I haven't been out of Beijing for a long time since the outbreak of the epidemic, and I really miss the great rivers and mountains of my motherland. By chance, I saw that there was such a place in Beijing: it brought together a number of ethnic minority buildings across the country, and these buildings used a 1:1 ratio, truly restoring the local cultural heritage. This place is located in the southwest of the Asian Games Village in Beijing, covering an area of 50 hectares of Chinese nationalities park. So in time for the holidays, I gladly went there. Because it is during the epidemic period, it is necessary to make an online reservation in advance and present a 72-hour nucleic acid certificate to enter. It is open from 8:30-18:00 and requires masks to be worn at all times. Tel:010-62063646。
The Chinese National Park is divided into two parks, the north and the south, and I am going to the north garden this time.
Online ticket purchase cost 45 yuan, the whole trip down to about three hours. There are sixteen ethnic villages in the North Garden, including Tibetans, Miao, Yi, Dong, Taiwan Gaoshan, Korean, Buyi, Hani, Qiang, Dai, Jingpo, Daur, Evenk, Orunchun, Hezhe and other scenic spots.
Wicket
Entering the scenic spot, I was directly attracted by the Dai style building in front of me and a banyan tree king on the side.
The Banyan King inside the entrance
It is said that the Dai people call the banyan tree the big green tree, and the majestic ancient banyan tree is worshipped as a sacred tree. The canopy is like a giant umbrella, with thick shade and shade, which can be formed into a forest alone, which is amazing! I feel that the age of this tree should also be hundreds of years old.
View from the entrance
The first ethnic building you see after entering the scenic spot is the Sala architecture.
I'm ashamed that I hadn't heard of this nation before. After seeing the introduction of the scenic spot, I have some understanding. (Probably the first ethnic minority building I saw in the Nationalities Garden, I looked at it very carefully.) ）
This ethnic group is mainly concentrated in Qinghai Province, dating back to the Western Turk period in the 7th century AD. After the establishment of the republic, it was officially named "The Salars". The Salars have their own language, no writing. The whole people believe in Islam. The Salar people's house - fence building, is a kind of wood, stone, soil as one of the ancient residential buildings, because most of the walls of the building are made of tree strips, fence piles, so named.
The fence building of the Lahu people
Opposite the Sala people is the Dai Customs Garden. Covering an area of 10,000 square meters, the Dai scenic spot is said to have been restored according to the typical Dai architecture in the Xishuangbanna area of Yunnan Province.
Daizhai is a complete living community composed of zhaimen, residential houses, Dai temples, peacock pavilions, bridges, etc.
Most of the Dai houses are dry-type buildings made of bamboo and wood. The upper floor is inhabited, the lower floor is cool and spacious, and livestock and poultry can be kept in captivity and production and living utensils can be placed.
Further on are the ethnic buildings of the Takayama, Korean, Tin Foil, Manchu, orunchun.
And what impressed me was the Oren Chun people. The Orunchun are an ethnic minority living in the northeastern part of the mainland. Since ancient times, the way of survival has been mainly hunting, and they have been hunting in the vast forest sea all year round.
Birch House
The most important forms of housing during the orunchun hunting period are: "oblique kernel pillar", earthen cellar, wood-carved house, birch bark shed and so on. "Oblique kernel column": conical in shape.
The skeleton is made of a main pole about a few meters long, a trunk with branches on the internal structure of the house, and the exterior is covered with animal skins such as robes, as well as birch bark, reed curtains, and cloth fences.
The words "Olunchun Museum" are nailed with birch bark
All the way down the road, I was deeply attracted by a towering drum tower. This drum tower is a replica of the famous Dong drum tower, which has great regional characteristics in the local area.
Dong drum tower
The drum tower is a wooden structure throughout, without a nail and a nail, and the structure is tight and strong, and it is said that it can reach hundreds of years without decay or oblique. In ancient times, the Dong drum tower was used as a meeting place and a warning for foreign invasions.
Wind and rain bridge front
Silhouette of the Wind and Rain Bridge
On the edge of the Drum Tower is the Wind and Rain Bridge, also known as the Flower Bridge and the Fu Bridge. The whole is composed of bridges, towers and pavilions, all made of wood, the bridge deck is paved, and there are railings and benches on both sides, and the roof of the bridge is covered with tiles, forming a long corridor. The tower and pavilion are built on the stone bridge piers, with multiple layers, the cornices fly upwards, and the top is decorated with treasure gourds and other decorations. Because pedestrians can avoid wind and rain in the past, it is called the Wind and Rain Bridge.
Scenery outside the Wind and Rain Bridge
In addition, there are Yi, Qiang and other architectural complexes.
Yi architecture
Qiang architecture
Qiang watchtowers
Wa architecture
The last attraction in the scenic spot is the Tibetan Customs Garden.
It is said that the entire mandala was built by Tibetan craftsmen in Lhasa in a 1:1 ratio.
There are not only mandalas but also pilgrimage roads, Jokhang Temple, octagonal streets, Khampa houses, simmering mulberry furnaces, Mani flagpoles and so on.
Some of the special materials were also all shipped from Lhasa. The Tibetan Customs Garden also shows in depth all aspects of Tibetan life, such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, through physical exhibitions, which can give you a comprehensive understanding of the lives of Tibetan people.
Beijing National Ethnic Park not only brings together the traditional buildings of ethnic minorities, ethnic museums, exhibition halls, sculpture squares and several natural landscapes, but also can appreciate and participate in the songs, dances, festivals, production and customs of various ethnic groups when visiting ethnic villages. (However, due to the epidemic, the performance was suspended). If you're interested, you might as well explore for yourself.