Bordertown their dreams
An indigo mountain, a crystal clear river meandering stream from the mountains before, the river Diaojiaolou half of the land, half in water, air, the fragrance floating saxifrage, occasionally soon as Yellow Bird "The boat hook Geda" in tweet , Diaojiaolou'm walking a Chuanlan sarong girl, who sang folk songs in the distance, Ruoyouruowu ... ... in my mind, conjures up such a picture, when reading from the text of Mr. Shen's "Bordertown "after. Mr. Xilian using simple text, portrayed for us western Hunan moving picture, there are like ink landscapes, ethereal but never show. For many of today's living in the urban jungle of the people, the border town is an ideal in Taoyuan. No pressure, only to the pure and true, let the natural landscape physical and mental relaxation. What is the border town of life of a realm? Finally, we pack up your things and walked into the hometown of Mr. Shen Cong-wen - Xiangxi Phoenix to pursue a dream home ... ...
The ancient city of Fenghuang Tuo arrival coincided with the evening, we can not wait to rush to the ancient city, search for Tuojiang Diaojiaolou memory. Came to have a centuries-old Hongqiao, then to the city which is also greeted by Tuo, although the river is no longer under the Shen from the pen is so clear, apparently contaminated too much of modern civilization, Western blot, but experienced a storm of Diaojiaolou still stands the river, in the fading light, form a beautiful pattern. Into the city, one of Old Street has too many memorable things. A seat old residential areas, largely been replaced by shops, walk through the meantime, an inattentive when it crashed into history. Street Inn many, TIAN Xing-shu, a house is very unique. Guizhou Qing Tian is a prefect, his son Tian Ying Zhao is the Sun Yat-sen arm of Lieutenant General, it is reported, are Tian's descendants are now abroad, this present government is not just a general attraction, Tian's friends will be their replacement with a guesthouse. Tall main room, several pair of large portraits of the generals about the history of the government, while the attendants are busy laying out tables and chairs, prepared to give the guests to open for dinner, and both sides of the main building were all turned into a room. Imagine living in such an old house, what will be a feeling?
Twilight in the city and the Tuojiang showing dash solemn, while the early morning of the Phoenix is more of a scenery. The next morning, we arrived at Hongqiao, the ancient city of just waking up from their sleep. Ancient City of children carrying a school bag or carrying a plastic bag out of the city through the Hongqiao books, and some women even younger children, or a bamboo basket of vegetables back into the city, is about to get food in town Fanpu bar. A city of smoke Dai, semi-caged trees and, Tuojiang surface a thin layer of mist, so that the river, Diaojiaolou, the ancient city and its underlying layers of the Castle Peak some hazy, as if the ink is halo freehand landscape open faint. Far seen a brick tower, reminds me of "Border Town" where Nazuo have injure slump again repaired Sule Pagoda.
You Tuojiang be a tourist boat tour of essential items. In the evening, we also take on the narrow boat ± a ± a, intimate contact with the Tuo River. Boat pier from the north gate, north gate near the river side is that I have seen the most beautiful side of Tuojiang, water is not deep, very clear, we can see the underwater gravel and precarious aquatic plants, surface reflected upside the Diaojiaolou's shadow, Fengyi Chui, which glitters shiny, and crumble to bits in a river's Bise. Soil wife and children dressed in tie-dyed Xiaogua Shaogong Penny's point, the boat Brisk to Dangkai go Einai soon as the green landscape, I am reminded of the truth of this ancient poetry.
Shen Cong-wen's desk to the Phoenix, can not not go, Shen Cong-wen's house. It is precisely because Shen Cong-wen wrote the name of so many western Hunan landscape chapter, only let the world understand this "Border Town." Shen Cong-wen's house, in the ancient city's corner from the bustling district of shops some distance, showing the quiet of the old one. This is a start Jian Yuqing Tongzhi five years (AD 1866) of wooden courtyard, in 1988 the Government conducted a restoration and open.
