Kuanzhai Lane, Sichuan Tour Guide 1 Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to Chengdu.
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province, a famous historical and cultural city in China, the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China, a national health city and a national "double support" model city. In recent years, with her achievements in urban construction and ecological environment, she has successively won the "Habitat Award" and "Best Model Award" issued by the United Nations.
Chengdu is a mega-city integrating ancient civilization and modern civilization. She is the hometown of rare giant pandas and the center and "window" of the land of abundance. She is famous for its long history, rich cultural background, beautiful scenery and numerous places of interest. "Jincheng" and "Rongcheng" are aliases of Chengdu; Hibiscus and Ginkgo biloba are the city flowers and trees in Chengdu.
Chengdu is located between the plateau mountains in northwest Sichuan and the hills in the middle of Sichuan, with high terrain in the west, and a vast Chengdu plain in the middle and southeast, with an average elevation of about 500 meters. There are beautiful mountains, plains and hills in the territory, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 65,438+06℃ and the precipitation is about 65,438+0,000mm. Known as "no cold in winter and no heat in summer", the land is fertile, the water conservancy is advanced, and the products are rich. It has always been called "people follow the flood and drought, and they don't know hunger".
Chengdu has a total area of 6.5438+0.239 million square kilometers and a total population of 6.5438+0 million. Its jurisdiction is divided into 7 districts, 4 cities (county-level cities) and 8 counties. Namely Jinjiang District, Qingyang District, chenghua district, jinniu district, Wuhou District, qingbaijiang district and Longquanyi District; Dujiangyan City, Pengzhou City, chongzhou city City and Qionglai City; Wenjiang County, Xindu County, Shuangliu County, Dayi County, Xinjin County, Pixian County, Jintang County and Pujiang County. In addition, there are national Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone and Chengdu High-tech Development Zone. We generally say that Chengdu refers to the five districts in the city center, referred to as "five districts" for short. The rest are collectively called "suburban counties".
As early as 10,000 years ago, Chengdu became the activity center and stage of Shu ancestors. The cultural relics unearthed in Guanghan city and Sanxingdui show that at least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Shu ancestors created the ancient Shu civilization with distinctive regional characteristics here with diligent hands. About 2,500 years ago, the enlightened dynasty of ancient Shu moved its capital from (now the junction of Pengzhou City and Xindu County), and named it "Chengdu" after the allusion of "Chengdu in one year and Chengdu in three years" in Zhou Dynasty. At this time, Chengdu has become a city that has begun to take shape. In 3 16 BC, the state of Qin incorporated Sichuan into its territory, and Chengdu was the capital of Shu county. Since then, Chengdu has always been the political, economic and cultural center of Sichuan, and it has been the administrative seat and military center of counties, prefectures and provinces in past dynasties. In the meantime, Chengdu has seven capitals of separatist regimes, namely Dacheng regime in Gongsun Shu at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms regime in the second century A.D., regime in the third century, pre-Shu and post-Shu regimes around the ninth century, Dashu regime in the peasant uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty and Daxi regime in Zhang Jianli at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Chengdu has a long and splendid history of industrial and commercial development, especially the silk industry, which is famous all over the country and exported to foreign countries. During the Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu became one of the "five capitals" of China at that time because of its economic prosperity, and brocade also became an important source of national treasury income in the Han Dynasty. Chengdu is the center of Shu brocade weaving, where the imperial court set up the "Jinguan City" and sent "Jinguan" to manage it. This is why Chengdu is also called "Jincheng" and the Funan River, which goes around the city, is also called "Jinjiang". During the Shu-Han period, Zhuge Liang carried out the economic policy of recuperation and supporting farmers in Sichuan, and Chengdu, as the capital of Shu-Han, got great development, which can be seen from the narration of Shu-Du Fu written by Zuo Si in Jin Dynasty. He said, "There are thousands of businesses and hundreds of miles of tunnels in the city. Bribery of Qian Shan, there are many beautiful stars ... "This is a picture of the market transactions of many department stores! In the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu had the reputation of "prospering one and benefiting two", saying that its prosperity was second only to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.
