Introduction and details of Yangmei Ancient Town

Overview

Yangmei Ancient Town is located in the lower reaches of the Zuojiang River, surrounded by the river on three sides, about 30 kilometers away from the capital city of Nanning, with convenient land and water transportation. The ancient town was built in the Song Dynasty, due to the convenience of water transportation and the rise, but also due to the decline of water transportation and silence, after thousands of years. Yangmei was developed in the Ming Dynasty, and became even more prosperous in the Qing Dynasty. In its heyday, Yangmei had 8 piers. Most of the residents of Yangmei Ancient Town moved here from Shandong, and a few came from Guangdong and settled here after doing business. According to statistics, Yangmei, a small town in the Ming and Qing dynasties have produced 6 jinshi, 4 lifts, more than 30 Gongsheng.

It is said that Yangmei Ancient Town was excavated in 1999, and in 2003, Yangmei was rated as the first of the "Ten Landscapes" in Nanning City. Yangmei ancient town development, retained more than 700 of the Ming and Qing dynasty ancient building complex, large-scale, is the most well-preserved Ming and Qing dynasty building complex in Nanning, 10 years later, only multiplied by more than 300, in 2009, Yangmei ancient town out of Nanning City, "the top ten landscapes" of the line of sight. The modern buildings are high in the ancient town, the concrete covers the ancient stone road, the stone boards occasionally show their heads, seems to tell her helplessness and sadness, the ancient houses are still being demolished, the new building is still under construction, the pond is a pool of stagnant water.

Location

Yangmei Ancient Town is located in the lower reaches of the Zuojiang River, surrounded by rivers on three sides, about 30 kilometers from Nanning City, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with easy access to land and water transportation, from Nanning by boat, more than 30 kilometers upstream along the Yongjiang River, into the Zuojiang River, it will be to Yangmei Ancient Town.

Tourist Attractions

Along the Yangmei River Beach, you can see the Ming Dynasty traveler Xu Xiake appreciated the Yangmei strange stones: spikes, golden frogs, elephant trunk stone, penguin stone, stone horse stone, sea lions look back at the stone, dolphin kissing the stone, etc., each stone has a whimsical, a moving story, contains a profound cultural connotation; in addition, the ancient town is still surviving a lot of ancient tables, ancient chairs, ancient stone dogs, stone cairns, ancient porcelains, engraved with a variety of patterns, or rough or roughly, or the old town of Yangmei. A variety of patterns, or rough or fine, unique shape, exquisite craftsmanship, are rare monuments treasures.

