preface

I wish I could be an idle person

Regardless of the world

Don't think about worries

listened quietly

Wind from thousands of years ago

The whisper and whisper through the streets

closer look

Thousands of years of time have touched

Brick by brick, scene by object

This year's May Day holiday is the first long holiday after the Spring Festival. It will last for five consecutive days. Of course, we have to go out and enjoy this rare holiday. I usually travel through the bustling city, which is lively and bustling. During the holidays, I just want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, find a quiet and leisurely place to stop and stop, relax, and leave a little white for life.

So, I came to Cicheng Ancient County, which enjoys the reputation of "the No. 1 Ancient County in Jiangnan".

About Cicheng Ancient County

Cicheng is located in the northwest of Jiangbei District, Ningbo City, about 15 kilometers away from the center of Ningbo City. The city was built 2,500 years ago during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was built by King Ju Jian of Yue. It was called "Ju Yu" and "Ju Zhang" in history.

From the 26th year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (738 AD) to 1954, Cixi County was governed by Cixi County (the county seat of Cixi County) for more than 1200 years, hence the name "Cicheng".

Cicheng is one of the few well-preserved ancient counties in Jiangnan. Compared with other famous ancient cities, Cicheng was developed relatively late, and relevant departments pay attention to the protection of the historical features of the ancient city. There is currently no excessive commercial development.

Therefore, here we can not only see the relatively completely preserved traditional living structures and traditional buildings that highlight historical relics, but also experience the unique comfort, leisure and simplicity of the ancient county.

The ancient county town of Cicheng relatively completely retains the pattern of streets and alleys in the Tang Dynasty, like a chessboard of Chinese chess, horizontal and vertical, symmetrical with the central axis, and criss-crossing.

Walking through it, you will find traditional ancient buildings with strong historical flavor on both sides. At night, people have the illusion of traveling through thousands of years and dreaming of returning to the Tang Dynasty.

Feng Yu's residence is a model of Jiangnan architecture in the early Qing Dynasty

Feng Yu's residence consists of Feng House and Yu House. Feng Zhai is a national key cultural relics protection unit, and Yu Zhai is a Ningbo-municipal cultural protection unit. The whole building gives people the feeling of a deep courtyard, tranquility and deep courtyard, and it is full of the style of Jiangnan architecture in the early Qing Dynasty.

The five horse heads wall in the house is the tallest existing horse head wall in the ancient county, and it is also recognized by many tourists as a must-check place ~

Speaking of the Feng family in Cicheng, it is definitely one of the famous families with a long history, large number of talents and a prominent reputation in eastern Zhejiang. It is known as "Feng Bancheng" in the county town of Cicheng.

Feng Shuji, the governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty, was a branch of his family. The Feng residence was where he once lived. Later, he sold part of the house to the Yu family after his family fell down, so it was called "Feng Yuzhai".

The entire house covers an area of more than 30,000 square meters, which shows how wealthy the Feng and Yu families were at that time. There is also a saying circulating in the local area: "Feng Jiawu, Yu Jiagu, Qian Family Eat."

The building dates from the late Qianlong period. The main building retains the Ming Dynasty style and is relatively complete to this day. The gate faces east and is a house-style platform door. A large stone window with the character "Lu" is placed on the gable wall on the right side of the gate.

The house is full of traces of time everywhere, and the rusty doorrings are quietly waiting for someone to knock ~

Ancient county government | solemn and relaxed coexistence, heavy and beautiful

The Cicheng County Government was founded in the 26th year of Kaiyuan (738 AD). It was built by Fang Guan, the first county magistrate. It lasted until 1954 and has a history of more than 1200 years.

The Cixi County Government was first built on Fubi Mountain. Due to foreign invasion and natural disasters, it was built and destroyed repeatedly. The current county government was rebuilt in accordance with the detailed drawings in the "Cixi Valley County Annals" during the Guangxu period, covering an area of more than 40,000 square meters.

The "Zhenshi Pavilion" was used by the emperor to admonish local officials. It was engraved with the words "Public justice generates wisdom, integrity generates prestige". It was used to warn the county lord to handle cases openly in order to establish prestige in the eyes of the people. In general county governments, it is called "Jiashifang".