By the Northern Song Dynasty, Chengdu had become a metropolis second only to Bianjing. At this time, due to the relatively stable disputes in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the commerce of workers, peasants and horses was developed, and the commercial market broke through the traditional square market pattern and developed a special trading market. There are not only comprehensive markets in the southeast and northwest of the city, but also markets specializing in products, such as grass market, bran market, salt market and mule market, and there is also a "night market" in the urban area. Since then, Chengdu has experienced Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China, during which it has experienced many ups and downs, but its position as the economic center of Sichuan Province has not changed.
Chengdu is also a famous hometown of arts and crafts in history. Shu embroidery and Shu brocade are world-famous, and are listed as four famous embroideries and four famous brocade in China. Chengdu lacquerware is a famous product handed down from generation to generation, with exquisite production and unique technology. Many lacquerware unearthed from modern Han tombs in Chengdu can testify. The "Leiqin" produced in Chengdu in the Tang Dynasty is well-known throughout the country and is regarded as a treasure by the vocal music community. Chengdu printing industry is one of the three major printing bases in China in the Song Dynasty, and it is known as "the first song in Shu Dynasty". Among Dunhuang documents collected by London Museum, there is a woodcut almanac of Chengdu in the Five Dynasties, which is the earliest printed woodcut almanac in the world. Chengdu's paper industry is also famous. Yizhou hemp paper made in Chengdu in Tang Dynasty was the official paper of imperial edicts and books. The poetess Xue Tao's Snow Tao Jian is regarded as the top grade by scholars and poets. Gold and silver silk products, bamboo weaving and straw weaving in Chengdu have a history of hundreds of thousands of years.
Chengdu is one of the birthplaces of splendid Shu-Han culture and the central city of Sichuan culture and education, with a glorious history of civilization. As early as BC 140, Wen Weng, the magistrate of Shu County, founded the school in Chengdu and opened the first official school in China, which greatly promoted the cultural development of Sichuan. There are four famous scholars in Chengdu, namely, Han Fu, Sima Xiangru and Yang Xiong, who are well-known historians in Jin Dynasty, Xue Tao, author of Huayang Guozhi, Duan Anjie, a poetess in Tang Dynasty, Ouyang Jiong, a musician, Huang Quan, Fan Zuyu, deputy editor-in-chief of Zi Jian, a scholar in Song Dynasty, Wei Liaoweng, a philosopher, a physician, Yang Changan, a writer in Ming Dynasty, and Yue Zhong, a famous "Confucian general" in Qing Dynasty. Of course, the history of civilization in Chengdu is also made up of the great contributions of many famous foreign ministers and scholars in history. Chengdu is a place where cultural celebrities gather in history. Great poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Cen Can, Gao Shi, Wei Zhuang and Lu You, and great writer Su Shi all lived here, leaving a lot of cultural heritage for future generations, making Chengdu's developed culture famous at home and abroad.
Kuanzhai Lane, Sichuan Travel Guide 2 Dear friends, our next destination is Kuanzhai Lane. Starting from the hotel, along Zongfu Road and Shudu Avenue, passing Tianfu Square and People's Park, the journey takes about 20 minutes. Now we have passed Tianfu Square and are driving on Shudu Avenue, which is the traffic artery that runs through Chengdu from east to west.
Now I want to ask, what kind of city is Chengdu in your eyes? Yes, comfort (Sichuan dialect). Li Bai has a poem saying: "Within nine days, 10% will be opened and thousands of households will be painted"; In the eyes of the poet Du Fu, "Looking at the red and wet place, flowers are more important than Jinguancheng", and the poet Lu You also said, "Traveling to the west of Jincheng is drunk for plum blossoms. The poem "Twenty Li Xiang, Qingyang Palace to Huanhuaxi" truly tells the beautiful environment and leisurely life of Chengdu in those days. In recent years, Chengdu has successively won the titles of "National Famous Historical and Cultural City", "Best Tourist City in China" and "National Civilized City". Last month, the ranking of China's first leisure city was announced, and Chengdu was awarded the title of "20xx Best Leisure City in China" because of its high sense of happiness, strong human feelings, inclusiveness, indolence, enjoyment of life and creation of life.
