Jimei Guankou, Xiamen West Gate

After thousands of years, it has a long history

There are posthouse and large houses here

Messengers once came and merchants gathered

He has also performed a magnificent revolution

walked intoguankou

Pick up this lost pearl outside Xiamen Island

Meet the old street and feel the smell of fireworks in the world

There are many mountainous and hilly areas in the north of Xiamen. Among the mountains in the north, Changtai is the Xianling Qi Mountain.

Xianling QishanAt an altitude of 936 meters, it spans between Guankou and Changtai. The mountains surround the coastal plain, and small villages thrive under the shade.

(At the foot of Xianling Qi in Guankou, the peaceful and peaceful Tiantou Village)

Tiantou Village is located at the foot of Xianling Banner, northwest of Guankou Town.daling、tiantou、xianjing、yangkeng、FangtangIt consists of five natural villages.

At the foot of Xianling Qi Mountain, Tiantou Village has smooth roads, crisscross paths, and clusters of houses.It is a poetic pastoral place.

(Corner of Tiantou Village Street)

It still remains herenative stateWalking on the road, you can see melons, fruits and vegetables grown on the roadside from time to time, and heavy fruits stick out from the courtyard.

Go straight from the main road of Tiantou Village for about one stop. There is a road called"Xianjing Village"It was noon in the place where the children were eating under the big tree in front of their home.

Grandpa wearing a helmet was waiting by the car, waiting to go out with his wife.

Xianjing Village is backed by the mountains, the soil is soft, and the mountain spring water is endless all year round. In addition to all kinds of melons, fruits and vegetables, it is also very suitablebetel nut TaroGrowth has become a must-have staple food in daily life.

(Xianjing Penang taro)

MinnanPurdueDuring festivals, villagers in Xianjing Village will gather their families to make rice dumplings, talk daily, and pray for peace and prosperity.

Aunt Shi got up early before dawn to prepare the ingredients for making rice dumplings. She lit the firewood stove and beganstir-fry glutinous rice.

When frying, Penang taro paste is added,This makes the rice dumplings have a taro aroma. They are then wrapped in braised pork, shrimp, quail eggs, mushrooms, etc., and steamed over low heat for half an hour. When you meet your lips and teeth, you will win countless victories in the world.

The people here are warm and hospitable. If you happen to pass by, the simple villagers will invite you in for dinner and taste freshly cooked rice dumplings.

The post station was a place in ancient times where officials passing military information could have board, board, and changed horses on the way. The ancient post station in Shenqing Village, Guankou, is one of the few remaining ancient post stations in China.

(Shenqingyi Site)

This is the only ancient station with a history of thousands of years that has been preserved intact in Fujian Province

The station was built in the Song Dynasty. Its original location was located in Yufu, east of Guankou Street. It moved to Shenqing during the Yuan Dynasty.

Shenqing Station includes a post road and a post building, the current posthouse is the eastern gateway of Shenqing Village. The ancient bridge in front of the building still exists, and underneath is the slowly flowing Shenqing River.

(Shenqing Ancient Bridge was built during the Southern Song Dynasty)

Immediately next to the station is an ancient temple.

Maolin Temple takes the ancient meaning of Maolin and Bamboo Cultivation

There are ancient temples in every village of Guankou Town. This temple is called"Maolin Temple"The ancient temple is probably one of the most famous ancient temples.

through"Yolou Ancient Land", is Yikou Street.

Yikou Street,This road, which is no more than 500 meters long, has a history of eight hundred years since the establishment of a post road in the Southern Song Dynasty. It connects the Shenqing Ancient Bridge to the Zeshen Palace. It was once crowded with traffic and was a rare ancient street in Xiamen.

(Primary school students after school on Yikou Street)

Many old buildings on the ancient street have been demolished, and only a few ruins remain, such asShenqing Post Hall Site,There is only one remaining ruins left.

Yikou Street, most of the ancient buildings are no longer inhabited

Hundreds of years later, times have changed, and prosperous markets have disappeared in time. Today, the residents of Old Street live comfortably in this pure land.

Today, Shenqing Village still retains many ancient cultural relics. Although some of them are broken walls, they are historical witnesses of the vicissitudes of time.

Here, every step you take is history

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xiamen's commercial center was not on the island, but in Guankou. The core of Guankou is this street that is about 100 meters long--Guankou Street.

(Street View of Guankou Old Street)

Guankou Street is built along the valley and brings together business people from all walks of life. The old streets after liberation are equally lively. If you catch up with them,Weiriorsupply and marketing cooperativeThe Material Exchange Festival of the People's Republic of China is crowded with people, one after another.

Today's old streets are much cleaner. Villagers have renovated old houses and laid cement on the streets, but they can still see the scenery of the past through some traces.

Crossing the street,MianweidianThe shop owner is processing customized quilts,grocery storeThe shop owner guarded the store, immersed in the fun of mobile phones.

(Guankou quilt shop)

(Guankou grocery store)

There are small shops on both sides of the street. Since there is no fear of losing business, the shops are still maintained.Original signs and decorations。

Shops along Guankou Street

Motorcycles are good companions for villagers to travel. They buy groceries, pick up children, and shuttle freely through the narrow streets.

The vegetable market is probably the soul of a street.Shopping for vegetables permeates everyone's daily life and also breeds the delicious food on every table.

At the intersection of Guankou Street and Fengshanmiao Road, there is an ancient banyan tree that is no longer old, but you saidThe big banyan tree in Guankou Old Street, it must be the big banyan tree at this intersection, you can't go wrong.

Under this banyan tree, there are people talking about itsnack, Zhou Baozhen stewed meat, fried roast duck, ginger duck, pancakes, kebabs... In Guankou, snack bars that have been around for decades are everywhere.

The sky gradually got dark, and shops on both sides of the street lit up their signboards and skillfully greeted the gourmets into the shop. People who should have "returned to their nests" searched among cups and chopsticksWhere the spirit belongs.

narrow streets

jagged houses

Old buildings

Simple people

precipitated

It is the historical changes of a town and the legendary story of its ancestors

guarded

It is the rare fireworks and tranquility in every inch of space