As soon as we entered the village, there was a big parking lot, indicating that tourists were welcome to play. Not only the parking lot for private cars is very large, but also the venue for tourist buses is ready. Under the covered bridge at the entrance of the village, the water is clear, and the green bamboo raft has tables and chairs. I don't know if it's embellishment or real paddling. It's good to take pictures anyway.
We parked the car and walked into the village. There is a Pei Jun Temple at the entrance to the village. Wherever we go, we will visit these historical sites.
It's a pity that the temple gate is closed and you can't go in and have a look. There are instructions outside the door: General Mingzhou rebelled in the Tang Dynasty, and the court sent Su Pei, the secretariat of Changzhou, to quell the chaos. Soldiers passing along the way are disciplined, live in the wind and sleep, and never disturb the people. People built 18 Pei Jun temples around Dongqian Lake to commemorate General Pei Jun. Unfortunately, there are only some historical fragments now, and this one in Chengyang Village was rebuilt later.
There are many such street signs at the crossroads, all of which are clearly priced. It is easy for tourists to find an ancient village as a tourist attraction.
This is a nursing home. The old man has nothing to do. He picked up some cardboard and coke bottles in the village and left them at the door waiting for the waste collector to collect them. He can change some money. Aunt in charge said that you picked up junk again. Go in and wash your hands. As we have discussed, the older generation is used to saving money and being busy, and always wants to make as much money as possible. In fact, she may not have much money, but she thinks she is still a useful person.
I went in and saw a huge hat, so I could pose for a photo.
A farmer is digging and collecting potatoes. I asked him whether to sell money or eat at home. A: Eat at home. I said I can eat all these? A: After eating it, it won't go bad for a year. I asked: Will it sprout? A: It won't germinate until next spring. All right.
Seeing how fresh this earthy potato is, I hesitate to buy a few kilograms to go home. A few dollars a catty of potatoes can be bought at any time in the market. Our family can only buy half a catty of potatoes for a meal. If you buy it now, it will take a long time to recite it so as not to be too tired. So I didn't buy it in the end.
Ten years ago, I went to a small town in Europe to see the flowers planted on the balcony. At that time, our rural areas in China had not yet started the construction of new countryside, and many of them were quite old. People still like to grow some onions, loofahs and pumpkins. In just a few years, I have seen more and more rural areas grow inexhaustible flowers.
I saw a book. In fact, there are books in the countryside, and people can drink tea and coffee while reading. The shopkeeper smiled and said to us, you are so early! It's just after eight in the morning. We are used to getting up early, and other tourists haven't arrived yet.
There is a platform on the second floor of the bar, where drinking tea and chatting is also a very good place to relax.
This is Chengyang Village Party History Education Hall, which was converted from an old house. The door is open, you can go in and have a look.
There is also a Siyuan well outside the door, which was left by the old inheritance.
Is it the best season to eat potatoes when the farmers pick another car full of potatoes?
Yang's farm, a farmhouse, can put long tables on the open space, but now it's too hot and sunny, so some tables are put under the porch. It's just after eight o'clock, and I'm already wondering where to eat at noon.
This is actually a bus shelter, where all the buses passing through Chengyang stop, but I see the old man sitting here drinking tea leisurely and watching passers-by. He was still sitting there when we walked around. It seems that I am not waiting for the bus, but in a place similar to a village pavilion.
Opposite the bus shelter is the farmers' market. We went early, and we could see the stalls and many people buying food. The stalls here closed after nine o'clock, and tourists flocked to them. On the contrary, I can't see the original ecology of villagers' life.
All the fresh seafood in Dongqian Lake is sold here: river shrimp, friend fish and snail.
There is a big auditorium in the village, which is very simple. Is it an old building?
This is a shop selling bamboo rice. Decoration is small and fresh. Go in and have a look.
There are sweets in it. You can take whatever you want and pay as much as you want. Obviously attractive to children, because candy is worthless, and the food at children's home should be much better, just for fun.
This roadside water tank carefully draws a picture of an eagle catching a chicken, which is very interesting. Many people will take pictures when standing here. It seems that this village has really been carefully decorated.
Yangcun photography exhibition.
As they walked along, the two old ladies chatted, "People are very happy now. If you want to do something in this field, you can not do it. If you don't want to live in the past, it is impossible to have such a happy life. " I listened with emotion and photographed their backs. Old people have the most say. Young people always say that they are involved. More than forty years old, still want financial freedom, always clamoring for retirement, just don't know when I can be blessed.
I really believe this sentence.
There are old people drying ginkgo leaves on the roadside, and the leaves are still green in early summer. I asked, what is this for? A: Making tea. I'm embarrassed to ask what's the use of making tea, for fear that people will think I talk too much.
This is a homestay. People often come here for one night on weekends. The mountains are good, the water is good and the air is good, so they can't afford the villa in Dongqian Lake. One-night farmhouse music is always affordable. This is the most economical way to relax and spend a holiday.
A father is rowing a bamboo raft with his children, and the children are laughing happily.
Some people are quietly fishing here and enjoying themselves.
At the entrance of this modern building is hung: Chengyang Art Revitalization Rural Exhibition Hall. Let's go in and have a look.
There is no one in it, and there is no manager. Just looking around.
This is a record of great changes in Chengyang Village. The design drawings invited professors, cadres and villagers of the National People's Congress to work together and recorded the process of Chengyang Village's construction into beautiful countryside in just two years.
The bowl used by the farmer became an ornament and looked beautiful.
Most of the villagers surnamed Yang in the city are surnamed Yang, so they are all called Yang. They took part in the construction of their village with a load of dirt.
