On February 2, the Lunar New Year, the Nuanquan Ancient Town of Wei County, Zhangjiakou City, was full of lights and was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Nuanquan Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town in China, and the West Castle in the town is the most well-preserved one of the "Eight Hundred Ancient Castles" in ancient Ulzhou. The reporter walked through the urn city and entered the main street of the West Castle, only to see that the alleys were ancient, and a row of handmade lanterns were hung every two meters, making the New Year flavor of the castle stronger.
Knock knock, knock knock ......With the sound of drums, the social fire show began. Lion dance, dry boat, bull fighting and other wonderful performances make tourists dizzy.
The biggest feature of the social fire in Nuanquan Ancient Town is that the social fire of the eight forts to which it belongs has its own specialty, and there is no similarity. Ren Yongsheng, Secretary of the Party Committee of Nuanquan Town, introduced that during the Spring Festival this year, they also arranged performances such as tree flowers, stilt plays, and shadow puppet plays, so that tourists can have a rich tourism experience.
The lively scene suddenly made people feel the atmosphere of the New Year. Li Yanzhe, a tourist from Beijing, is a frequent visitor to Nuanquan Ancient Town, and he likes the antique castles and down-to-earth folk culture, "It's only a little more than three hours to drive from Beijing, which is very convenient." ”
In April 2020, the western section of the Jingwei Expressway was completed, attracting more passengers to Nuanquan Ancient Town. There are many tourists, and Zong Yueqin, a resident of West Ancient Castle, tasted the sweetness, "In the past, I only sold local products such as bad tofu, chili oil, and millet, but at the end of 2020, I opened another paper-cutting shop, and the business is very good." ”
Out of the north gate of the West Castle, you will come to the Sanhetai B&B. The B&B maintains the original Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient architectural style - exquisite gatehouse, exquisite brick carving, quaint oil decoration and painted ......It shows the prosperity and elegance of the year.
Turn around the alleys of Nuanquan Ancient Town, stay in the B&B of West Castle, and feel relaxed. Li Yanzhe said with a smile that the homestay "awakened" the ancient house and opened the nostalgia in the memories of tourists, "A chance choice, I lived in Sanhetai homestay." The wooden beams and windows suddenly reminded me of the days when I lived in the hutongs of Beijing. ”
Rooms are fully booked during the Chinese New Year. In addition to festivals, there are also many tourists who come to stay on weekends. Liang Min, the person in charge of Sanhetai B&B, said that in addition to accommodation, B&B also provides catering services, "There are 17 villagers who have been working here for a long time, and when they are busy, they also need external personnel." ”
An ancient house, a piece of history. Relying on the resources of ancient houses, Nuanquan Ancient Town has built 9 medium and high-end homestays and more than 40 farmhouse inns, giving new life to the old courtyards. Among them, Xigu Huiyuan B&B has recently been rated as a national first-class tourist homestay.
So close, so beautiful, weekend to Hebei. We will use the method of 'folk customs + homestay' to attract tourists from Beijing and Tianjin to come to the ancient town for a slow tour. Ren Yongsheng said that Nuanquan Ancient Town will continue to dig deep into the ancient castle culture and folk culture, explore new forms of cultural sojourn, connect with well-known domestic cultural tourism and performing arts companies and operation teams, plan immersive performing arts projects, build ancient castle film and television bases, etc., and create a weekend travel destination in western Beijing. (Hebei ** reporter Guo Xiaotong).