Xiaoxi Ancient Town

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The ancient town of Xiaoxi is also known as the ancient town of Tang and Song Dynasties. The old streets, new streets, and half streets are mainly preserved in the ancient town. Old Street is its main street, which was called "Longfengzhou" in ancient times. Walking into the ancient town along the curved and flat country road, you can see that the mountains, water, town, and temple are integrated here.

The ancient town of Xiaoxi was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties when Huguang was filled in Sichuan. A large number of immigrants surnamed Xiao lived here to open shops. Because of the Qujiang water transport terminal, it is the only way from Quxian County to Guang'an. Passing pedestrians, Vendors and merchants made the business prosper here, so the number of shops gradually increased, and the streets became longer and longer. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a stone road of more than 300 meters was formed here. Although the original buildings of the ancient town were destroyed by the war, it was rebuilt by later generations. , And reached today's scale. The total length of the street is about 450 meters. It is built on the hillside and has a multi-entry layout. The street houses have a wooden beam frame structure, a small blue tile roof, and a single eaves hanging mountain roof. Two kinds of rooms. The most famous thing in Xiaoxi Ancient Town is the spacious corridors with unique styles formed by the left and right steps, each extending 4-5 meters along the street. The ground under the eaves is 0.6 to 1 meter higher than the open-air ground in the center of the street. All rush transactions are carried out under the eaves. . Not exposed to the sun on sunny days and heavy rain on rainy days. As the proverb goes: "Raise Xiaoxi in the rain, buy and sell not wet clothes; drive Xiaoxi in hot weather, it is as cool as home". The ancient town has not been repaired and built, and still retains its original appearance. Although the streets are sparsely visited, according to locals, they are also crowded with tourists during the holiday.

The ancient town of Xiaoxi is a place where you can return to your heart and let your soul fly. It is also a good place to enjoy riverside food. Although the thousand-year-old town is no longer prosperous in the past, it has more tranquility. The scattered and well-prepared buildings seem to be quietly telling their own experiences, and the conversation and laughter of the old people on the street are still as simple as the ancient times.

The ancient town of Xiaoxi has a history of thousands of years. The old street is its main street. The ancient Bayu road behind the street is a testimony to the history of the ancient town of Xiaoxi. Walking along the curved and flat country road into the ancient town, I saw that the mountains, water, town, and temple were all integrated. As the ancient town’s Changtou archway couplet poem says: “A hundred years of love on the streets of Miaojie alone leads the scenery of Bayu, thousands of years of cliffs leave Huafu to write about Yudian civilization.” It’s very pleasant to take a stroll here and relax.

The top ten ancient towns in Sichuan-Xiaoxi Ancient Town, also known as Tang and Song Ancient Town, has a history of nearly a thousand years. It is located in the northeast of Guang'an District, Guang'an City, Sichuan Province, about 74 kilometers away from the urban area and about 60 kilometers away from the former residence of Deng Xiaoping. It borders Quxian County, Dazhou City, with an area of 64 square kilometers and a population of 45,000. Xiaoxi was called "Dragon Phoenix Island" in ancient times. When Huguang filled Sichuan in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the surname Xiao emigrated here, so it was called Xiaojiaxi. Xiaoxi Town got its name from this.