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Chengdu, an ancient and mysterious capital, a national historical and cultural city, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, and the center of the "Land of Abundance", is known as one of the top ten ancient capitals in China and the best tourist city in China.
Chengdu, carrying thousands of years of history, has never changed its name, nor has it moved its site, standing calmly and peacefully in the hinterland of the "Land of Bashu", and is a "splendid city" that amazed Marco Polo.
Chengdu, with two World Heritage Sites and two World Preliminary Heritage Sites, is the city with the largest number of World Heritage projects in central and western China, and is a national historical and cultural city with a history of about 3,000 years.
Chengdu, according to the "Taiping Huanyu Ji", is borrowed from the historical process of the Western Zhou Dynasty to build the capital, taking the Zhou king Qianqi "one year and living in Chengju, two years into a city, three years of Chengdu" and named Shudu, the pronunciation of the word "Chengdu" in Shu is Shudu, Chengzhe, Biye, Zhongye, the meaning of Chengdu is the final capital of Shu, or the final capital.
Chengdu, which has been built here by seven separatist regimes, has always been the state and county seats of various dynasties, the Han Dynasty became one of the five major metropolises in the country, the Tang Dynasty was one of the most developed industrial and commercial cities in China, with the reputation of "Yang Yi Yi Two", and during the Northern Song Dynasty, Chengdu became the second largest metropolis outside Bianjing.
Today's Chengdu is also an Internet celebrity check-in city, with all the elements that make people love, beautiful scenery, food, beauty, especially every corner of the city, all of which render its leisurely, optimistic, quiet, prosperous and free and easy unique characteristics.
Chengdu is such a city, the capital of the country of heaven, beautiful (embroidered) scenery, a city with a bright future, with Du Fu thatched cottage, Wenshu Monastery, wide and narrow alleys, Jinli, as well as Huanglongxi, Anren Ancient Town, Luodai Ancient Town, Wuhou Temple, Qingyang Palace, Jiuyan Bridge and many other historical places, monuments, and scenic spots, which deeply attract Chinese and foreign tourists, including me. In order to learn more about Chengdu, I decided to slow down and stay here for a few more days for a relaxing in-depth tour.
below I wrote this article based on some of the knowledge and beautiful scenery I learned and photographed during this trip to Chengdu, Sichuan, and share it with you.
Chengdu, referred to as "Rong", also known as Rongcheng and Jincheng, is the capital of Sichuan Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, the core city of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle, an important central city in western China approved by the State Council, and an important national high-tech industrial base, trade and logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub.
Chengdu is located in the western part of the Sichuan Basin, the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain, with flat terrain, dense river network, rich products, highly developed agriculture, and a subtropical monsoon humid climate.
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
is the former residence of the famous poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty when he lived in Chengdu, where he lived for nearly four years and wrote hundreds of poems, so it is regarded as a "holy place" in the history of Chinese literature, and today's Du Fu Thatched Cottage has been restored many times in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
The thatched cottage is located on the banks of the Huanhua River outside the west gate of Chengdu, the garden is lined with pavilions, ancient trees towering, after entering from the main gate, the three main buildings of the Mansion, the Poetry and History Hall, and the Ministry of Works Ancestral Hall are arranged on the central axis from south to north, and the northeast of the Ministry of Works Ancestral Hall is the Shaoling Monument Pavilion and the former residence of the great poet's thatched hut, east of the thatched house is the bonsai garden, and to the south is the Huanhua Shrine, Flower Path, Daya Hall and the thatched cottage showroom near the south gate.
Dayatang was originally the Daxiong Treasure Hall of Caotang Temple, named after the Northern Song Dynasty writer Huang Tingjian's "Dayatang Record", and the Dayatang displays large-scale colored glaze inlaid and lacquered murals and 12 sculptures of famous poets of the past dynasties, vividly showing Du Fu's life and the development history of classical Chinese poetry.
Tourists come here, most of them are remembrance and commemoration of Du Fu, every grass and tree, brick and tile here exude a strong cultural atmosphere, as if quietly telling the story of the poet Saint Du Fu, strolling in it, as if you can see Du Fu reciting poetry and composing poetry here, worrying about the country and the people.
Wenshufang, Wenshu Monastery
Wenshufang is located next to Renmin Middle Road in the center of Chengdu, one of the four major historical and cultural districts in Chengdu, with China's special architectural and cultural symbol - traditional houses in western Sichuan to form a characteristic commercial courtyard, which is a common carrier of historical value, cultural value and commercial value.
