Tengchong ancient city is located in the southwest of Yunnan, adjacent to Myanmar, and is known as the first city in China. The road to Tengchong is blocked by Gaoligong Mountain, and the Nujiang River and Lancang River cross, so the traffic is inconvenient, but it is not unattended. In recent years, self-help tourism has become fashionable, and the volcanic geothermal hot springs here have attracted many tourists. Away from the hustle and bustle of industrialization, the air is fresh, with blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green waters, and the environment of small white villages scattered in golden rice fields in autumn, which has a peaceful atmosphere without competition. Huizhou folk houses are characterized by white walls and white tiles, while Yunnan folk houses are also white walls and gray tiles, but many colorful paintings have been added to the details, reflecting local and national characteristics. Similarly, not far from the suburb of Tengchong, an ancient town of Heshun, which is surrounded by mountains and waters and has a small area, has won multiple reputations, such as "facing the first town in South Asia; A leisure resort surrounded by volcanoes; China culture, South Asian culture and western culture; The hometown of jade brought by caravan; The largest hometown of overseas Chinese on the Southwest Silk Road; The ancient town scenic spot where 6000 residents live in harmony has become a charming town in China.
Since ancient times, because it is located in the main road from the Central Plains to South Asia, although it is far away from Qian Shan, it cannot stop people's desire to open up frontiers and promote exchanges. Featured products were exported overseas through the ancient tea-horse road, which strengthened the economic and cultural ties with Myanmar and India, and also cultivated many business gangs in Heshun. The winding Zouma Jiaolou in the ancient town conforms to the stone road of the caravan and is full of human feelings. The nearby volcanoes are dotted around, which enhances the momentum of the natural environment, but you have to climb a hot air balloon to overlook it from the air. People in Heshun Ancient Town have lived a life of merchants, overseas Chinese, peasants and Confucianism for generations, and played multiple roles according to their needs in the traditional society where the social division of labor is not obvious. Ai Siqi, a modern celebrity, was born in the ancient town, which is related to the style of writing here, and a village library in the town is the condensation of history and culture.
Heshun Library was founded in the Republic of China. At that time, a group of progressive young people set up the Xian Tong Society (Xian Tong Reform) here to study and spread revolutionary ideas together. Intellectuals realized the importance of mobilizing the masses, so they built a library here so that villagers could also be influenced by culture. This seemingly insignificant practice reflects the active interaction between intellectuals and ordinary people at that time, which is conducive to laying the mass foundation of the revolution, not to mention in such a remote mountainous area. As a rural library, its scale is naturally limited, but as a cultural symbol, it has certain symbolic significance. In 2006, Heshun Library was included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Walking through the small bridge under the shadow of banana leaves and entering Heshun ancient town, the first thing you see is Heshun Library located on the hillside. Step by step. The gate is a traditional wooden gatehouse in China, and the plaque reads "Heshun Library" and "The Source of Culture". The second courtyard is a brick three-bay archway with a combination of Chinese and western styles, which reads "Tianjin of culture". The terrain here is getting higher and higher, and you can see the natural and humanistic customs of the ancient town as soon as you look back.
The entrance is the main building of the library-a small building with modern national style. Mainly made of wood, the environment is simple and elegant, and the hanging red lanterns add a festive atmosphere. The attached buildings in the form of hexagonal pavilions on both sides have sufficient light and can receive light sources from multiple angles. The use of three-dimensional windows also increases the lighting area, absorbs the characteristics of western architecture and meets the reading needs of libraries.
Entering the library, the area is not large, with many newspapers, magazines and books on display, and several desks, which are still used by villagers for leisure reading. Especially the old people in the village, come here to study and enjoy the fun of knowledge. The indoor display and structure still retain the characteristics of the Republic of China, and the ancient pendulum clock records the passage of time. It's really an inch of time and an inch of gold.
The last building in Tibet was expanded in the 1930s. It is said that many rare books of ancient books have been collected and used as storage places in libraries. This two-story building has western characteristics. The book "Ancient Pavilion and Jinwen" seems to echo the Jinwen Pavilion of "Four Ku Quanshu" collected in the summer resort and the Jinwen Pavilion in the main building of the old Beijing Library. The capital is owned by the royal family, and there are also small villages. The beautiful Heshun ancient town is also enduring because of the continuation of the context. Bai nationality is a people who love art, which can be fully reflected in their residential buildings.
Xizhou, Dali, located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and on the shore of Erhai Lake, is the essence of Bai folk houses. According to historical records, it was once the capital of Yimou Xun, the king of Nanzhao in the Tang Dynasty. In that era of ancient cultural prosperity, Bai craftsmen absorbed rich architectural art of the Central Plains, exerted their creative talents, and gradually formed their own national architectural style.
Residential buildings in Xizhou are independent and closed houses, a bit like quadrangles in Beijing. A dignified residential courtyard is mainly composed of courtyard wall, gate, zhaobi, main room and left and right wing rooms. Due to the different living conditions of people in the past, the architectural styles and forms of houses are also different. The general architectural form is: "two rooms and one ear"; "Three rooms and one wall", a few rich people live in "four entrances and five patios", that is, four high-rise buildings, four wing rooms, one big well at a time and four small patios at a time. In addition, there is the "Liuhe Tongchun" connected by the two houses; The upstairs and downstairs are connected by corridors, and so on. It's really varied, like a maze. However, this ancient and expensive gorgeous house has not been adopted by the local Bai people. Now it is mostly a two-story building with a courtyard. But sculpture and painting are still the same, and both have developed. Bai folk houses often pay attention to the gatehouse, zhaobi building, door and window carving and painted decoration of the main wall. The gatehouse is the essence of the whole building. The artistic level of the gatehouse building can confirm the economic status of its owner, and it is also a symbol of the glory of ancestors. It usually adopts clay sculpture, wood carving, marble screen, stone carving, painting, relief brick and blue brick to form a series of comprehensive artistic buildings with cornices, light flowers, overlapping arches, exquisite carving, firmness and stability. The Bai people's gatehouse building is not only rich in national characteristics, but also unique in architectural structure and skills. In some places, the whole gatehouse does not need a nail or other iron parts, but the connection is very firm. After decades of wind and rain, it is very important to install two heavy iron-black wooden doors.
The woodcarving of doors and windows of Bai residents shines with the superb skills of Jianchuan carpenters everywhere. Generally, transparent and relief techniques are used to carve layers of white crane pine, crane lotus, eagle chrysanthemum, peacock magnolia and geometric patterns with mythical colors and good fortune. The surfaces of doors and windows are also painted with Chu red oil paint, which is smooth and bright, simple and elegant. The room is clean and tidy, with a bedroom on the left and right, a living room in the middle, mahogany tables and chairs, and painted screens inlaid with colored marble.