And the most famous when the Yangmei ancient eight scenes: Longtan sunset, Leifeng Jade, sword inserted into the spring, the pavilion on the river, the golden beach moonlit night, green slopes of antiquity, the pavilion looked at the clouds, beach pine call, still can be found, leaving a rich natural and cultural landscape.　　"Longtan Sunset", one of the eight major attractions in Yangmei, is a bay formed by the water of the Left River at the more curved section of the Yangmei River. Next to the river bay there is a large hibiscus tree, divided into two large forks, stretching forward in parallel, below the top of a stone pillar, as if two dragons are flying, the big Dragon Emperor, the small one is called the Dragon Princess, so it is called the Dragon Pool. Standing at the edge of the Dragon Pool, raise your eyes and look into the distance, the beautiful scenery of Yangmei Bay as far as the eye can see. Whenever the sun sets, the surface of the water sparkling, green water reflecting the green bamboo, full of verdant, let people linger.　　"Golden Beach Moonlight Night", opposite the Yangmei Ancient Town, is a large-scale sandy beach, about 2,000 meters long and 200 meters wide, the upper half of the beach is half sand and half stone, brownish-yellow or yellowish, in the moonlight under the light of the light is a faint golden color. While the lower half of the beach is very white fine sand, there was a poem: the moonlit night sandboat beauty, fishing lights everywhere bright, the heart of the river Chunlang moon, the surface of the water Li stars." "The bamboo dance beside the beach, the egrets play by the water", from which the beauty of the night scene of the Golden Beach.　　There are two places in the ancient town that are especially worth seeing. One of them is the former residence of Liang Shiktang and Liang Lieya, the sages of the Xinhai Revolution, in Jinma Street of the ancient town, which originally accounted for half of the street's buildings, and now only exists in a hall, three rooms and a courtyard. The Zhennan Pass Uprising led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen had held secret meetings here to discuss related matters. The Liang father and son followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen and were both prominent figures in the Xinhai Revolution. Mr. Leung Chik Tong was the secretary to Dr. Sun Yat-sen and died a few years after the success of the Wuchang Uprising. Liang Lieya participated in the Zhennanguan Uprising and the Xinhai Revolution, and then actively participated in the Anti-Japanese War, participated in the New Democratic Revolution, and after the founding of New China, he served as a member of the Shanghai Museum of Literature and History until his death in 1982.　　Another for the first year of Qianlong (1736) of the Kuixing building, the main building is 15.3 meters high. The whole building is square, small at the top and big at the bottom, majestic and magnificent, with a shape like the imperial jade seal, so it is called "Imperial Seal". The building has three floors, the first floor enshrines the wooden statue of Guandi Shengjun, vivid; the second floor enshrines the wooden statue of Wendi, Vivid; the third floor has the wooden statue of Kuixing, the right hand holds a pen, the left hand holds a book, the right foot lifts up as if kicking the bucket, the left foot is on the head of the ao, a look of "dominating the head of the ao". Kuixing Building is not only a precious cultural relics, but also an important memorial site of the Xinhai Revolution. 1907 October, on the eve of the Xinhai Revolution, Guangxi will be the leader of the party, Huang Xing, Huang and Shun, Huang Mingtang, first in the home of the Liang Zhitang meeting, and then transferred to the Kuixing Building to continue to meet, the deployment of Guinan overthrow of the Qing Dynasty's Revolutionary Armed Forces, and then in the secret activities here. Nanning City *** has been listed as a cultural relics protection unit in 1996.

Tourist Guide Transportation

Nanning to Yangmei Ancient Town Route (Self-driving and group routes): 1) University Road - Xixiangtang National Primary School near the left into the Shibu Road - Shibu intersection left - Shibu Street Wei - Shibu milk field -Laokoudu - Yangmei ancient town 2) Jiangbei Avenue to the west - Shibu Street Wei - Laokoudu - Yangmei ancient town 3) Jiangnan Avenue to the west to the end - turn right into the Jinji road section -Jiangxi Town - Yangmei ancient town

4) Ring Road - high collar interchange - Zhuangjin Avenue - left into the Nahong Avenue - Mucun - Jiangxi Town Town - Yangmei Ancient Town 5) Ring Road - GaoLing Interchange - ZhuangJin Avenue - Crouch Road (to DaWangMiao) - Nahong Avenue - Mucun - Jiangxi Town -6) Qingchuan Avenue - Shajing Avenue - Nali Road - turn right into Nahong Road - Mucun - Jiangxi Town - Yangmei Ancient Town. Note: the old mouth of the ferry due to the tugboat carrying capacity problems can not carry more than 20-seat car, and time-consuming with the traffic flow of the ferry, vehicles more time-consuming. Jinji Bridge on Jinji Road is under repair, and large and medium-sized buses cannot pass through. It is recommended to take the direction of Mucun.　In the town of Yangmei can walk or take the local unique oxcart, touring the left river can take a cruise, in the ferry port of the Golden Horse Square has a tree posted cruise price list and attractions map, the price is still reasonable, such as more than one person to share if more cost-effective.

Accommodation

There are only two places to stay in Yangmei, one is Linjiang Street, Linjiang Hotel, 10 yuan / person, hotel conditions are poor, but there are showers, health is not bad. The other is not far into the village of Wensheng Hotel, conditions may be better, the price may also be more expensive. The two places can provide beds is 20, 30, but usually come to live not many people.

Line

If you take the car can be arranged as a one-day tour, such as cycling is best for two-day tour, one day is too tired. Spend an hour or so touring the Left River after the village sightseeing.

