To the Hibiscus Town, we mengdong he pier by the ferry and on the return path from the town of sediment after the mengdong he rushed to the railway station by car. From here take the train to the capital of Da Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture location Jishou, Phoenix is attached to a county under it. From Jishou to Phoenix, drive about an hour and twenty minutes.
Phoenix whose real name is the town of bamboo grove city, was converted into the Phoenix Hall, into the Republic of China after upgrade to Fenghuang. With regard to Phoenix's facial features, available from Shen's work where a glimpse of some of the shadow. "If a hundred years ago from an older point on the map to find, certainly in Guizhou, eastern Sichuan, western Hunan an extremely remote corners, the discovery of one called 'the town of bamboo grove' dots. There with other Like a small point, in fact, there should be a small city, in that city, thousands of families settled population. However the existence of all the cities, most are in the transportation, property, economic situation and the following has become the city-rong dry sows seeds. This is a place, but in another sense there is nothing to dependence and independence. "" Sunset Dusk season, stood alone in the towering mountains that surround the isolate them height, overlooking the fortress of those near and far incomplete, but also vaguely want to see the torch pass the time warnings drum angle of the proposed projects urgently. "From today's perspective, perhaps precisely because of this" another kind of meaning ", facilitated a number of foreign tourists to come to trace the ancient city.
Phoenix attractions include Qiliang Dong, Southern Great Wall,黄丝桥古城and Phoenix city, of which the first three spots are scattered throughout the countryside of town twenty to thirty years away, Phoenix is a tourist highlight of the ancient city. Qiliang Dong is located in a rice field and the foot of the junction, along the streams, you can reach the hole. It is said that Qi Liangdong or by a local resident surnamed Liang village to escape bandits looting and discovered subsequently put it as a refuge. The film "bandits Xiangxi in mind," There are many scenes were shot at this. Under the Secondary School of Geography, learned, you can infer that this is a typical karst terrain, upward growth of the stalagmite, stalactite down, as well as prominent as sharp as a sword presented in front of the stone pillars 11. Cave is about 4,500 meters, with every passing more than 1000 meters that is entering a higher level, everyone should be on the inside going through the "triple days." Gurgling streams, colored lights, strangely shaped stones, as well as on the bat hanging upside down in the stone walls, will cave is decorated like a maze, this has naturally spawned a number of Temple of the fairy tale. Stalactite is very threatened, believe it suddenly appeared in the top of your forehead, people scared into a cold sweat. Tour guide reminded not Miss: "Please, we should be modest, Do not hit, because they are 100 years before the growth of 1 cm." Out of the hole, go back and look closely, they find that it is very hidden, no wonder the people did escape into the This can be safe and sound.
Total length of about 150 km south of the Great Wall is about the size and boldness of vision on the people from the better than the Great Wall north of pride, but it also brings together miaojia fine magnificent style. In the shoulder of the function, the two can even be said to be diametrically opposite to the north the Great Wall is the ancient rulers of the fortifications used against foreign aggression, the South is the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty rulers used to eliminate worry - Miao rebellion - product. Historically, the West Hunan Miao people often due to dissatisfaction with the Government's perverse acts and riots, each time scale and influence wide enough to shock up and down the court, Miao China issue was indeed a big headache for the government to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Although Phoenix is a small town, but the Government stationed troops thousands of perennial, stationed at the military hub of the county, which have been stationed south of the Great Wall, as well as a considerable portion of黄丝桥古城. Shu Miao Miao and China is divided into two kinds of seedlings, the difference is whether being finished: seedling settled in the Miao Village, maintaining the inherent ethnic traditions, including innate courage and bravery and combat skills against; Shu Miao and Han were mixed, customs, etc., have completely finished, and many influential powerful miaojia prominent families who have been converted to the government, and some still in Chinese court official. South Great Wall is built to resist a seedling from Shumiao riots, the Great Wall have become a born Shumiao geographic boundaries. The Great Wall High 3 meters wide and 2 meters or so, from the long, thin strip stones piled every distance there is a beacon, its Embrasure only in the outside by the side of the seedling. From the workmanship of view, the South Wall biased in favor of small, simple, practical, which may be related to local raw materials is limited and the then pressing the duration.
黄丝桥古城with the South, like the Great Wall is a typical anti-Miao facilities, a bit like a military town's brief but well, all around the walls of the long-accumulated less than 1000 meters. Walls around Liang Zhang Gao, with the north, west, south three gates, the East Gate was destroyed by fire due to repeated abolished. Green Standard soldiers stationed there at that time the city, people are generally not permitted through the gates, only the North Gate and South Gate, except the north gate pass allowing only happy event team, the south gate is open only to funeral team. Today, the walls or the walls of the year, but the Green Standard soldiers have already had no trace of the city inhabited by Miao, Tujia and Han people of all ethnic groups. A number of small houses have been built into the halfway stopped, and said the government has asked the city residents to relocate to outside the city, trying to reproduce the full side attractions, do not know if these "relocation of households" is a happy or disappointed.
Phoenix city is an easy place to appeals to the imagination, not only because of her poetic name, is full of myths color Miao culture, there may be more direct from Shen's novels and Huang Yongyu of the picture. The film "Bordertown," a long time ago on the show, and the impact seems far less extensive as the name of the novel, so in the previous years, China's literary giant of a vigorous sort of seating, Shen Cong-wen pushed into the top spot in fourth. Today, the population in the Phoenix, "Tracy" is definitely mentioned in the highest rate. Shen Huang Yongyu is the nephew of the famous painter, a pity that I had never contacted him in his work, know little about.
