Leshan, an underrated small city in southern Sichuan, is half poetic and half life

Mondo International Updated on 2024-02-01

A thousand years ago, there were scattered villages under Lingyun Mountain, surrounded by peaks and mountains, and the mountains and rivers reflected each other, like a flowing picture. The Minjiang River, the Dadu River and the Tsing Yi River meet here, bringing abundant water resources, but also frequent floods. However, the appearance of the monk Haitong changed all that. He passed through this place, saw the suffering of the people, and felt compassion, so he built a stone Buddha on the mountain to calm the town. For thousands of years, people have thrived under the protection of the stone Buddha, telling the history of the town. This mountain is a Buddha, this city is also a mountain, the beauty of the water nourishes the uprightness of the mountain, and the style of the mountain engraves the bones of people. This is Jiazhou in ancient times and Leshan today.

In the early morning, the bell of Wuyou Temple echoed in the ears of the Big Buddha, and Leshan City slowly woke up. Far away from Wuyou Temple is the towering Leshan main mountain Laoxiaoding. There is a Laozi temple on the top of the mountain, called Shenxiao Yuqing Palace, which is the origin of the name of Laoxiaoding. Climb the stairs from the bottom of the mountain, step on the bluestone slab, and pass through the quaint archway, and what catches your eye is the ancient buildings. Leshan Confucian Temple Panchi, Lingxing Gate, Wanshou Temple, Wanjing Building, Lingguan Building, etc., red wall golden tile, dougong cornice, beautiful. In the shade of greenery, Wanjinglou stands majestically and becomes a unique scene.

When we climb the "first floor of the southwest", overlooking Leshan, the distant mountains are long, the three rivers are rippling, and the handsome beauty of the ancient city of Jiazhou is in full view. The charm of Jiazhou is not only embedded in the ancient buildings, but also circulated in the ancient streets and alleys. In the memories of the old people, yellow kudzu trees, red sand walls, ancient wells, and clear springs are intertwined, where women and children draw water to wash clothes, wash vegetables, and soak bean sprouts ......The spring water tinkled and people's smiles bloomed with the sound of tinkling. This street is named after the tinkling spring and is known as Dingdong Street. In Leshan, there are many such ancient streets.

The life of Leshan people is full of poetry and warmth. There is not only the weight of history, but also the prosperity of modern times. The people here use their wisdom and hard work to create a vibrant and charming city. This is Leshan, a city that blends ancient and modern styles, and a city that deserves people to come here to experience the beauty of the blend of history and modernity. Wu, the name of the ancient star, Yan, the meaning of a woman's beautiful appearance, the combination of the two to form Wu Yan Street, although literally a little enchanting, but in fact quite poignant, so it has been used to this day. When you walk through this street, it seems that you can see a graceful beauty holding an oil-paper umbrella in the morning and dusk after the rain, walking in the rain flower alley, a single shadow, but the shadow is ......

In the ancient city of Jiazhou, the ancient buildings and temples carry a heavy history and tell beautiful legends, while the ancient city gate is like a loyal warrior, guarding the city. Leshan is adjacent to the water, is the place where the three rivers meet, the river is rushing like ten thousand horses, the roar is shocking, and it has brought trouble to the local people. In order to suppress the flood, as early as the Song Dynasty, industrious and wise people used local materials to build a protective wall along the river using red sand stones.

The city walls are winding, the city gates are majestic, and the city embankments are united, which is magnificent. Today, there are as many as 11 well-preserved city gates, among which the most familiar one is the Lizheng Gate. The name of Li Zhengmen comes from a sentence in "Zhou Yi", "Li, Ming, the hexagram of the south", in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, after the city wall of Leshan was washed away by the flood, people poured two iron cast buffaloes on the city gate tower in order to resolve the flood.

Walking along the city wall to the south, there is the adjacent Xun Gate, which is taken from the meaning of "smoke wind coming south" in the Book of Songs. And on the east side of the city wall, the Hanchun Gate stands quietly. Among the five elements, the east belongs to wood, and wood is spring, so it is named "Hanchun". In the ancient city, the city gates are silent, and the bricks and tiles are mottled, as if telling the prosperity and vicissitudes of the ancient city.

Whenever the sun rises, the sound of busyness in the Xiba tofu workshop can be heard in the alley. The young and strong farmer pours the drained soybean milk into the pot, the milky white and viscous juice hangs on the wall of the tank, and the firewood is lightly picked up under the stove and the soy milk is boiled over a slow fire. Until a thin layer of soybean oil skin forms on the surface of the soy milk, then cool to about 80 degrees. This kind of Xiba tofu is a soothing delicacy.

