Is Phoenix in Hunan the same as that written by Shen Congwen?

Speaking of the prototype of Border Town, many people think it is Hunan Phoenix, because it is Shen Congwen's hometown.

However, not necessarily.

At the beginning of Shen Congwen's Border Town, he wrote: "From Sichuan to Hunan, there is an official road heading east. When this official road goes to a small town called "Tea Cave" near the Xiangxi border, there is a stream, and there is a small white tower by the stream. There are families living under the tower. "

"Close" to the border of Xiangxi means that it is still in Sichuan (Chongqing was not separated at that time), and it is also known as a tea cave. Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County is more likely to be located at the junction of Chongqing, Guizhou and Hunan provinces.

Xiushan, which is "crossing three provinces with one foot, and crowing in three provinces", still retains many impressions of border towns: Qingshi Old Street, Sanbu Gaodao, Du Lala, Cui Cui Island, crossing three provinces with one foot, Yufeng Pavilion and so on. The unique geographical location makes Xiushan unique today.

Xiushan is located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain, at the junction of Chongqing, Hunan, Guizhou and Hubei provinces, and is known as the "southeast gateway of Sichuan and Chongqing".

Zhang Kai, a celebrity in Qing Dynasty, once said:

When the Shu Road is near, it will be punished.

It rained in Guizhou and was involved in Chutianyun.

It began in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the hub of Sichuan and Chongqing.

Xiushan existed in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and it was the territory of southern Xinjiang of Pakistan in the Spring and Autumn Period.

This Xiushan is located in the middle of Wuling Mountain, bordering Hunan Province in the east, Guizhou Province in the southwest, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in the north and Hubei Province in the northeast. It is an important tourist and material distribution center in Wuling Mountain, and also an important channel connecting the "Pearl River Delta" and the "Yangtze River Delta" in Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.

Due to its superior geographical location, Xiushan has been the gateway and transportation hub of southeast Sichuan and Chongqing since ancient times.

Revolutionary base area, the first stop of liberation

Xiushan is the first county-level people's political power institution established in southwest China after the founding of New China.

1934, Marshal He Long opened the revolutionary base area in the southwest and established the Soviet regime, which became the first stop for Liu Deng's army to liberate the southwest.

In this old revolutionary base area with red culture, there once happened a touching story: Duan Suquan, secretary of the Red Army Qiandong Special Committee and political commissar of the independent division, was ambushed in Yimei Town, Xiushan County and rescued by local residents Li Mufu and others. After careful treatment, he was finally able to return to the Red Army.

Ethnic gathering, folk customs integration

Xiushan is a minority community. There are 18 ethnic minorities in the county, mainly Tujia and Miao, as well as Yao, Dong, Bai and Buyi.

Thousands of years ago, the brave Tujia ancestors began a long-distance migration down the tragic river, and settled in Xiushan because of its rich vegetation, fish and livestock.

The brave Tujia people first made a living by fishing, selling salt and hunting. Later, he had frequent contacts with local Gelao and Miao people, began to learn farming, and the integration of multi-ethnic cultures made Xiushan's unique folk culture today.

Diaojiaolou is a characteristic building in Miao village, and it also represents the evolution of Tujia aerial residence. The ancient Ganlan architecture almost conforms to the beauty of nature, has a unique cultural heritage of multi-ethnic integration, and has been lonely for a hundred years.

Waving dance is a living fossil of Tujia nationality. There are different opinions about its origin. Some people say that it evolved from Bayu Dance, while others say that it is a ritual for Tujia people to worship their ancestors and pray for blessings. But more historians and ethnologists believe that waving dance is the evolution of Tujia people's long-term production and life. In any case, it embodies the unique cultural connotation of Tujia nationality.

The ancient folk art of Nuo Opera is still circulating in Xiushan.

The settlement of Tujia people here has also brought people the most primitive form of worship of nature, ancestors, ghosts and gods, and all things, which has affected the distant cultural instinct of all ethnic groups and has since taken root and flourished here.

Xiushan business card, artistic highland

Known as "the originator of China Lantern Festival", Xiushan Lantern Festival was born here, and Xiushan folk songs were rated as national intangible cultural heritage. Lantern songs such as boxwood pole and a handful of rape flowers are well-known overseas and classic.

