Left scattered in the countryside between the beads - remember Kaiping Diaolou Tour
Chritang 05/16/2004
To avoid hot travel flow and escape from the noisy city, I choose to May 5, 6, two days Kaiping Diaolou embarked on a journey. On the unique towers in Kaiping has hankered after a long time, this trip did not let me down. The travel arrangements online you benefit from Ctrip Mix of pointing and referral are also of my run-length and feelings in writing, to share with you the User.
D1:
Early in the morning from Guangzhou, the provincial bus station take a direct bus bound for Kaiping (fares 40 yuan, the journey of a Poem 50 points), arrived at about 9:00 Kaiping Changsha Station (Changsha railway station in Kaiping city, but bound in the various towns and townships Bus, bus and city bus terminus in the 325 countries within and outside the highway righteousness Temple station, playing the 3-element Morocco to).
Route:
Memorial Hall Station - Tong Town of Independence Village towers Group (traveling to magang of the CMB, Li Garden Station and get off at 3 yuan, playing to a self-sustaining village of Moldova, 5 million) - (The following itinerary hire a motor, the 50, which lasted PM1 :30-6: 30) Fang lamp floor - Dongan Tangkou South Village Lane Cloud Cottage - Tangkou Tan streams Baoshu Floor - Legislative Yuan - Lo-yang, Chikan Village, 3 years Ying-Lung Lau - Ling Yuan Xiang Canada Village, Chikan - Chikan Tengjiao Village South Tower - Tanjiang Riverside - Chikan Town Accommodation: Chikan Town, Jin Yan Hotel (50 RMB / Double Standard Room)
D2:
Route:
Chikan town (canopy style Street) - xiangang Station (hotels go out the door, Chikan station, take bus No. 4 or go to the Golden Rooster direction of the CMB, xiangang Station, 2 million or 3 yuan) - ( Following is a Moroccan trip-employed, and 50, which lasted :8:45-11: 45) xiangang East Village mainstay floor - Jin Jiang Ming-li stone floor, Sheng-Feng House - xiangang Ping Tung Kin On House -- Hing House - xiangang the spring of a South-ri inclined floor - Lily town, and the Sun Village, in conjunction Denglou (road side) - River with a village outside the town of Lily Yan Ping House (road side) - Lily town, village, shrimp Side fitness Cottage - Lily Ma Xiang-Tian Lu F, the town - the town of Lily Lotus Chau Village - (back to the road, the following trip to rely on buses and feet) - (take to the air-conditioned 4-way direction of Kaiping city bus, in the red Hom Wulong Station, 2 yuan, from the market next to the cement road Wulong can enter the following village) - hua GUI He Village (Liang Lu, Culture and Lu), Yuk Sau Village, Fuk Village (bit Keng Lau, Han Lu, Yan Lu, Biao Lu, Wei Cai F, etc.), and Chien Village - (back to 4-way bus ride on the road, in the Kaiping city, overseas Chinese account for off Park Road, 2 million; at the station and bus interchange 3, in the style school Station, 1 million) - charisma and style hall floor (in the style secondary schools) - (bus 3,5,8 and roads can be, 1 million) Memorial Hall Station Return Journey:
From the Memorial Hall on the station take the direct bus back to Guangzhou, PM17: 30 to reach Guangzhou Fangcun Terminal (38 million drive 1 hour and 40 minutes)
〔〕 First day of
Tong Town of Independence Memorial Hall from the village base station towers to magang take the CMB, and get off at the Legislative Yuan (3 million), and then take mo's (5 million) to the self-sustaining village Tangkou. Independence Village two towers open house (Ming stone floor, cloud Magic House), to enter the tour, tickets are 50 yuan. The Government is vigorously promoting legislation Park, Independence Village, and legislation during the preferential Park, the coat-tail 45.
Independence Village 9 F (towers) 6 Cottage (Villa), boarded the towers may be overlooking the village. A seat styles vary, density has caused the towers standing in the green fields, the comb wind Mu rain, Lou mottled body, it seems hewn an old story. Ascend look, Qingchuan legend, whose families arrived here to understand the name "Kai-ping" has the meaning - open flat terrain. Flooding, no place to escape; banditry and looting, no insurance and defend. Therefore, the towers of this building form (tall, thick walls, narrow windows, iron window gates, corners are commonly known as swallow nest shooting units) came into being - both live, waterlogging prevention, anti-bandit's multiple functions. Towers are mostly steel and concrete structure, which in the last century era homes in 20,30, or rare, and many building materials and even transported by sea from Hong Kong can be described as the first was the trend. Most of the time, there are towers more than 3,000 seats, there are still more than 1,300 blocks. Can not help but think of Guangzhou are now many large real estate, buildings are constructed from Hoi Ping construction team; I suspect today's construction industry in the developed Kaiping, and whether when the construction of towers on?