There are five rooms in the West Branch Room in the county government, namely the work room, the punishment room, the soldiers room, the ceremony room and the officials room. Together with the households in the East Branch Room, they form the functional office of the Cixi County government.

Visiting it, you can feel the long history of the county government, its strict layout, its clear hierarchy, and its architectural structure is connected by corridors and is integrated, reflecting the characteristics and style of traditional Chinese art.

Behind the county government is a different world, with a large back garden hidden here. It is surrounded by green branches and green leaves and green shades, making it interesting ~

I just happened to wear a set of national trend Tang costumes that day, which was quite harmonious with the whole environment, so I took my friends and took beautiful photos together.

After filming, it was really surprising and the effect was great

School officials and museums 丨 epitome of the times and culture

Schoolshiguan,"school" means "exam", and people call it the exam shed. It was the place for children's examinations in the feudal imperial examination system. According to Cixi County Annals, as early as the 15th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1835 AD, the local township sages Zheng Tingrong and Zheng Yikui invested 24,000 taels of silver to build it.

The current school staff hall was rebuilt on the original basis based on the drawings recorded in the Cixi County Annals of Guangxu Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty.

The overall building of the school hall has a traditional Chinese central axis symmetrical layout: from south to north, there are the gate, instrument gate, lobby, second hall, and examination hall; on the left and right axes, there are cultural fields, public temples, etc. symmetrically built, with a very traditional Ming and Qing architectural style. The layout of the examination room of "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang" is neat and serious, and is spectacular.

The environment in the museum is quiet and elegant, presumably to provide candidates with a good scientific research environment.

The school staff hall in Cicheng is a place of great historical value, reflecting the panoramic view of the ancient Chinese imperial examination system and providing substantial reference materials for future generations to understand the ancient imperial examination system.

At the same time, the school staff hall is the primary selection place for generations of talents in Cicheng. There have been 5 top scholars, 3 son-in-law, 519 Jinshi, and more than 1000 Juche and other famous scholars who started their careers here.

The museum vividly reproduces the scene of examinations under the Qing Dynasty imperial examination system.

The red box on the front desk is called the examination box. The examination paper is sealed and locked before the examination to prevent the examiner from leaking questions or engaging in personal gain.

Confucius Temple| Traveling through thousands of years

The Confucius Temple in Cicheng, also known as the School, Confucian Temple, and Xueyuan of Cixi County, was built in the 8th year of the Qing calendar of the Song Dynasty (AD 1048). It was built by Lin Zhao, the county magistrate at the time. It has been rebuilt and expanded many times and still maintains its original appearance during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty.

The entire building covers an area of more than 7000 square meters, with a total of 137 temples, pavilions and other houses. It has a complete layout and a large scale. It is the most completely preserved Confucian temple in eastern Zhejiang today.

There are four big characters on the surrounding red high walls: "Palace Walls are thousands of feet high", saying Zi Gong,"The master's walls are several feet high, and you cannot enter through the door. You cannot see the beauty of the ancestral temple and the wealth of all officials." It is used to praise Confucius for his profound knowledge and noble morality, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. There are 20 pieces in the palace, including the monument "The Father of the Yi Dynasty Pan Hou Qu Si", the remnant monument of the Ming Dynasty's "Confucius Portrait Praise", and the re-engraving of the Qing Dynasty's "Cixi County Learning Notes" written by Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Dacheng Gate leads to Dacheng Hall, the main hall where the statue of Confucius is enshrined. Confucius has been praised through the ages as a collection of ancient sages and sages, so the place where he is worshipped is honored as the "Dacheng Hall". The hall is quiet and solemn, and a sense of solemnity arises spontaneously. I deeply feel the strong cultural influence of Confucianism.

The Confucian Temple is a testimony to the gathering of people in Cicheng. In the past, the Confucian Temple was a school palace. It was not until the early 1980s (1991) that Mr. Ying Changqi donated to build the "Zhongcheng Primary School" that he stopped running schools in the Confucian Temple, so that the Confucian Temple was completely preserved.

The cultural atmosphere of advocating Confucianism has led to a large number of talented people in Cicheng. There was even a saying that "Zhu Zigui of the Manchu Dynasty were all from Cixi", which shows the elegant spirit of Cicheng.

Minglun Hall is the most completely preserved academic hall in Jiangnan. Mingyi refers to the clear relationship between people, that is, the relationship between monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, relatives, and friends.

