The yellow mud Qiangzhai in the clouds Sichuan Radish Cottage

The Yellow Mud Qiangzhai in the Clouds Sichuan Radish Walled Village

Radish Walled Village is located in Yanmen Township, Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, exploring the Minshan Mountain Range, this small village has a long history, three or four thousand years ago, there were human beings surviving here, and in the long history, this small village has been renamed four times.

The Radish Walled City is located between Phoenix Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, and the entire architectural form of the Loot Walled City looks like a phoenix with its wings spreading. The whole village is a pure Qiang gathering place, with complex streets in the Walled City, which are connected by the very famous Huangni Village, which was both a living area and marketplace for the Qiang people in ancient times, as well as a strong fortress for the enemy. In the center of the area, homes are connected and you can walk directly on the roofs. Most of the dwellings in the fortress are two or three stories high. Above the gates of the houses, there are figures in the shape of the sun and white stones. Shiraishi worship is a local ethnic custom, and the Mei people often pray to the white stones in reverence.

The name of Radish Village has many legends. There is a legend that the ancient Qiang people on the way to the south, constantly with the local indigenous inhabitants of the war, many injured, coupled with the soil and water, the disease continues to spread, and it is difficult to seek medical treatment around the cure. Later, there are Qiang people in the mountains to collect medicine when they arrived here, found that the mountains are full of plants like ginseng and radish, it is picked back as a wild vegetable to feed the hungry, I did not expect the sick and wounded ate not only feel the taste of sweet and delicious, and the injury is also very fast, Luo Tuozhai's name is also therefore.

The temple of King Dayu is also a famous building here, built on a huge stone. The White Stone Pagoda was built on a huge stone, and the white stones used to make wishes were hung on a sacred tree, creating a magnificent White Stone Pagoda.

The Qiang culture has a long history, and its architecture, clothing, and folk art all show this unique flavor. Among them, Qiang embroidery is very famous, with very vivid images and a wide range of materials, such as flowers, plants, insects and fish, and scenes of daily life, all of which come out between the needle and the thread. The traditional costumes of the Qiang people are very distinctive, with both men and women wearing long cloth shirts, head wraps and leggings. Women's clothing is especially colorful, with lace embroidered on the collar, cuffs and lapels, and a patterned apron or belt tied around the waist, which is very beautiful. The women wore "Yun Yun shoes" with slightly curved toes and embroidered cloud patterns on the shoes, which were very distinctive.

After the Wenchuan Earthquake, the whole Luotuozhai has changed a lot. Now, the whole Rotzai is divided into old and new cottages, and most of the new cottages were newly built after the earthquake, while the old cottages were corporatized and transformed into various styles of inns for tourism reception after the earthquake, and many families in the new cottages have been converted into Nongjiajiajia, which provides catering and lodging services.

The tone of the whole cottage is still relatively uniform. The earth-colored houses in the blue sky, white clouds and green mountains are particularly eye-catching, after the tourism boom, the Qiang flavor here is still very strong, giving people a feeling of paradise.