lies across the Laixi River. Along the river

The beautiful scenery of the 30-mile bamboo sea on both sides of the Darong Bridge has become a dreamy water town. The protagonist. Strolling on this stone bridge, with relaxed steps, you can measure the weight of history and the tempering of the years carried by the stone bridge. Most of the stone slabs have been eroded by wind and rain, and the traces of time can still be seen. The bridge has a peculiar shape and is unique. From the south, a row of stone slabs leads straight to the raised stone hole bridge to reach the ancient town in the north. The stone hole bridge is in the shape of "П" to facilitate the passage of ships. There are semicircular stone holes on both sides. The straight stone bridge is like a pontoon bridge floating on the water. It will be submerged if the water rises slightly. Next to the Shikong Bridge is the ancient ship, where ships pass. There is a young man fishing next to him, and his concentration is as if a fish is taking the bait.

Darong Bridge is the only stone bridge in the ancient town that connects both sides of the river. Every time I go to the market, the bridge is bustling with people. There are also thank-you vendors at the bridge head: selling fish, selling tofu, and selling brine. Goose! Showing the fun of the ancient town.

Jufeng Vineyard From Rongchang to Lukong Ancient Town, follow the asphalt road, first to Erlangtan, and then to Feizi Bridge. In front of Feizi Bridge is Lion Villa, and opposite to Lion Villa is Jufeng Vineyard.

The owner of the vineyard is an old man over fifty years old. His surname is Xi and he is the second oldest. He is known as Mr. Xi, and everyone in the town knows about Mr. Xi, because the grapes he grows are famous throughout the town...

The grapes he grows are fresh, delicious, large in size, affordable, and are popular among Loved by the whole town. It is said that he learned the technique of growing grapes from Anhui decades ago. Due to the topography and climate of Chongqing, only Kyoho grapes are most suitable for planting here.

In the garden when the grapes are officially ripe in June and July every year

The grapes in the Kyoho Vineyard are ripe. It is very tempting to look at the grapes on the trees. If there are tourists going to buy grapes , the host will be enthusiastic and they will taste it for free, and then the guests will go to the vineyard to pick the grapes themselves, and cut the bunch they like, showing the fun of independent shopping and tasting the freshest fruits. It is really a pleasure. !

The old man *** has three vineyards. The smallest one is next to the road, and the other two are in the forest across the road! Interested tourists can also go to the mountain to sell fruit and experience the fun of climbing. The mountain cannot be called a mountain, but it is very steep. It takes about ten minutes to climb to the top, but it is indeed the only way for the owner of the garden to go uphill. , fertilizers, grapes, etc. have to be transported up and down from here, which shows their hardships. Ordinary people will be out of breath when they climb to the top of the slope, let alone when they are carrying a heavy load...

In Jufeng There are other fruits in the vineyard, such as grapefruit, loquat, plum and other fruits. It is recommended that tourists eat grapes from mid-June to mid-August and grapefruits from September to October. You can taste the most delicious fruits at Jufeng Vineyard, why not take a trip?

In addition, the garden owner’s cooking skills are very good (nearby villagers who want to host banquets will come to him). If you want to taste home-cooked food, you can go to his home, but the garden owner’s family does not open a restaurant. But it’s negotiable...especially his stir-fried vegetables and fish are the most delicious! Make you want to eat more!

Winter (November-February) is the time for vineyard pruning and fertilization. During this period

Jufeng Vineyard will have pruned branches for sale at a reasonable price. It is very cheap. Friends who want to try growing grapes by themselves can buy a few plants and try them out (the survival rate is very high).

The old man especially likes fishing. If you see that the old man is not at home, you can go to the river behind the garden to find him, and he will definitely be concentrating on fishing there! And sometimes the income is quite good, maybe a big fish takes the bait!

Ancient Streets and Alleys An ancient town must have relatively well-preserved ancient streets. Green tiles and wooden stilted buildings, ancient villages, ancient temples and ancient city walls. The ancient streets in Lukong are no exception. The ancient streets are arranged in layers according to the mountain, slowly descending from the mountain to the Laixi River. Walking leisurely on the street, the road paved with bluestone slabs is clean and smooth, glowing with a slight green light.

