Nostalgic memories on the Chengdu Chongqing Ancient Road

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-29

In the long history, what attracts people is nothing more than kings, soldiers, poets and many other topics of great nature, and few people are aware of the value of bricks, stones and gravel. With the change of the times and the change of dynasties, the true face of history has become distant in repeated ** and neglect, but the traces of the road have become clearer and clearer, from formation to use, and have become witnesses of countless people, wars and lives in an obscure manner.

Before nightfall, the streets and alleys near the pier were already lit up with lanterns. Because there are always merchants from the north and south staying here, although the streets are narrow, there are many shops, restaurants, teahouses, inns and even fireworks industry is very developed. There are many small vendors in the empty streets, shouting at the outsiders who have just disembarked. **Such as weaving, sparkling cars and horses, everywhere you look, full of prosperous fireworks. ”

In ancient times, Jin Guanyi.

It isThe Jinguanyi of the Qing Dynasty is located on the first stop of the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road east of Chengdu to Chongqing。The Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road began in the Qin and Han dynasties, took shape in the Tang and Song dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes before Jinguanyi became an important Jin. For thousands of years, this ancient road has been used by mule and horse teams, fast horses, palanquins, and sliding poles, and dignitaries, merchants, monks, and ordinary people, and sometimes the army. Day after day, the sound of horses' hooves faded away, the post stations were abolished, and changes followed, and the construction of roads and railways caused many traces of roads to disappear, but new routes still coincided.

Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road South Road-Dongda Road.

The Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road goes out of Chengdu with Jinguanyi as the starting point, and the north and south branches to Jianyang, South Road to the southeast, now through Ziyang City Yanjiang District, Lezhi County, Anyue County, Neijiang City Zizhong County, Shizhong District, Dongxing District, Longchang City to Chongqing, is the most important official post road between Chengdu and Chongqing, known as the earliest "Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway", a total length of 1071 miles;The north road is a small road, from Longquanyi to continue eastward, through Anyue, Tongliang, Bishan to Chongqing, the whole journey is 815 miles, but on the way you need to keep going over the mountains and mountains, the mountain road is narrow, and most of the monks and traders who take this road do not pursue transportation efficiency.

Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road. Because Chongqing is located in the east of Chengdu, Sichuan, South Road is also called"Higashi-Oji"., carrying the needs of politics and business;North Province is little known"East Path".It has become an important position for cultural exchanges in Bashu. Whether it is "Dongda Road" or "East Road", they all play an extremely important role. In the history of the repeated division and merger of Chengdu and Chongqing, they are like two links connecting the two major cities in the southwest, Chongqing and Chengdu, and bear the important responsibility of economic exchanges and cultural development between the two places.

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All the way to the east to explore the history of Bashu

Chengdu is located in the Sichuan Basin, with a superior geographical location, developed economy and prosperous culture. "Hanshu Geographical Chronicles" describes Chengdu as follows: "The land is fertile, there are fertile rivers, mountains, forests, bamboos, trees, vegetables and fruits. This advantage has made Chengdu the political, economic and cultural center of the southwest region since ancient times, but the Chengdu-Chongqing ancient road has become the most convenient and important passage connecting the two places.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road reached its peak, and the post station became the main channel responsible for delivering important news, official documents and various materials. According to the record of the "Daming Huidian", the number of post stations in Sichuan reached 144 at that time, which was the province with the most post stations in the country. 600 miles of expedited document express, the fastest one day to arrive. In addition to the post stations serving officials and messengers, the official road also gathers teahouses, wine shops, shops, stackhouses, brothels, gambling houses and other industries. Over time, along the way, many towns and even county towns have flourished.

Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road Shuangfengyi County Chronicle.

The current Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road Shuangfeng Station (located in Neijiang).

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court improved the post delivery system and added many post stations in Sichuan, and there are still many related place names, such asYang'an Station, Post Shop, Laifeng StationAnd so onAmong them:Chengdu LongquanyiwithZiyang Nanjin StationThe most famous, it is the two most representative of the five famous posts in ancient times. The former is the first major station in the east of Dongda Road, and the latter is a well-known land and water wharf because it is located on the shore of the Tuojiang River.

In the 80s of the last century, Jinguanyi.

The current Nanjinyi Old Teahouse (located in Ziyang).