It integrates tourism, leisure and vacation, catering and food, special shopping, cultural and artistic exchanges and other functions, interprets and disseminates the humanistic features, folk customs and leisure cultural essence of old Chengdu with the span of time and space across ancient and modern times and the concept of participation and experience, which is a business card that shows Chengdu's characteristics and represents Chengdu culture, and is a nostalgic and ancient reminiscence of Chengdu citizens. The best choice for leisure and entertainment.
Wenshu Monastery is located at No. 66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, founded in the Sui Dynasty, known as Xinxiang Temple in ancient times, rebuilt by Zen Master Cidu in the Qing Dynasty, renamed Wenshu Monastery, and later given the word "empty forest" by the Kangxi Emperor, so it is also known as "empty forest hall".Wenshu Monastery is a key monastery of Chinese-speaking Buddhism in China, a key cultural relics protection unit in Sichuan Province, and one of the "Ten Scenic Spots of Chengdu", with the core goal of "practicing Buddhism on earth and realizing the pure land on earth".
The temple has a staggered distribution of buildings along the central axis, such as the Bell and Drum Tower, the Thousand Buddha and the Peace Pagoda, and there are also quiet nanmu forests and poetic stele forests in the temple, providing tourists with an excellent place to watch and pray for blessings.
wide and narrow alley
Kuanzhai Alley is located at No. 27 Kuanxiangzi, Qingyang District, Chengdu, consisting of three parallel ancient streets, all of which are antique courtyards of Qingdai bricks and tiles, which is a relatively large-scale ancient street of the Qing Dynasty left over from Chengdu, and is a unique sample of the integration of northern alleys and western Sichuan architecture.
The layout of the streets and alleys here is unique, the wide alleys are open-minded and cheerful, the sun is pouring wantonly, and people are strolling leisurely and enjoying leisurely time; The narrow alleys are quiet and deep, filled with a different kind of fireworks, making people can't help but slow down and explore the surprises in every corner.
Walking in the middle, the simple charm of the ancient street comes to your face, the green tiles are scattered, and the wooden pillars have been through the vicissitudes of life, as if telling the story of the past softly, you can ask for a cup of Mengshan yellow buds here, or set up a dragon gate array with the old man next to you, or you can call a "Shu Erlang", comfortably enjoy the comfort of picking out your ears, and you can also feast on the side of the food stall, facing a dazzling array of snacks.
Jinli Ancient Street
Jinli was once one of the oldest and most commercial streets in the history of Western Shu, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms period was famous throughout the country, even the Tang Dynasty poet Saint Du Fu's poems mentioned Jinli many times, "Jin" ancient text also has the meaning of prosperity, the word "Li" refers to the hometown, Li, street, as the name suggests, you can imagine the prosperity of Jinli in the past.
The current Jinli, with the late Ming and early Qing dynasties of western Sichuan as the coat, the culture of the Three Kingdoms and Chengdu folk customs as the connotation, is one of the most popular attractions in Chengdu, the shops on both sides of the street are placed with many local characteristics, and there are many old Chengdu craftsmen to make sugar blowing paintings, kneading people, etc., in addition, all kinds of delicacies here will also make you salivate, including Zhang Fei beef, tofu pudding, beef burnt cakes, bowl bowl chicken, etc., each with its own flavor.
Huanglongxi Ancient Town
The ancient town is located in the west of Section 4 of Huanglong Avenue, Tianfu New District, Chengdu, about 40 kilometers away from Chengdu City, the earliest history can be traced back to the time when Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms established the Shu Han regime in Chengdu, which has a history of 2,100 years, and the traditional folk "fire dragon" activity in the town is known as The hometown of China's fire dragon".
The ancient town is located at the confluence of two rivers, with the flavor of Jiangnan "water town", a stream passes through the city, both sides are bluestone paved roads, both sides of the road are mostly Ming and Qing buildings, built by the water, wooden pillars and green tiles of pavilions and houses, beautifully carved railings, it looks quiet and simple.
There are three ancient temples in the town, namely Zhenjiang Temple, Chaoyin Temple and Gulong Temple, which have thousands of years of yellow birch trees, Qing Dynasty stages, etc., in addition to a strange "Three Counties Yamen", because the historical Huanglongxi Town is located at the junction of the three counties, known as "one foot on three counties", so the three counties set up this institution here.
Anren Ancient Town
Anren Ancient Town, founded in the Tang Dynasty, is a peaceful ancient town, but also a place full of historical charm and cultural charm, there are China's largest folk museum settlements, the most famous is the well-preserved Liu family manor (former landlord Liu Wencai) family.
Most of the existing old-style neighborhood buildings are from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, especially the landlord Liu's family buildings are the most, creating a combination of Chinese and Western styles, solemn, elegant and generous courtyards, highlighting the special architectural style of Anren Town, the main attractions in the town are: Liu's Manor Group, Liu Xiang Mansion, Hongxing Street, Shuren Street, Yumin Street, Small Western-style Building, Anren Middle School, Bell Tower and other landscapes.
