Travel Notes of Youxi, Sanming: Follow my footsteps to see the ancient folk houses in Guifeng and the characteristic folk customs of sunbathing in autumn.

The weather is fine. It takes two and a half hours to drive from Fuzhou to Guifeng Village, Youxi County, Sanming, and start a trip to the ancient house.

When you enter the Guifeng Scenic Area, the first thing you see is the earthen walls, upturned eaves and dense houses. There are strings or rows of red lanterns hanging in front of every house, on which the word Guifeng is written. This is really a very old village.

Walking in a few steps, you will see the legendary autumn day. The sun is shining, and the local residents put the harvested crops neatly in the sun with round bamboo plaques. The colors of corn, pepper and rice ears match each other.

There is a pile of red peppers hanging on the big shelf in the middle, posing as a map of China, which is a proper China red!

There is also a row of hanging melons that don't know what their names are, and they are also hanging to absorb the energy of the sun.

A little further inside, it is the facade of this autumn sun. In the middle of the main door frame, there are a number of "purple gas coming from the east", red lanterns are hung on both sides, two strings of corn are hung on both sides of the door frame as decoration, and red peppers hanging under the eaves are hung all over the wall like tassels. In the circle surrounded by the bamboo plaque in the middle, the words "Guifeng basks in the autumn" are put on the corn cob, and there is a larger-scale sunbathing in front of the door, and I saw the lotus for the first time.

I was looking for an angle to take a picture when I suddenly felt someone staring at me not far away. I looked over and was greeted by a bright face. He kept saying, "No, no ...". I thought I was hitting on someone again. I feel deja vu before I turn my face. If I look closely, I see that this is my colleague many years ago. I took a tuba and almost didn't recognize him. What a coincidence! I actually met him here. After a brief greeting, I started my own trip again.

There is a bridge in front, and a yellow and black dog lies in front of the house next to it. It is comfortably bathed in the sunshine and welcomes the sunshine. It doesn't lift its head, its limbs stretch freely and it's in a daze.

At Xiaoqiaotou, there is a century-old tofu mill in Guifeng. People who pass by will basically buy it and try it. 3 yuan's bowl is also the price of conscience. From a big barrel of tender tofu, scoop out the tofu pieces and put them in a disposable bowl. Seasoning and other ingredients are all added by yourself. Some are salty with dried radish, sweet with brown sugar and sugar, and even spicy with Chili sauce, which is heavy enough. I have tasted both sweetness and saltiness, and each has its own merits. Tofu pudding melts at the entrance, and the taste is ok, but it is not amazing.

The back of the bridge is engraved with the words "Yinqiao Mingyue". There are squares and circles under the bridge, the stones are natural and the bridge is man-made. There are many scholars here, so they also have innate advantages, and they can achieve something only after hard work the day after tomorrow.

Walking up along the uneven stone road on the right, there are mottled earth walls on both sides, showing the passing time, and the jagged tiles have experienced several spring and autumn. There are handfuls of oil-paper umbrellas hanging in harmony with the red lanterns, but there is no rain lane in the south, only loess walls on both sides.

Further on, there is an old house with allusions. By the stone wall, a painter is sketching, and many people are watching. The old house on the drawing has begun to take shape.

Around the past, there is osmanthus fragrance in front, which has a history of more than 600 years. It is the only osmanthus tree in the village that both blooms and bears fruit. When osmanthus blossoms in autumn, the fragrance floats ten miles, refreshing. There is a poem that says: osmanthus in autumn.

Along the road are ancient houses with a history of six or seven hundred years. As can be seen from the appearance, they are simply broken, and there is nothing inside, only the empty outline of the house. There is a wooden fence around a mountain road to prevent pedestrians from accidentally falling, but the huge gap still allows people to walk inside as much as possible, and it is not safe to trip if they are not careful.

Before going to Yuquan study, this was the place where the Chua's family praised literature and emphasized learning in previous dynasties. "The ancestors passed on diligence, and later generations only studied for farming." Reflect the master's scholarly family and attach importance to culture. There are ponds and flower beds in front of the study, which are small and exquisite.

A row of houses across the street have white walls and tiles, which set off towering green mountains, blue sky and white clouds.

All the way through the back door, it was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is said that it cost 65438+3000 taels of silver and took ten years to build. There is one Jinshi and seven Jinshi, with a strong cultural atmosphere.

The treasure of the town house is the stone slope protection, which starts from the bottom of the mountain stream and reaches more than 30 meters, reaching as many as 14 floors. Therefore, it has the reputation of "Little Potala Palace".

Climb to the top of 14 floor and look at the ancient house. The scale of the ancient village falls into the fundus. The whole village is located on the three slopes of the village, which are layered and patchwork. The small bridges and winding paths in the village still retain the historical features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. 14 There is a row of sunning autumn on the roof, but the scale is a little small.

Turning from the gravel-covered steps into the ancient house, a smell that has been precipitated for more than 600 years is coming, which is old enough. There is dust everywhere, and the couplets on the door are clearly legible. At that time, the picture frame was hung very high, and the original exquisite carving could be seen on the beam.

Down the steps, from the road to the Guifeng observation deck, I saw several adults and children walking back. A little girl kept saying that she would go to Tibet to play, and the old man "coaxed" her granddaughter: Go to Tibet, you see, it's the same here, there is no altitude sickness, and she won't be tired. I want to say: isn't this a pit baby? Just because they are all on the mountain, there is an ancient residence called "Little Potala Palace", just like Tibet? This old man is so interesting.

The observation deck is the best place to watch the sun-dried autumn and ancient houses. Rows of roofs, trees and grass, large-scale sunshine and autumn, colorful, really beautiful. The color corresponds to a black-and-white or black-and-yellow room, a palette between the earth, where people pat with SLR and mobile phones, or for the sake of beautiful scenery, or leave travel photos here.