The old street is not long. About five to six hundred meters, most of them are buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The more distinctive ones are large blue bricks, small green tiles, cross-door walls, long board doors, wooden board walls, paneled windows, lattice windows, raised beams and columns, and overhanging eaves. However, these buildings are now badly damaged. In urgent need of repairs, some buildings are even uninhabitable and have become dilapidated buildings.

Climbing down the stone stairs, you can see the prosperous scene where merchants gathered in the ancient town many years ago, bustling with people and feasting. All kinds of people gathered here, those who called boats, those who rowed boats, those who transported goods, gangs, local snakes, uncles, local officials, and even prostitutes. It is said that the "Eighteen Stairs" in the town was Lukong's ancient "red light district", where red lanterns were hung high, reflecting the singing and dancing of countless women in brothels. But now, it seems very quiet here. There are many teahouses and old people. They drink 50 cents of tea every day, play long cards of mahjong, and chat about household chores. Their days go by like this, moving slowly, just like the Laixi River, and the years pass by like water.

Walked up and down the old street several times. Night, morning, noon, dusk. I already know everyone on the street, and everyone looks familiar. They don't pay much attention to outsiders and just mind their own business.

Just wandering like this, stone steps, city walls, city gates, and tea in the teahouse. Everyone has his or her own place. But we are wandering around in this world.

The Concubine Bridge passes through the Lion Gate and goes to the Bai family field. Then, in a detour, we walk along another road to the Baoen Bridge (also called the Concubine Bridge). It was built by a Qing Dynasty concubine when she returned to her hometown to pay her respects to her parents. .

According to legend, in the fiftieth year of Qianlong's reign, a Hunanese named Liu and his family of eight came here to "fill in the Concubine Bridge across the Sichuan River". However, due to the unaccustomed climate and climate, all except the youngest daughter Apart from Aju, everyone else died one after another. A kind-hearted local named Lin adopted Ah Ju and renamed her Lin Jiao. Later, a Taoist priest traveled by this place, saw Lin Jiao's bones, and said that she would become a noble person in the future. After Jiaqing came to the throne, beautiful women were selected among the people. The parents of the Lin family remembered the words of the Taoist priests and wanted Lin Jiao to participate in the beauty pageant. However, due to their poverty, they had to raise the money to bribe the eunuch of the beauty pageant with the help of the neighbors to participate in the beauty pageant. After entering the palace, Lin Jiao won the emperor's favor because of her beauty and virtuousness, and was named a concubine. Lin Jiao often thought of her adoptive parents' kindness in raising her, so she ordered the eunuch beside her to bring a banknote and return to Lukong on her behalf to repay her adoptive parents. However, both her parents were dead, leaving her unable to repay her kindness, so she went to a tributary of Laixi River on a tributary of Laixi River. A bridge was built to facilitate traffic and repay the kindness of the villagers for their help. This bridge is called Concubine Bridge, also called Baoen Bridge.

In the 20th year of Jiaqing, a Taoist named Zhang Han passed by here and heard about the origin of the bridge. He also erected a monument and wrote an inscription himself to praise its virtues. Later, as an affirmation of the spirit of repaying gratitude, the People's Government of Lukong Town restored the Concubine Bridge Stone Monument. The "Story of Concubine Bridge" I am retelling here comes from the monument erected by the local government.

The Baoen Bridge connects the poor and the rich, but blocks two pairs of eyes that can see through.

The broken threshold, the cracks on the stone steps, the paper marks on the window lattice, who knows what kind of stories it has performed? Gratitude and resentment, childhood sweethearts and best friends, misfortune and infatuation, all appear and end here.

There are also seven ancient stone bridges with different characteristics in Lukong Town. These ancient bridges were generally built around the years of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Some were even built in the Ming Dynasty and passed through the Qing Dynasty for many years. Repairs, very old.

Chaoyang Cave Lukong Town organized cultural relics experts to conduct a drag-net cultural relics survey. When we arrived at Chaoyang Cave, the experts who were resting suddenly jumped up - there was actually a grotto hidden in the tall grass behind the shrine, and the rock walls on both sides were densely lined with many small relief Buddha statues. These small Buddha statues are carved in five rows starting from the bottom of the cave wall and upwards, totaling 273 statues. The Buddha statues are all sitting on the lotus platform.