Ming gorgeous stone floor, generous and luxurious interior furnishings. Louzhu Mr. Fang Runzhi grocery store started operating in the United States. In contrast, I prefer fantasy cloud floor. Louzhu early years was a teacher, and then to develop their career in Singapore. Cloud Magic House and Ming stone floor, while not luxurious, but small and chic, the hospital door, a very large cluster is eye-catching purple Le cuckoo. In particular, like the top floor, "only talk about Temptress Moon," a horizontal line can be vaguely felt broken-hearted masters of national affairs depressed and helpless.
Lu Yi farmers in the green bamboo in a pair of white Western-style villa; Longsheng, home is a shape, decoration simple public building (the poor households jointly built by the towers); Ye Ju Lu somewhat "American" style, but it sounds a bit hard, not elegant.
Independence Village tour spent more than an hour. Out of the village from the self-reliance, I hired a mo (50 million), began the afternoon run-length. Out of the village from the self-reliance to the road, after Fang floor lamp. Allows the driver allowed to go into Morocco, choose a good angle shot photos. The low mound on the fragrant grass luxuriant, light floor, silent.
Yun Lu Dong-an Village in Southern Village Cloud Cottage lies in the road side of the road on the other side is the lake streams. However, the driver of Morocco has reached the opposite direction Nam On Lane, costs only around half an hour to come back, find the cloud Lu. Covered with bamboo along the side of the trails, came to the cloud of the courtyard Cottage. Can not help but think of Su's "would rather eat no meat, can not live without bamboo," it seems the owner is a bit Masaoki it. Then the 2 pm or so, the sun is fierce, but the cloud Cottage hospital is cool faction. Unlike most towers difference is that now there are people living cloud Lu (but not Louzhu), two men and two women are pre-trial on the stairs chatting. Looked out from the courtyard is eyeful green.
Takaragi House floor Takaragi streams in the Lake Creek Lake schools, "51" holiday, the school locked the door. I am beside the old side entrance to the school activity room of an old man explained what he wanted, he was very enthusiastic about area I went to the village committee, surnamed Xie staff and management of the old man opened the door keys together to visit and stay with us to explain. Takaragi floor and this village was originally connected to Xie Gongci Hall, ancestral halls is now a school for parents. Takaragi floor is characterized by the four corners of the turret tall, center of the dome is only a slight upward arch, it seems a bit Islamic architectural charm. Surname to thank the staff said that the village name to thank many of the children of promise are tanxi School, and at last he proudly told us that he is also the school graduates.
Li Yuan Li Yuan in fact very close from the Baoshu floor, in the roofs of the buildings can be seen Baoshu Tatesono. Had no plans to legislate Park, but the driver of Moldova strongly encouraged me that since arrived, another joint ticket, it may be into the garden Chou Chou. Tatesono named in the "Ben-Li Road into", is a US-based overseas Chinese surnamed Xie private garden, there are towers, villas, flower pavilion, Chinese Room. Originally thought that Li Garden is a new theme park built by overseas Chinese culture, but now I know the park's many buildings are old, but renovated too new, too loud, and really became a fake antiques like antique inverted, anti - less than Tatesono next fertile (Yu?) Kwai Village in blocks of the towers have the taste without the repair. Unfortunately, what a pity! Tai Weiqu the Li Garden! Is now better understand the Tongji University, Professor of Architecture, Mr. Nguyen has repeatedly called for a three instrument of ancient building protection to "repair old as" the good intentions cherished and insights.
Li Garden at the main entrance on the left there is a postal kiosk. I bought a set of State Post Bureau issued a "Kaiping Diaolou" postcards and a set of Guangdong Province, National Philatelic Corporation issued a "Chikan town" postcards, very good.
