Today's Yaoxi, the old smoke scenery no longer exists, the twenty-four scenes of that year, although the locals know it is also rare. According to the "Twenty-Four Scenic Poems of Yaoxi" written by Liu Tong in the Qing Dynasty and the "Twenty-Four Scenic Miscellaneous Poems of Yaoxi" compiled by Yang Yongyan, these twenty-four scenes, namely waiting for the moon bridge, Yinqiu Path, Listening to Autumn Residence, Steaming Xia'an, Lai'ou Gate, Jiankong Place, Renwai Mountain House, Tancui Causeway, Vine Flower Pass, Jingrongxuan (also known as "Boat House"), Zhangping, Shizhang Red Cotton Road, Laonong Pavilion, Shimagang, Shigang, Durong Xia, Frangipani Field, Di Yan Pond, Quanzhong Spring, Yunlin Painting Slope, Tea Field, Tea Market, Pillow Tao House, and Heliujin.
Ma Chung, which flows through Yaotou Ancient Village, was also named 'YaoXi'
According to the investigation, the small port gushes from east to west, and the middle road bridge of Jiangnan Avenue is within easy reach, and the water turns south, that is, the eastern end of Ma Chung. In the Qing Dynasty, there were water pines planted on the left and right, and the paddy fields were empty and wide, directly connected to the duck piers. The townspeople cross the north and south of the Banqiao bridge at the turning point. At dusk, on the footbridge, the water reflects the light, and the smoke village creates silence. Celebrities and gentlemen often linger by the bridge, enjoying themselves leisurely. "Wait until the Matsuma moon is urged, and watch Chang'e fly across the moon from afar." Itabashi is named "Waiting Moon Bridge". As for the reconstruction of the bridge to stone, the name was changed to "Liji", which was a later matter. Adjacent to the Waiting Moon Bridge, there is an old stone road along the Ma Chung. In the meantime, the water pines are sandwiched between the shores, like honor guards standing. Millions of green trees, the breeze is light, and there are wild cranes in the air, as if singing with passers-by, "more suspicious under the stone bridge, the wind and rain rise dragon chanting", the yin qi trail got its name.
Not far from the bridge, there is a tea house for the townspeople in the city, named "Listening to the Autumn Residence", the pine bark weaving house, the thatched eaves overlooking the stream, the miscellaneous trees wrapped around the wall, the long luo yin, although the summer also has autumn meaning. The entrance window is clear and clean, and the water and wind are clapping. Holding a cup of tea, you can hear the sound of water. Funny sedentary, Yaxington was born. Looking forward to the south of the bridge, the townspeople planted peaches around the fields. In the spring, Yanhua laughs at the wind, pink clouds in the trees, falling in the water, fat and snowy streams. In the middle of it, I suddenly felt that "I didn't want to smoke outside, and I saw Chang Lishi again." Shiren is known as Han Changli's sentence "Steaming Red Xia" from far and near, and the name is "Steaming Xia'an".
Out of the steaming Xia bank, there is a branch port to the north, and also the jasper spring stream. The original wooden fence of the port was used as a fence, which was originally set up for the sale of salt. For a long time, the water in Gangning is clean, the fish and shrimp are gathered, the gulls are often foraging in it, and the townspeople are doubly protected, so "the flock of gulls is used to being uninvited, and it is as old as the old ones." This is the "coming gull gate". Along the coast of Ma Chung, it is shady all year round, but there is no tree on the north side of the port. The paddy fields in the harbor are endless, far away from Baiyun Qingfeng, and close to the sails and gull waves. In the morning, the mountains shine on the water, and in the evening, the golden light falls green. Hence the name "Discernment". The mountain house outside the people is surrounded by a branch port, negative and invisible, away from the dust table. Originally it was a puyin taoist temple idle fast. Legend has it that Liu Tong once used this poem to spend the summer, and personally planted peach double tree clouds. To the south of the port, there is a small vine flower pass. The miscellaneous trees along the embankment are dense, the branches are frightening, the cold is cold, and the hat is pulled, but the shallow waves play fish, the thick shade sits on the birds, "the spring flowers make shadows, a butterfly bee is crazy", so it is called "The green causeway". Re-entry is the vine flower. It was a place where teng man walked around, and the whole circle was full. In the north, there are several farmhouses, branches of trees to lead the vine edge wall tiles, flowers beautiful illumination of the stream. Spring is cold and twilight, light rain and smoke, it is most suitable to see the flowers; the water on the side of the water stops, there is a house that is shaped like a boat, so it is called "boat house". The ancient banyan basin is depressed, "not arguing that the boat and the house are in the melting spring". The owner Huang Zhongluan Yan his room is called "Jing Rong Xuan".
