Author: Xiao Han
There are many ancient streets in Beijing, most of which retain the charm of history, and now that the Spring Festival has arrived, there is an ancient street that not only has a sense of history, but also incorporates modern sculptures and Winter Olympic elements.
From the center of Beijing, half an hour drive can come to the mode mouth located in Beijing Shijingshan, where the original name is "Moshikou", because of the high quality of the grinding stone and named, the grinding stone of the millstone village has been mined since the Song Dynasty, the earliest is a desolate place, and later the Moshikou Mountain built Fahai Temple, Cheng'en Temple, Cixiang An three temples, the temple came to the monk, the millstone mouth has a human population. Local villagers built tea houses and liquor stores to facilitate merchants, so that the merchants in the village gathered, the camel caravans were rushing, the camel bells were endless, and a dragon-shaped horse road running through the east-west direction of the ancient town formed the Camel Bell Ancient Road.
The Camel Bell Trail is the only way from Kyoto to Saiwai, an ancient street with a long history, and an important hub for the transportation of coal, timber and other items in the early days, sitting on the Ming Dynasty monuments such as the Tian Yi Tomb and the Hokai Temple, and also becoming an important geological and archaeological site due to the discovery of Quaternary glacial remains here.
As an old historical district, There are many attractions in The Mode Exit, such as Fahai Temple, Qingchun Zhai, Chinese Quaternary Glacier Ruins Exhibition Hall, Laoye Temple, Tian Yi Tomb, Crossing Street Building Ruins, Cheng'en Temple, Longquan Temple, Yongji Temple, etc. It is also the place where Beijing once raised the most camels, and the camel caravans flowed endlessly, and camel bells could be heard in the distance.
Mr. Lao She's novel "Camel Xiangzi" once wrote: Millstone Pass is a good place, you can return to Xishan to the northeast; you can run to Changxindian to the south; and it is also a way out to the west. Today, there is also a memorial hall of Mr. Lao She, which displays the works of Mr. Lao She and a group of sculptures of Shoko the Camel.
Today's model mouth set ancient village, ancient road, ancient temple as one, is also the first village in Beijing to electrify, at that time from here into the second ring road is still very far away, no car, can only rely on camels. Therefore, Lao She's novel "Camel Xiangzi" took the camel from here. After the renovation of the model mouth, we can see many sculptures of camels, and the streets are lined with green brick and gray tiles of uniform color, vermilion lacquered gates, and houses in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
When it comes to the Spring Festival, a string of big red lanterns hang on both sides of the road, the mascot of the Winter Olympics greets guests from all over the world, the national tide tiger and cute kittens turn over everyone, there are flowers every few steps away, and the night view is even more fascinating, this thousand-year-old street exudes unique charm. The whole street is full of literature and art, bookstores, cafes, Internet celebrity food, vegetable shops, and various styles of storefronts emerge in an endless stream. On the one hand, the aroma of coffee is fragrant, on the other side is human fireworks, the two coexist harmoniously, and there is no violation at all. There are many tourists who come to take photos and punch cards, but there are more cars on the street, which seems a bit chaotic, which also reflects the popularity of this street.
The most noteworthy thing to see in the mode mouth is fahai temple and cheng'en temple, other buildings are antique buildings, and the modern atmosphere is stronger. Fahai Temple has "five absolutes", one is the four cypress and one hole bridge, the second is the thousand-year-old whitebark pine, the third is the Ming Dynasty mural, the fourth is the Longniu large bronze bell, and the fifth is the mantuoluozao well. Many people are relatively unfamiliar with the murals of Fahai Temple, we all know that Dunhuang murals are famous at home and abroad, but only the lack of Ming Dynasty murals; Fahai Temple is the royal temple of that year, the murals of the Daxiong Treasure Hall were created by ming court painters, using two major painting techniques of asphalt powder piling gold and stacking halo dyeing, and the murals constitute a naked-eye 3D effect. Fahai Temple murals are the most complete Ming Dynasty murals in Beijing, recognized at home and abroad as the most Ming Dynasty murals, together with the Yuanmingyuan, Sanxingdui ruins, etc., together with the Third Batch of National Treasure Level Cultural Relics.
【Scenic area name】Camel Bell Ancient Road
【Detailed address】Motaikou Street, Shijingshan District, Beijing
【Ticket price】Free
【Parking price】2 yuan / hour