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This is an ancient village with a thousand years of history, culture and splendid civilization. There was a Bodhisattva Temple in Tang Dynasty and a White Pagoda in Liao Dynasty. In Qing Dynasty, it formed a big village with unique historical culture and natural landscape resources. It was awarded as "Famous Village of Chinese History and Culture", "Traditional Village of China" and "Demonstration Village of Environmental Renovation in China". This village is an ancient village located in Xiaowopu Village, Siguanyingzi Town, lingyuan city, Liaoning Province. In the summer of 20 17, several literary friends met in Xiaowopu village, where we felt a different kind of customs. The mountains and rivers were connected with historical customs, which was simply a poetic world.

Cars are driving on the highway. As none of our party has been there, we can only determine the position by navigation. Along a rural road, we came to the Bodhisattva Temple Scenic Area. The vast waters that come into view are the Bodhisattva Temple Reservoir. Standing on a high hill, we tried our best to find the location of the legendary Xiaowopu ancient village. However, we are all disappointed. We only see a reservoir about 3 Li Long, which twists and turns along the mountain, with trees on both sides and flowers in full bloom.

We came to the Bodhisattva Temple on the highest mountain near the reservoir. In the center of the temple stands a Buddha statue about 20 meters high, where many believers burn incense and worship. Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the whole scenic spot. I found a small village on the river bank not far away, so I said to the people around me, look how good that village is. He asked me in surprise what was good about it. I said there are mountains, water and trees, and the back of the mountain is close to the water. Just like Jiangnan, it is difficult to find such a good place in western Liaoning.

It is said that the Xiaowopu village where we are going is going to move forward. So we continued along the mountain road and the car drove into a village. We see slogans promoting ancient villages in many places here. We thought this was Xiaowopu village, so we got off the bus and asked the villagers to know that this ancient village still had a long way to go. According to them, in recent years, local government departments have attached great importance to the development of tourism. Xiaowopu village belongs to the scenic spot of Bodhisattva Temple, and many people go there for sightseeing. We quickly got on the bus and drove on. On the roadside, we saw a sign that said Xiaowopu Village, Ancient Village, Earth Temple and Romantic Flower Sea. I know, the destination is not far from us. From an archway, the world here is obviously different from what we saw on the road. There are flowers and plants on both sides of the road, and there are several small temples halfway up the mountain. Very spectacular. I remember, I seem to have seen the land temple change in the TV series the Monkey King in The Journey to the West. As our main purpose was to arrive at Xiaowopu village earlier, we hurried by at the foot of the mountain. Gradually, we found that there were more people and vehicles on both sides of the road. On the roadside, we asked a local where Xiaowopu Village was, and he said with a smile, it's just ahead.

We sped up and the car drove into Xiaowopu village. When we got off the bus, we heard beautiful songs coming from the rocks on the roadside. They are all popular in the sixties and seventies, and they are familiar. When we look closely, it turns out that the speaker was placed in a concrete stone. Walking along the street of the village, the trees on both sides are lush, including jujube, pear, poplar, elm and other trees, especially jujube. There are green dates everywhere in this season. These trees are also covered with red cloth with the words "pray for peace". I also saw many signs on the roadside, some of which said romantic flowers and bonfire square; Some write traditional villages with the famous historical and cultural villages in Liaoning, China; Some say it is party member Pioneer Demonstration Park; Some wrote that it is necessary to persist in party building to promote poverty alleviation, promote agricultural farming system and build an idyllic complex. On the white walls of roadside houses, the words "Serve the people, Do not forget your initiative mind, move on" are written impressively. In addition, many walls are hung with poems entitled "Homesickness". These poems are written on white boards and inlaid with pine, giving off a strong nostalgic atmosphere. We walked on, and there was gurgling water under our feet, like a lyric poem singing slowly.

