Wujiang Gallery

Yu Shan Mo Wei Yu Yan Dan, Jiuli Ayi is like a gallery.

Pengshui, located in the southeast of Chongqing, is situated in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain area, downstream of the Wujiang River. It has been a county for more than 2000 years since the early Han Dynasty and has served as a three-level administrative center of Dao, Zhou, and County. This place gave birth to the "Yandan Culture" of the pre Qin period, the "Qianzhong Culture" of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the "Red Culture" of the revolutionary period. This is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, as well as Chinese poetry. Huang Tingjian, a great poet and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty, left behind many ink treasures and poetry works here.

Pengshui is the only ethnic minority autonomous county in Chongqing with the majority Miao ethnic group and the largest Miao population in China. It has the largest traditional Miao architectural complex in the country - Chiyou Jiuli City. Here, the natural ecology is beautiful, with rugged canyons, diverse caves, and picturesque mountains and rivers.

New era, new ideas, new achievements. 700000 hardworking and intelligent children of the Miao ethnic group are weaving the dreams of Pengshui people with "ethnicity, ecology, and culture", striving to create a "World Miao Ethnic Group, Heart Nourishing Pengshui".

Saddle stone grinding disc

The Beauty of Ethnicity

A Miao Song by JiaoAyi

Eternal Miao charm and lingering emotions

If you don't sing mountain songs, you won't be happy, Jiao Ayi

The Pengshui Miao folk song "Jiao Ayi" has a natural and unrestrained melody, reflecting the enthusiasm and simplicity of the Miao children. Jiao Ayi means "beautiful girl", and the popular song "Jiao Ayi" is one of the classic representative pieces of Pengshui Miao folk songs. The Miao folk songs in Pengshui are especially famous in Anzi Town, where Jiao Ayi is the essence of the national intangible cultural heritage "Anzi folk songs".

It is unknown when the Pengshui folk songs, including 'Jiao Ayi', originated, but during the Tang and Song dynasties, folk songs here flourished and became popular. The Tang Dynasty poet Xu Tang wrote in his "Letter to Li Xiaoshu in Qiannan": "The common people sang the song of Shangba. During his time in Pengshui, the poet Huang Tingjian of the Northern Song Dynasty praised the local "good listeners" who were able to improvise and "test sing" their own created words and phrases. There are also many descriptions of Pengshui folk songs in Huang Tingjian's poetry. For example, "Song stops, bottle board dance stops, Luan stops", "Man Ge goes to pay... Fragrant Ningwu tent", "Mowei Mountain scenery intoxicated this morning... Bamboo branch song is to think of rumors", and so on.

As an excellent folk art and national intangible cultural heritage in Bayu, "Jiao Ayi" has emerged from ancient times, witnessing the distant and brilliant folk culture of this land and water ethnic group, and witnessing the passion and romance of the Miao people.

Anzi Miao Song

A Miao Dance · Stepping on the Flower Mountain

Original flavor and ecology

Dance around the walls, sing the song of Pengshui, brush the clouds and startle the waves... "This is a poem by Huang Tingjian, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty, depicting the folk songs and dances of Pengshui.

The Miao ethnic group is a talented singer and dancer. The origin of the dance of the Pengshui Miao ethnic group is still early. After enjoying the Pengshui song and dance, Huang Tingjian spontaneously wrote poems such as "Passing the Bowl Dance with Red Robes in the Wine Lane".

The Miao children living in Pengshui live in Miao villages, perform Miao rituals, learn Miao customs, sing Miao songs, and dance Miao dances... Through years of excavation, sorting, and refinement, Pengshui has arranged a set of Miao style dances called "Stepping on the Flower Mountain" that integrates entertainment and fitness. The Miao ethnic group's Stepping on Flower Mountain Festival, also known as "Stepping on Flower Mountain", takes place on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. Miao children in Pengshui wear festive costumes, beat drums and gongs, and rush to the festival to participate in activities such as singing, dancing, playing lions, shooting crossbows, kicking shuttlecocks, and climbing flower poles.

Ten thousand people sing 'Jiao Ayi' together, ten thousand people dance and step on the flower mountain. The Chinese Wujiang Miao ethnic group's Flower Mountain Climbing Festival has been held for eight consecutive years, and is an important part of Pengshui's "one festival, one competition", becoming a beautiful cultural card of Pengshui. In recent years, Pengshui has continuously explored and organized various ethnic and folk dance competitions. Through these competitions, the music and dance of ethnic minorities have been well inherited, driving the development and growth of local folk tourism.

