Travel notes of Cicheng, Ningbo, an eternal thousand-year-old city with charm inheritance.

The name "Cicheng" sounds like a power of compassion and faith different from the secular world, which reminds people of the past and has enduring charm. People can't help but want to know more about its past history.

Cihu

Cihu outside Cicheng is quiet and humid, nourishing this ancient town with a thousand years' history, and the lakeside scenery is fascinating.

For a small town, sometimes I'm afraid to hear about distant history. How many traces have Chinese civilization really left for thousands of years, and then treat it well and pass it on? Sometimes I'm afraid to listen to feng shui and patterns. The pattern must have been carefully designed at the beginning. Which one is well preserved and the geomantic omen is still there?

The history of Cicheng near Ningbo can be traced back to the period of Goujian in wuyue in 437 BC. Fang Yi, Fang's grandson, was demoted here to be a county magistrate because of defeat. He was obsessed with Chang 'an and built a mini version according to the planning of the capital at that time. Are these all here? Why are you still here? With doubts and even prepared disappointment, I walked into Cicheng.

Not any city dares not to wear makeup, even the ancient city. When I first entered Cicheng and entered the Taoist Temple, I saw the black cornices of the Taoist Temple contrast with the gentle hills and lush vegetation. It's quiet in the off-season of tourism. My first impression of Cicheng is that I have good eyes.

Walking to the county government, the county grandfather's house in Cicheng is not as shabby and shabby as it appeared in the costume TV series. In the spacious gate, main hall, East-West Sixth Department, etc. , are meticulous.

Cicheng map

A good ancient building must store time, and there are stories buried in it. People's feelings in good times or famine, breaking contracts or pawns, and conflicts between good people and traitors are nothing new ... all of them went to court in this county, and the days of all dynasties are days, and the people are all people.

There are also temples in Cicheng, and there is a wonderful palace in the northwest of the city. Guanyin is placed in a pavilion on the water. There is also Cihu Lake in Cicheng, and the red berries and Bai Mei on both sides of the path are in full swing, chatting up each other, and no one is watching. Monks practicing in the distant mountains went down in twos and threes, and the cassock just matched the scenery. Somehow, it reminds people of the Phoenix written by Mr. Huang Yongyu. The wildness of Huxiang and Miao people's witchcraft naturally do not belong to Cicheng, but their wildness is enough to surprise people and grow slowly and slowly. No childhood should be trimmed in an air-conditioned room in a tall building.

Forget the impressive figures in the city's 2400-year history, and forget the reputation borrowed from Fang's grandson and Chang 'an. Cicheng is Cicheng, self-sufficient and self-satisfied, enough to imagine. People who used to live in this small town have a safe place. In this small town, no matter the county government, Confucius Temple and school official hall, there are land gods, who are looking after the water and soil. Secular, faith, education, entertainment, where in the town can't take good care of people? Around Cicheng Mountain, bayberry is also produced in June, and its quality is among the best in Zhejiang.

Is there anything wrong with your past education? The county magistrate bullied the people, the master was rude, the citizens were imprisoned, the city god temple spread feudal superstitions, the Confucius temple preached the ethical code of cannibalism, and the examination room imprisoned the idea of favoritism and malpractice ... Since when, it seems difficult to see a trace of clarity in ancient society? That's obviously not what I felt in Cicheng.

Chi Pan in Confucius Temple

Cicheng has a cultural atmosphere of advocating Confucianism. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 565,438+09 scholars in Cicheng, and a large number of famous scholars such as Zhou, Qin Runqing and Feng Jicai emerged in modern times.

Lijiang, which is located in the southwest border and belongs to Naxi nationality, which ancient city does not include new construction? Cicheng did what he promised? "Repairing the old, like the old, will last for generations", which is already a remarkable achievement. Cicheng's protection and development company is referred to as "Cikai" locally. Unconscious language reveals the current enthusiasm for "development" and the ambiguity of "protection", and Ci Kai's greatest contribution lies in protection, so he won the "Honorary Award for Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region" issued by UNESCO in 2009, which is due to the general manager Yan.

Mr. Yan worked in Singapore and was very strict about the quality of the project. He had to personally check where he could walk a wire in the ancient building. Cikai Company is a first-class developer on the land of five square kilometers outside the ancient county of Cicheng, and raises the ancient city with the new city. He was the last person to be described as a real estate developer, boasting that his mission was "protection and development".

Fengyuzhai

In typhoon 20 13, one wing of Feng Yu's house was destroyed. From 20 13, we entered the restoration stage, and specially invited craftsmen from Dongyang to rebuild with traditional techniques.

The protection and development of Cicheng is probably something he can never finish in his life. His handwriting in Cicheng is not only a simulation of the county government and schools, but also an overall framework. For example, the city wall of the county is beyond repair, so choose the best small east gate with relics and cover it with a glass cover, like the small golden pagoda designed by I.M. Pei in front of the Louvre. The city wall is simply symbolized by a black metal frame, which is not contradictory to modernity. For another example, the stone foundation of the Song Dynasty was found in the Chenghuang Temple. He left behind the remains like the archaeological excavation site, and laid thick glass at the level of the current building. You can overlook the humble plinth thousands of years ago, but you can't be moved by this protection.

An empty alley

A local resident walked through an empty lane full of goods. At the end of the alley is the Amin stone archway named "Enrongfang", and the stone road at the foot has not completely changed. For Cicheng, protection is more important than development. It is important to restore valuable ancient buildings so that people living in them can continue to live in peace of mind.