The present appearance of the Liji Ancient Bridge is the same as that of the old photo in 1932
Jiangnan Avenue Zhongma Chung South Bank Suihua New Village section on the former Yaoxi Twenty-four Jing 'Steaming Xia's Bank'
A hundred steps to the northeast, there is a clay flat about the field. There is an ancient camphor on the ping, I don't know what year it was planted. In the middle of summer, the sun is impenetrable, the cool breeze grows on its own, the canes and quinoas sing, and the birds chase each other. People call it "Camphor Ping". In the north of the village, there is also a kapok plant, which is independent of correction. When the flowers bloom red and high, the green is overlooked. "Full of red coral, as if crossing the Tai Road", the name of the township is "Shizhang Red Cotton Road". Turn out through this road, the strange bend ring, the mountain forest shields it. Tian Xin has a small fu protrusion, a shrine in the middle of the building, and a small pavilion outside the door. Spring ploughing and summer cultivation, farmers comfort each other and work hard, every time they rest here, it is also the "Labor Farmer Pavilion". Further north, Gangfu meanders, a peak like a mu, luo cui group pine hairpin, named "Stone Horse Gang". To its east is the former site of the Southern Han Dynasty of Liu Wangdian .com. Yu Chongyang ascended to the overlook, you can see the Pearl River sails, white clouds and mountains beckoning, sitting leisurely and relaxed.
To the west, there is a small mountain named "Stone Gang". That is, the main mountain of Yaoxi. The townspeople are surrounded by cities, especially fish, shrimp, fruits and vegetables. The summit is flat and has two trees with roots. The staff is ascending, and the scenery is complete, "Jiang Tian open mirror, sit and watch the white clouds rise", the view of the mountains and the sea; shigang is north, spread like a tuping, the ancient banyan is like a mountain, the shade is several acres, the hanging roots are hanging, and the shape is strange. Because of the name "Du Rong Xia".
Go to Shigang for hundreds of steps, according to legend, there was original Tianhou Temple. Smelled in Jiaqing twenty years (1815) poured out. The townspeople rebuilt Shuangzhou Academy, which is the place where the children's crown will be written in the thirteen villages of Yaoxi. There is a diyan pond in front of the college, which is nearly three acres wide. Although it is not vast, it is also a pure blue. Surrounded by hills, isolated from the dust of the city sounder, "reflection ink trace light, illusion of dragon rise", is also enough to smooth the text. There is also a spring in the pool, and the wellhead comes out of the pool surface from the bottom of the pool, shaped like a floating bowl. The water of the pond spring is separated, the height and the bottom are often not conspiratorial, and the outside is slightly salty, and the inside is clear and sweet. Visible but not connected, not contradictory, those who see are all amazed.
Twenty-four views of Yaoxi address
In the south of the pond, there are short slopes of fine grass and thick moss, verdant and green. In the meantime, there are several ancient trees, and there are cold forests. People say that "this is the natural map, and the ink is troublesome", because it is called "The Cloud Forest Painting Slope". To the west is the "tea field", which is the famous production area of Henan tea. According to legend, Henan tea bushes are small and deep-rooted, and do not need to be irrigated. The sex is slightly bitter, and there is a sweet taste in the pot instantly, and the quality is above the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, it has now been lost. The tea market is in the western foothills of Yaotou. Spring invades the morning, the thorny cloth skirt, the clothes are fragrant, and its bustle is as lively as a polder. To the west of Yaoxi, another tea house is called "Pillow Tao House". The window ripples, the seat is surrounded by green bamboo, and the wind is lively and beautiful. Moreover, it is the confluence of the east-west tide of Yao Creek, which is near the present-day Ma Chung Bridge, and the name of the township is "Confluence Jin", which is also a scene.
Although the above twenty-four scenes of Yaoxi are difficult to examine carefully today, Liu Tong and Yang Yongyan are all local celebrities, and the clues they have recorded can certainly be believed. In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), the scholar Huang Xiling visited the field and wrote the "Trace Record", which is now in the library of Sun Yat-sen University, which can be regarded as a history of faith.
Excerpt from the Lingnan Cultural Knowledge Book Series "History of Guangzhou Haizhu" by Luo Guoxiong
Guangdong Chinese National Culture Promotion Association
Co-editor of Lingnan Bunko Editorial Committee