Phoenix Park is only 1.5 km from the city, all around are also preserved blue gray walls, rusting gates, as well as flags Piaowu the tower. Near the tower where there is a tilt toward a wall of stone steps, standing at the top overlooking the city. Tower on the layout of a number of exhibitions, no more than some tourist attractions of the models and celebrities leave of antiques. Miao women over there from time to time to sell silver hair. Town houses are relatively small, the highest, but the second floor, all white walls and black tiles, quartzite was spread the narrow roadway to the depths. Wooden houses were used, many people still sported fading couplets, and some still hung lanterns in front of black and yellow at the end of the plaque site. Within the city, and Xiong Xiling Shen Cong-wen's house, drilling mountain leopard old home is located in the edge of a large wall houses. The entire town preserved the architectural style of the Ming and Qing era.
Phoenix city from Hongqiao It has been extended to the central square, is 23 years-long shopping street. Street shops everywhere, the boss, mostly women, also seems to be Phoenix's "Women's Street." We prove that most are silver, horn combs, batik, brocade Tujia, Miao costumes, as well as some of the characteristics of local foods. Mainly some silver jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, etc. There are also silver chopsticks, abacus. Almost every shop has a silver processing equipment, are also placed on the counter balance and small weights. Quotes in general is 3 per gram of silver money, and a slightly larger point of less than 50 bracelets. Horn comb is also well-known here, because cattle are Miao people's love, horns have been them as treasures, of which the most common white horn comb, the price is only half of the big shopping malls. Batik, brocade is also popular with foreign tourists, everyone Shaoshang one of the two. There are many like Barbie dolls Tujia, Miao and dolls dressed in national costume, wearing a sparkling silver is also very pleasing. Amoy if you like antiques, then there certainly will not make people empty-handed, said the shop also sells some of the court of the loss from the apparatus, as ancestral things it too much.
In Phoenix, indigenous to the Miao and Tujia as the mainstay, but now basically finished the. The guy had dark skin hats their heads, shoulders, carrying pole, Quickstep wind; women, apart from rain and sun hats are also worn, the usually carrying a small basket carried on; child's dress is basically the urban children do not have too much Big difference. Former residents here, farming, forestry and fisheries for their livelihood, business activities were by and large Jiangxi sweep, and now because of increased tourism and opening up many new ways to earn a living, such as the sale of specialty products, pull rickshaws, but the relatively closed mountain environment or people feel relaxed leisure and peace of mind. Here, you can not appreciate the urban rhythms of tension and depression caused by steel and concrete everywhere. Do a little business, dry-point effort to live, be able to feed their families, the family will be very satisfied, very comfortable. In the streets, we encountered a number of centenarians, their behavior is not even a little confused, can not help people secretly amazed by it, is really one soil and water to feed one person.
Tuojiang winds off from Phoenix city, the river, less than 100 meters wide, but the water is very clear. Shen Cong-wen has been described in the novels: "a stream flowing out from a mountain stream must ... ... the river clear for years, mostly mandarin fish, crucian carp, carp, big feet bigger than a man." Surface of the lower river are antique stone bridge, the two sides still stands Tujia characteristics Diaojiaolou. Diaojiaolou ago I heard the name, always thought that Dai bamboo house, in fact, distinguish between the two is still very large. Diaojiaolou is generally built according to the water, its so-called hanging feet, do not refer to all swept past the small building, but the bottom touch the ground, since the prominent part played by the second level (similar to the balcony, or building corridor) from dozens of root bamboo support, through the root end of the bamboo into the water. From afar, like a small bamboo grove under Diaojiaolou.
Rafting down the river by the Tuojiang, you can straight to Shen Cong-wen cemetery. Water is not very rapid, but the two sides are more than a lot of the riverside Daoyi ears incoming sound from time to time. Each access to a bridge opening, there are two to come to some folk songs Miaonv smiling duet, voice is very sweet, but the lyrics did not understand, but he is probably the "Welcome to the Phoenix City" was intended. Boat dock not far away saw a group of children ran, and to the eyes only to find each of them holding hands are a few with grass or leaves woven dragonflies, butterflies or something. "Big brother, big sister, buy a butterfly Shen Cong-wen Grandpa sent it." Earth to see these lovely dolls house, several people have bought a smile as part of their work, not for anything else, just feel fun.
Shen Cong-wen's grave is located in a hillside on the river bank, is said to be an excellent feng shui treasure land, and only one monument is to be the ideal of his lifetime. Side of the tomb there is a spring, sunny, when the passers-by are thirsty and drink a 12 in the past, the locals say the water sweet. In the Phoenix city, travel agents will visit basically Shen Cong-wen's former residence, and pay tribute as a phoenix from the text of the tomb tours begin and end points, we can see the great masters in literature for the contribution of the Phoenix.
Rewi Alley, after swimming across the Phoenix, the Phoenix is telling the world that "China's most beautiful town," he is not known but it is not the response sentence is small, a large number of Europeans traveled pour in, much like then look for trace Shangri-La. Travel agencies also said that the Phoenix until April 2001 was only established as the world's cultural heritage, and now not many visitors, a number of simple things blurred preserved, but perhaps in 2035, the situation is also a kind of. I really wish it could be a real sense of the "Border Town", do not get lost in the outside world in the direction of turbulence, because many people will once again come to Phoenix.
Author: duoluo
