ChenCang Baoji, located in the central and western part of The Guanxi, has emerged two retro old streets in recent years. One is located on the edge of Weishui, and the other is located on the north slope of ShengliYuan, which is ChenCang Old Street and Xifu Old Street. The difference between the two old streets is only because of the difference between the two words, for a time, not to say that it is a foreigner, even some locals have to break for half a day, or can be clear. Although the two old streets are only two words apart, the themes and connotations are different.
ChenCang Old Street
Xifu Old Street
Let's start with Chen Cang Old Street. Chen Cang, baoji ancient name, or because the qinling mountain in this area in ancient times called Chen Cang mountain and named, or because the late Qin set up here Chen Cang County and named, in short, the history is long, so far there is no conclusion. However, it was changed from Chen Cang to Baoji, which is said to be the Anshi Rebellion in the 14th year of Tang Tianbao, and it is said that there are historical records to prove it. Therefore, Baoji was called Chen Cang in ancient times, and Chen Cang Old Street was also named after it.
Chinese Stone Drum Garden
Old Baoji Office
Walking into Chen Cang Old Street, the first impression is a variety of special snacks that are very popular. Just looking at the noodle-pulling sign that is as big as a washbasin makes people's appetite soar.
ChenCang Old Street Snack Street
However, further observation will find that the main theme of ChenCang Old Street is not folk snacks, but the heavy historical and cultural charm of ChenCang Baoji. An old railway station, an old steam engine head, an old waiting hall, will make people think of it, as if they have returned to the old Baoji in the 1940s and 50s or even longer. There are also Chen Cang apartments, Shanxi guild halls, cinemas, etc. that imitate the Republic of China, which remind people of the bustling street scene of Baoji, a city born of the road and prospered by the road in the last century.
Old steam locomotive head
Old Baoji Railway Station
Old Baoji Chen Cang Apartment
Old Baoji People's Movie
ChenCang Old Street is undoubtedly an old street, but it is not exactly an old street, it should also be an ancient street. It is said that she is an old street because it shows the bustling scene of the old Baoji in the last century; it is said that she is an ancient street because at one end of Chencang Old Street is located the famous Chinese Stone Drum Garden and the China Bronze Museum. These two cultural landscapes show a long history and profound cultural heritage, revealing the history of Chen Cang Baoji for two or three thousand years. ChenCang Old Street is named after the ancient Chen Cang, and its core value and connotation are also here.
China Bronze Museum
China Stone Drum Garden Stone Drum Pavilion
ChenCang Old Street is not exactly an old street because there are many modern architectural elements in it. For example, the conference center, ten riverside views, amusement facilities, nine counties and nine courtyards, folk intangible cultural heritage display, etc. In particular, the adjacent Sun Temple Commercial Street, the Dongling Covered Bridge on both sides of the Flying Frame, the Baoji Grand Theater across the Wei river, and the Weihe Park have all added a new sense of the times to ChenCang Old Street. Therefore, Chencang Old Street is not only an old street, but a leisure and entertainment center that integrates history, culture, antiques, folklore, amusement, and special food.
Chen Cang Old Street Nine Counties Nine Courtyards
Weihe Dongling Covered Bridge
Baoji Grand Theatre
Let's talk about Xifu Old Street. Xifu, the western end of the Qin River in Guanzhong 800 miles. Since ancient times, some say that Xi'an City is the boundary, some say that Yangling is the boundary, the east is called the East House, and the west is called the West House. In ancient times, Xifu referred to Yongcheng, the capital of the Qin state, which is now Baoji Fengxiang. But everyone in Baoji knows that today's Xifu should refer to the area around Baoji City and the area around Fengxiang and Qishan. The Old Street of Xifu, which has emerged in recent years, is located in the key position where the ancient and modern Xifu are located. It is bordered by the Thousand-Year-Old Jintai Temple in the south, the Tomb of the Tang Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty in the west, and the Scattered Xifu Folk Villages, all of which add a strong cultural charm to The Old Street of Xifu.
Sculpture of Xifu Old Street
Xifu Old Street snack street
Qishan noodles, rolling dough skin
Compared with ChenCang Old Street, although Xifu Old Street has less sense of history, it has more strong Xifu style, as well as simple, authentic and authentic Xifu folk culture. The architecture, culture, cuisine and folk crafts displayed in the old street, from one house to another sculpture after sculpture, from bowls of rolled dough skins and cheek noodles to craft products, all of them are the perfect combination of original Xifu folk culture and city life.
Fengxiang clay sculpture
Old vinegar room
Two retro old streets, one is more historical and humanistic, and the other is more about the scenes of people's food and the daily life of ordinary people, but they show the ancient context of Chen Cangbaoji. The two old streets face each other across the water, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and are each other's horns, which constitute the profound history and culture of Chen Cang Baoji and the splendid and colorful picture of city life.
Folklore sculptures
ChenCang Old Street is located at the edge of Weishui Shigu Mountain, with convenient transportation and convenient access to and from. Although Xifu Old Street is located on the North Slope ShengliYuan, a wide urban road winds through the ancient Jintaiguan, or by car or bus, it only takes ten minutes to easily enter Xifu Old Street.
Phoenix pure brew
Qishan pot helmet
Tired of seeing the city's high-rise buildings, tired of hearing the hustle and bustle of the city, to Chen Cang Old Street and Xifu Old Street to take a walk, turn around, or will feel the breeze Buddha's face, refreshing, but also give birth to a sense of simplicity, away from the hustle and bustle of detachment.
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