Volume 8, Tian Wanli Frost on the Liaoko River, Section 10, Botou Ancient Town
The Mitsubishi Montero flew past, leaving the Luoqiu County town behind in the dusk. From the Luoqiu branch, you can go southeast to Wagu, where you enter the city, and to the east is Botou Town, Futou.
It is said that the combination of Fucheng and Botou is the name of Futou County, but it is also said that this name is not accurate. Niutou Town, located in the north of Futou, was originally called Niutou Town. The combination of the head of Niutou and Fucheng is Futou.
The name of the county, in short, Futou is named after Fucheng as the core and another regional name named after the first character.
If we look at traffic conditions alone, Futou is better than ** to some extent. National Highway 331 runs across here, passing through Futou County-Fucheng Town, 72 kilometers to the east and north.
Liyang City, 55 kilometers to the east and south is Fengzhou, and 48 kilometers to the east is Oyuan. In other words, a triangle is formed between Futou, Liyang, and Fengzhou, but Liyang, Oyuan, and Fengzhou are
On the base of the triangle, Ogaki is located in the middle of the base of the triangle.
The road condition from Luoqiu to Futou is good. National Highway 331 has been renovated several times in the past two years and is well maintained. It has become the main road out of the province.
It was already half past eight when the car entered the boundary of Futou, and the sky was not completely dark yet. There were still 23 kilometers from entering the boundary of Futou to Futou Town, the seat of Futou County. According to the current road conditions, driving at a speed of 70 yards, it would take 20 minutes
You can reach Fucheng.
However, the car slowed down as it entered Botou.
Lu Weimin, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, had a flickering gaze, as if he wanted to take in everything outside the window and take it deeply into his mind.
Botou Town is said to be an ancient town for hundreds of years. The three major ancient towns in Futou County, Fucheng, Botou, Niu Shou and Baokou, all have at least hundreds of years of history. What is even more rare is that the old streets of the four towns have been preserved.
It is quite intact. Of course, this can be regarded as a disguised disparagement, which means that the development of Futou has seriously lagged behind, so even these ancient towns and streets are still preserved.
"Desheng, let the car enter the street, let's go in and take a turn." As soon as Lu Weimin finished speaking, Shi Desheng turned the steering wheel skillfully and turned left into the old street with a traffic barrier.
The blocking pole was probably used to block trucks, and it had little effect on the small car. The Mitsubishi drove in slowly.
What surprised Lu Weimin was that Botou Old Street was not like the streets in other villages and towns. It was dark at night and there were not even two ghosts. On the contrary, it looked quite lively.
Not only Lu Weimin, but also He Mingkun and Shi Desheng were quite surprised. Seeing the flow of people coming and going on the street, and the residents enjoying the cool breeze and drinking tea on the street, they suddenly felt that counties like Futou and Nantan were really different.
There are some differences.
The car entered the old street of the ancient town and drove slowly. The street lights were already on, but they were very dim and there was only one light far away. The old streets were basically paved with bluestones. It was obvious that they had some history.
, but the buildings on both sides of the road still maintain their old momentum.
Lu Weimin noticed a destination for people walking on the street - the river dock.
The size of the river pier is not small.
Lu Weimin and the others parked their car at a corner of the river pier, which still attracted the attention of countless people.
After all, the people who come out here at night are basically local residents or surrounding farmers, and there are very few outsiders. But Lu Weimin and the others actually came in a car, and it seemed that although the car looked dusty,
But it is much stronger than the ordinary bread Jeep.
Seeing the screen hung in the spacious dock square, Lu Weimin realized that there was an outdoor movie playing here. No wonder so many people came to watch it.
Several people saw Lu Weimin and the others get out of the car and surrounded him, but there was no hostility. They were probably just curious about how such a car could drive into the old street.
Lu Weimin saw an open-chested man wearing only a double-breasted jacket, shaking his cattail leaf fan and looking himself up and down. He smiled first, and then took out a pack of cigarettes. Shi Desheng had already taken it, opened the pack skillfully, and handed it to him.
Several people walked over.
"Brother, are you showing a movie here?"
"Yeah, I see you are from far away, right? What are you doing here?" The man in the jacket took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and exhaled the smoke.
"Hey, we are from a regional TV station. We want to shoot a documentary that reflects the rural style of our Fengzhou area, so we have to look around and take pictures. I heard that the night view of the ancient town in Botou is very famous, so we took advantage of the opportunity.
Come and take a look at it tonight." Even Lu Weimin himself admires his quick wit. He lies with a face that does not change and his heart does not beat. The reasons are readily available and you can't help but believe him.
"Oh? Why haven't I seen you have that machine?" The other two older men, who were slightly younger, became excited and stretched their necks to look into the car, probably to see if Lu Weimin and the others had cameras in the car.
