Prose of Youlongmen Ancient Town

With the company of relatives, the scenery of Ningbo has been really visited again. The quiet rain lane, the wandering awning boat, the blue bricks and tiles, the small bridges and the flowing water people all come into our eyes and are imprinted in our hearts. I have been to Ningbo more than once, and every time I visit it, I will always touch the rippling heart of every scenery, and I will never give up. Among the feelings that are hard to give up, there is another regret that lingers for a long time, and that is the longing for the ancient town of Longmen in Hangzhou, which has not yet been realized.

I came to Ningbo this time with my daughter, who strongly advised me not to lose the opportunity to go to the ancient town again. Egged on by her daughter, her yearning for the ancient town sprouted again, and she decided to listen to her daughter's persuasion. After visiting the scenery in Ningbo, she set out for Longmen Ancient Town in Hangzhou.

on the day I went to the ancient town, the temperature was as high as 41 degrees. Such a high temperature, for those of us who have lived in the north for a long time, is wheelless perseverance or health. Are no small challenges.

We started from Ningbo, took more than three hours by bus to Fuyang, Hangzhou, took bus No.2 to West Station, and then took the bus to Longmen, and it took more than 3 minutes to reach Longmen. My daughter checked the information about the ancient town on the Internet. Longmen, a tourist attraction, is not very commercial, and the environment should be quieter. According to the information found on the Internet, I called a hotel called Sunjia Local Restaurant to reserve a room. A lady answered the phone and said that it is the off-season of tourism and you can have a room whenever you come.

When we got off the bus, we really felt that we were in the steamer. The vicious sun burned the whole sky, and the earth was raging with flames, devouring the water in our bodies. Running in the heat wave, the most eager thing is to find a shady place to avoid being swallowed up by fire. Finally found a poor shelter. After stopping, my daughter waved a sweat and contacted the hotel with her mobile phone. A few minutes after contact, a woman with an umbrella came, older than me, and her daughter took the initiative to talk to the sister. She is the landlord of the hotel, and the landlady warmly greeted us and helped us pull the suitcase to the hotel. Along the way, walking and chatting, I saw her home.

Her home is next to the highway. The so-called hotel is a small building with three floors, and the facade of the building says Sun Family Local Restaurant. At this time, it was just noon, and there were no pedestrians in the street. We were already sweating. After a simple chat, we knew that there were a couple in this family, with a little granddaughter over one year old, and their sons were working in Fuyang. The place where they live is a new house, and they are typical simple people through their conversation. The hostess enthusiastically took us to a room on the second floor. The room was well-equipped and clean, that is, the toiletries were self-provided. Turn on the air conditioner, let's have a rest first, then prepare lunch for us, and send us a plate of free iced watermelons. We feel a strong and simple nostalgia, and a cool feeling suddenly immerses in our hearts, making us feel refreshed. It also reduced the anxiety and uneasiness of our mother and son coming to the ancient town alone.

Longmen is located in the suburb of Fuyang, Hangzhou, 18km away from Fuyang. It is said that more than 9% of the villagers are descendants of Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms, and have settled for more than a thousand years. The town still completely retains the rare ancient buildings of Qing Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River. The origin of Longmen is because Yan Ziling, a famous person in the Eastern Han Dynasty, once visited Youlong Gate, and his view of the mountain was abnormal. He could not help but praise: "This place is beautiful and beautiful, which is better than Longmen in Lvliang", hence the name of the ancient town. Therefore, we have our trip to the ancient town today.

after three o'clock in the afternoon, we couldn't bear the urgency of exploring the secluded place, and we didn't care about the heat wave. We begged the landlady to show us the whole picture of the ancient town. The landlady looked at the still hot sky outside, hesitated, but because of our mother and daughter's firm and curious eyes, she agreed happily. Show us around the nearby places first. If there are scenic spots that need tickets, she can buy them for us. Local people can buy tickets at a discount. We were about to go out, but because of the crying of the child, we were asked by the host to take us. The male host looks a little premature and mature, just like a kind little old man. Afraid of the hot weather, the host took a straw hat and put it on his head before taking us out. He speaks Mandarin with a strong Zhejiang accent. Because the Zhejiang accent is too strong, although he tried his best to make us, we still sounded very reluctant. After careful aftertaste, we still had to slow down by one or two beats to distinguish what he said.

step into the ancient town. Gu Xiang is quiet and simple, inheriting the mellow ancient flavor. The ancient town is a typical form of clan settlement in ancient China, and it still well preserves the architectural buildings and ancient streets of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The red lanterns hanging at the gate here are all written with the word "Sun". Asked the landlord, it turned out that we had stepped into the "hometown of Sun Quan", and a kind of joy of entering ancient times came to mind in an instant.

