The ancient villages hidden in the deep mountains of Huizhou are too lazy to kill customers, and the canteen has become a "gentleman's shop"

These three sentences "high wall, deep courtyard, small window, fat beam, thin column patio, white wall and tile horse head wall" are the overall summary of Huizhou architecture. Just look at the literal meaning and you can match photos of ancient Huizhou villages such as Xidi and Hongcun on the Internet. However, the ancient villages in Huizhou are not necessarily such a classic architectural pattern, at least not the Yang-made earth buildings in Shexian County.

Although Yang Zhan Tulou is different from the traditional Huizhou ancient dwellings, it is also an ancient village with a long history. Most people in the village are surnamed Zheng, because the tulou is a protected unit with the name of the head of the household hanging on it. According to legend, Zheng moved from Xubei to Dingtan in the Song Dynasty, and later found that the mountains and rivers here were excellent, so he moved here. "Yang" means facing the sun, and "production" is steep in the local dialect.

This time, I came by car with my friends from Huizhou ancient city in Shexian county, and it took about 30km to reach the tourist center at the foot of the mountain. The road is slightly rugged but easy to drive, and the tourist center at the foot of the mountain does not sell tickets. Then why set up a tourist center? Well, the mountain road leading to Yang Chan at the foot of the mountain is as rugged as a narrow and steep bend. If you meet a car at a key point, you really can't drive without any driving skills. Parking spaces at the entrance of the Peak Village are also very limited, so generally speaking, tourists have to park their cars in the tourist center and then transfer to a van in the scenic spot to travel to and from Yang Chan.

The price of a minibus going up the hill to and from 30 yuan is absolutely reasonable. After all, tickets are free. When the truck is full, leave If there are few tourists, 15 minutes. One can travel without waiting. If you want to save 30 yuan's money, you can take the ancient Yangcheng Road up the mountain, but the scenery along the way is relatively simple and boring, and you need to reach the top of the mountain to be suddenly enlightened.

Tickets for Yang Zao Tulou are free, and the ticket price is 30 yuan, which shows the conscience of this scenic spot. When I wandered around, I also found an interesting detail. There are few grocery stores selling goods on the mountain, but there is an unmanned stall at the intersection with mineral water and playing cards on it, and the code next to it is "Gentleman's Shop". Don't say it's business. The shops here are too lazy to kill customers. What, you said 2 yuan of mineral water is expensive? If you count the transportation cost of this rugged mountain road, 2 yuan of mineral water is really reasonable.

Consumption is really cheap, and Yang products are hardly commercialized. We live in a farmhouse here, and we can eat and live as long as 100 yuan. Most of the food we eat is produced and sold in the mountains, so the ingredients that are free of transportation fees are cheap and authentic, and they are usually not available in the city.

I'm really sorry about the accommodation in Yang Chan, which is only the average level of farmers. Let's take a look at the tulou here. It is not the same as the familiar Fujian tulou and the location of the movie "Big Fish Begonia". The earth building in Fujian is like a fortress, which is very atmospheric. Although Yang's tulou is not a typical Huizhou architecture, it is still full of Huizhou elements in details. Such as small windows, high walls, etc. The area of each tulou is not very large, so it was also dubbed by a friend in Fujian: The tulou here can only be called Tufang.

In this case, there must be a touching reason to stay in Yang Chan. At least, the living conditions here really touched me. Villagers work at sunrise and rest at sunset. As tourists, we can play cards, drink tea and enjoy the pleasant time that is not easy to experience in the city. Watching the sunset glow and chasing the sunrise are all gifts from nature, and they have a special liking for Yang Chan, a land of geomantic omen.

Looking at the sunset, I thought in a daze: In ancient times, the life of villagers in Yang Yan was really not easy. Here, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and the cultivated land is barren. The contact with the outside world basically depends on walking. They have to drink mountain spring water, eat grain and live an isolated life. Now, the mechanization of material transportation and living water has made great progress. Thinking about the source of drinking water has deep respect for the rapid development of society, and it is also very satisfying to have a place like Yang Chan that avoids customs and is in a daze.

By the way, the village is still using water caves, most of which can be used for washing and a few can be reserved for drinking. If you want to distinguish, it depends on whether the host family puts fish in the water hole. Where there are fish, the water can be drunk. This is what a local villager told me. What an interesting place!