Liu's Manor complex was built at the end of the Qing Dynasty and was completed at the end of the Republic of China, which is the private residence of Liu Wencai, a large landowner in western Sichuan. It is one of the important historical sites and representative buildings of modern Chinese society, and the whole manor building is luxurious, exquisitely carved, and a combination of Chinese and Western, which is a typical Chinese rural manor building.
The manor is composed of two large buildings facing each other from the north and south, namely: the old mansion and the new mansion, the old mansion is Liu Wencai's residence, the new mansion has now been changed to the Western Sichuan Folk Customs Exhibition Hall, collecting and displaying some physical objects of the folk culture of western Sichuan, the high walls and deep courtyards, heavy gates and deep alleys, pavilions and pavilions, stone carvings and paintings, and the rich collection are telling the illustrious past of this family in the past. The story in the large sculpture "Rent House" in the backyard of the manor is a microcosm of that era.
Luodai Ancient Town
Luodai Ancient Town is located in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, about 18 kilometers away from the city, is a relatively well-preserved Hakka ancient town in the suburbs of Chengdu, and is also the first Hakka town in the west.
The thousand-year-old streets and Hakka houses in the town are well preserved, the old streets are in the pattern of "one street and seven lanes", the residents of the ancient town still retain the pure Hakka language and customs, and the houses, guild halls, ancient streets, and courtyards of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China in the town are also well preserved, and the thousand-year-old historical accumulation and the integration of multiple cultures have formed a unique Hakka customs and Hakka culture.
In addition, there are many delicacies in the ancient town, such as sad jelly, hot and sour powder, sugar and oil fruit, fried glutinous rice cake, wormwood cake, stone-ground tofu pudding, nine-bucket bowl, salt-baked chicken, etc., the more famous should be "sad jelly", the so-called sadness, in fact, it means that the person who eats it will be spicy tears come out, looking like sad.
Wuhou Shrine
Wuhou Temple is located at No. 231 Wuhou Temple Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu, and is the only temple in the country that commemorates Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other Shu Han heroes, and is also the most influential museum of the Three Kingdoms in the world, enjoying the reputation of "Three Kingdoms Holy Land".
The cultural relics area of Wuhou Temple is mainly composed of Huiling, Han Zhaolie Temple, Wuhou Temple, Sanyi Temple, etc., the main building is Wuhou Temple, Wuhou Temple is divided into gates, two gates, Liu Bei Hall, hall, Zhuge Liang Hall, Sanyi Temple, etc., arranged on a central axis from south to north, the temple enshrines 50 statues of Shu Han heroes such as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and there are many inscriptions and plaques about Zhuge Liang and the culture of the Three Kingdoms in the area.
Qingyang Palace
Qingyang Palace is located in the second section of the west of the first ring road in Chengdu, is a relatively old and large-scale Taoist temple in Chengdu, known as "the first Taoist temple in western Sichuan", the main buildings in the palace are the mountain gate, the Sanqing Hall, the Tang King Hall, etc., its main building is divided into six layers, built on a central axis, the layout is regular, the momentum is magnificent.
According to legend, the Qingyang Palace was built in the Zhou Dynasty, originally named "Qingyang Si", which is said to be directly connected to the Taoist teacher Zu Laozi, who once said when Lao Tzu rode a green ox out of Hangu Pass: A thousand days later, I will find me in Chengdu Qingyang Shop; According to research, it was named "Qingyang Temple" during the Three Kingdoms period, changed its name to "Xuanzhong Temple" in the Tang Dynasty, changed its name to "Qingyang Temple" in the Five Dynasties, and renamed it "Qingyang Palace" in the Song Dynasty.
Nine Eyes Bridge
The Nine Eyes Bridge is located near the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, is a well-known bar street in Chengdu, the classical style covered bridge is very beautiful, the construction age of the bridge is now impossible to verify, but the current Nine Eyes Bridge is synonymous with a bar street in Chengdu, is a symbol of Chengdu's night culture, there are a large number of bars, restaurants, teahouses and other leisure places around, the night is very lively, full of tourists who come to club, especially at night, the Nine Eyes Bridge is set off by the lights, it looks more dazzling and bright.
In short, there are too many fun and delicious places in Chengdu, coming to Chengdu, it will make you nostalgic, a little reluctant feeling, as if you can't leave when you come, and you want to come again, but due to the relationship of time, there are still many places that you have not visited, leave some regrets, and find a better mistake for revisiting Chengdu.
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