The walls of the houses in the ancient town are built with pebbles, and the roads in the ancient town are paved with pebbles. We stumble in high heels, and we will be in danger of spraining our ankles if we are not careful. To be on the safe side, the host took us to the shop and bought two pairs of slippers and hats. After re-arming, we shuttled through the quiet, vicissitudes and ancient deep alleys with the warmth of fire.

In the ancient town, halls are densely packed, alleys are vertical and horizontal, walls and eaves are connected, and rooms and corridors are connected. When you walk into the ancient town, you will feel that you can't get in and out. Wearing slippers under my feet and looking at the cobblestone road, I had some doubts in my heart and asked the landlord: Why should cobblestones be used to pave the road? The landlord pointed to the pebbles on the ground and said; When paving a road with pebbles, the soles of the feet tread on the raised parts of pebbles. When it rains, the raised parts will be exposed on the water, so that the soles will not step on the water when you walk. We have a proverb here, "Visit the door in rainy days and run around the village without getting wet shoes". The south is a rainy place. Facing the concave and convex cobblestone pavement, I can't help but admire the people of the ancient town a little more, and there is wisdom hidden in simplicity.

along the way, I didn't meet any tourists from other places. It seems that there are few tourists in the off-season, and mother and daughter are in the scenery. My daughter and I became the only tourists in the ancient town, and the camera in our hands kept shooting one scene after another. The beautiful scenery did not lose their eyes that attracted surprises because of the heat. Faced with the lush or tall and straight, strange or simple scenery here, we can't wait to take pictures of people. The ancient, vicissitudes, deep and quiet pictures remain in our minds. This picture is like an elderly person telling the history of thousands of years.

Tranquility and simplicity, and natural harmony pervade every corner of the ancient town, representing the past and future of the ancient town. White walls and black tiles, village houses with red lanterns hanging, old people sitting leisurely in front of the door, mottled stone walls, as well as those more representative Yuelong Bridge, Xiaoyou Hall, Siyuan Hall, farming and reading families, as well as those well-preserved ancient buildings and ancient agricultural tools, all confirm the ancient history and humanistic culture. Following the landlord through the maze-like Gu Xiang, the heat and summer seem to be no longer so hot in this selfless scene. While admiring the simplicity of the ancient town, we listened to the old man's introduction of his two old residences, one of which stood the Gaoting gatehouse. When it comes to this place, the landlord's pride is beyond words. He said that in the past, such a gatehouse could only be owned by people who were big officials.

Yanchi is the soul of ancient town culture. When we got here, we saw a pond. The shape of the pond is like an inkstone. The water in the pond is green and quiet, with layers of ripples. A pavilion on the bank of a pond, such as a simple school. The couplets on each pavilion column of the pavilion set each other off, indicating that reading is the greatest hope of every family and everyone.

The heat waves emitted by the high temperature frequently hit us, making our breathing tight and our throat thirsty. The neck exposed to the sun felt a burning sensation. Soon, my daughter had signs of heatstroke. After a brief browse, we returned to our residence. In this weather, our mother and daughter are still looking at the ancient and modern scenery of the ancient town. I wonder if the ancient town is really attractive, or if our mother and daughter are "two" in modern buzzwords.

In the evening, before the sun went down, it was not so sunny. My daughter and I went out again and browsed the main entrance of Longmen accompanied by the hostess. After taking some souvenir photos, we were suddenly attracted by the scenery outside Gu Xiang. The sun set, the mountains were blue and the green fields were like chess. Those small buildings with blue tiles and white walls were covered with golden glow, which showed so beautiful and elegant. We politely declined the hostess's company and visited the scenery alone.

When you step on the bridge, the birds in the forest and ducks in the water seem to be echoing the joyful cries. At sunset, farmers wearing sweat clothes, hoes on their shoulders and straw hats return leisurely, and some people bathe their dogs in ditches. Here, you can't see the crowded and noisy city, the nervous footsteps of city people and the siren.

