One of the top ten famous towns in Sichuan, an important post on the Southern Silk Road, dependent on mountains and rivers

The ancient town of Shangli, located 27 kilometers outside the city of Ya’an in Sichuan, is an important post on the Southern Silk Road and a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan. A friend in Chengdu said that if you go to Western Sichuan, you can play Shangli Ancient Town and Liujiang Ancient Town, and you don’t need to go to other ancient towns. So of course I have to come and take a look at it. At the tourist distribution center outside Ya’an city, take a yellow bun and go to the ancient town for about half an hour. There are many homestays in the town, settled well, just walk around. There were no people on the street either. There were dark brown wooden buildings on both sides, but there were more shops open for business than Liujiang. Flowers and grasses are indispensable in the ancient town, and the hydrangea is blooming well at the door of this store. Take a photo. Mirabilis, when I was young, it was called Yefanhua in the countryside because it always bloomed in the evening. From the beautiful and beautiful Liujiang Ancient Town with open water to here, I always feel that Shangli Ancient Town is not enough to see, but after a few steps, I saw the river and the old bridge covered with green vines. I feel that Shangli also has its special features. The beauty. Compared with Liujiang, it is smaller and more refined, with a hint of firework. The old slate bridge is covered with moss and vines, reflecting in the water, as thick as an oil painting. There are scattered Ming and Qing buildings, towering ancient trees in the ancient town, and there are many relics of Tang and Song Dynasties on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Han Family Courtyard. The parents at the door all encouraged us to go in and take a look, saying that the inside was very big and beautiful. Anyway, the tickets are not expensive, 10 yuan per person, just go in. When I walked in, the courtyard looked like it had just been celebrated. There were tables and chairs laid out before being removed. Several fellow villagers sat chatting together. There was beef boiled in a pot, gurgling and fragrant heat, and the table was placed on the table. With a large plate of cut beef, people were chatting, drinking and eating meat. An uncle greeted: Come, eat beef! Brother Er and I grabbed two pieces unceremoniously. The owner of this house was probably a martial artist who walked the darts in his early years. The typical buildings in Western Sichuan, with carved beams and painted buildings, are very particular about it. However, it was finally too old and lost its glory. Intricate carvings on the windows. In the lush flowers and trees of the backyard, a cat with a very character. After shopping, continue walking along the old street. There are bamboo utensils for sale on the street, which are indispensable in rural life. The courtyard of a restaurant is large and square, and it can be seen that it is a good family from the past. Deep-fried stalls, there are fish from the river, shrimps, and various insects~~ The Erxian Bridge is the best part of the ancient town. It is a curved arch bridge with green vines all over the bridge. It was built in 1776 and has a history of more than two hundred years. Under the bridge, the green river flows across. Where there is a drop, it looks like a small waterfall. Almost all the shops on the street are open, although there are no people except a few tourists who pass by occasionally. The stage at the end of the street. The restaurant in Linshui, but it’s not time for dinner, so there are no noisy people, and it looks a bit deserted. The bridge on the upper lane is very old, and the weeds grow on the bridge, which looks very old at a glance. Someone was washing by the river, accompanied by a rushing sound. The moss on the bridge attracted me, and I lay there with the second brother and took photos for a long time. It is also very interesting to look at the magnified world under the macro lens. This moss was originally very small, but it was still blooming with needle-sized flowers. Nowhere in the daytime, youth just comes. The moss flowers are as small as rice, and they also learn to bloom peony. It’s getting late, go to dinner with the second brother. An inconspicuous restaurant, but the dishes are really delicious. Especially this bacon and bamboo shoots, the salty bacon, the freshness of the bamboo shoots, and the just right spicyness of the peppers made me and the second senior applaud at the same time. Later, every time we eat a dish that is not satisfactory, we will miss this evening, this bacon bamboo shoot.