Photography

The scenery of the Left River is still photogenic, and a boat trip on the Left River will take some good pictures. Photographs of Ming and Qing dynasty architecture, such as black and white film may be more flavorful.

Language

The local dialect of Yangmei is not vernacular, but generally people in the village speak vernacular and Mandarin, and the old people also speak vernacular.

Cost

Nanning - Yangmei, the bus ticket 6 yuan, Yangmei tickets 10 yuan, eating is cheaper, the price of drinks is the same as Nanning.

Food

Yangmei is famous for chicken and Zuojiang fish, Zuojiang fish flavor is good, fresh and raw without the general freshwater fish smell of mud.

The specialties of Yangmei are not harmless, the main specialties are: soy sauce, pickles, sand cake. One of the sand cake taste like Liuzhou cloud cake, but not as delicate as cloud cake.

History and Culture Population

The town has a circumference of 6.5 square kilometers and a population of more than 5,300. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other side, with mountains and rivers, clear water, ancient trees, bamboo forests, banana forests like the sea, fragrant lotus, an idyllic scene. Smoke and rain on the river misty, faraway mood; the ancient town built along the river, stretching a long time; green stone base on the pier, thick and heavy; long arc of pebbles on the river beach, so that people linger. Yangmei ancient town for the water transportation and rise, but also because of the decline of water transportation and silence, experienced thousands of years. In the beginning, it was built by the four surnames of Luo, Liu, Lu and Li, and was named "White Flower Village" because of the thorns and white flowers on the ground. Later, when Di Qing leveled the barbarians, people from all walks of life came to the village and gradually developed it, and it was renamed "Yangxi Village" because it was surrounded by the Qingxi River (i.e., the Zuojiang River) and the waves flowed in and out of the village. Later, with the development of the times and the evolution of ideas, people's hearts turned to beauty, so the name was changed to "Yangmei Village". Yangmei was established in the Song Dynasty, developed in the Ming Dynasty, and became even more prosperous in the Qing Dynasty. In its heyday, Yangmei had eight wharves, where "big boats were followed by small ones, and southern and northern dialects were spoken endlessly. At night, ten million points of sail lights, full of river Yu flash like a star floating", become an important commercial port. Here, the people are simple and ancient, respect for culture and morality, Yangmei Yangmei, Zhongling Yuxiu, outstanding people. Ming and Qing dynasties, the catechist, scholar, endowment, too Bachelor iterative; in modern times, there is the Xinhai Revolutionary sages Liang Zhitang, Liang Lieya, for the admiration of future generations.

Ancient town style

Yangmei still maintains the Ming and Qing Dynasties of the ancient streets, ancient alleys, ancient ancestral temples, ancient temples, ancient houses, ancient trees, ancient gates, ancient wharves, Wenwu Tower, Beacon Tower, ancient color and flavor. When you enter the town, you can see the ancient gate of Linjiang River in Qing Dynasty like a mighty general guarding the gate of the ancient town. Its side of the hibiscus tree, branches and vines in the sky, through the vicissitudes of wind and rain, witnessed the ancient and modern ancient town. Along the clean green stone road, more than 300 meters on both sides of the green brick and black tile, brick and wood structure of the Qing Dynasty stores, which is built in 1832 "Linjiang Street". Here was a prosperous street, those carrying a heavy history of the eaves and ridges, old tiles and bricks, columns and stone carvings, telling the world about the glory of the past. Although this place has long been returned to quiet, but the ancient simplicity but contains vitality, old is pregnant with hope, walking in this Qingming ancient street, into this rhyme far away from the environment, long thoughts will not only trace the lost era, but also to fly to the years to come, thinking about the ancient town of the re-lighting, civilization of the continuation of the.　　Into the ancient town, Ming and Qing dynasty ancient houses lined up, monuments and attractions scattered, seven-pillar house, the house, the scholar's first, Muyi door, forbidding the monument, the Huang's Manor ...... are all beautifully crafted, delicate and beautiful, ancient colors, elegant and pleasant. More Yangmei ancient music, long history, rich and colorful, playing musical instruments are yangqin, Qinqin, big stringed zither, huqin, flute, lock na, throat pipe and so on. Ancient houses are like boats moored on the shore, nestled in the ancient town. At night, the sound of silk and bamboo from the depths of the ancient town, the soft evening breeze blown to the river, the more Yangmei Ancient Town spread far and wide. Ancient streets and alleys, old mansions, old windows, deep courtyards, carved dragons and flowers on the eaves, moss-covered walls and feet, filled with calm and tranquility. This is the ancient town residents of generations of homes, is also a good place for people to wash away the dust in their minds and eliminate mental fatigue. Every holiday, there are hundreds of city people come here to visit, leisure, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoy the peace and quiet.