A Miao City · Jiuli City

The integration of urban scenery runs through ancient and modern times

Chiyou Jiulicheng is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, with an overall layout of a tourism core area, a tourism service area, and a leisure and entertainment area.

Chiyou Jiuli City is a window and base for Pengshui to showcase and inherit Miao culture, showcasing the rich and profound cultural connotations of the Miao ethnic group. Chiyou Jiuli City integrates Miao architecture, Miao culture, tourist attractions, and tourist reception. It inherits and continues the historical culture and folk customs of the Miao ethnic group, reshapes the spirit of the Miao ethnic group, and has won honors such as "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Chongqing" and "Chinese Brand Tourist Attractions". It is the most shining city and tourism cultural industry card of Pengshui.

Chiyou Jiuli City has the only scenic entrance in the history of world architecture with nine gates - Jiudaomen; Here is the highest, largest, and most revered Miao totem figure in the world - the Nine Li Divine Pillar; Here is the world's tallest and largest courtyard hanging house complex - Jiuli Palace.

Strengthening the construction of Chiyou Jiuli City is an important lever for Pengshui to achieve deep integration of industry, city, and scenery, and continuously promote high-quality development. Pengshui adheres to the principle of "improving the quality of the old city, accelerating the development of the new city, and enhancing the charm of the old city". In urban construction, the city is built and managed according to the standards of scenic spots, integrating good mountains, waters, and scenery into urban construction, achieving the integration of city and scenery, city and scenery interaction, and integration.

Chiyou Jiuli City

The Beauty of Ecology

A Mountain · Mowei Mountain

Forest oxygen bar suspended in the clouds

When I woke up from a sleepless night drinking, the shadow of Mo Wei was on the autumn river "is a poem written by the Northern Song poet Huang Tingjian during his time in Pengshui, immersed in the scenery of Mo Wei Mountain.

Mowei Mountain is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, known as the "oxygen bar hanging in the clouds", with an average altitude of 1500 meters. It is an emerging health resort tourist attraction in Chongqing. As a national forest park, a national forest health and wellness base, and a social education practice base for primary and secondary school students in Chongqing, Mawei Mountain has a different beauty every season, picturesque and peaceful. The forest coverage rate of Mawei Mountain reaches 91%, with an average annual temperature of 14.9 ℃. It is actually the "Chinese Forest Oxygen Bar" and a holy place for summer and cooling.

Strolling in the forest park, shrouded in mist, birds chirping in the mountains, as if in a fairyland on earth; Standing at Feiyun Kou, you can watch the auspicious clouds rise, sunrise and sunset, and let the clouds flow freely under your feet; Forest wooden houses adorn the forest, accompanied by towering pine and cypress trees, making it a natural resting place; The stone forest of Mawei Mountain is mysterious and beautiful, where literati and artists from ancient and modern times recite poetry and paint, leaving behind a "cultural stone poetry forest".

The Mawei Mountain Scenic Area currently has completed and opened attractions such as Feiyun Kou, Roman Valley, Leopard Head Cliff, alpine grassland, expansion training and camping bases, which can meet the needs of tourism and sightseeing, conference and business, study tours, sketching, summer camps, etc.

A River - Ayi River

Qishan Qishui Qixia

Ayi River is a national AAAA level tourist attraction that integrates mountains, water, forests, springs, and canyons. It is a combination of grandeur, wonder, danger, beauty, and tranquility. The river is clear and the scenery is stunning, and boating on the river feels like being in a wonderful fairyland. It is known as the first of the "Twelve Scenic Spots of New Ba Yu".

Here, you can see the primitive and quaint scenery of the canyon - the mysterious Mother and Child Creek Grand Canyon; Embark on the suspended boardwalk to explore the mysterious scenery of Qinglong Valley, where the sky and the illusionary fairyland light curtains stretch along the secluded river valley; Playing in the Seven Li Pond, the water is clear, the mountains are green, and the waves are sparkling. Surrounded by green bamboo on both sides, Miao family love songs echo in the valley, as if in a landscape painting.

