This ancient town in Guangxi is quieter than the ancient city of Fenghuang and more primitive than Zhouzhuang, but the reality is very embarrassing

Among the ancient cities across the country, Fenghuang Ancient City is undoubtedly more famous. The antique streets and alleys are crowded with tourists and very lively. Zhouzhuang Water Town is a relatively famous land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River. There are houses with blue bricks and gray tiles by the water, and the streets and lanes are dependent on the water. People use boats to travel. It is called the Venice of the East.

The ancient city of Fenghuang is a little too lively, while Zhouzhuang has a lot of water, and its quaint charm seems to be lacking. This ancient town in Guangxi is quieter than Fenghuang Ancient City and more primitive than Zhouzhuang. If I say this, some friends will be dissatisfied. However, based on my personal travel experience, I think it is true. What you think about it can be discussed later.

This ancient town in Guangxi is called Dawei Ancient Town. Some time ago, I went to Daxu Ancient Town and felt the beauty that was different from Fenghuang Ancient Town. Fenghuang Ancient City is beautiful, especially the night view, but it is too noisy and annoying. However, Dawei Ancient Town in Guangxi is quiet and gentle, like a considerate little girl who doesn't want to bother you. Walking in the lanes paved with bluestones, you won't hear any shouts of business or the noise of people.

The streets of Daxu Ancient Town are divided into two parts. Part of it is that there are no snack bars or shops selling other handicrafts at all. The doors of the ancient buildings inside are open, and you can go in and watch at any time. You can watch and savor slowly without too much noise disturbing you and making you unable to watch. The other part is commercially developed. But even if there is commercial development, there is no loud noise. The shop displays handicrafts, antiques, or specialties. When we went in, they didn't bother with anything. They just greeted us in substandard Mandarin, letting you choose whatever you wanted, and then sat lazily aside. There are some ancient houses on this street that are inhabited by people. If you want to go in and see them, you only need to pay a small amount of money to see them all. Of course, the master will not nag in his ear.

Dawei Ancient Town was built near the Li River and stretches for nearly 2 kilometers along the Li River. Houses are also built on the river bank. The backyards of each house are facing the river, and kitchens are built. There are steps behind the kitchen, making it easy to go to the river to fetch water and do laundry. The water of Lijiang River has always been clear and transparent. Walking by the river, watching the young washerwoman beating her clothes by the river, the rhythmic sound echoing in the clear river, you will feel the kind of demure rarely seen in the world, the kind of demure that penetrates to the bottom of your heart. , that kind of demureness like the sounds of nature.

In Daxu Ancient Town, you can also go rafting on the Li River. Rafting on the Li River is really not as exciting as other rapids at other attractions. It is done slowly and gently. We took a bamboo raft from Mopanshan Pier, passed Yangdi and Jiuhua Mountain, and arrived at Xingping Town. Along the way, the bamboo raft drifted slowly. The water was not loud and no one was making any noise. We sat on the bamboo raft and watched the strange mountains and green bamboos on both sides of the Lijiang River calmly.

The tranquility of Dawei Ancient Town gives us time to get to know and appreciate the ancient town.

Daxu Ancient Town was founded in 200 AD, more than a thousand years ago. Over the past thousands of years, the ancient town has evolved from a small residential settlement to a prosperous commercial market town, and then to its present decline. Thousands of years of vicissitudes and changes in the world have left their mark on the streets and alleys.

Without a quiet environment, how can we hear the lamentations of the past years? The tranquility of Daxu Ancient Town is necessary. This is what distinguishes it from other scenic spots, such as Fenghuang Ancient City.

Although Dawei Ancient Town cannot compare with the tranquility of small bridges and flowing water in Zhouzhuang Water Town. However, its simplicity is impressive. In this ancient town with a history of more than a thousand years, you can feel the simplicity of every thing and scene.

The small roads in Dawei Ancient Town are paved with bluestone slabs with a classic charm. There are more than 15,000 bluestone slabs, which have been polished over time and become uneven. Walking on the road paved with bluestones, you seem to see the shadow of time.

On both sides of the bluestone road, those very old houses are mostly made of blue bricks and gray tiles. The low-rise house with only two floors bears the imprint of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is antique and has a sense of the vicissitudes of history.

The house is still the same as it was in the old days, with a brick and wood structure. The doors and windows on the street side are wooden structures, and the wooden doors are installed at night. In the morning, the boards were installed and taken away. In such a quaint and simple house, you will see an ancient hookah again. Some people bury their faces in the mouth of the chimney and smoke, and in the sound of gurgling water, you can see the simple and interesting rural life in the long past.

Dawei Ancient Town has more than a thousand years of history and cultural accumulation, and every place exudes a simple and natural atmosphere.

The Wanshou Bridge was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is a stone arch bridge and is still stable and solid today. Although the stone slabs on the bridge deck have been polished, grass grows in the gaps between the stone slabs, making it look natural and simple.

Dawei Ancient Town was once a place where merchants gathered, and the Li River passed by the town, so water transportation was very developed. In this thousand-year-old town, you will see many piers. These terminals have fallen silent with the development of land and air transportation. Walking on it now, the ancient appearance allows you to vaguely see the prosperity of the past.

The tranquility, beauty and simplicity of Dawei Ancient Town are deeply imprinted in people’s minds. Dawei Ancient Town is the oldest of the four ancient towns in Guangxi and has great research and appreciation value.

However, the current situation is very embarrassing. Since it is not included in the main tourist routes, only during major holidays, such as May Day, National Day and other holidays, do you see some tourists walking around the ancient town. On weekdays, few tourists come to enjoy the scenery. Daxu Ancient Town, only in the long years, tells the vicissitudes of history alone.