Ying-Lung Lau, less than half an hour out from the Legislative Yuan. Next stop is the Ying Lung Lau, I was attracted by it is the oldest of the towers in Kaiping to the (built in the Ming Dynasty, according to this 400 years). Ying-Lung Lau, Lo-yang in Chikan Wulong village three years. 3 inside the arch on the side of the road, it's easy to find. Morocco into the open, after entrance to the village pond and large banyan tree, is a large dense residential areas, Ying-Lung Lau sit them fall. Through the narrow streets, "Ying-Lung Lau," three ancient black looming. Ying-Long building with three floors, the next two layers of red mud-brick masonry made for the Ming Dynasty, according to information on the full thickness of the wall there is 93cm! The third tier is the clan for human use in 1920 off brick structure. Ying-Lung Lau corners have a floor-style square tower, with shooting holes. Ying-Lung Lau, concise style atmosphere, style Zhuopu, is this floor couplet says: "Ying-Long Zhuo Stubbs, Lou, as towering." Ying-Lung Lau basically not affected by external factors, is the most primitive form of towers in Kaiping. Lung Ying-block open space in front of the building have become residents of the surrounding public space. More rare is the existing residential and welcoming style of the same strain Lung Lau, shape, texture, color, are very harmonious, as if nestling beside a group of children and grandchildren grandmother.
Canada Village, where three out across the road, not far from the source is the spiritual Township, along the straight is a Canadian village. Canadian village people went to Canada, leaving behind a group of Western-style villa. Now only a name off the house look old. Canada's village house of course ought to feel the most "Spring like." Front of the ruins of the courtyard, Shuaicao sun, one losing their leaves, but the rush of spring, such as the elegant and noble.
South Building from Canada out of the village toward the south wing of the village of Chikan Tengjiao. South Building stands in the Lake River, when Stuart's seven heroes in this fight against the Japanese for eight days and nine nights, and finally killed. Body from the floor, bullet holes inside and outside the large and small, you can imagine how the brutality of the war, but also marvel at the towers is rugged. Boarded the south tower, overlooking the urban Kaiping, Kaiping City landmark - The Peninsula Hotel (one high and one low white building 2) clearly visible, Tanjiang winds eastward.
Tanjiang sur-back Chikan town from the south tower section is the most pleasant moment of the day - weak and gentle of the distant mountains, winding river, Yan Yan, oasis, singing night fishing boat, open fields, as well as I do not know The towers were in the water side ... ... all bathed in golden twilight years. Motorcycles on the road gallop, the wind moving her hair. Field of fresh, Tanjiang tenderness, fisherman's feelings, the charm of towers, all printed in the depths of my memory.
Chikan Chikan Town, arrived in town, it is 18:00 o'clock. Taking into account can be used at night and the next morning town tour, I decided to live in Chikan night. In the west of the town, near the station in the vicinity, and found time someone talked about Jinyan Hotel (Tel: 2612485). Double Standard Room 60 yuan / night and wife will take me 50. Room small, obsolete facilities, the general health level. (Later, according to local people, the People's Park in Chikan Chikan near the hotel can be, but unconfirmed.)
Dinner at the East River embankment in a small restaurant to eat. Black bean soup cooked amaranth old well, a solution of the dry and hot day. In China there are Maidou Fu angle of the road stalls, 2 dollars a lunch box, Xiangnen delicious.
Walking in the Di Bian, full moon had just risen, it seems close enough to the River bridge, the stars fall over the canopy clear atmosphere. Road not wide, there are a lot of roadside litter. Just at night, many shops are still operating. In the old arcades Langxia, it seems that back in my childhood that in Guangzhou are familiar with, there is a modest, intimate feeling.
The next day〕 〔
Chikan town (canopy style Street)
The next day got up early, went to the riverside embankment west arcaded street. Chikan, Kaiping the 20th century, 30 years along the business center. Antique, western charm of the building overhang crowded pass away, along with the river, boats, bridges, Gurong, rare are the pedestrians ... ... constitute a classic nostalgic photos of the good elements.
It is worth mentioning that the two clans Library - built in 1925, Stuart's library and completed in 1931, Guan family library. A stand embankment east, one on the embankment, according to West, distant relative, and even architectural style are very similar. Szeto's and Kwan are the two major clans in Kaiping area, talents, is not difficult to imagine how there could be fierce competition. While many business overseas Chinese to get rich, but deeply since childhood, "All things are beneath contempt, only education" and edification, so great emphasis on education, race is a case donated the library (the library's opening hours are 11:00 -- 15:00, I believe that some spectacle of pity time accidentally). In contrast, today's big rich or businesses, donated the library did not seem too much. Overseas Chinese also strongly donor set up schools, such as the one in the early years of Kaiping, style secondary school, recently, the 20th century, set up 80 years of teaching-lun school.
