Baozhu Village

The ancient covered bridge is known as the "living fossil" of the bridge, and Nanping City in northern Fujian is one of the more concentrated areas of the existing ancient covered bridges in China. Three such ancient covered bridges are still well preserved in Baozhu Village. Covered bridge, alias house bridge, wind and rain bridge, is a special bridge formed by building a gallery house on the bridge, with wooden arch, wooden flat beam, stone arch. Among them, wooden arch bridges are not only the most technical types of traditional wooden bridges in China, but also the only category in the history of bridges in the world. Ruilong Bridge: Baozhu Village has a covered bridge across the valley, this is Ruilong Bridge, because it is built on the edge of Lingyun Valley in the foothills of Longtan Mountain, and it is called Lingyun Bridge. From a high point, this wooden stone covered bridge, built in the Qing Dynasty, corresponds to the three peak bridge at the end of the village, blocking the village in the mountain basin, forming a "gathering basin" shape. The Lingyun Bridge in Baozhu Village is a single arcade house bridge. It is also called the four ancient bridges in northern Fujian with the "Bazi Bridge", the "Huaqiao" and the "Wufu Bridge" of Songxi. The Solitaire Bridge: The Solitaire Bridge was built in the Qing Dynasty, less than 100 meters away from the Ruilong Bridge. It also belongs to the Fengshui Bridge as well as the Ruilong Bridge and the Sanfeng Bridge. Once the mountains were scattered to the foothills of Huangshi Mountain, 30 meters away from Baozhu Village was naturally partitioned. Local villagers built the Solitaire Bridge in order to connect to the feng shui veins that entered the village. The covered bridge is a beam-like wooden structure, with blue tiles on the top and guardrail benches on both sides for tourists to rest. It is rumored that when Yanping Mansion lost, Zheng successfully covered Longwu Emperor from this side. The father and the people in the village met Longwu Emperor here after knowing it, and came to the north of the boat from Baozhu to fight Qing. Zheng successfully led Qing soldiers down the river to cover Longwu Emperor. The bridge is named after this. Sanfeng Bridge: Sanfeng Bridge is located at the end of Baozhu Village. This covered bridge was built in the early Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty. Sanfeng Bridge is still one of the four ancient bridges in northern Fujian, 37 meters long, and the covered bridge is laid with large stones. It is a close look at the darts and corners. The blue tile wooden corridor is very historical. A covered bridge, a story, sitting quietly in the covered bridge, listening to the ancient stories, feeling the rich human history of the ancient village. .

