The first bay of Youshui passes through the mountain from Maodong, and then goes south along the west foot of Bamian Mountain to the estuary of Shidi River. Meijiang River in the Central Plains was injected from west to east, and the water quantity increased sharply. It seems that Meijiang hit me. Although Meijiang is a tributary, Youshui has gone with the flow, changing from north-south direction to east-west, tearing a crack abruptly in the middle of Wuling Mountain, forming the first bay of Youshui. Located in the outer ring of this corner, a big pier is the historic Liye Front Street-Qingshuiping.
The market in Qian Jie used to be in Zhangjiaba, a small village near the Guoba River at the junction of Hunan and Sichuan provinces. After Yongzheng's rule, in order to strengthen the management of the border between Hunan and Sichuan and levy taxes on the border trade, water transport and other industries in the two provinces, the local government of the Qing Dynasty decided to set up a patrol inspection department in Youshui Bend. This place, now called Qingshuiping, is just outside Youshui Bend. Running water is easy to take away sediment, and the river bed is deep and there is no beach. The rocks along the coast are hard, which is convenient for building docks and ships to dock directly, so the inspection department was established here. Because it is the seat of the yamen, there are many ships moored and the passenger flow is large, the Zhangjiaba market has gradually moved to this place. Perhaps relative to the original Zhangjiaba market, the market town where the inspection office is located is called Qian Jie, and Liye on the other side of the river is called Houjie. During the Qianlong period, Qian Jie has developed into a famous market town. The streets along the river are divided into Shang Jie, Zhongjie and Xia Jie, forming a fixed market day on the first and sixth day of the lunar calendar.
During Guangxu period, Qian Jie entered its heyday and suddenly became a small county with Kuimen in the east and "Kuizhou Tokyo" on the door plaque. West of the city is Chang Gung Gate, and the plaque reads "Chang Gung is in the west"; The north of the city is a ladder door, and the door plaque is "a hundred steps ladder"; To the south of the city is Meishan Gate, inscribed with "Xiang Mei Wan Li". There are three docks lined up along the river outside the city, namely, the upper, middle and lower docks. The pier in the middle is the most magnificent, and it is the only pier on both sides of Riye that will not be flooded, so the construction is also very dedicated. The whole pier is made of square and neat long bluestone, which is solid and beautiful, and dozens of steps lead directly from the river bank to the street. Businessmen and boatmen came and went, disembarked and climbed the steps of the dock. Naturally, they entered the street without asking for directions, which was very convenient. The main street is built along the Youshui River, all paved with generous bluestone slabs, which is not easy to be damaged. After years of trampling by pedestrians, the bluestone slabs are as bright as new, and some of them will show white patterns like bamboo shoots or snail shells, which is surprising. In addition, people will bend down and feel curiously to see if the pattern is concave or convex. The inspection site is located at the downstream end of the street. In front of the department, there is a large natural slate extending into the river, which is an excellent place to clean clothes. After years of rubbing clothes, the slate indigo is as smooth as jade. Because of this slate, the inspection department is called the slate department. Of course, there will be no shortage of this channel sign in the boatman's horn: "There are big jade slabs on the left and eight sides on the right."
According to the location of each pier, Qian Jie is roughly divided into Shang Jie, Zhongjie and Xia Jie. There are many shops on both sides of the street, dealing in department stores, groceries, fabrics, medicines, restaurants, inns, tung oil and so on. All walks of life are thriving. Of course, cigarette shops and brothels are also prosperous. Convenient docks and material distribution centers attract businessmen from Xiushan, Shidi, Longtan, Youyang, Songtao, Laifeng, Xuanen and Longshan to operate here. Yuanling merchants come from Hongjiang, Yuanling, Changde and even Wuhan. Qian Jie flourished for some time. "Four doors are always open, and seven streets and eight lanes come to thousands of businesses." Created a group of wealthy businessmen and tycoons. Nowadays, some old people still remember the family-style apartment buildings such as Su, Kang, Liu and Wu. Those merchants have spacious counter pavements on the street, behind the lobby is a patio, and behind the patio is a home atrium and backyard, which is deep and deep, and finally there is a wide garden. Jiangxi merchants built "Jiangxi Guild Hall" on the lower pier, surrounded by high walls, with stone courtyards, inner theaters, guest rooms, discussion halls and so on. There is also a palace-like building with eaves and corners, which is very imposing. The surrounding Sujia an tang, Qingfeng Temple, Gonggong Temple and Dongyue Palace are filled with incense, and there is an endless stream of good men and women praying.
