Introduction of Huaiyuan Ancient Town Huaiyuan Ancient Town is located in chongzhou city, Sichuan Province, which can be traced back to 1600 years ago. The ancient town is very small, covering only one square kilometer. Most of the ancient town buildings were built in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, while maintaining the pattern of four doors and four streets. There are more than 30 existing streets, including Xiaobei Street, Nanjie Street, Xiaxin Street, Zhengxi Street and Linjiang Street 10.
Most of the architectural style buildings in Huaiyuan ancient town were built in accordance with the decree of the Ministry of Industry in Qing Dynasty, mostly wooden structures. The basic style of Huaiyuan ancient town is to put columns on the street, combine the front hall with the backyard, combine the corridor with the building, and lead the lane to live in the courtyard, but its specific streets and lanes have many different characteristics. The wooden railings in the ancient town are very distinctive.
In huaiyuan town, we not only see the wooden pavement of houses with complete structure (there are no nails at the joints, and no glue is used! The bright part of the roof is called "bright tile", which is a kind of glass with the same shape as tile and is used for indoor lighting. According to the data, most of the buildings here were built in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China). So far, many exquisite doorways, wood carvings and other architectural decorations are still preserved, and there is even a very clear slogan "Quotations from Chairman Mao" (it should be at least 25 years old)! !
Travel tips 1. About traffic: You only walk to the old street in Huaiyuan, and the old streets in the southeast and northwest are actually next to each other. If you take a bus, it is suggested to take a bus from Jinsha to Chongzhou and then to Huaiyuan, so that the car is clean and the scenery along the way is good.
2. Bus route: You can take a bus to Chongzhou at Chengdu Jinsha Station, Shiyangchang Station and North Railway Station, and then transfer from Chongzhou to Huaiyuan. Admission 5 yuan/person.
3, food: When you come to Huaiyuan, you must eat the "three musts" here: tofu curtain, frozen cake, Ye Ba 'er.
4. Huaiyuan's most famous "three series": rattan, brown and bamboo. Almost every family has skilled craftsmen, and rattan, brown and bamboo have become works of art in the hands of those old people.