"Haha, we are here to set up the front station. We didn't bring any machines. Let's take a look first and confirm the location. We also need to screen it." He Mingkun responded quickly and immediately picked up the conversation, "I heard that your river dock is very popular.
It has some history, how many years ago?”
"Hey, young man, let me tell you, this river wharf has a long history. If you really want to trace it back, you have to go back to the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Tang Dynasty general Li Guangbi was chasing the peasant uprising army here and stationed troops here.
To transfer grain and crops, we all rely on this pier..."
The old man with a goatee who walked to the end was shaking a cattail leaf fan. Hearing He Mingkun ask about this, he immediately became interested, "At first, Yuan Chao was entrenched in the mountainous area, and General Li was ordered to conquer it. However, Yuan Chao took advantage of the mountainous terrain and used a small army.
Frequent attacks on General Li's logistics supply lines caused General Li's expeditions to suffer repeated setbacks. Later, General Li adopted a counselor's strategy and used the water of the Feng River to transport food to Botou. However, Yuan Chao's small force was not good at water warfare and attacked several times.
They were all killed by General Li, and finally Yuan Chao was completely wiped out by General Li."
Lu Weimin and the others never thought that any old man here could tell you a long historical story, and it was so well-founded and vivid that his ears would be stunned to hear it.
"Oh, sir, doesn't General Li regard Botou as his blessed land? Without Botou as a logistics supply base, his conquest must not have gone so smoothly, right?" Lu Weimin asked with a smile.
"That's right, there are several grain stores from the Jiaqing and Daoguang era behind our town. Just walk back along the river from this pier. It turned out that there were a lot of these grain stores. Later, most of them were destroyed during the Republic of China.
, some were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and now only a few are left, but you can still see them." Goatee said with excitement, "The sunset shines down in the evening, and the grain store stands there. It's very ancient.
The smell of the battlefield."
Lu Weimin looked the goatee up and down and felt that this old man was probably not as simple as an ordinary resident. He was more or less a cultured person. "Uncle, you are quite familiar with our history and culture."
"Uncle Cui is an old teacher in our town. He has retired. Now he is engaged in research and has published articles in newspapers." The pair of strong men in jackets next to them said proudly.
"It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Goatee looked at his beard happily and narrowed his eyes, "I don't have any hobbies. When I have nothing to do, I just like to think about our old people here. Let's Botou
The history of Botou can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, and even further to the Jin Dynasty. Northern immigrants moved south step by step. Our Botou is actually a transit station. The north of our place is also a mountainous area, which is suitable for cover to avoid attacks by barbarians from the north. The south is also a mountainous area.
However, the pass passage is convenient for going south, and the central area is fertile farmland, with convenient water conservancy and transportation, which is very suitable for reclamation. Therefore, it once became a transit hub for northern gentry going south after the two Jin Dynasties, and it also left many historical monuments."
The old man with the goatee seemed to be very interested when he saw Lu Weimin, and his interest increased greatly, and he talked eloquently.
"Although Chongsheng Temple and Chongsheng Pagoda in our south are not as famous as the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Kunming, Yunnan, they have an earlier history than the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple. They were first built in 760 AD and are older than those in Yunnan.
The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple next to it were decades earlier, but they were repeatedly destroyed in wars and rebuilt. However, the base of the pagoda that remains today is also from the mid-Ming Dynasty and is more than 500 years old. The upper part has been restored.
It also has a history of more than 300 years. It was restored in the early years of Kangxi. At that time, many local gentry donated money and the event was unprecedented. These are recorded in local chronicles..."
Lu Weimin and He Mingkun both found it funny. They didn't expect to encounter a chatterbox. Before they even asked the question, the other party was already getting out of control. If this continues, they can talk until twelve o'clock tonight.
The men next to him were probably accustomed to this habit of the old man named Cui. They listened to the goatee god's talk with a smile. Seeing that the movie was about to start, they reluctantly stopped talking.
Lu Weimin also specially left Uncle Cui's contact information. It was probably the first time that Goatee met a "leader" in the area who paid so much attention to the history of Botou. He also happily told Lu Weimin where he lived and how to get there. Welcome
Lu Weimin and others came to his home as guests.
After getting in the car, Lu Weimin also felt a little emotional. The buildings in Botou Ancient Town have maintained their old pattern very well. This is a manifestation of lagging economic development, but it is not a blessing.
Along with industrial revolution, the destruction of historical monuments and civilizations abounds. For example, among the major ancient towns in Futou in the previous life, except for Niu Shou Town, they were gradually developed into a major tourist attraction in Futou in the 21st century.
In addition, the three ancient towns of Fucheng, Botou and Baokou, which originally had better conditions than Niushou, were all wiped out by the vigorous reconstruction of the old cities, leaving only a sea of uniform cement and steel buildings.
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