Chengyang village before transformation, Chengyang village under construction and Chengyang village after butterfly transformation are repeatedly played on the wall. We sat down and watched it more than once. Very beautiful.
I invited Cong Zhiqiang, the design team of the National People's Congress, to stay in the village for a long time and change the village into what it is now.
This wall is embroidered. After the artist's hand, they all became works of art.
There is also a bar here, which is also very modern. Although I don't drink in broad daylight, I'd better go in and have a look.
The design inside is also very modern, suitable for young people to travel for leisure.
Besides wine, there are also coffee and drinks.
The village still retains the studio of Cong Zhiqiang of Renmin University.
There is no one in the studio, but the door is open and you can visit it casually. I doubt whether I can design my works in such a beautiful and transparent environment, because it is more suitable for being in a daze.
There is a Qingyang No.1 Middle School here. The whole hotel is for rent, but single rooms are not for rent.
I went in and took a look. Not bad. I asked the price of 698 yuan a night. Three rooms can accommodate up to seven people.
It's not expensive, but it's only six or seven people, otherwise it's not worthwhile.
It's very lively over there. Parents are playing with their children, and teachers from specialized institutions are expanding their activities. Some children turned to their father and said, "It's too hot to bask in the sun!" " "I smiled as soon as you listen. Usually staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time, children are not used to standing in the sun for a long time.
Under the arbor, the table has been set. How many people will eat in this seat? Yes, table 53!
This is the end of the cobblestone road where we climbed Tingxi Ridge. When we reached the arch, we turned back. Today, we walked from Chengyang Village to the archway at the edge of the village and back from here. Ten years later, we got through this road.
As we approach 10, the village is getting lively and tourists are increasing. Some elderly women like to wear bright red, green and colorful clothes.
On July 25th, 2008, Professor Cong Zhiqiang from the School of Art of China Renmin University settled in Chengyang Village, which started the creative exploration of empowering villagers and revitalizing the countryside through art. The Millennium ancient village was full of vitality and took on a new look. In order to thank Professor Cong Zhiqiang's team, the villagers brainstormed and built this scenic spot, which means that they are the source of art to revitalize the countryside.
It's only July 2008, and it's only been less than a year now. Great changes have taken place in the village in just half a year, so people have been coming to this brand-new village recently. It is estimated that it was just completed in the first half of this year.
In the morning, there were more than 40 tables of banquets in the Great Hall. We asked: Is this wedding wine? The villagers smiled and said, "How can you get married with such a terrible thing?" ? This is booked by tourists! Look at them busy and happy. There were more than 50 tables just now, there are more than 40 tables here, and there are also other places. A village in this city has more than 0/00 tables at noon/kloc, which is not counted as personal consumption. We looked at them and were happy for them.
The villagers are busy preparing lunch, and the sisters in their fifties and sixties are sitting on the boat, singing, "Sister, I will take the boat, and brother, you will go ashore!"
The children are making bamboo weaving.
I looked at it carefully and found that I made it up. Some people do, some people don't, and most of them are helped by their fathers, but some fathers have strong hands-on ability, and some fathers have weak hands-on ability, which is clear at a glance. As we walked, we said that there is always a place in Chengyang Village where people can play, regardless of age, attracting people to keep coming.
Finally, it's time for us to have lunch. We found Qingyang No.2. No.1 is the homestay we just saw, where we live, and No.2 is where we eat.
We are the first guests today. The waiter is preparing dinner. Let's sit down and have a rest, and then cook for us after they finish eating. Pictures hanging on the wall, old thermos bottles and kerosene lamps have all become good decorations.
We brought croissants and honey. Let's eat and rest first, and then order.
The menu is hung on the wall, with herring paddling 108, boiled chicken 58 and braised beef 68 yuan. Let's see what we ordered.
This is a staff meal: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, broad beans with pickles, pickled mustard tuber and egg drop soup, plus a bottle of bean curd. The three people ate these dishes and looked at their own dishes, feeling a little ashamed. Others eat more vegetarian food. Waiter optimistic: Everything is delicious!
Our scallion-roasted crucian carp came up, and 58 yuan served a plate with three fish. The fish is not small. I think it's quite good. The fish is just fried, the meat inside is tender, the skin is crisp, the onion is just cooked or green, and the salt is just a little lighter, which is not as salty as the crucian carp stewed in a small fire.
Pickles bloom in the evening, one plate and one large plate 18 yuan. I feel a lot of food.
A bowl is delicious. They each ate three bowls, but they haven't finished yet.
I think 28 yuan is a bit expensive to burn a plate of onions and potatoes. But today, when I saw fresh potatoes all the way in the village, I insisted on eating them and ordering them. These potatoes are delicious, but we can't eat them. Finally, this dish is basically packed, and it is delicious to go home at night.
I ordered another bowl of rice. In fact, all we need is a plate of crucian carp in the river. We have enough flower soup for one night. If it is cooked at home, everyone wants a crucian carp. There are more potatoes on this plate.
Menu, lunch that day cost 108 yuan. Don't order that potato, just 80 yuan. It should be good.
I can see the vitality of Chengyang Village growing infinitely.
When we were ready to go home after lunch, the old man was still sitting there drinking tea. It's not lunchtime yet. He is lonely at home.
As we discussed, it is good to bring the old people and children to this village. There is a place to see, a place to play, a place to sit, no need to climb mountains, and it is close to the city. Next time, I will bring my parents.
Out of the village, the parking lot is full, and there are many buses parked on the roadside. No wonder the village has to prepare 100 tables of banquets.