Walking through the deep alleys of the Confucian Temple, I can look for thousands of years and feel like I have returned to an ancient school. The sound of books from the students is still in my ears.

Crossing the Ao Bridge means achieving fame and taking the lead alone. In addition, some people call the one in the middle the "Zhuangyuan Bridge", and the ones on both sides the "Bangyan Bridge" and the "Tanhua Bridge".

Jiadi Shijia| Generations have won the best, and the literati have the character

The Jiadi Aristocratic Family, also known as Qianzhai among the people, is located in Jinjiajing Lane in the ancient county seat of Cicheng. It was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of 500 years. The plan layout is a general rectangle, with the house facing north to south. It consists of a terrace door, a second door, a front hall, a back hall and left and right wing rooms. It is a typical example of Ningbo's residential buildings in the late Ming Dynasty.

The owner Qian Zhao was elected in the seventh year of Jiajing and became an official in Qian. His son Qian Weiyuan, his grandson Qian Wenjian and several others ascended the throne, so it was called the "Jiadi Aristocratic Family". The original Taimen had a plaque titled "Jiadi Aristocratic Family" with the literary characteristics of the great talents of the time, which was later destroyed.

The Jiadi family does not have the luxurious style of a deep courtyard like Feng Yu's house, but it everywhere shows the upright style of literati and literati, and has a fragrance of books.

Currently, an exhibition of traditional Chinese bamboo handicrafts is being held here. Looking at all kinds of bamboo daily necessities, I feel like I have returned to old rural farming. It is really a very contemporary item.

Self-sufficient, working at sunrise and resting at sunset. After living in the city for a long time, I occasionally miss this return to nature.

Feng Yue painted a desk door 丨 a feast about color

Feng Yue's painted gate was the former residence of Feng Yue, the minister of Nanjing's Ministry of Punishment during the Jiajing period. It was built by Emperor Wanli.

Feng Yue's painted desk door is an important example of Jiangnan color painting and has a legacy of Song-style colored painting. All beams, columns, arches, foreheads and brackets of the platform gate have pastel patterns of "peacock peony","crane" and "lotus leaf". Some of the pillars also have dragon, phoenix, unicorn, ganoderma lucidum, Ruyi, etc. carved woodcuts, and there is a wall in front of the door, with a pair of stone lions.

The gate is painted with various auspicious patterns and exquisite wood carvings. It is the most well-preserved painted gate of the Ming Dynasty in eastern Zhejiang. In 2006, it was named a National Cultural Relics Protection Unit and in 2009, it was awarded the "United Nations Asia-Pacific Heritage Protection Honor Award".

Carving beams and painting columns means auspicious and exquisite workmanship. I have to admire the superb skills and ingenuity of ancient craftsmen. Every stroke and painting brings together the infinite wisdom of the ancient working people.

Feng Yue's Painted Taimen is now the location of his mother's art exhibition hall. There are six exhibition halls, namely the Female Red Hall, the Embroidery Hall, the Textile Hall, the Blue Calico Hall, the Chinese Knot Hall and the Teaching Hall.

The museum displays the meticulous works of many top international Chinese art masters, with exquisite conception and superb craftsmanship.

Friends who like traditional handicrafts can appreciate it carefully and also experience making traditional handicrafts.

Qingdao Temple| Qionglou and Yuyu in Ancient County

The Qingdao Temple in Cicheng is like a Qionglou and Jade Yu.

It has a long history. According to county annals, it was first built in the eighth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, i.e. in 749 AD, to serve the Emperor Dongyue. In the 30th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1160 AD), Taoist Ye Jingxu asked the key to Shangshu Tower to write a plaque for the Taoist temple-Liexianyou Hall. In the 24th year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, i.e. in 1391 AD, Taoist Wang Zhijing expanded it and officially renamed it the Qing Taoist Temple.

Now it is rebuilt based on the drawings of the original Qing Taoist temple hidden by the people. Not only has the original temple of worship been restored, but the original halls and lofts have also been restored one by one.