We stopped at the gate of a farm cultural center with a plaque. This is a very simple and simple courtyard. This is the first time we have heard the word farm cultural center. With curiosity, we walked into the museum. The first thing that catches your eye is the brief introduction of the Agricultural Cultural Center, which reads: Xiaowopu Village Agricultural Cultural Center is transformed from traditional houses, and it is divided into preface, last romance, party building to promote the village, agricultural change, road to poverty alleviation, agricultural culture, happy smile and other parts, which contains the beautiful meaning of building an open, dynamic, beautiful and happy new countryside, aiming at enlightening people to inherit agricultural culture, carry forward folk culture and build beautiful countryside. Early wall clocks, jars, record players, medicine boxes, picture books, awards and so on are displayed in the rooms of the museum. Wheels, dung dustpans, hoes, paper lanterns, shovels, pickaxes, horse packs, etc. displayed outdoors. These let us witness the history of the changes in ancient villages. On the notepad at the gate of the agricultural cultural center, I wrote the following words: Yesterday has gone away, and the applause in the wind makes me ecstatic. I would like to be an ancient villager and watch the sunrise and sunset here every day.

Waterfront floral courtyard, listening to this name, feels so poetic. I really admire the owner of this name. He is not only good at building such a peach blossom garden, but also makes this ancient village full of birds and flowers, blending ancient customs with folk customs. At the gate of the yard, there is a folded willow tree with an ancient well under it. Although these trees have a history of one hundred years, they are still flourishing. The water surface of that ancient well is one meter high from the wellhead, and the water quality is clear. According to people here, since people lived here in the reign of Kangxi, the whole village has been nourished by this well, which is rich in water and sweet in taste and has never dried up. In Jin Mu, the villagers think that there are sun and moon in the sky, and the world is made up of water, fire and earth, so they named themselves Seven Stars Well. A hundred years ago, a willow branch naturally grew by the well, which was flourishing. The villagers like to draw water by the well to enjoy the cool. They like this willow tree very much. When they encounter evil things, they pray to Guliu, which always works. Because it is on the east side of the Bodhisattva Temple, it is turned into the magic weapon of Guanyin Bodhisattva. They pay tribute to it and often turn to it for help.

Guliu prayed for good weather and people's well-being, so it was named a blessing tree. Into the waterfront floral courtyard, where trees are shaded and flowers are everywhere, spring water flows out from one side of the courtyard and flows into the river ditch below. This hospital is divided into a front room and a back room. There are all kinds of fruit trees in the front room, and there are coffee tables and chairs under the trees. A path connects with the backyard, where all kinds of flowers are in full bloom. Walking in the corridor surrounded by gourd racks, I feel refreshed. There is a step in the backyard leading directly to the water's edge, which is a platform made of cement. Standing on the platform, we can see the panoramic view of Bodhisattva Temple Reservoir. The mountains and rivers are connected, which set each other off into interest, the water waves are rippling, and the ship's shadow is little. What a beautiful landscape.

According to the villagers, the flower sea here is very beautiful, not far ahead, so we will go to the flower sea. This is a path paved with stone slabs. A clear stream trickles in a small ditch beside the road. There are still many buildings under construction on the roadside. Ask the workers the way to Huahai, and they enthusiastically tell us and show us the way. Amid the shouts of excitement from our partners, we came to the romantic sea of flowers. At first glance, pink and white phoenix flowers, one by one, covered the whole mountain. A path divides the flower sea into two parts. We walked on the road, cheering and taking pictures, enjoying the beautiful world. Butterflies are flying among the flowers. They don't seem to be afraid of our arrival and always follow us. I think of a sentence in a poem: born with a monarch, old with a monarch. Become a butterfly, look for flowers every night and live in the grass. I don't even think those butterflies will be the embodiment of anyone, dancing for us when we arrive. It suddenly occurred to me that the flower science in front of me is called drunken butterfly, and its flower language and symbolic meaning are mysterious. This is a mysterious flower valley with elegant fragrance. Accompanied by the butterfly's dance steps, we seem to be wandering in a mythical world, wandering in the ocean of flowers, and being the king of flowers between dreams and waking.

The place where our car is parked is bonfire square, which is still under construction. The square is not big, but it is very chic. In front of it is a performance stage, and below it is a flat concrete floor. According to local people, the maintenance and construction of the whole Xiaowopu ancient village will be completed in one or two years. By then, a brand-new ancient village tourist village will be presented to the world.

On the way back, we looked north, and Guanyin Bodhisattva stood tall on the top of the mountain. It suddenly occurred to me that Xiaowopu Ancient Village is the village similar to Jiangnan Village that once stood in the Bodhisattva Temple when we came.