Mix the salt brine with water, slowly slide it on the soybean milk surface, skillfully let the brine flow into the pot, and mix it evenly with the soy milk. The workshop was smoky, and it was impossible to tell whether it was heat or fog. After about two quarters of an hour, the tofu is solidified. Scoop the condensed tofu into the wooden trough while it is hot, compact, and demold, and the pieces of delicate and soft tofu are completed. The ingenuity of the Xiba people has made the nutritious tofu dishes continue to evolve, making a variety of delicacies, such as bear's paw tofu, pregnant tofu, lantern tofu, hydrangea tofu and more than 300 varieties. Feast your eyes on the view, and feast the food on the mouth. Leshan tofu is delicious and mellow, known as "Sichuan tofu is the best in the world, Xiba tofu crowns Sichuan".

Leshan cuisine doesn't stop there. Delicacies such as stilted beef, spicy tang, bowl chicken and Linjiang eel silk all make diners' taste buds dance passionately. In the streets and alleys of Leshan, food is like a warm business card, conveying the enthusiasm of this land. Sweet duck is commonly known as braised duck, the ingredients come from the deep mountains of the native duck, exquisite craftsmanship, can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, the folk will be the imperial food process as concocted, and constantly improve and innovate. When the marinated duck is dry, then put it in a hot oil pan and fry it until the skin is crispy and red, and then brush with caramel sugar. Leshan sweet duck is brown and red in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and fragrant.

The hard-working and honest Leshan people run to every corner of the city for food in every morning and dusk. The town is quaint and quiet, and they soothe people with their food. The fireworks in the world are the most soothing to the hearts of mortals.

The above content is for reference only, you can adjust and optimize according to your own needs. Life is steaming, every reunion dinner is satisfying, and every little day is delicious. The quiet morning and dusk are the best taste of the world, full of joy. In the autumn of the twelfth year of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai left his familiar home and traveled by boat. When night falls, the sky above Jiazhou is inlaid with a bright moon, the river is like practice, the stars are dotted, like a dream. He chanted affectionately: "The moon of Mount Emei is half in autumn, and the shadow enters the water flow of the Pingqiang River." Since ancient times, Jiazhou has been a place where literati and scholars linger.

In the fourth year of Jiayou, the Su Shi brothers bid farewell to their father and their mother's spiritual seat and embarked on a journey to Beijing again. The early morning drums sounded, and the bunting on the side of the ship fluttered and swirled. The water of the Jinjiang River is as thin as a belt, and the water of the Manjiang River is clear. The boat passed by the Buddha's feet, and the vast river seemed to lead to the sky. At that time, no matter how beautiful the river scenery was, it could not stop him from pursuing the future.

Forty years later, when he returned to Leshan again, Su Shi's state of mind was already different. When he was a teenager, he was reluctant to pursue Wanhu Hou and cling to Han Jingzhou. He aspires to become a Leshan person, roam with wine, and feel the joy of life. In the four years of Yuanyou, everything in his eyes has disappeared, but he still loves the city and the life here.

Forty years have passed in the blink of an eye. The longing of the past and the melancholy of the present are intertwined, but the poet finally found inner peace in the mountains and rivers. As the song goes: "There are many stories in the small city, full of joy and joy", today's Leshan people live a comfortable and leisurely life in this city. The sunshine of Leshan is shining in every corner, and the small teahouse on weekends is always full, and the old people play chess and chat. The mahjong parlor is even more crowded, and the sound of mahjong can be heard everywhere. The sunset is scorching, and the nightlife here is just beginning.

Walking on the streets of Leshan, feeling the steaming of life, everyone is living their own little life and enjoying ordinary happiness. This is life, full of joy and fun, no matter hope or disappointment, you can finally find inner peace in the mountains and rivers. The bustling scenes of diners enjoying food by the river, lovers embracing each other in the moonlight, and aunts and uncles dancing aerobics in the square are unforgettable. Some people say that because of a person, you fall in love with a city. I think you will definitely fall in love with everyone here because of Leshan City. The people of Leshan City have passed down the hard-working, enthusiastic and simple qualities of their ancestors for generations, and they are also writing a new chapter in the city. Shao Bo of the Southern Song Dynasty once wrote in "The Story of Qingyin Pavilion": "The view of the world's mountains and rivers is in Shu, and the victory of Shu is called Jiazhou." "The beauty of Leshan City is hidden between the mountains and rivers. At the foot of Lingyun Mountain, the three rivers are surging and rushing away, and the river stops in front of the Buddha, and flows behind the Buddha. This small city is both restrained and open, low-key and public, both individual and inclusive. In this city of mountains and rivers intertwined with fireworks and sheng songs, time is quiet and the years are peaceful. The mystery here is always a ...... that people can't solve

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