We originally planned to play all day in the Baili Rhododendron Pudi Scenic Area yesterday and then live in Pudi at night, but everyone felt that there was nothing to see, the azaleas were not fun at all, we left the Baili Rhododendron Scenic Area at about two o'clock in the afternoon, so that we did not stay in Pudi, we drove to Longli County, which is 190 kilometers away from Pudi.
Today is the last day of our March 3 holiday, we have to rush back and go to work tomorrow.
After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, we found that Longli is only more than 400 kilometers from Guilin, if you go home directly, you can reach Guilin at three o'clock in the afternoon, and there is still half a day, we decided to go around the ancient town of Xiasi.
I originally thought that Xiashi Ancient Town was also an ancient town that was rebuilt later, but after arriving here, I found out that this is a real ancient town, and the houses and other buildings in this ancient town are really very old.
The Fengyu Bridge across the Qingshui River was only built in 2019, and this bridge is the main traffic artery to enter the ancient town of Xiasi.
Ancient dwellings, the ancient town of Xiasi has a history of at least 600 years, the dwellings that can be seen along the Qingjiang River and the bank are all wooden houses, some are as high as four floors, and the construction age of these wooden houses is very old, there is a certain history, and it is a real ancient building.
The ancient memorial arch, walk through the wind and rain bridge and turn left to see a memorial arch, this memorial arch is a Qing Dynasty building, this memorial arch is beautifully carved and well preserved.
The ancient Qingjiang Street, through the archway is the Qingjiang Street of the ancient town, there are many shops on both sides of the street, very prosperous and lively, the shops have the rent and sale of national costumes, there are all kinds of handicrafts for sale, all kinds of food.
Along Qingjiang Street, there is a small square, there is a drum tower on the square, which is the landmark building of Dong village, it can be seen that the ancient town of Xiasi is inhabited by Miao, Dong, and many other ethnic minorities.
The ancient Guangdong Guild Hall, the Guangdong Guild Hall of the ancient town was built in the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years, the Guangdong Guild Hall is a building with Lingnan characteristics, indicating that the ancient town of Xiasi has been prosperous since ancient times, and there are many merchants from Guangdong and other places who come and go from the north to the south to do business here.
The ancient Yangming Academy, Yangming Academy was founded in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and later after many renovations and reconstructions, Wang Yangming is a famous thinker in the Ming Dynasty, his disciples in the Ming Dynasty Wanli years have lectured in the lower division, spread Wang Yangming's thoughts, so the descendants built the Yangming Academy here.
In addition, there are many historical monuments in Xiasi Ancient Town, and the places I visited today are less than one-tenth of Xiasi Ancient Town.
I personally feel that although the popularity of Xiasi Ancient Town is not as big as that of Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village, Xiasi Ancient Town has a greater sense of history than Xijiang Miao Village.