To the north of the Xiangjiang River, about 50 kilometers out of Changsha City, there is a Guai Bay and a tributary branches westward. This is the Liulin River. The west bank of Xiangjiang River and the south bank of Liulin River are Qiaokou Town. Further north, Qiaokou Town enters the boundary of Yueyang. It is said that Qiaokou Town is the gateway to Changsha, which is worthy of its name.

"There are 100,000 households in Changsha, 8,000 households in Qiaokou, thousands of people bowed in front of the court, and tens of thousands of bright lights were lit at night." In ancient times, Qiaokou was a prosperous commercial town with water and land terminals. Once silent, but now it is prosperous again. The locals have built it into the "Qiaokou Fishing Capital", a place for fishing, watching and eating fish, attracting tourists from all directions to satisfy their appetite.

There is a big story in a small place. Qiaokou has a long history, with scenic spots such as "Baishou Street","Qiaokou Academy","Sanxian Temple", and "Wanshou Palace".

It takes about an hour to drive from Changsha to Qiaokou. Walking into "Baishou Street" is actually Qiaokou Old Street, named after the 100 different characters for longevity engraved on the Mashi road slab. There is a couplet on the archway at the entrance: "A person who lives well and lives well and lives long, but he who is sincere is a neighbor of faith." Achieving both self-cultivation and business can be regarded as a portrait of "Baishou Street".

This street was originally a Xiangxiang Street. According to legend, after the temple was built in Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, the first three incense sticks for thirty consecutive years came from "Baishou Street". This incense business has been in operation for countless years, but it is still full of shops and the business is booming. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was an old Qiao Jiang who lived more than 100 years old. Emperor Qianlong ordered to build a centenary archway for him and awarded him a plaque of "Eternal Immortality". The plaque is right at the door, but the color is as new and is probably a replica.

There is a large character "Shou" on the wall of Baisui Square. It is said that since the Qing Dynasty, people over 100 years old have carved their names on it. Now there are 32 people. It can be seen that Qiaokou has been "suitable for living" since ancient times and has raised many longevity stars.

On the bank of the Liulin River, Qiaokou people erected a fishing statue, indicating that this is the "Qiaokou Fishing Capital". Along the street is the Qiaojiang Academy built during the Southern Song Dynasty. During the same period as the Yuelu Academy, Emperor Yuan Shun personally wrote a plaque for the Academy, so its reputation grew day by day. Later, Qiaojiang Academy was destroyed in the war, and the current building was renovated in recent years. There are three statues in the academy. In the middle is Huang Dan, the dean; on the left is Liu Quanzhi, the most accomplished student of Qiaojiang Academy, who is also a student of Ji Xiaolan; on the right is Xu Youren. He once petitioned the emperor twice to allocate silver to build Qiaojiang Academy, and on the back wall is the "Shu to Build Qiaojiang Academy."

Next door is the "Sanxian Temple", which was built in the Southern Song Dynasty and what it sees now is renovated in recent years. The "three sages" are Qu Yuan of the Chu Dynasty, Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty and Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty. All three of them had entered Hunan through Qiaokou. Qu Yuan came to Qiaokou to create and collect the style of his work "Nine Songs"; Jia Yi was ostracized by his colleagues and demoted to Changsha King Taifu. He often went through Qiaokou to Miluo to mourn Qu Yuan; Du Fu lived in Qiaokou in his later years and was extremely poor.

In fact, Du Fu spent his whole life wandering. His life in Chengdu was relatively comfortable, but he later went to Kuizhou (now Fengjie). In less than two years in Kuizhou, he wrote more than 400 poems, including the famous "Climbing Up" and "Eight Poems on Autumn Prosperity", reaching the peak of creation. As he said in "Wen Guan Jun Conquers Henan and Hebei":"That is, from Ba Gorge to Wu Gorge, we will go down to Xiangyang and head to Luoyang." In 768 AD, as the situation improved, he gave up his stable life in Kuizhou and prepared to return to his hometown.

What is puzzling is that when he crossed the Ba Gorge and Wu Gorge all the way to the Jingchu area, he did not go north to Xiangyang, but continued south. As a result, he spent the last two years of his life wandering in Huxiang, extremely impoverished. He first arrived at Yueyang, then headed southward along the Xiangjiang River, landing on the Liulin River halfway, and made a short stop in Qiaokou to write "Entering Qiaokou":

The old capital is far away from the desert, and it is delayed to return home.

In the end of the year, the country is near the water, and the sunset is facing the spring flowers.

The honey trees are in chaos, and the river mud is light and swallows are slanting.

Jia Sheng's bones are rotten, and his sorrow is near Changsha.

Judging from the poem, he also felt that he was getting farther and farther away from his hometown. "Jia Sheng's bones are rotten, and his sorrow is close to Changsha." My mood is so bad that it makes me cry when reading it. He continued south until he reached Hengzhou (now Hengyang). Unfortunately, things backfired and had to return to Changsha. Du Fu stayed in Changsha for nearly a year. When he encountered a mutiny, he rushed south again. "The road home has been lost since then, and I shed tears all over the bank of the Xiangjiang River." "Ming Emperor Za Lu" said: "If you drink too much, you will die overnight." Du Fu's life finally settled in Leiyang.

The poet traveled far away, but his "Entering Qiao Mouth" left precious cultural resources for the local area. Qiaokou people regarded him as a sage and built a Dufu Wharf to commemorate him.

There is also a Wanshou Palace not far away, also known as the Jiangxi Guild Hall, which honors Guan Gong, the god of wealth of martial arts. It is said that Wanshou Palace was originally dedicated to the local patron saint Xu Zhenjun. It was previously called "Xu Xian Temple" and got its name after Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty gave it the name "Yulong Wanshou Palace". Because of the emperor's imperial gift signboard, Jiangxi people established clubs in other places called "Wanshou Palace".

The wind on the willow bank is light, the old streets are mottled, and time in the ancient town seems to be slower than elsewhere. A gust of wind blew and a salty smell flowed in the air. It turned out that the local people were making jerky meat. The array of ducks, fish, chickens, etc. is interesting. The so-called "foodies" probably cost a few yuan to complete the job when they go home.