Shen Cong-wen born on December 28, 1902, in this houses years, spent his childhood and adolescence. 20 years old, the young man left the mountains into Beijing, and also go from the world. Little house, with hall, yard, left wing, and later the main hall and two principal rooms. Hall and the side rooms into showrooms now, there are various versions of Shen Cong-wen and his collected works, photos of the young, the other side rooms is a study, and hung from the text of the manuscript of Shen. There is a study table chairs, tables have been broken, see that there are a lot of years, and do not know a small child, Shen Cong-wen ever had in this table, the Provisional quote. Over the courtyard to the main hall, decorated with statues and Shen's portrait, and hanging with his wife, Mr. Cheung Siu and the book's several Chinese works. The main hall is the bedroom right hand, there are wooden bed, cabinets, a old-fashioned phonograph and two-band radios, etc. objects bought an old wicker chair in 1952 was Shen's love objects, Mr. 1972, after returning home from the 57 cadre, has been sitting in it to receive guests. Now chairs are very old, and there are many also repaired with a plastic rope. Another main building is also my most interesting. There is a shelf bed, is Shen's at birth. Unfortunately, the pattern carved bed is a later addition, the original has been damaged. Another eye-catching room furniture is a desk, Shen Cong-wen's "Bordertown" is the writing on this. Large desk, 155 cm long, 79 centimeters wide, in the above writing shop was opened, accompanied by a ZHANG Zi wooden straight-backed chair, will be able to Evans, such as Quan bar.
Phoenix Phoenix's son, little town, but also in the mountains, but it is old times, out of quite a few celebrities. Hongqiao on the border town bookstore, the big sale signs that read, "Son of Phoenix Series." This "Son of Phoenix" In addition to Shen Cong-wen, people can still Xiong Xiling and Huang Yongyu.
Xiong Xiling, the Republic's first Prime Minister, known as "bear the Phoenix." Xiong Xiling's home near the North Gate Man Star Street, and Shen Cong-wen is the same as a quiet house, which they do not know is not a local celebrity Pada Rao 2, so around the house are small shops. Xiong's home was built in 1868, Xiong Xiling's father when he was garrison soldiers, an officer, as he married a Chinese Miao woman, perhaps because of mixed marriages, children born particularly smart. Xiong Xiling childhood prodigy in the name of there, people Bian Jiang Xiong houses, where the streets named as Man Sing Street, has been in use ever since. Xiong Xiling lived here 12 years after the father moved to Huaihua Zhijiang County, in 1898 to avoid Yuan due to power, and is back living in 4 years. Xiong Xiling's home still retain the architectural pattern of the time, the main hall has his statue and photos, is that he then left the bedroom, now we put a family portrait Xiong Xiling, 66 of Xiong Xiling and third wife married 33-year-old Mao Yanwen The photo and other photos. Through the bedroom was previously a family leisure venue, housing the middle of a pentagon heated kang, on top of the bucket-style skylight revealing light. Winter, the young Xiong Xiling is in this Kaohuo, while his mother, he can Zuozhen Xian. Xiong Xiling main hall is the mother of his right hand Ms. Wu Tai's bedroom, but also the birthplace of Xiong Xiling, the wall of a letter he wrote to his mother, showing Impossible layman.
Huang Yongyu is a contemporary painter, but also Shen's Biaozhi, he wins Tsui House on the edge of Tuojiang Hongqiao has a beautiful cornices, can be seen from afar. Duo Tsui House is a private home, we are unable to enter to see the style and can only guess it across the Tuo River refined elegance. Xiong Xiling interval too far, only the hearts of admirers, but if I mention Huang Yongyu, the ancient city where people are very friendly, always to tourists, said two elderly people on a story. Forget old hometown, from time to time to come back sojourn this year, came back twice, one can see him dangling from big pipe cheerfully Hongqiao on the cruise. Wei Ren Huang Yongyu free and easy, a lot of the city of his inscription. We specially visited his inscription, a barber shop and lintels, "smiling," the word was very appropriate image. Wang, who have Huanglao master barber massage is for the guests haircut, he was enthusiastically greeted me into the store. According to Chef Wang introduction, Taoism almost every time he returns to the Phoenix will be to the store, it seems, the elderly at home people think that popularity really good.
Author: yzwb2003