The American Times once commented on Chengdu: China in China-the most China. Then the Kuanzhai Lane we are going to today is the most Chengdu.
Kuanzhai Lane can be said to be the place that best reflects Chengdu people's understanding and expression of leisure life. Kuanzhai Lane is a large-scale ancient street of Qing Dynasty left over from Chengdu. Together with Daci Temple and Wenshuyuan, it is also called the protected block of Chengdu's three famous historical and cultural cities. It consists of three parallel lanes: wide lane, narrow lane and well lane. Kuanzhai Lane is the epitome of the past of Chengdu, an ancient and young city. In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (17 18), Junggar army invaded Tibet. The Qing court sent 3000 officers and men to calm down. 172 1 year, Emperor Kangxi responded to the feelings of the Sichuan people and sent flag soldiers to Chengdu. Nian Gengyao, then the governor of Sichuan, ordered the construction of a "full city" on the site of Shaocheng in Qin Dynasty and the placement of flag soldiers. The Qing system was strict, and all Manchu and Mongolian officers and men were not allowed to leave Shaocheng for commercial transactions without authorization. They only lived in Shaocheng Park in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is today's People's Park, by the annual contest, and got the imperial salary because of their outstanding achievements. However, the storm is coming, and now there are only two alleys left in Shaocheng. At that time, Wu Wen lived in a wide alley, and soldiers lived in a narrow alley, with a strict hierarchy. Since then, Kuanzhai Lane's personnel structure has continued. Wide lanes are mostly dignitaries, while narrow lanes are mostly inhabited by civilians. But in fact, as far as the structure and scale of streets are concerned, there is not much difference between wide alleys and narrow alleys, but the places where dignitaries live are of course "wide" and the places where civilians live are naturally "narrow". Therefore, there is a folk saying that "the wide alley is not wide and the narrow alley is not narrow".
The architectural style of wide alley and narrow alley is said to be a folk house in western Sichuan, but there are traces of quadrangle architecture in the north.
The courtyards on both sides of the alley are surrounded by three walls, leaving only one gable, carved windows, magnificent gatehouses and exquisite door decorations on the street. Although it is a bit shabby, it still tells the vicissitudes of the old alley. Kuanzhai Lane is the best place to reproduce the life scenes of old Chengdu people. Neighbors are used to sitting in the alley with bamboo chairs. After dinner, they set a table of mahjong by the wall, sat on the stone bench under the tree with tea, and watched the people coming and going in the alley. Or a family can drink porridge in the yard and chat with their families in Chengdu dialect, which is gentle and humorous.
However, the Kuanzhai Lane you want to see today is no longer that shabby old alley. In 20xx, the main reconstruction project of Chengdu Kuanzhai Lane historical and cultural block was established. On the basis of protecting the original buildings in old Chengdu, this area has formed a compound cultural commercial street with distinctive regional characteristics and strong Bashu cultural atmosphere, and created a "rich but less city" with the connotation of "old Chengdu piece, new town living room". In June 2008, Kuanzhai Lane's three-year renovation project was completely completed. The newly rebuilt Kuanzhai Lane consists of 45 quadrangles in the style of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, garden mansions with artistic and cultural connotations, and newly-built house-style boutique hotels. After reorganization, Kuanzhai Lane not only retains the original quadrangle culture, but also makes the texture of the whole block clearer. At the same time, it also combs out a clearer temperament for modern Kuanzhai Lane: wandering in wide alleys, tasting in narrow alleys and soaking in wells.
Friends, we will arrive in Kuanzhai Lane in 3 minutes. When you arrive in Kuanzhai Lane, you will find that Chengdu's "leisure" really lives up to its reputation.
Ok, please pack up your belongings and enjoy the leisure atmosphere in Kuanzhai Lane with me. Dear friends, now that we have arrived in Kuanzhai Lane, let me explain some characteristic buildings in Kuanzhai Lane in detail. Please follow me.