The scale of the temple fully demonstrates the layout and style of the grand, spectacular, solemn and sacred Taoist temple of the original Qing Taoist temple, and reproduces the Qing Taoist temple that "steps along with the jade grass to the immortal's home, with only one hand lifting the clouds. There is no pickaxe and jade flute blowing, but only Yu Yuanhe guarding the cinnabar sand "wonderful artistic conception ~

food| The most delicious taste in the world is Qing Huan

Xiexinjie is a vegetarian restaurant hidden in the ancient county town. As soon as you walk in, you feel the tranquility of the courtyard and immediately cut off the disturbance of the outside world.

The wood-colored building makes you feel at ease and calm at first sight. After sitting down, you wait for the delicious food to be served. The store adheres to the principle of "not eating from time to time", so the ingredients are different all year round. Each dish is precious for one period and one period. Moreover, the chef pays great attention to the original flavor of the ingredients, as well as the combination of "color, aroma, taste, shape and spirit". What we eat is delicious food and art.

The starter includes carbon black crispy slices, yam, green tofu, kimchi and jelly. Several seemingly unrelated ingredients are combined together to not only look good, but also taste great.

A soup I like very much. Shred wax gourd, boiled and showered; boiled American ginseng in water; fried pine nuts, fried cashew nuts, add a little oil to make pine nut paste, rice paste, put water in the pan, pour in the rice paste and pine nut paste, hold a blender Break everything, add American ginseng water, add shredded winter melon and bamboo fungus, and cook together. It tastes delicious and unforgettable at the entrance!

One of the main courses is eggplant. The eggplant crisps on the side need to be dehydrated while hot, chopped, smoothed, baked at low temperature for about 4 hours, cooled and sprinkled with sugar powder. The craftsmanship is complex and exquisite, and it tastes excellent. In addition, there are also stuffed eggplant, coix seed, tomatoes and other materials.

The second main course is vegetarian foie gras, which contains cashew nuts, duck egg yolk, eggplant and other raw materials. All the ingredients are put together and crushed with a handheld crusher. Add pineapple, winter bamboo shoots, strawberries, and green apple strips. As decoration.

The third main course is the perfect collision of tofu and Chinese toon, coupled with purple sweet potato crisps, which tastes amazing.

The staple food is pasta, plus cabbage and watercress, the perfect combination.

The drink is made of Tremella longan, apples, Roselle flowers, and Chamomile. The taste is very special.

The last dish is a dessert, which consists of green bean mash, salad dressing, raspberry crisps, raspberry jam, and nut powder.

The entire set meal has 7 dishes +1 drink. The portions do not seem large, but it is very full and easy to digest, so there is no burden to eat.

accommodation| big hidden in the city

You can hide in the wild and you can hide in the city. If you want to choose a place to live in the city where you can meditate, then you can go to Yonghaoxuan in Cicheng.

Yong Haoxuan is located on Minquan Road where people come and go. If you don't pay close attention, you will miss it. Walking into the white walls and black tiles, the small bridges and flowing water, and passing through the corridor, you will see a different scene.

The winding path leads to the secluded place, and the meditation room is deep with flowers and trees. This is probably the scene in front of you. The courtyard design of the B & B is unique. It is transformed from an old house. On the basis of retaining its original appearance, it incorporates a simple Japanese style.

There is a Zen feeling everywhere. After staying for a few days, my heart becomes peaceful and I feel a bit open-minded.

There is a maple leaf outside the window of the room where I live, and the large transparent glass window just frames this picture into a picture. I can make tea and admire the maple leaves in the house, and I can leisurely travel, making time slow down.

The final tip

Ticket information:

Cicheng is an open scenic spot. If you just stroll around, you don't have to charge for going to the snack street. However, the seven attractions in Cicheng are charged extra, so it is recommended to buy a joint ticket.

Small attractions require separate ticket purchase price list:

Cixi County Government: 25 yuan/person, applicable to general and joint tickets

School Hall fare: 15 yuan/person, applicable to general admission

Feng Yu House ticket price: 40 yuan/person, applicable to general and joint tickets

Feng Yue's painted desk door: 30 yuan/person, applicable to general and joint tickets

Jiadi Family: 20 yuan/person, applicable for general travel

Confucius Temple: 20 yuan/person, applicable to general and joint tickets

Qing Taoist Temple: 30 yuan/person, applicable to universal travel

Transportation in the ancient city: If you have enough time, it is recommended to walk and visit slowly to discover the small surprises in the ancient county.

Big transportation strategy: Line 4 in Ningbo City can be directly connected