It was finally time for us to say goodbye to the beautiful Yanu Lake. The group reluctantly packed up their leisure mood, boarded the self-driving car, and drove towards home in Chengdu.
Just when everyone was drowsy, a road sign "Wangyu Ancient Town" was suddenly seen outside the car window. It was an ancient town that had never been heard of. Looking up, at the end of the road, on dozens of steps, half of the An ancient town suddenly appeared on the mountainside.
After parking the car and climbing up the stairs, we were surprised by a mini town. It was located deep in the mountains and was so small that it only took ten minutes to walk from the beginning to the end of the field, but we But I lingered in this primitive, ancient, simple and quiet town for most of the day.
Wangyu Ancient Town is located in the upper reaches of Zhougong River 35 kilometers south of Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, adjacent to Wawu Mountain Scenic Area. Because it is located on the Linqiong Tea Horse Ancient Road, it was an important post station in and out of Chengdu in ancient times. Form a town.
The ancient town was built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It was built close to the mountains and rivers in accordance with the traditional Chinese Feng Shui customs, such as pillowing mountains, surrounding water, and facing the screen. Because the main building is located on a huge boulder on the mountainside, the boulder looks like a cat watching the fish swimming in the Zhougong River, so it is named "Wangyu Town".
Due to the limited terrain, the ancient town is lined with long and narrow streets. The mossy bluestone roads rise into the distance in an orderly manner. The road surface has been polished by time and is mottled. There are ditches on both sides of the bluestone road, and the crystal clear gurgling water flows down the mountain. It just proves that no matter how high the mountain is, how high the water is. People in the ancient town can live by the water even if they are halfway up the mountain. There are blue-tiled houses and stilted buildings on both sides of the street, and you can still feel the exquisiteness and luxury of the past from the broken wall tiles, corrugations, window lattice, and carvings on the stone pillars. Nowadays, the ancient town has long lost the bustle of the ancient Tea Horse Road post station, and there is no noise of modern cities. Most people have gone to empty buildings, leaving only a few old people and children living a leisurely and contented life, which makes the town seem The unusual tranquility and serenity may be the reason that most attracts those of us who have lived in cities for a long time to stop and linger.
The only small restaurant in the ancient town, the proprietress still maintains the simple folk customs. The snacks she sells are genuine and honest. The freshly fried corn tortillas are fragrant and make us salivate. We sit down and sit down. At the entrance of the small shop, we were tasting delicious food, enjoying the indoor photography scenes of private houses provided by the proprietress, and surrounded by enthusiastic puppies and lazy cats. This simple and leisurely feeling fascinated us.
Wangyu Ancient Town is the last stop of our trip, which can be regarded as the perfect ending of this trip. With the tranquility and leisure of the ancient town, when we return to the bustling city, we can still recall the peace of mind brought to us by that wonderful and simple ancient town in the hustle and bustle.