Here, you can visit canyons to listen to music, sing on bamboo rafts, play in the water at Bitan Lake, ride a boat on the waves, visit Qingding Miao Village, Qinglong Sky Ladder, Qinglong Cave, and Qinglong Valley, among other attractions. Hiking through, you can see exotic flowers and grasses, ancient vines and old trees; Boating on the river, enjoying rapids and dangerous rapids, and stunning waves. Here, the International Drifting Competition has been held for 8 consecutive years.

Here, the Ayi River Sky Ladder is the highest outdoor sightseeing elevator in Asia and a must visit attraction for tourists to experience the thrilling and extraordinary scenery of the Ayi River; The Bashan Corridor Pavilion is built on rocks, with rocks as the foundation, logs as pillars, and stacked blue tiles. It is a perfect combination of culture and nature, with a rustic and natural charm; The chemical sedimentary forms inside Qinglong Cave are extremely rich, and it is known as the "Underground Geological Museum".

Ayi River Drifting

A painting · Wujiang Gallery

Magical and beautiful like a fairyland

Wujiang Gallery is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, located between the Pengshui Hydropower Station Dam of Wujiang River and Gongtan Ancient Town of Youyang, covering a total distance of 34 kilometers. It is the essence of the Wujiang Gallery landscape, with steep cliffs, dense thickets, and dangerous water rapids on both sides. It is known as "a thousand li Wujiang River, a hundred li Gallery".

The scenic elements of the Wujiang Gallery include "strange mountains, strange rocks, clear waters, dangerous beaches, ancient towns, covered bridges, narrow paths, and hanging burials". High mountains and deep valleys meet each other, with clear water flowing through the river and continuous green shade on both sides. It combines the magnificence of the Sword Gate, the magnificence of the Three Gorges, and the beauty of Emei, like a fairyland on earth and a natural landscape gallery.

The Pengshui section of the Wujiang River includes the waters of the Yujiang River, Zhufo River, and Ayi River, with the banks forming the Three Gorges of Rhinoceros, Mafeng, and Panggong. The majestic mountains surround the earth, rhinoceros cows gaze at the moon, Huangyan cliffs, and the river gate locks onto the river landscape. The Xiongguan Pass runs through the road, creating a breathtaking view. After the completion of the Wujiang Pengshui Power Station, the high gorge Pinghu, emerald green mountains, bamboo and wood dripping green, and the water and sky merging into one color are picturesque and poetic. As the Qing Dynasty poet Weng Ruomei said, "The water in the mountains of Shu is unique, and this should be promoted as the first

The boat sails on the blue waves, while the person swims in the painting. Tourists boating on the Wujiang River, immersing themselves in a hundred mile gallery, experiencing the towering and majestic mountains, the treacherous and peculiar canyons, the swaying waves of the river water, where magnificence and tenderness blend together, passion and tranquility collide here, changing scenery step by step, making people linger and forget to leave.

The Beauty of Culture

An ancient salt well

Guizhou Central Culture Builds Brilliance

Under the Shicong Rock on the north bank of the Zhongqing River in Yushan Town, a spring water gushed out from the cave and flew into the Zhongqing River. This is one of the two natural salt springs in the southwest region, the Feijing Well.

Renowned ethnic historian Ren Naiqiang stated in his book "New Exploration of Ancient History in Sichuan" that the Yushan Salt Spring had already become a source of salt for the people of this region before the Ba ethnic group established their country. The "Qianzhong Culture" that emerged from this source was approximately the same as the birth of the Huaxia Culture in the Jiechi area of the Central Plains. The development of salt industry gave birth to the development and changes of Qianzhong culture. From the "Pu Kingdom" during the Yin and Shang dynasties, to the Chu Qianzhong and Qin Qianzhong of the Zhou dynasty, to the Wuling commandery of the Han dynasty, to the Qianzhou and Qianzhong Road of the Tang dynasty, and the Qianzhou and Shaoqing prefectures of the Song dynasty, it lasted for more than three thousand years, and its core area was always in the Wuling area. The spring salt around Yushan Salt Spring is harvested, boiled, transported, and sold, and tens of thousands of people are busy running around for it. The lines of poetry such as "Ten thousand pots of salt and smoke, Yujiang never sleeps" and "Watching a thousand people bowing their hands during the day, tasting ten thousand bright lamps at night" truly reflect the prosperity of that time.