Walking down the left side of the observation deck, I saw a painter in front of the mottled house, sketching the lines of ancient buildings before painting. As usual, a group of people were watching.

Walking along the road, you will soon reach the entrance of the facade in direct sunlight, which is equivalent to turning around the periphery. The outer circle has been visited, and then you go in from the stone road on the right side of the tofu pudding shop, where it is another scene.

I walked past several restaurants and came to Chua's Ancestral Hall. Strange, there was the Chua's Ancestral Hall in Wudian City, Jinjiang the day before yesterday, and there is another one here. There are all kinds of plaques entering the door, father and son Hanlin, father and son Juren, brother Juren, brother and sister masters, and many Jinshi. The word "loyalty and filial piety" is hung on both sides, and the plaque of loyalty and righteousness is hung high. The Cai family is really prosperous, and many descendants have become big officials.

I happened to meet a tour guide who introduced this piece as a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and then pointed to the upturned roofs on both sides of the front roof, with the green hills protruding in the distance in the middle, and asked everyone if it looked like an ingot. It is also said that everyone sees it differently, three points depend on the terrain and seven points depend on imagination.

Out of the ancestral temple, the stream in front of the door keeps flowing down from a height, and there are many water plants on both sides and several stone bridges. Beauty Lane is on one side, perhaps because the enchanting road curve between lanes looks like a graceful beauty, so it is named.

There is a turtle lying in the water under a stone bridge in the stream. This is a strange stone that looks like a turtle.

Cai Zu went to the branch, started a business in a different place, took root, blossomed and enjoyed the fertile soil in the world. At present, the Chua family lives in Dongshan, Nanping, Gutian, Minqing, Shaxian and Fuzhou in Youxi, Taiwan Province Province. Development from generation to generation, it is estimated that it is turtle shelter.

Go on, and arrive at the Louping Hall, the childhood home of Mr. Cai Longhao in Taiwan Province. It is a binary bucket-through-wood building, and the main building is well preserved so far.

The words "Long Hao's Former Residence" were hung on the door, the wooden walls were beautifully carved, and various plaques were placed in the main hall. Cai Longhao, a former Kuomintang official and the pride of the Cai family, once donated a scholarship to his hometown to help mulberry. His three children all have master's degrees from American universities.

When I visited, I happened to meet the descendants of my old house. I am very talkative. When the old man introduced Cai Longhao to me, his face was full of pride. Cai's family tree is hung on the wall. I asked him which generation he was in the genealogy and learned that the old man was the fifth generation. He and Cai Longhao are cousins and belong to the same generation.

He also said that he is the biggest generation in this village. In April this year, he also organized a gathering of the Chua family. Later generations made a list of 1 1 from all over the country. I said this is a big family. There are more than 1 10 people. The old man smiled and said, 130 people, each table 12 people. He also joked that young players have been scattered all over the country for so many years. If you don't organize a party, you won't know each other when you get into a fight.

An aunt next to her showed a child around and asked if she could go up to the second floor. The old man said she could go up, but the child had better not go up. He kindly reminded that according to the old custom, there is still a coffin upstairs for fear that the children will be frightened. Aunt didn't go up after listening. I want to go up and have a look, but looking at the steep wooden stairs, there is no one upstairs, and I can't restrain my curiosity.

Go on, bypass the stone house, and see a section of ancient residential ruins. Some ancient houses are still inhabited, and there is occasional smoke in the chimney at noon. Follow the colorful old wall and return to the middle road again.

Walking by the stream, I saw two residents pressing something in the middle of the stream. When I got closer, I found out that they were going to kill sheep and open a restaurant. I suddenly felt covered in blood, afraid to look closely, and hurried away.

I came to a restaurant near the bridge, where there was a pond. Seeing a group of children busy around, I went in to have a look. I saw a group of ornamental fish in the pond, and the lotus leaves in the basin were dying.

Looking at the pool again is like discovering a new continent. I saw several children holding bottles lengthened with wooden poles and putting their hands into the water one by one to feed the fish. This is the first time I have seen a bottle for feeding fish. The fish rushed in, bit the nipple and laughed at this. You are a fish, what kind of mammal are you!

When I go out for dinner, I go to the shop across the bridge for lunch. Seeing the special chopsticks noodles, I ordered a bowl to taste. 5 yuan a bowl, I think the scenic spot sells too conscience.

The male shopkeeper is very enthusiastic and practical, and the ancient village is also advancing with the times, and will brush Alipay and WeChat. When the noodles are served, they are really as thick as chopsticks, and they are almost noodles.

The shopkeeper asked me if I wanted to add peanut and tussah. I also want to know what peanut tussah is, is it a specialty? The male shopkeeper said that many people from other places couldn't eat it, so they didn't dare to add it. I'm confused. What is this? Later, the male shopkeeper said it again, and I realized it was peanut butter. Hey, what should I buy as a new item? Sure, it smells good. The male shopkeeper went into the kitchen and took out the jar and dug a spoonful for me.

The diners next to me saw that I was carrying clear soup. After eating noodles, he piteously asked the boss for a bowl, saying that he was too thirsty to give him clear soup just now. The male shopkeeper immediately brought a bowl.

After eating noodles, take a rest and go to the next scenic spot: Youxi United Terrace.

However, as one of the five charming terraces in China, Sanming Youxi United Terrace is not recommended at this time. The propaganda picture is called beauty, but the scene is not spectacular or beautiful at all.

I asked the local staff, but it turned out to be a little late. The rice was harvested ten days ago, so I can't see the spectacular golden yellow.

It seems that if you want to see the most beautiful terraces in Fujian, you can only wait until the next suitable season.

End the one-day tour of Youxi and return by bus.