There is a wall made of nine different bricks in the past dynasties, which is the birthplace of Cantonese?

Modern people may not have much concept of city walls.

The ancient city wall is the military defense facility of the city. Through the city wall, the residents in the city live and work in peace and contentment. The enemy outside the city is eyeing up.

Nowadays, cities emphasize communication and cooperation, so it is naturally impossible to block each other out with city walls. The only thing that can make us remember history is the ancient city wall in history. Unfortunately, due to the demolition movement that swept the country in the last century, most of the ancient city walls in China were destructively demolished, and there are not many examples that can be fully protected at present.

A city, if it can still have ancient city walls, is extremely valuable.

Zhaoqing ancient city wall is such an existence.

Besides Zhaoqing itself.

Zhaoqing, called Duanzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province. Although Zhaoqing is not as famous as other cities in Guangdong, it is a veritable national historical and cultural city. From Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, Zhaoqing became the political, economic and cultural center of Lingnan for many times.

Few people know that Zhaoqing is actually the birthplace of Cantonese, and it is also the earliest meeting place of Central Plains culture and Lingnan culture, western culture and China traditional culture.

Such a special "ancient city", time seems to go slowly and deliberately. Ancient villages, ancient roads, ancient trees and, of course, ancient city walls make Zhaoqing full of historical charm.

Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall was built in Song Dynasty, so it is also called Song City Wall. This 2800-meter-long wall is the most iconic building in Zhaoqing, and it is known as the Little Wan Li Great Wall in Zhaoqing.

Despite the ups and downs of nearly 1000 years, it is amazing that the position and perimeter of the ancient city wall have never changed.

At the earliest time, Zhaoqing actually had no city walls.

According to historical records, Nong Gaozhi, the leader of the Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, resisted the oppression of the Song Dynasty and arrived in Duanzhou. At that time, the governor of Duanzhou abandoned the city and fled because there was no wall defense, and was dismissed by the court.

1053, after Di Qing, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, put down Nong, Zhaoqing began to build earth walls.

At that time, the city walls were still made of earth and very simple.

1 1 13 years, the county magistrate Zheng Dunyi expanded Tucheng and built a brick city. There are four doors on the city wall: Songchong in the east, Zhenxi in the west, Duan Xi in the south and Chaotian in the north.

As for why these names are called, it is probably to express some good wishes.

After the completion of Song Cheng, it has been restored 20 times. The ancient city wall is like a silent history book, which records many stories that happened here.

The ancient city wall is not only used to protect residents in wartime, but also to resist floods in 19 15, making the city safe and sound.

After 1987, the municipal government restored the Chaotianmen Gate, docks and streams, and rebuilt the Piyun Building, so that the ancient city wall of Zhaoqing reappeared.

This is the mottled ancient city wall we see today.

Although it is silent, people know that its vicissitudes have condensed the massiness born out of history. Destruction and repair again and again, each time is a rebirth imposed on it.

The current circumference of the ancient city wall is 280 1.2m, which is divided into four sections.

The city wall is 8 meters wide to 18 meters, with bricks on both sides and soil in the middle. There are 28 prominent enemy platforms outside the city wall.

Walking under the city wall, because of the rainy weather, the gray-black tone seems a little depressed.

Even the green trees under the wall are not so lively and energetic.

A few steps closer, you can vaguely see the repair marks above the city wall.

It is hard to imagine how much effort and energy people put into creating such a miracle at that time.

I can't help feeling that our ancestors learned a lesson at the cost of war and bloodshed before building this magnificent city wall and protecting thousands of future generations in Qian Qian.

Walk slowly, look slowly, and if you look carefully, you can actually find that there are blue bricks in the Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods on the wall, and even the whole wall made of Song bricks is still preserved. There are nine different specifications of these bricks, some are small green bricks and some are big stones, which are the witness of many repairs in history.

Zhaoqing ancient city wall can be called "brick museum".

The three-story Piyun Building is particularly eye-catching.

Although it is called Piyun Tower, it is actually composed of Piyun Tower and battery. Because the tower stands at the highest point of the western section of the city wall, it is often shrouded in clouds, hence the name.

The whole model is modeled after Wangtengting in Jiangxi, Yellow Crane Tower in Hubei and Feiyun Tower in Shaanxi, which is full of ancient charm. Walking along the steps to the wall, the sureness from the soles of your feet is reassuring. In a trance, you will think that you have traveled to ancient times and nothing has changed.

Several clusters of red lanterns add a touch of bright color to the monotonous city wall, and the high-rise buildings in the city not far away look clean and tidy under the sky.

In some places, the water has not dried up after the rain, reflecting the appearance of ancient city walls and buildings not far away. It looks interesting.

A pair of grandparents and grandchildren are walking on the wall. For Zhaoqing locals, the ancient city wall is history and has long been integrated into themselves. I wonder if grandma will tell her grandchildren the long stories behind the wall one by one?

Even under the wall, it is a normal urban road. This kind of integration is hardly seen in other cities.

After walking through the ancient city wall, I suddenly became interested in history. There are always stories that happen in moments and spaces that we don't notice. Then it will be preserved forever through ancient city walls and things like that.