Ancient town of humanities

Yangmei ancient town residents are mostly from Shandong moved here, a small portion from Guangdong, business here after settling down, so its residential architectural style by the influence of Qilu culture, four flat, solemn and elegant, while also retaining some of the traditional characteristics of Lingnan, delicate and beautiful. The place where Yangmei people live is surrounded by Zhuang people, which can be said to be a Han settlement in Guangxi, a Zhuang township, but Yangmei maintains the living traditions of the Han people, her language - Pingtongue, folklore such as Shigong Opera, Shenghua, etc. but it is largely the same as that of the Han inhabitants of the other parts of Nanning City, but Yangmei people have also absorbed some of the fine traditions of the Zhuang people The ancient town of Yangmei today has a population of more than 5,300 people, but has thirty-four surnames, which reflects the characteristics of the town's people living in a large number of people, but also reflects the prosperity of the ancient town of Yangmei from the other side, because the ancient town of Yangmei has prospered, so there are constantly different surnames of businessmen moving to this place. Yangmei ancient town, although there are no mountains and steep hills, but the ridge slope is handsome and beautiful, the left river flows here, the river is clear and transparent, the bank of the ancient trees in the sky, bamboo forests, red cotton like a fire, the water flow of the strange, strange, dangerous, beautiful, strange, ghosts into one. The former had two poems in seven-character stanzas, depicting the town's eight scenes, one of which is "surrounded by green slopes and flowers, clear springs and the shadow of the sword slanting sunset. The pines call out to each other in the evening, and the pavilion looks out at the purple haze." Another is "Pavilion on the river flow a song flow, Jinsha night moon boat, Leifeng Jade boundless scenery, Longtan sunset shadow quiet in the fall." Because of the beautiful scenery of Yangmei, so the Ming Dynasty traveler Xu Xiake when the boat from Nanning to Yangmei, said: "to Yangmei River, the stone began to show the strange ...... Yu said Yangshuo mountain cliffs near the river, no coastal stone, Jianxi radical stone, no this stone strange. Today, some people also say: "Gui North Yangshuo Gui South Yangmei". Movie, TV "cuckoo sound", "*** in Guangxi", "Shi Dakai", "three kisses", "blood city mandarin ducks bracelet", "my father", "loud" and so on is the name of the shooting here.　　The ancient town of Yangmei is a place of spirit and talent, and has been full of talents since ancient times. In the past, the rich and powerful merchants gathered, today's artists and wealthy businessmen living at home and abroad. In fact, more admirable is the Ming and Qing dynasties in the imperial examinations in the emergence of many talents. According to statistics, Yangmei, a small town in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are 6 jinshi, 4 lifts, more than 30 Gongsheng. Even in the culturally developed Central Plains is rare, one of the lifts for two consecutive years in Guangxi first place, in the imperial examinations, the first place in the provincial exams known as Xieyuan, the two Xieyuan later self-funded to Beijing to participate in the examination, in that dark era, he did not pass the test, so he felt ashamed to face the father and mother of the Jiangdong, moved around, and finally fell into the whereabouts of, and no one knows. Yangmei ancient town appeared so many scientific and technical talents so that Yangmei has a good cultural atmosphere, adding a strong cultural heritage to Yangmei is also a beautiful cultural landscape of Yangmei. Local inscriptions as evidence.