For friends who like to travel, "ancient town tour" is definitely a very familiar point, after all, in many cities across the country, the most popular projects in recent years are the major ancient towns; among them, "Jiangnan Ancient Town and Yunnan Ancient City" is the most prominent, and it is a grand situation that is crowded with people.
However, as one of the top five tourism provinces in the country, the ancient town tourism in Sichuan Province is not very prominent, including the so-called "Top Ten Ancient Towns in Sichuan Province" list given by the official, which also did not promote these good places, and even in the provincial capital Chengdu, do you know what ancient towns are in Sichuan? Many people may know a Huanglongxi, let alone tourists from other places, which is indeed a neglected plate and a slightly regrettable thing.
Of course, on the other hand, it is precisely because these places have not become "internet celebrity attractions", so we can see the most pristine and atmospheric scenery, which can also be regarded as an unexpected gain!
Then, this ancient town to share with you this time is the "original ecological area" I just talked about, I think it is worth your special trip for it, its name is called [Niufo Ancient Town], located in Zigong Da'an District, a famous food city in Sichuan.
Perhaps many people have not heard of the name of Niufo Ancient Town, but I strongly recommend that you come for it, in addition to the scenery of this place, its status in the field of folk culture, it can also be said that the whole sichuan and even the whole country are very high, don't look at the usual quiet here, but when it comes to important festivals, it is a variety of folk traditional art and culture showed: dragon dance lanterns, dragon boats, Sichuan opera singing, Zigong cow lanterns and other projects, which will inevitably make you look eye-opening.
In the early years, [Niufo Ancient Town] was rated as "The Hometown of Sichuan Folk Culture and Art", and in addition, such as the national key ancient town, the national historical and cultural town and other honors have won many. Therefore, many tourists who know it call it "the most cultured ancient town in Sichuan"; of course, I think Niufo Ancient Town can also bear this name
The ancient temple of the provincial cultural relics protection unit is located on the Niubei Mountain on the bank of the Tuojiang River
[Niufo Ancient Town] traffic is very convenient, everyone from Zigong City directly by passenger bus can reach; the entire ancient town is divided into "nine streets and twelve lanes", if you want to shop all, or it takes a long time to do, so it is recommended that you can come in the morning, so you can catch the market, whether it is to take pictures, or experience local folklore, the market is a good place.
In addition, there is a hidden small detail that only the local old people of Niufo know, that is, the floor tiles on the Ming and Qing Streets of [Niufo Ancient Town] are built to imitate the ground of the Forbidden City, the specific reason is that in the late Qing Dynasty, there were rebels who camped here and prepared to call the emperor king in niufo, so the ancient town was rebuilt, and the result was defeated before the reconstruction was completed, leaving only this piece of "unique floor tiles" for our modern people to see, which is also a very interesting story~
In addition to the historical and cultural atmosphere, Niufo Ancient Town also has a unique "food", this low-key millennium ancient town, only three dishes to conquer tourists, attracting many foodies to come to it. These three dishes are "handmade bean blossoms, cow Buddha steamers, and cow Buddha baked elbows". One of the most famous shops in town is called "Jiangcong Mingbashi Steamer", which is a long-established food recommended by the local official, this time I also ate the bean blossom and beef steamer here, and it just so happens that the roasted elbow that the locals highly recommend is across the road, just enough to taste together
The most common snack in sichuan and Chongqing, [bean blossom] delicious place lies in two points, one is the tender taste of the handmade bean blossom itself, and the other is the production level of the store's secret seasoning. Just like this pot of bean blossoms, if there is no spicy and fragrant small dish of spices in the back, the overall taste will be much worse!
When some tourists first see the "Niufo Steamer", they will think that it is the "steamed beef, steamed fat intestines" that everyone usually eats, but in fact, the steamer of niufo ancient town seems simple but hides mysteries. First of all, the powder used in the store is different from what we usually use, it is made of its own secret recipe, and it uses a variety of raw materials to have such a unique taste; then it is the uniqueness of this steamer lattice, a small grid of steamed out of the taste is better than the home with an iron pot to make it delicious, do not believe to try it to know!
Strong Amway fat sausage and beef these two, super delicious, I ordered two beef and a fat sausage, plus a little green onion coriander is really delicious to stop.
If the first two belong to street food, then [Cow Buddha Baking Elbow] is definitely a "hard dish", and this dish is very big, as early as the early Qing Dynasty has been a "palace tribute", belongs to the dignitaries can enjoy the food; [Cow Buddha Baking Elbow] Production process is cumbersome, just a variety of condiments need dozens of kinds, and the baking process for the fire to control is also crucial, need to first fire after the small fire, more than 2 hours to start the pot, which for the control of time, the mastery of the heat, The ratio of condiments is very demanding.
Of course, now this dish has long been "flying into the homes of ordinary people", only need to spend a few dozen yuan to taste, I ate this time is the local recommended [Cow Buddha Yonghong Baked Elbow], the taste is indeed good, the location is diagonally opposite the steamer shop above, it is easy to find.
Nowadays, the reason why many people stay away from ancient town tourism is that the ancient town itself has lost its heritage under excessive commercialization; but niufo ancient town is indeed the most original atmosphere preserved, whether it is to eat food or experience folk culture, here is worth a special trip, absolutely will give you unexpected surprises