* In three years, in order to eradicate the former Qing Dynasty husband service system, the national post station was abolished, and the post transportation system was abolished, and the prosperity of the official road belonging to the post station faded for a while, and the profound social changes in Chengdu and Chongqing also kicked off. In 1911, after the first shot of the Xinhai Revolution was fired in Wuchang, various places responded to the peace. The revolutionaries were in Sichuan in the summerChengdu Longquan StationFiring the first shot of the Sichuan-Chongqing Uprising, he led his troops along the East Road to Chongqing, which was controlled by the League. In 1912, the Chongqing Shu Army** and the Sichuan Army** were thereRongchang Anfu TownNorth-South talks were held, and the military ** of Chengdu and Chongqing was officially merged into the Sichuan Governor's Office. In 1927,Dongda Road leads to the far gateWitness the "331" ** Yang Yangong and Ran Jun bravely took justice. In 1928, the Provisional Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Sichuan Province was inCopper pot stationA representative meeting was held to formally establish the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The old Anfu Old Street.

In the turbulent times, the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road was forced to participate in the entire process of struggle and revolution as a bystander, leaving behind revolutionary sites and martyrs' statues scattered along the way to remember this history. In 1933, the "Chengdu-Chongqing Highway" was opened to traffic. In 1952, the "Chengdu-Chongqing Railway" was opened to traffic, and the bluestone slab ancient post road with the sound of horses' hooves completely disappeared into the long river of history.

Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road - Mafang Bridge after the road was built in the old days.

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See the big from the small and get a glimpse of the Bashu civilization

Dongxiao Road is different from the bustle and prosperity of Dongda Road as an official road, and there is a deep civilization exchange surging under the narrow and rugged mountain road, which bursts out with vigorous and tenacious vitality with the precipitation of the years.

During the Song Dynasty, Buddhism ushered in a grand prosperity in Chengdu, and there was a saying that "those who speak Zen must know Shu". There are many famous temples in the city, and the famous monks are prepared, attracting a large number of foreign monks, painters and craftsmen to enter ShuDaci Temple, Zhaojue Temple, Baoli Templeand other famous temples to create or transform the theme of Buddha statues. In order to accumulate merit for peace, monks and traders built temples and excavated Buddha statues on the east side of the road, which is often trafficked. Because of the solid economy of Bashu, the stone is easy to carve, the east road set off a statue tide along the way, with the Longquan Mountains as the carrier to witness the birth of the rare grotto art in the world, is the most dense area of ancient grotto art in China.

Anyue reclining Buddha. Anyue Pilu Cave Willow Deity Ten Refining Diagram.

Today, due to the influence of natural and man-made factors, many cave Buddha statues on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road have been destroyed, but they can still be recovered from the existing partThe monument of King Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in Longquanyi District, the cliff statue of the Reclining Buddha Monastery in Anyue County, Ziyang City, the stone carving statue of Pilu Cave, the cliff statue of the Buddha Temple in Lezhi County, the cliff statue of Xianglong Mountain in Neijiang City, and the cliff statue of Chonglong Mountainand other national key protected cultural relics, a glimpse of the splendor of grotto art on the east road.

Anyue Pilu Cave Purple Bamboo Goddess of Mercy.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, under the impetus of the Qing Dynasty's policy of "immigration and reclamation", the century-long "Huguang filling Sichuan" began. Many migrants traveled up the river to Chongqing, and then spread along the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road to western Sichuan, helping to rejuvenate the war-torn Sichuan in economic, cultural, and social aspects.

The influx of immigrants has had a profound impact on the Bashu culture, and after continuous absorption and integration, the Bashu culture has greatly changed in terms of clothing, food, language and customs. In the development of the languages of Chengdu and Chongqing, a unique Sichuan-Chongqing dialect has been formed, and the architectural styles and folk culture of the two places in the Ming and Qing dynasties are also very regional.

Huguang fills Sichuan".