We walked along the stone stairs to the river bank. The setting sun was shining on the water, the green duckweed was swinging, the white ducks were singing in the water, and the oxen were roaming on the shore. There were big birds playing on the oxen's back from time to time, and occasionally the thick leather armor of the old ox was grabbed with a hard mouth, which seemed to tease that simple and honest one. Everything in front of me is a beautiful picture of a stream singing at night. This scene, we seem to be in a paradise, oblivious to myself.

After visiting the scenery outside Gu Xiang, we walked in from the main entrance of Gu Xiang. Tickets were originally collected here. When we arrived here, it was long after the manager left work, not to mention in the off-season. Who cares about our only tourist?

The road at the main entrance is a smooth cement road, which is relatively easy to walk. From the smooth inside, it is paved after. At sunset, people in twos and threes are rushing home, and some have already taken up their rice bowls for dinner at the door. Our daughter insisted on taking pictures of the inkstone pool in the sunset. We asked as we walked. At the last pass, we got lost and looked at the dark and shabby yard. We were afraid to step in rashly. We turned around and asked people about it. An enthusiastic aunt took us out of the dark old yard and suddenly showed us a new and open world. Although the inkstone in the sunset and the inkstone I saw in the afternoon are the same, they completely cover different implications. At this time, the inkstone pool seems to be wider. In the sunset, the reflection of the distinctive building is reflected on the bottom of the water. The physical objects on the shore and the images in the water are mapped against each other, and Gu Xiang's spirituality and steadiness add a heavy sense of history and cultural implication to this reflection. Into the beautiful scenery, every time the shutter is pressed, we will leave our attachment and admiration for inkstone here.

When our interest is still high, the night has come, and the dim light can't complete our shooting of beautiful scenery, so we have to give up. Prepare to visit this reluctant beauty again tomorrow. At this time, we forgot the timidity and panic in the dark, and walked back in the night with a feeling of attachment. Unfamiliar journey, twists and turns several times, with a nervous heart, finally found the way back, satisfied with the mood, refreshing as the cool breeze at night, floating in the ancient town, Gu Xiang.

The third trip to Gu Xiang was the next morning. At the beginning of the morning, the air is cool, breathing the freshness endowed by nature, and I feel very comfortable all over. We are like old horses who know the way, following the lane last night and stepping into Gu Xiang again.

When people who get up early in the morning see that we are tourists, it seems that they are more enthusiastic than in the peak season. Some people take the initiative to greet us, while others sit in front of the door and have a leisurely meal with bowls. Looking at their manners, I suddenly came up with a word, "seclusion in a deep lane", which has a strong local flavor and makes people feel quiet and relaxed. Is there anything more pleasant than this?

when I was out of Gu Xiang, it occurred to me that I gave up the familiar road and decided to find a new road and look for a new scene. The search for a new path is no longer blindly running around, but looking at the people coming and going and looking for it. Unexpectedly, we accidentally saw a wide stream, and there were many families living on both sides of the stream. I suddenly realized: Oh, this is the online saying that people on the stream "cross the village and pass Longmen Stream?" With doubts, I went to the village to ask, and it really happened! This is really, you can't find a place to get it, and it doesn't take much effort to get it! "Crossing the village and passing through Longmen Creek", you finally met you unconsciously.

This is the Longmen Creek across the village, which is home to a thousand-year-old ancient town. Villagers live by the stream, and there are many running holes on the stone wall of the stream. That's a mountain spring. Some people are already threshing rice, while others are washing clothes. I wonder, will you meet a beautiful girl like Xi Shi who is washing gauze?

I have visited Xitang, an ancient town. Its characteristic is that there are bustling shops doing business on both sides of the river, but there are no shops on both sides of the river. It has a pure flavor of life, which is light, comfortable and simple, isolated from noise and chaos. Only when I walk, can I understand the unique charm of the ancient town in Shanxiang, with simple and honest folk customs, harmonious neighbors and hereditary farming and reading. This kind of paradise makes people linger.

The ancient town of Longmen, with a long history of thousands of years, has given China a rich cultural heritage. Among the green mountains and green waters, the bushes are lush and the streams are singing, and in the leisurely Gu Xiang, a rich and melodious pastoral song is being written everywhere. After hard work and hard work, you get rich crops, ample food and clothing, beautiful ancient town, beautiful countryside and beautiful and hardworking ancient town people.