Backbone of the station take the floor, bound from the Golden Rooster Chikan CMB, in the xiangang Station (3 million). The car side of the road immediately greeted backbone floor. Internet backbone House Mix, said the Japanese soldiers as a guard (probably because there is a red circle owes something); from postcards terms resemble robots; I am shooting from the floor, rear, The pictures tell you that, like a heavily armed astronauts. In short, this style was a little backbone floor indescribable weird, and even a bit funny. 哈哈:)
Jinjiang Village Ming Stone House, Sheng-Feng floor at the station, I hired a Moroccan, mainly to see xiangang, the town of Lily two towers (50 million). Known as "Kaiping first floor," Swiss stone floor, is located in the town of Jinjiang Village xiangang. From a distance, Swiss stone floor, has shown its magnificent magnificent; close look, nine-storey, decorative columns on each floor, wire legs, window lintel, window skirt, Sange shape, decorative patterns, different, very elegant. The most romantic atmosphere is the four corners of the swallows nest - imitation Roman arch and column care, slightly suffused with dark ocher splendor - this elegant terrace, who can imagine that it is also full of murderous intention of the observation angle and fire tower ? Rui Shi Sheng-Feng floor next to the floor would not let excelling in their profession, is like an awe-inspiring stand of the European castle.
Caine On House, Hing Wan House and Hing On House Floor Caine in Jinjiang Village not far from the village. Caine House, handsome slender shape, the body wall of the French Blue was also looming on the horizon; vegetable side of the Hing House is also very chic.
Oblique House xiangang Town, South Village Spring Village, an inclined floor tilted is really very powerful, according to information that full tilt 18 degrees, but without any support. I asked the Moroccan driver, so go on do not collapse? Strongly disagree with the driver, he said, beat him since childhood, this floor is already the ramp, and local people call this oblique village of the village. But the point he was not worried about it!
United Denglou the Sun Village in conjunction Denglou on the edge of the road, in the bamboo set off the next. Mount the driver told me, Kaiping prolific bamboo, the bamboo, cut off to later, as the scaffolding used in building construction.
Ngan Ping House, and I also found the driver side of a highway towers is pretty good. The base covers an area of a square than the average of the towers must be large; began giving out from the third floor, each facade its own 10 pillars support spectacular; fourth, followed by contraction into the five-story, showing Pagoda shape. Wall blue gray, gray eagle logo vaguely visible, but unclear House name. Thick throughout the towers, the atmosphere. There on the grass next to a cow grazing in a leisurely manner. Later on, we know from postcards, to realize that this is the Goose Flat Building (located in the lily with a village outside the town of River Highway)! I and the friction driver also innocently, people everywhere asked: "Ngan Ping House, where are they?" I know, we both laugh, think that he is still very little vision.
Appropriate to see Lily Cottage on the road side of village, town, shrimp word along to enter into in a residential and found suitable Cottage. Fitness Cottage is the most typical existing concrete towers, walls yellowish brown, the upper part of the European castle-style towers at four corners, there were sticking out of the swallows nest. Concrete towers is red mud, lime, or glutinous rice, stir together sugar, layer by layer after the hammer ram made, walls generally have more than one foot thick, and its solid to a degree comparable with the steel and concrete, and the interior than the cement-made houses cool. Said Lou Zhu Guan in Kaiping in the text is the first president of a farmer's association, farmers will be suitable floor to discuss matters, to carry out the party's underground events.
While much of the information Tianlu House introduced the horse, Dragon Lily famous group of towers, but for some reason, horses Dragon villagers visited the towers seem to outsiders is not friendly, Moldova, the driver said that he once had been expelled by the unpleasant experience of the villagers. He parked their car at the entrance to the village shrine, let me see his village. Tianlu floor, not far from the entrance to the village, but the top of the layers are wrapped with plastic sheets, good boring. Strangers met in the village dogs bark, I will do the dingy's out, let alone what to look for groups of towers. Far Zhang Tianlu House took a photo considered this a visit. I am afraid that this situation is estimated that in the near future there will be no big change, it is recommended to go temporarily.