The beauty of Pengshui's mountains and waters, as well as the splendid culture of Qianzhong, have attracted the attention of literati and scholars throughout history. Huang Tingjian lived in Pengshui (then the capital of Qianzhou) for a full three years from the second year of Shaosheng (1095 AD) to the fifth year of Shaosheng (1098 AD). During this period, Huang Tingjian maintained friendly relations with local officials, literati, and the people, spread Central Plains culture, gave lectures, educated young people, and engaged in poetry, prose, and calligraphy creation. He left behind many important historical documents, including famous calligraphy works such as the "Inscription on the Pillar" and "Biography of Lin Xiangru in Lianpo", as well as nearly 300 poems and essays.

In 2010, the "Pillar Inscription Scroll" was successfully auctioned at a high price of 436.8 million yuan at the Poly Auction Company in Beijing. This is a highly anticipated event in contemporary Chinese cultural history and also the most precious cultural treasure of Pengshui. It is an important chapter in Pengshui's brilliant history.

Partial section of Huang Tingjian's calligraphy 'Inscription on the Pillar'

A gourmet menu

One dish, one soup is homesickness

The confluence of the two rivers in Pengshui, with developed water transportation, flows from south to north and gathers from all directions. The rich historical and cultural integration has laid the foundation for Pengshui's cuisine and formed a unique Miao style cuisine.

At the opening ceremony of this year's "Green China Tour - Walking into the World's Miao Villages and Nourishing the Heart in Pengshui", the "Miao Village Recipes" were released, which quickly became popular nationwide. The Miao Cuisine includes more than 100 Miao dishes, including Yushan Sanxiang, Dujuan, Xinfei Rice noodles, Wuji Shaobai, Yushan "Crisp", Bitter Buckwheat Cake Dipped in Honey, etc.

Eating chicken but not seeing chicken, eating beans but not seeing beans. This is the real experience of people after tasting Prince tofu pudding (also known as Chicken tofu pudding). It is said that Prince tofu pudding was created by Prince Li Chengqian's maid Kexin in the Tang Dynasty. It has been handed down for more than 1300 years. Prince tofu pudding is made from the meat, eggs and oil of high quality hens, as well as the chicken soup boiled with leftover chicken and chicken bones.

The various specialty foods included in the "Miao Township Recipes" are sour and spicy vermicelli made from crystal silk and sweet potato powder, which is a unique Miao cuisine and has become a prominent food brand in Pengshui. It is also a true reflection of Pengshui's food culture. In recent years, Pengshui has inherited its culinary culture, innovated, and successfully created a number of well-known geographical trademark brands such as "Peng Crystal Silk Sweet Potato Powder", which are sold well around the world.

A message

The spirit of the Red Army will forever be passed down

Boss: We ate half a jar of pickles and a few green onions from you, burned a few sticks of firewood, and added six liters of soybeans to make up for you. The Red Seventh Division has a row of cannons. "This is a note left by the Red Army to fellow villager Huang Xuezhen when they passed through Huangjia Town in Pengshui more than 80 years ago.

On May 8, 1934, the Red Army, led by Commander He Long and Political Commissar Guan Xiangying, attacked Pengshui County. At that time, the common people did not yet understand what kind of army the Red Army was, and coupled with the propaganda of the reactionary forces, the common people went into hiding. The hungry soldiers pushed open the door and entered Huang Xuezhen's house. They made a fire and cooked a meal, burned a few pieces of firewood, used a few green onions, and ate half a jar of pickled vegetables. Before leaving, the officers and soldiers left 6 liters of soybeans as compensation and wrote a note to stick on the door panel. After Huang Xuezhen returned, she looked up at the note on the door and picked up a soybean, feeling extremely grateful: The Red Army is really our own army for the people! So he decided to keep the note as a permanent memorial. In 1958, Huang Xuezhen took the initiative to saw off the door panel with a note and handed it over, which is now preserved in the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum.

Nowadays, the story of 'one message' can be told by everyone in Pengshui. In order to better inherit this' fish and water situation ', the county party committee and government have transformed Huang Xuezhen's old house into a Red Army historical exhibition hall, educating party members and cadres to enhance their self-cultivation, build a strong ideological defense line against corruption and degeneration, and serve the people with integrity.

Original message from the Red Army

This version of the text and images are provided by the Propaganda Department of Pengshui County Committee and Pengshui Daily