Chaoyang Cave, giving lectures, preaching, performing Ruyi gestures, holding necklaces, and clasping hands, all in different shapes, vivid and lifelike. Each Buddha statue is about 15 centimeters high, and the paintings on some of the Buddha statues are still clearly visible. Experts and scholars from the Rongchang County CPPCC Culture and History Committee, the County Chronicle Office, and the Cultural Management Office believe that based on the degree of weathering of the stone carvings and the age of the Buddhist statues in Dazu Chaoyang Cave not far away, the Thousand Buddha Cave should be a product of the Song Dynasty.

Chaoyang Cave is located on the other side of the lower reaches of Laixi River, several miles away from Lukong Town. But it can be reached by wooden boat, and cruise ships sometimes pass by.

The small wooden door painted red is the entrance to Chaoyang Cave. There is a stone staircase in front of the door. It is not long but very steep. The slope may be close to 70 degrees.

According to the old guard, the oldest of these cliff Buddha statues are from the Song Dynasty, and their history is older than the Dazu Rock Carvings that have been included in the "World Cultural Heritage Protection List". Compared with the Dazu Rock Carvings, the cliff Buddha statues here are much rougher and less numerous. The most surprising thing is that on the top of the fourth small stone cave, there is a black hole that can only accommodate one person. With the help of the weak fluorescence of our mobile phones, we zigzagged up the black hole for about ten meters and arrived at the second floor of Chaoyang Cave. There is actually good light here. If you look carefully, you will see that there are five stone caves in this layer, each one in size, and the caves are all connected. The two large holes are also connected to the outside of the cliff, so light can come in.

Edit this section of the travel guide: Chilukong Ancient Town With the development of tourism in Chongqing Ancient Town, some farmhouses have sprung up around it. Among them is a farmhouse called Shuilan Yuntian, which stands in a bamboo forest. It is also surrounded by bamboo fences

Lukongzhen fence, giving it an idyllic scenery. The price is 30-60 yuan a day, including food and accommodation. There are also some farmhouses around that are not listed but are still receiving tourists. The taste is quite pure and authentic.

Rongchang County is more prosperous than imagined, with various specialty delicacies blooming everywhere, the most distinctive of which is the adjacent Dazu Post Pavilion Crucian Carp. If you still feel it’s not quite right, just stop and have a delicious meal when you pass by Dazu on your way back to Chongqing.

Accommodation: There are almost no formal hotels in Lukong Ancient Town. If you want to experience the atmosphere of the ancient town, just stay overnight in a farmhouse. If you don’t want to disturb the rest of the people in the ancient town, it’s better to take a minibus back to Rongchang County for accommodation.

OK: There are shuttle buses to Rongchang from Chongqing Caiyuanba, Chenjiaping and Chaotianmen bus stations, and the fare is 45 yuan.

Transfer to the minibus at Rongchang Bus Station to Lukong Ancient Town. The journey takes 30 minutes and the fare is 3 yuan.

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Edit the special delicacies of this section: Yangtze River fish, salted peanuts.

Rongchang yellow jelly Rongchang yellow jelly Speaking of Rongchang yellow jelly, it is a delicacy that 800,000 Rongchang people cannot live without all year round. It is both cheap and high-quality. When Rongchang people go to other places, this is the snack they think of most, and it will be the first thing they taste when they come back.

The yellow jelly must be made from local peas to be authentic. It is strange to say that the yellow jelly cut into potato-like thin strips can be made into thin strips without breaking, soft and continuous, and tastes salty, slightly spicy and numb, with prominent aromas of ginger, onion and garlic, and tastes like powder. , and there is a refreshing fragrance of peas in the mouth. Because soy sauce is not used (vinegar depends on personal preference), the thick salt paste made of salt and soybean powder is used to evenly adhere various condiments to the jelly, making it taste naturally delicious.

Qingjiang Black Bean Fish Qingjiang Black Bean Fish Qingjiang Black Bean Fish is a well-known dish in Rongchang. It is cooked from the special green thin fish in the Qingjiang River area. For its preparation, a fish weighing about one pound per pound is generally selected. The scales are removed, the belly is removed, the intestines are removed, and the fish is cut into four squares. Season with a little refined salt and cooking wine for a few minutes, then mix with cornstarch and steam for 3-4 minutes, then lower the cage. After cooling, set the bowl, then pour the prepared black bean sauce into the fish bowl, top with pickled sea pepper and pickled ginger, top with lard and steam for 20 minutes. Its characteristics are: rich soybean flavor, moderate soup, medium-sized fish pieces, yellow-white color, and delicious taste.