In this artistic highland, internationally renowned titles have also been born: the hometown of dancing and dancing in China, the hometown of calligraphy in China and the hometown of couplet culture in China. It has been rated as a national advanced cultural county, a national advanced sports county, a national agricultural and rural informatization demonstration base, a top 100 small and medium-sized city with the most investment potential in China, and a top 100 small and medium-sized city with the most regional driving force in China.

They are all labels of Xiushan, business cards of Xiushan, and artistic business cards representing China's going to the world.

Picturesque rivers, charming Xiushan

Xiushan is known as "the key of Hunan and Guizhou, the Pearl of Wuling" and "Little Chengdu". In Xiushan, you can climb the mountain and look at the misty and picturesque Youshui River crossing the countryside. It has the reputation of "Jade Belt of Wuling", the beautiful scenery of Youshui River and the reputation of "Small Guilin in Southeast Chongqing". The clear Youshui River is the cradle of Tujia nationality, which breeds and nourishes the hardworking, brave, simple and honest Tujia people and creates a unique Tujia culture.

At an altitude of 638 meters, the mountains are undulating, which looks like a phoenix spreading its wings from a distance, hence the name "Phoenix Mountain". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a temple built on the mountain, which was one of the Buddhist holy places in Xiushan.

Shen Congwen's Border Town was inspired by the ancient town of Hong 'an. The ancient buildings with unique Tujia Miao village style in the town are unique in technology and unique in shape, leaving infinite historical reverie. "Elephant trunk absorbs water", "Jiulongpo" and "Three No-cares" islands are world-famous.

Wang Miao's tomb without a stone tablet is said to have been built in memory of the national hero, Wu Laoya, a local Miao leader, who died to resist the cruel repression of the chieftain during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. 1984 was declared as a county-level cultural relics protection unit, and 1986 the county people's government erected the "Wang Miao Tomb" stone tablet in front of the tomb.

Humanistic breath in Xiushan

You put the people first, and the people take food as the sky. The gathering and tolerance of multi-ethnic groups has made Xiushan County a unique food culture.

Xiushan fermented bean curd is fascinating.

Xiushan sufu with Tujia flavor and Miao characteristics has undergone changes for more than 400 years. With the ingenious method of "selecting soybeans, soaking in clear spring, adding milk to sour soup, and naturally fermenting", with twelve kinds of plant spices as seasoning, it integrates "hemp, spicy, fragrant, mellow and refreshing", and has a fresh taste and endless aftertaste.

Stone dike tofu fish, martial arts flavor

Shidi bean curd fish is a delicacy in Xiushan. The fish is delicious and smooth, and the tofu is white and tender. According to legend, its beauty is similar to the "Moonlight on the Twenty-four Bridges" cooked by Huang Rong in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

The food in Xiushan Club is delicious.

Social dinner has existed since ancient times, and it is a kind of food for Tujia, Miao, Dong and other ethnic minorities to sacrifice to the motherland. Xiushan social food is a must in food, which has both the smell of bacon and the smell of wild vegetables. Its unique flavor is deeply loved by people and has become a major feature of Xiushan. As the saying goes, people's taste is pure joy!

Miao nationality's old bacon is delicious.

The Camus bacon in Xiushan is consistent in appearance, cooked and sliced, transparent and shiny, bright in color, with yellow in red, mellow in taste, fat but not greasy, thin and not stuffed. Camus bacon has always maintained the characteristics of good color, fragrance, taste and shape, and is known as "one hundred schools in cook the meat".

Oil Baba, exquisite and popular * * *

Oil Baba is a local snack of Tujia nationality in Xiushan, which is spicy and crispy. It can be fried and eaten now, boiled in a pot or soaked in hot soup, which is a model of human flavor that appeals to both refined and popular tastes.

Border town in the book, Xiushan in the painting.

God loves Xiushan, water flows through it, Wuling Mountain meanders through it, and mountains and rivers are connected, which is beautiful.

Picturesque mountains and rivers are natural wonders that it cannot replicate; Folk culture is its long-standing soul code; Food is the happy crystallization of her national homeland.

This is Xiushan, a magical and beautiful land, unique geographical location and rich marginal culture, which has made Shen Congwen's romantic border town.

The border town in the book, the Xiushan in the painting, and the deep water with you!