Now,Luodai Ancient Town in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Wangjia Ancestral Hall in Zizhong County, and Panlong Town in Rongchang District, ChongqingThey are all historical witnesses of the Hakka family's entry into Sichuan. Tracing back to the ancient town of Luodai in the Han Dynasty, more than 85% of the town are the descendants of Hakka immigrants, with thousands of years of history and a variety of cultures blended, leaving many historical monuments such as Hakka hall buildings, Ming and Qing dynasty residences and Jinlong Temple. The annual "Water Dragon Festival" and "Fire Dragon Festival" are characteristic folk activities that have been passed down by the Hakka people for hundreds of yearsLuo Belt Hakka songs, Yongtian Taoxun, Baihe straw weaving, Qiu's Hakka sedan chair, Hakka wedding customsand other intangible cultural heritage, Luodai Ancient Town is also known as the "last Hakka kingdom" in Chinese mainland.

Chengdu Luodai Ancient Town.

Yongdong Fire Dragon, Dongxing District, Neijiang City.

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Tracing back to the source and exploring the secrets of Bashu cuisine

Sichuan cuisine has a long history, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties. After thousands of years of development, Sichuan cuisine has inherited the food customs and fine traditions of cooking in the Bashu region since ancient times, and is an important part of Bashu culture. Chongqing cuisine is a cuisine that has been improved and innovated on Sichuan cuisine, and is known as "Chongqing Sichuan cuisine" by the outside world, also known as "Chongqing Jianghu cuisine". Although the two trace the same food culture and are known for their good use of spicy, they have their own flavors.

There are many post stations located at the intersection of land and water on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road, which are relatively rich in fish resources and have more delicacies about fish. For example, the area of Nanjinyi and Zhenmu Town is close to the Tuojiang River, which is rich in catfish"Zizhong Ball Creek Catfish".It is famous, the history of its fish can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty, and there is a pattern of catfish sculpture on the wall of the Confucian Temple in Zizhong County. Zizhong Qiuxi catfish has garlic catfish, spicy catfish, steamed catfish, tofu catfish, catfish head soup and other methods. In the 80s of the last century, the Chengdu-Chongqing Highway near Zizhong County was formed on both sides of the "Catfish Street", dozens of catfish restaurants were busy in front of the traffic, and the diners were endless.

Tarpon in the Brook.

Catfish Street".

This regional delicacy that is famous for its fish, and moreThe anchovy of the Fengyi on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road and the crucian carp of the posting town of the posting town。According to the record of "Laifeng Street Chronicle", Laifeng was born in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, characterized by spicy and fresh tenderness, and later the Jiangnan flavor and Bashu flavor were harmonized, which increased the diversity of the taste of Laifeng fish, and the characteristics of Bashu culture compatible with immigrant culture are similar.

Chongqing to anchovy.

Post Pavilion crucian carp. The reputation of Bashu"Linjiang Temple bean paste".It is the spicy characteristic of Nanjin Station in Ziyang City on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road, which was founded in the third year of Qianlong. Using the local abundant broad beans as the main raw material, through a special production process, the bean paste produced is famous for its unique flavor of fresh and ruddy, rich sauce aroma and slag in the mouth. is also famous for its spicy taste, as well as on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient RoadGeyue Mountain spicy chicken, rabbit noodles in Zizhong, and Ma's crisp jujube rabbit in Neijiangand other delicacies. In addition to that,Jianyang mutton soup, Neijiang candied fruit, Neijiang beef noodles, Rongchang braised goose, Luoquan tofuAnd so on is also the Bashu food that cannot be missed on the way.

Nanjin Yi Linjiang Temple bean paste.

Pixian Douban, Pidu District, Chengdu.

Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road Bashu Food.

Bashu thousands of years to read the wind and rain, Chengdu-Chongqing ancient road to tell the heart.

As a link between Chengdu and Chongqing, the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road has given all Bashu civilizations, including politics, economy and culture, opportunities for exchange, development and derivation. However, with the development of the economy and the progress of the times, there is now far more than one road connecting Chengdu and Chongqing, including the old Chengdu-Chongqing Highway, Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, Chengdu-An-Chongqing Expressway, and Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway that has only been opened in recent years.

The sound of cars and horses is silent, replaced by cars, trains, high-speed trains, and planes to reach their destinations more quickly. The Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road has become the "past tense" of Bashu culture, but its disappearance does not mean forgetting. In the new era, history is being written every day, and we have opened up a new path on the basis of the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road, drawing nutrients from history to water hope and prosper a new future.

In the future, special editions of the details of Neijiang, Ziyang and other places on the Chengdu-Chongqing Ancient Road will be launched one after another, so stay tuned for the exciting content.

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