Lin Lin Chau Chau Village, a village in the lily very remote corner of the town, including one called "Pan Cottage" features more of residence. Here is also the location of Lian Xi Zhou Ancestral Hall, who this one came from Nanxiong Abas Lane - old enough. However, this side of the village, too - there is a mountain of Taishan.
-Hua GUI He Village, Wo-Sau Village, Fuk Village, Jian village, return to the road, the direction of a plane bound for Kaiping, 4-way air-conditioned buses, in the Chikan's Wulong station the train (2 million). Wulong back from the market is about 100 meters west, there is a cement road, straight into the show is a fertile village, Fuk village. In fact, three years here in the west of less than 1km, which was originally scheduled for the first day of the trip, but because the first day of the Mount of drivers unfamiliar with the road, did not find, Today, I decided to walk. -Hua GUI He Village, Wo-Sau Village, Fuk Village, Jian village are in this one. Edge of the village a "long tree" of the towers attracted me. Towers very old, from the fourth floor, "long" out of a big bundle branches, almost make the top floor of "squeeze crooked to the side to" quite a lot of points, shocking. Lu Liang-hua GUI He Village, built adjacent Culture Cottage is a typical Western-style villa style, a direct impact on the surrounding residential areas also use a number of Western construction of small decoration. Can not think of a small Fort Worth Village focused on no less than 10 towers, in the vast green fields, the sequential row open. A weed in the ground with a draw than the peasant woman even told me their name: Ji Lu, Han Lu, Biao Lu, Yan Lu, Wei Cai F, bit-keng floor, enjoy the Lu ... ... She was also enthusiastically pointing me pass there is no potholes to the village one of the ridge, to see me because the bark of the barking did not stop at the entrance to the village, she then personally took me to village. I not only appreciate the beauty of the towers, but also truly experience the simplicity of the local folk customs.
Style on the road is the Church back to 13:00 or so, take the direction of the 4-way to the bus Kaiping, in Kaiping City, the Overseas Chinese Affairs under the road to stop the car (2 million), in which the station bus interchange 3, in the style secondary school Station (1 million), on the tour this way to the last stop - style church. Style church located in Lake dihai riverside port, Jian Yuqing on behalf of the dynasty years, lasted eight years, is the Kaiping, Taishan two places I clan to commemorate the ancestors of the Northern Song Dynasty Ming Chen Chung Yu Jing Xianggong built. Style church with a traditional three-six ancestral homes layout, facade decorations are very traditional; but inside decoration, layout, but combines a number of external factors: such as the Roman-style pillars and the arch, the Islamic-style iron Tibetan stone house, the European castle-style turret, rare is that this all is harmonious. Tang style after style floor is an entirely Western-style building, is now the style secondary school library and an exhibition room. Even after the style is the style of new secondary schools, office buildings and so on. Style churches and style floor is now being "Detective School" crew can rent space to build sets, ready to shoot TV series. Indeed, here, like a story where there is wonderful! In a place like this school is really great feeling!
Kaiping towers just two days trip gave me so many surprises and satisfaction. That dolphin left scattered in the countryside between the beads, from time to time into my beautiful dreams ... ...
To add a few notes:
1. Whether it is self-help or self-driving tour travel, be sure to purchase a copy of early Kaiping Kaiping City tourist map. Although the map does not mark the location of all towers, but at least able to towns and villages there is an understanding of the geographical location that can help arrange, adjust the run-length and the estimated time.
2. Travel before some representative, or their very want to see the name of the towers, where the town, township, and village the name of a good idea to find out, as many locals do not know the name of the towers, but town, township and village leaders will be more familiar with. However, do not have to rigidly adhere to the non-depend on certain blocks in the towers, in fact, a lot of towers along, sometimes the driver of Moldova will also give a lift to take me to see something I do not know the towers had more of a surprise.
3. If it is employed Moldova, it is best to find local drivers (because some of the drivers are foreign staff), would be more familiar with the lines, save time and effort.
4. Kaiping Diaolou ready to declare World Heritage, the Government strengthened the external propaganda work. Can visit the "Kaiping Travel Information Network (www.kptour.com)" and the "Kaiping Diaolou Network (www.kaiping-diaolou.com)", there are a lot of relevant information, information, as well as APIs.
5. Bring their own lunch on the proposed dry food and drinks, because half the road, the village is sometimes not easy to find a suitable dining place.
Thank you for patiently reading this running account of my travels like.
Chritang 05/16/2004
Author: chritang