Generally speaking, in the process of Kuanzhai Lane's maintenance, the street shape has been adjusted in space, and the original street texture scale has been carefully preserved. Just carefully made a moderate "subtraction" and demolished the modern buildings in the area that did not match the historical features.
We know that there are only 45 buildings in Kuanzhai Lane, so businesses that can enter Kuanzhai Lane are very lucky.
Now, we are in a wide alley. The wide alley in Xuan Tong in Qing Dynasty was named Xingren Hutong. It is said that the Qing army with red flags was stationed here. According to a Manchu who knows Mongolian in Kuanxiang, Hutong is a transliteration of Mongolian. Regarding the origin of hutong, there is a saying that it refers to the passage between Mongolian yurts erected on the grassland. During the Republic of China, under the revolutionary atmosphere of anti-imperialism and feudalism in China, Xingren Hutong in Qing Dynasty was renamed Kuanxiang.
What we are seeing now is the 20 th courtyard of Kuanxiang. It is said that many people can't move their feet when they arrive here. Now let's go in and have a look. Master Lao Duan is an expert in design, such as landscape design such as "One Product in the World". Traditional culture is not only his favorite, but also his best.
No.20 wide alley, a courtyard with two entrances, was rebuilt according to the style of the Republic of China, retaining the exquisite wooden door carved by sculptors during the Republic of China. Those beautiful traditional cultural symbols, such as the lion rolling hydrangea symbolizing good luck and the blessed bergamot, can only be preserved by others at most. The most surprising thing about the Manhan Building in Tianqu is that it highlights the profound charm of traditional culture only from the details and ornaments without making any changes to the original building. In the courtyard, Long Mai Pool corresponds to Hongyun Spring, and Four Treasures of the Study corresponds to guzheng voiceless. The ancient paintings are blue and white, the peacock koi fish, and the Tianqu Manhan Building in the old section is like a gorgeous and exquisite Shu brocade. In the bustling Kuanzhai Lane, the ancient emotional appeal of deep houses and large families is preserved.
Now let's walk around the yard.
This is No.25, Kuanxiang, with a traditional black wooden door at the head and eight-character shadow walls on both sides of the door, showing the style of the big house door. The red sand under the old gate stands quietly here, showing people the life and vicissitudes of the flag bearer. Now we walk into the yard and see that the front eaves and main buildings in the yard are decorated with exquisite wood carvings. Look at the two-story building in the East Yard. People call it the Miss House. It is said that when building the courtyard, the owner built a boudoir for his unmarried daughter.
After visiting the wide alley, we will go to the narrow alley next. Through the north-south passage, we came to this narrow alley, whose name was Taiping Hutong in Qing Dynasty. The existence of Qing soldiers gave hope to Chengdu people in the war. The name of Hutong also represents people's good hope for life. Narrow hutongs are also called Taiping Hutong. The name "Taiping" naturally hopes that the people of Chengdu can live in peace without war.
What we are seeing now is the 1 courtyard in the narrow alley. Its door head is four pillars and three mountains in the west, and the top of the door hole is treated with grass patterns, which is beautiful in architecture. Walking into the yard, I saw four traditional six-wipe lattice fans in the lobby. Everyone looked at the upper part of the partition, inlaid with ice cracks and lintels. According to legend, this quadrangle was rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the shopkeeper was a wealthy businessman. When rebuilding, according to the instructions of the Feng Shui master, the door wall is mixed with the old wall bricks in order to bring forth new ideas through innovation. Therefore, the old door walls preserved in this yard are all made of red, black and gray bricks of different ages. Today, according to this legend, this courtyard is named Three Bricks Club.
This three-brick clubhouse was a gift from its owner to his wife, so the owner spared no effort. Almost all the ornaments and red wine in the wine cellar are his collections.
We saw the lobby, the east wing and the west wing of the clubhouse, forming six private rooms, neat and compact, and the pattern was stretched. The E-shaped and L-shaped green bamboo mangers in the central courtyard make the space slicing flexible and open. The most amazing thing about the three bricks is the interior decoration, which expresses the charm of traditional culture in modern language. The master made the integration of modernity and tradition seamless and natural. Expensive red bean paste plush chairs and colorful sofas, the god of literature and parasols symbolizing the canopy, PRADA domineering sofas and traditional screen chairs are all combined in such a harmonious and ingenious way.