Cicheng used to be a water town. /kloc-in the 1950 s, in order to adapt to traffic, the river was filled. Today, some roads in Cicheng are clearly divided, indicating that it used to be a waterway. Can the water system in Cicheng be restored? "Let's try it first." Yan always replied. Personally, under the trend of "restoration" of ancient buildings, I no longer worry about whether to build or repair, as long as the new one is not "new". I was moved by Cicheng as if I had restored my old life and spiritual order.

Cicheng rice cake

Jinyuan Travel Company belongs to Cikai. Zhejiang has no shortage of ancient town tourism resources. The benefits of Wuzhen and Xitang are higher than that of Cicheng. How to rationally develop Cicheng is a difficult problem that we have to face every day. Like the most famous specialty, Cicheng Rice Cake, although the Temple of Fire next to the Chenghuang Temple was converted into a Rice Cake Pavilion, it sold well at the end of the year, and China on the Tip of the Tongue was famous for a while, but the local people didn't have much sense of doing business and wasted business opportunities. But is business opportunity the most important? Under the long corridor of Xitang, it became another Lijiang. Everyone sells coffee in pursuit of petty bourgeoisie. In order to attract investment, Wuzhen Zhaxi Scenic Area drove away the aborigines. Is it a bit "stale"?

Serene, serene and quiet, at least today, Cicheng is still the world of Cicheng people, lakes and plum blossoms. Protect, develop and travel, and let Cicheng continue to be ancient.

Bone and wood inlay

How to make use of the old public space, the protector of Cicheng has thought of many ways, such as opening an experience hall, holding a craft exhibition, introducing masters of arts and crafts to set up a studio, etc ... So Cicheng rice cakes, bone and wood inlays, patchwork, blue printed cloth and so on. They all appear regularly in the ancient houses of Cicheng, showing the beauty of traditional crafts all the time.

A blue cloth with a white pattern

There is another person who has a deep relationship with Cicheng, and that is Mr. Huang Yongsong, one of the founders of han sheng magazine in Taiwan Province Province.

"A child was born in the village, and every household made a patchwork quilt for the baby with rags. Every piece of cloth and every needle is a blessing to the child. "

Mr. Huang must have said these words to countless guests for countless times, but when he told them, he was still full of surprises and joy, as if all the handicrafts were his first time to see, all the charms of handicrafts were his first time to experience, and all the sharing and emphasis were his first time. He said, "Don't forget your initiative. Handicrafts are the beginning."

The improvement of his craft is also the initial heart!

impurity

The next day, I walked with Teacher Huang in Cicheng. In the rice cake museum, there are many "rice cake trees" indoors and outdoors-colorful rice cake particles are tied to dead branches in the shape of silver willows. The escort of Jinyuan Tourism said, "All the brightly colored ones were eaten by birds." Mr. Huang smiled and replied: "It doesn't matter. To make white things, you still have to have the texture of white fat rice cakes. "

An old man with a bamboo pole came face to face, selling a small bamboo brush for washing pots, which was less than half a foot long and cut bamboo very finely. The old man shouted and walked. Someone asked about the price, but no one bought it yet. Did you wash the pot with steel balls? Mr. Huang stopped him and picked out two of his "handmade products", one with bamboo joints in 4 yuan and one without in 3 yuan. Ask him where he lives. Just outside the county seat of Cicheng. In the midday sun, a small green bamboo brush was put in a yellow kraft paper bag. Mr. Huang said, "Look, how beautiful they are together!" "

Ms. Chen Xiasheng, who was invited by Mr. Huang to participate in the "Mother Art Exhibition" to make Chinese knots, once said: "It is better to have a new vision than to look for new scenery." The daily streets and labors are all good in the eyes of Mr. Huang, and they are also the inspiration he feels. He said that these years of walking are only for self-love.

In nearly 30 years of field investigation, he saw great changes in material life and deterioration of cultural quality. He is not without worries. His greatest hope is to set off a "revival movement" of folk handicrafts through Cicheng, so that people's lives can conform to nature again-what a beautiful vision.

Lingxingmen

Under the high star gate, the mother took the children home. Children who grow up in such an atmosphere will naturally be in awe of tradition. Every step of careful protection and development is precisely to make future generations of Cicheng always maintain a respect for history.

Before I left Cicheng, he flew to Xi 'an at the invitation of Mr. Yano Misong, the author of Japanese "Keeping Craft", and there was another speech that afternoon. Mr. Huang has only peace of mind when he is busy. He said that he used to be "not afraid of musicians' hard work, but afraid of having no friends." Now, he is "not afraid of musicians' hard work and no friends".

In 20 10, British BBC TV selected 18 "inheritance heroes" in the world, and Cicheng was one of them. In the documentary produced by BBC, the lens starts from the Shanghai World Expo, and the skyscrapers led by the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Tower outline an unusual skyline. The commentary said that it is not difficult to see the pursuit of China and China today. This opening may be a comparison of the difficulty of inheritance. Inheritance is a natural duty, but it has shouldered heroic loneliness, strength, courage and courage.

Ningbo attaches great importance to business. With the financial resources of Zhejiang and Ningbo, I wonder if I can make Cicheng's eyebrows beautiful forever? The sun came out, and the dog in Cicheng was lying in the middle of the alley in the sun. If the dogs in Cicheng are always so comfortable, Cicheng is worthy of nostalgia, mourning and return.