At the upstream end of Qian Jie Street is a trading place for cattle, sheep and other large livestock, which is called Niuxing Street. This is the most famous bull market in the border region of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan. Cattle and sheep trading has been at the top of Fiona Fang Baili market for hundreds of years. The local folk song says, "Qian Jie bull market is famous, and its broker is Weijiazhai". Weijiazhai is a small village near Niuxing Street. Due to the reasons passed down from generation to generation, all the people in the village have a deep understanding of cows, and their age, temper and health can be seen from their appearance. Judging by eyesight, the weight of cattle will not exceed 5 kg. Because of this stunt, it won the trust of both sides in the bull market, and almost all the middlemen in the bull market were Weijiazhai people. When they bargain in the market, they use jargon that outsiders don't understand, such as calling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 "boss, Taiwan, rest, check, stop, make trouble, bar and burn". Only after the transaction, both parties will be informed of the price, which is roughly in line with the expectations of buyers and sellers. It is said that as long as Weijiazhai people act as intermediaries, the most difficult cows to sell and the most difficult cows to buy will be satisfied with the transaction, and of course they will be paid accordingly. The boatman's trumpeter sang this stunt of Weijiazhai people to the Yuanshui River Basin: "Bamian Mountain is higher than the boat, and Long Mai fell off Lubitan. The agent is in Weijiazhai, and men, women and children enter the cattle line. " Make Weijiazhai famous.
From Weijiazhai to Shidi, we have to cross a small river called Baxi. In the Ming Dynasty, this was the dividing line between Youyang Xuanwei Department and Baojing Xuanwei Department. After the Qing Dynasty, Xiushan County and Baojing County were established, and crossing the dam stream became a county boundary and a provincial boundary. Guobaxi originated from Baiyun Mountain in Baojing, and its name is not elegant, but the stone arch bridge across the river connecting the two provinces is very famous and elegant, which means that it flows into Youshui after crossing the bridge. There is a stone tablet in the middle of the bridge, named "Eternal Monument of Huiyou Bridge", which is engraved with the inscription written by Confucianism in Houbu, Baojing County to Yongrui at that time:
The inscription on the stone tablet on the left side of the bridge reads: "The landscape of my hometown is boring and clumsy, which is equal to the ladder rope in the Ministry." Since the Han and Wei Dynasties, the county belongs to Wuling. Tu Jing is a collection of Wuxi people in Yuan Dynasty, and the pavilion is unknown. The so-called twists and turns are numerous, and it is difficult for the parties to find the person who caught the photo of Tianjin. Liyeju County is more than a hundred miles southwest, which is a war zone for land and water merchants in Sichuan and Chu, formerly known as Zhangjiaba, and lives on the east bank of the upper reaches. There are more than a dozen people living in the village, located between the dam hall and the two mountains. In front of the river, it enters Chen Yuan from the west entrance, with two mountain drums on its back, stretching for dozens of miles, one from the fishing hole and the other from the white hole, all overlapping, with strong and high exhaust, and layers of fatigue (next to the right stone tablet)
(Continued from the monument on the left): When the mound is stacked on top, it is oval in shape, with a cut at the hook, a slippery gully and a sweaty back. Those who overflow into the stream enter the fifth road and meet at the dam.
At that time, the spring waterfall, because of the rain, narrowed the enclosure, wasted all the differences, and broke out at will, referring to Egypt's collapse, danger and turmoil, which caused many obstacles to Wang Tian's animal husbandry and was anxious to ask questions. But the apprentice is a peddler, and it is beneficial to pile up stones and stars, and the overseas Chinese will receive frost and dew, and they will not be able to reach the port after the deadline.
Youxiu came down from the stone embankment and had a great vibration. The good thing is that this is a phenomenon that is unfounded, and it is based on reality, which is amazing.
Relying on this army group, you can become a professional with quality and skill, which is beyond the reach of foreign railways, ships and boats. It is open, but what? No?
On the 7th day in Chen Geng, Lishangou Mountain Pass was recorded at the burning place of the old library of Longtou School Book.
Tang Zheng, a Confucian scholar from Houbu, Baojing County, wrote an inscription to Yongrui. "
The time recorded on the stone tablet is Chen Geng. In view of the inscription, it is thirty years of Guangxu, that is, 1850 years, which has exceeded 170 years.
The decline of the front street of Huiyouqiao in the eighth national west began in the late Qing Dynasty. Due to the turbulent situation, bandits on the border between Hunan and Sichuan are increasingly rampant. At that time, there was a retired military attache, surnamed Wen, who was willing to hand over more than a dozen guns at home to form a guard in order to ensure local peace. Wu, who lives in the district, is not interested in making knives and guns, nor is he willing to raise money to form a guard. Qu Bao, the deputy head of the district who lives in backstreet, took all the guns and set up an armed guard. Because the back street is separated by the Youshui River, Sichuan bandits dare not cross the river easily. At the same time, they are armed and guarded, and local bandits dare not rashly enter. The public security situation is better than Qian Jie. For security reasons, some big families in Qian Jie began to set up shop in backstreet, and moved their business locations to backstreet, which gradually became cold. Locals describe someone as "Qingshui", which may be the origin of Qingshuiping's name. Due to the construction of Wanmipo Power Station, the reservoir is flooded, Qingshuiping has been moved to Weijiazhai, and the original Qian Jie pier and street have sunk to the bottom of the water.
About the author:
About the author: Luo, male, a retired teacher from Jishou University, has been engaged in cultural research in Wuling Mountain area for many years. At present, he is the executive director of the Tusi Professional Committee of the Chinese Yanhuang Culture Research Association, the director of the Chinese Society of Ethnic History, and a special ethnic research expert of the Hunan Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee. Member of the Expert Committee for the Declaration of World Cultural Heritage of Tusi Site and the Expert Committee for the Declaration of Xiangxi World Geopark.