We walked on, and now we came to the "Dianzui" bar at No.21,a narrow alley. Its owners are four post-80s. "The flowers are blooming, the wine is slightly drunk, and the feelings are beginning to move." This is their interpretation of this yard and an understanding of life. "Too much is not enough" is a hint of the ancient people in China to enjoy the fun of life: no excessive indulgence, no parsimony, only a little drunkenness and various customs. So four young people took their attitude and walked into the 2 1 courtyard in the narrow alley, using their own expressions: the skeleton of China people, postmodern faces, filled with gorgeous Burgundy. There are more than 1000 kinds of red wine here, of which more than 600 kinds are from France. A little drunk is really like a glass of young red wine. The smell of grapes is moderate, sweet and refreshing. Just like don't judge red wine simply by the year, and don't judge the style by the year. Dianzui is the first bar in the narrow alley and the first bar in Chengdu that is open 24 hours a day, providing a mature, relaxed and comfortable fashion attitude. Tourists and friends who are interested can also come here later to have a little drunk.
Now let's go on shopping.
This is Walden Lake, No.30 Narrow Lane, which was the courtyard where missionaries lived in those days, and it was quite well preserved. Of course, this fate also comes from the intentions of the Li Shifu brothers. As soon as Dr. Harvard, who was far away in the United States, learned about the transformation of Kuanzhai Lane, he flew back to Chengdu. The tall and bright pattern has the bright pleasure of northern architecture, and the European style adds appropriate elegance. The Lee brothers don't need to add too many complicated elements, and keep this simple and atmospheric western style. It made Thoreau's Walden temperament. Imagine sitting under a tree in the backyard at night. The warmth of quadrangles, mixed with modern romance, will definitely make people feel new about the already familiar Kuanzhai Lane.
Well, Kuanzhai Lane has had enough shopping. Now I'll take you to see the well lane that is not mentioned much.
Jingxiangzi was called Ruyi Hutong in Qing Dynasty. Later, because there was Mingde Square in the north of the hutong, it was also called Mingde Hutong. After the Revolution of 1911, it was changed into a mine lane, which has been in use ever since. The name of the mine has a history. As the name implies, this alley is named after a well. Where is the well? I'll let you know when we get there.
Jingxiangzi is mainly a bar area in Chengdu's new living area. It is the busiest place in Chengdu at night. It is the elegance of the lights when they first came to Chengdu. It's a hibiscus girl who laughs like a flower. Jingxiangzi is the "new life" of old Chengdu.
Actually, it's only half a shaft. On both sides is the new life bar area in Chengdu, and on the other side is the 400-meter cultural wall in Chengdu. This is the only brick museum wall in China, where the history of Chengdu is concentrated. During the reconstruction of Chengdu Kuanzhai Lane, 40,000 bricks of different ages were collected. On the south side of Jingxiangzi Road, brick walls along the street were built with these bricks, and the brick walls were inlaid with spray-painted photos with reliefs, thus building a long cultural wall showing the history, culture and folk customs of old Chengdu.
You can see the life scene of old Chengdu on the cultural wall. People in old Chengdu sit in groups in the yard, make a cup of covered tea, enjoy the soft sunshine, turn over the newspaper, have a dragon gate array, and occasionally have a cup of tea, saying that God never shuts one door but he opens another. In the alley, vendors waiting for tricycles to sell, truckloads of vegetables, and vegetable sellers wearing raincoats shuttled through the quiet alley on rainy days, and the selling sound was crisp and crisp. Some old people are playing chess under the eaves, teasing the thrush in the cage. The back of the neighborhood walks in the alley. ......
Old Chengdu, these three words alone left us with infinite reverie. It is a complex, and it is a vision in people's hearts. I think everyone should feel the same way.
Well, I introduced you at about the same time. The rest of the time, let the tourists and friends freely control and enjoy the slow life in Chengdu. 1 1 o'clock, I'll wait for you where I get off. I hope everyone has a good time, but don't forget the time.