Reporter Li Maoying.
Picture: The Tuzhang houses in Cangtai Village are stacked on top of each other and are connected to each other. Photo by Wu Kun (People's Vision) Photo: Tuzhang House, a traditional folk house in Cangtai Village. Photo by Kong Xiangmin (Image China) Photo: Villagers in Cangtai Village gather on the roof of a tuzhang house to play the piano and sing. Pictured: Cangtai Village terraced rice fields in the depths of the sea of clouds. Pictured: Villagers in Cangtai Village play the horn of crossing the mountain. The horn has a unique tone and mellow sound quality, and it is a commonly used musical instrument used by the Yi people when singing and dancing. Photo: Cangtai Primary School students are doing recess activities. Photo: Villagers walk on the path by the terraced fields in Cangtai Village. Pictures to pictures are all taken by Xu Jun (People's Vision).
Along the winding mountain road, climb over the mountains at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, remove the clouds and mist, stand on the mountain and look at it from afar, an ancient village - Cangtai Village is faintly visible.
Cangtai Village, rooted in Guanting Town, Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is one of the first batch of traditional villages in the country and a provincial-level historical and cultural village. The Yi people have guarded this place for generations with enthusiasm and hard work.
The sea of clouds is a recognized beauty of Cangtai people. Ascending high and looking into the distance, the clouds and fog are pervasive, changing rapidly, a ray of golden light comes out through the clouds, and the sunlight shines on the cangtai, waking up the cooking smoke. Walking into the village, the layers of earthen palm houses watch over the winding terraced rice fields, and the ancient charm is leisurely.
A sea of clouds with terraced rice fields.
The mountain village is full of life.
Cangtai was formerly known as "Cangtai", located in Yunnan to the south bank of the Red River and Southeast Asia and other places on the ancient silk road, there is the Yuanjiang River in front, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the terrain is steep, as the granary of the grain gathering and grain supply on the way and got the name. Later, people rewrote "cang" to "cang" and wrote "cangtai", which has been used to this day.
Cangtai Village has a long history. As early as the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the villagers gradually settled here, opened up terraced fields in the mountains, a piece of oily green in summer, and sparkling after the water was stored in winter. Cangtai Village has a steep slope, and taking advantage of the drop of the terraced fields, the villagers have built a canal next to each hill field, so that each field has its own water inlet. "Don't look at the separation, everyone in the village often helps each other. The upper mound fell dirt, and the lower mound was responsible for cleaning it, and if the ridge was damaged, it was repaired by the upper mound. At harvest time, everyone works together. Li Fagui, secretary of the general party branch of Cangtai Village, said.
During the Qing Dynasty, Cangtai was an important post station on the main road from the official hall to the Chala Ferry, and it was a necessary place for the transportation of money and grain. Since the establishment of the granary in Cangtai, there have been caravans of different sizes on both sides of the Red River. Now, walking on the ancient post road in Cangtai Village, you can still see the boundary monuments that pointed the way for pedestrians and the ancient stone jars for people to drink.
The reporter followed villager Li Fayun into the village to visit, without knocking on the door, pushing the door in, a few words of greeting, and bumped into a smiling face. If it happens to be a meal, the host will warmly serve the meal, red rice, local chicken, fried tofu, "This is the authentic Cangtai flavor." ”
Cangtai Primary School and the village committee are separated by one door. During recess, naughty children scrambled to greet the village cadres. Sitting in the duty room of the village committee, the sound of books is loud. At lunchtime, the reporter met Li Fagui in the school kitchen, who was wearing an apron and holding a big fish that had just been caught from the field. "In recent years, the village has engaged in 'rice, fish and duck symbiosis', and a lot of big fish can be caught in the terraces, and this one is for the children to try. ”
The wind and clouds flow, the green terraces, and the people and scenery of Cangtai weave a beautiful picture together. View, the ethereal sea of clouds and terraced rice fields accompanied;Taste, history gives the ancient village infinite style;In terms of people, the Yi people have given this place full of vitality.
Spectacular earthen palm house.
Thick ancient Yi village.
The yellow clay nourishes the spirit of Cangtai. Many buildings in the village have a history of 100 years, and nearly 200 Yi Tuzhang houses built of yellow clay bricks are the pride of Cangtai people.
When the village was first built, the transportation was inconvenient, and the villagers could only use local materials, so the tuzhang houses were basically built of local loess bricks. Cangtai has a high altitude and sufficient sunshine, the cold wind in winter and the scorching sun in summer. "When someone in the village repairs the earthen house, everyone will take the initiative to help without pay, and the host family will usually cook and entertain them. Long Shouxi, head of the cultural station of Guanting Town, Jianshui County, said.
Nowadays, overlooking from the air, the Tuzhang houses in the village are distributed in a stepped manner with the slope of the terrain, and outside the gate of the Tuzhang houses of the same height is the street that runs through the whole village, and the gap between the houses has become a longitudinal street, and the villagers have also planted small flowers on the street in front of their homes. In the precipitation of hundreds of years, the Yi Tuzhang houses built by the mountains, connected to each other, and well preserved are very spectacular.
Every Qingming Festival, Spring Festival and Torch Festival, no matter how far away, people who work outside will find a way to return to the village. Long Shouxi said. Walking along the stone road, passing through the earthen palm houses, and stepping on the ridges, you can understand why this village made of yellow mud bricks is the love in the hearts of every Cangtai person.
The music surrounds the platform.
Everywhere is the stage.
The colored silk hanging on the shamisen and the player's arm shake together, and the melodious sound of the strings is endless. During the playing, the wrinkles on the bright copper-colored face of villager Yang Zhongyuan gradually stretched.
Yang Zhongyuan has been attracted to the shamisen since he was a child. "This is an ancient plucked instrument of the Yi people, and I thought it was interesting to see it played when I was a child. From then on, he began to learn to play the shamisen, begging the elders in the village to teach him, while teaching himself to practice, and playing a song whenever he had time. Holding the three-stringed piano he made himself, Yang Zhongyuan happily recalled that his wife was attracted by the sound of his own piano.
Three-string, four-string, play everything. However, what he is most proud of is the good craftsmanship of the first three strings. Speaking of ** Sanxian, Yang Zhongyuan's eyes were brighter, and he tuned and played excitedly, and the crisp music sounded again. "This is a horse tune, this is a send-off tune. "There are no words and no scores, it all depends on word of mouth, and he can easily come up with several tunes that are often played on the local shamisen.
The annual Torch Festival is a grand local festival. In the large square of the village, there is no need for rehearsals, and the old and young of the village spontaneously join in the celebrations. Around the torches and to the local sound, the men danced while playing the piano, while the women wore their own Yi costumes and danced. The colorful collars, the decorations on the heads, and the shoes on the feet are all from the skillful hands of the women. Flowers and trees, scenery of Cangtai, etc., are frozen on the clothes after stitches and threads.
As a Yi village, there is no shortage of singing and dancing in Cangtai Village. After tea and dinner, in the fields, you can often hear ** and see dance. The Yi people's characteristic gong dance and small three strings, combined with the energetic peasant women and the spirited Yi elderly, do not need to set up a stage, get together, and the land under the feet of the villagers is the stage.
Touching the thick brick walls, strolling through the streets next to the earthen palm houses, the light and shadow danced, and time seemed to stand still. Follow the ladder, climb to the roof with the villagers, and sit on the roof to pull the house. The Red River Valley was hit by a strong wind, and the wind was mixed with the smell of distant mountains, until the afterglow was sprinkled, the bright moon was bright, the stars faded away, and the villagers heard the song again.
He Yue participated in the writing).
People** 2024-01-01 06 Edition).