Nanping Baozhu Village is located in the Mandang Mountain Scenic Area, in the northwest of Nanping City, about 15 kilometers away from the city. On the mountain, thousands of peaks compete for the show, thousands of rocks compete for the wonder, there are fairy stacking stones, meteorites, Baizhang Waterfall, Tianhu, Ruilong Bridge, Qingyu tree, fir king and other scenic spots dozens of places. Baozhu Village is hidden in these scenic spots. The ancient trees on the mountain are dense, the air is excellent, and the natural scenery is beautiful. The sea of clouds, sunset, covered bridges, terraces, and virgin forests are beautiful and are a great place to escape the summer heat. It is known as "Alpine Pearl", "Tiantian Village" and "Haixi First Village". ⛰ [Attraction Guide] 📍 Detailed address: Baozhu Village, Yanping District, Nanping City 🚗 Traffic Guide: Self-driving navigation Nanping Baozhu Village, carpooling per person / 30 yuan, you can get on the train at Yanping Station, the second parking lot, the journey takes 50 minutes. 💰 Ticket price: Free 🌟 Highlights: Baozhu Village is a high mountain village with a thousand years history, located on the west side of Nanping Mangdang Mountain Scenic Area, more than 800 meters above sea level, is one of the eight ancient scenery of Nanping. The ancient village has a deep cultural heritage, many cultural relics and monuments, and many beliefs coexist. There are gospel church, Linshui Palace, Temple of Heavenly Kings, Land Temple and other places of worship. Most old houses in Baozhu Village still retain the architectural style of the northern part of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the door walls are well protected. The most striking is the three words "don't drive the first" on the door. It is said that the house has been in history for more than 200 years. The owner of the house is Lu Jiayuan, an official in Jiaqing. At that time, he wanted to sue the old man and return to his hometown, and the emperor wanted him to serve for a few more years, but he decided to go. The emperor could not retain it, and he valued the man who was a clean official, so he gave him a plaque of "don't drive the first". 📌 Little Tips: 🏘️ Accommodation advice: stay at least one night. Baozhu Village has many homestays to choose from, and the price is very high. The location of playing cards, drinking tea, summer vacation and autumn enjoys is good. 🍯 Local cuisine: There are many kinds of North American food, and there are many farmhouse flavors. The following are especially recommended. 1⃣️ Yanping Xuanyan: Xuanyan is the most distinctive Han cuisine in Yanping District, Nanping City, Fujian Province. It is called the first must-have in northern Fujian and has been circulated to this day. If you haven't eaten Xuanyan in Yanping, it is equivalent to white. 2⃣️ Improved braised pork: This dish is made with five layers of wood pork with skin, fried with frozen tofu and old soup, the color is red and bright, and the entrance is instant. 3⃣️ Frying spicy fish: fried the seasoning and fried the fish to season, the unique flavor of chili penetrates into the fish meat, so that the fish meat can eat more enjoyable. 4⃣️ Tiger Peel Winter Melon: After peeling the winter melon, pick the crucifer knife on the surface, then change the knife to 3 cm square, the net pot put oil to heat, the next winter melon block fried to the skin yellow, boil to the juice dry oil, sprinkle onion. 🏞️ Tour route: After arriving in Baozhu Village, arrange to visit the covered bridge, observation deck, vineyard, church, and old school site in the direction of the village head in the afternoon; the next day go to Baozhu Ancient Village, Liantang, Baozhu Lake and Guzhai in the direction of the village tail.

 Baozhu Village is a thousand-year-old high mountain village, located on the west side of Nanping Mangdang Mountain Scenic Area, more than 800 meters above sea level, is one of the eight ancient scenery of Nanping. The ancient village has a deep cultural heritage, and there are many cultural relics and monuments: a variety of beliefs coexist, including Gospel Church, Linshui Palace, Temple of Heavenly Kings, and Land Temple. The ancient trees on the mountain are dense, the air is excellent, and the summer temperature is 8-10 degrees lower than the urban area. The natural scenery is beautiful, and the sea of clouds, sunset, covered bridges, terraces, and virgin forests are beautiful. It is a great place to escape the summer heat. Known as "Alpine Pearl", "Tiantian Village", "Haixi First Village", there are homestays everywhere, a great place to cool down in summer

Baozhu Village is our focus this time. Baozhu Village has a covered bridge, and there are 2 covered bridges at the end of the village. Baozhu Village usually only has one accommodation in Guangwen Building, and there will be several farmhouses that can also stay in summer. Guangwen Building is located at the end of the village, in front of the empty field, behind the sky outside the sky (mountain). Guangwen Building is a four-story building built by several brothers. The owner lives on the fourth floor. The 2.3 floor is taken out to receive guests. Every time there are guests to play or stay, as long as the young owner is on the mountain, she will take the guests to walk around the scenery of Baozhu and tell the history of Baozhu. Be an amateur guide.

In Mandang Mountain, you can eat a variety of wild vegetables, chickens, ducks and mountain pork. It is not very expensive to eat and live. Suitable for self-driving cars and train lines on the 2nd. The train goes to Xiamen to Sanming North in the morning, then takes the car to Nanping and then to Baozhu Village. Go down the mountain the next morning or afternoon. You can go to Fuzhou to change trains and return to Xiamen that night, or you can come to the boat train or Sanmingbei train back to Xiamen.