Xiaoxi Town, Guang'an District, Guang'an City, Sichuan Province

Xiaoxi town

Xiaoxi town was originally named xiaojiachang. According to the new records of Guang'an Prefecture, it was called Longfeng Prefecture in ancient times. It is said that the dragon and Phoenix fly. When "Huguang filled Sichuan" in those years, there were immigrants surnamed Xiao who built houses here and set up shops to do business. Because it is the water transport terminal of Qujiang River and the only way to Guang'an in Quxian County, passers-by, peddlers and merchants often have a rest here. Therefore, business is booming, shops are gradually increasing, and the street is naturally extended. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a stone road with a length of more than 300 meters was formed. Later, because of the war, bandits rampant, most of the original street houses were destroyed. In the 10th year of the Republic of China, local gentlemen Lin GONGTING and Yang Qianshan took the lead in rebuilding Street houses on the ruins. After more than 20 years, they formed a large scale.

General situation

Xiaoxi town is named after the river. It was Xiaoxi Township in 1949, changed to commune in 1958 and restored to township in 1984. In 1992, Zhushan township was incorporated into the town.

Xiaoxi town is located in the northeast of Guang'an District, Guang'an City, Sichuan Province. The people's Government of Xiaoxi town is located at 103 Zhongxin street, Xiaoxi Town, Guang'an District. The town has 33 administrative villages, 1 community neighborhood committee, 246 villager groups and 4 resident groups. There are 18245 people (2017), with a cultivated area of 28898 mu. Among them, 22958 mu of farmland, 5940 mu of soil, 21783 mu of rice, 3488 mu of corn, 9693 mu of wheat, 4969 mu of rape and 2242 mu of other economic crops are planted throughout the year. Outward highway access: Xiaoxi section of Xiaolong highway is 8.7 km long and crosses 9 villages. In 2002, the per capita net income was 1720 yuan.

The Qujiang River under the jurisdiction of Xiaoxi town is far away from the downtown area, with less pollution and clear water system. The river contains a variety of substances, which is suitable for the growth of fish. The silver carp produced in the river is famous far and near, unique in color, crisp in taste, and contains all kinds of elements (especially red pigment) needed by human body. Xiaoxi is rich in hydraulic resources. At present, there are hydropower stations such as hushentan hydropower station and hushentan hydropower station.

Xiaoxi town was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Due to different architectural times, it has formed a complex, complex and unique architectural features, with a total construction area of 100000 square meters. In Qi, Liang, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, Xiaoxi town is also known as an ancient town in Tang and Song dynasties. Xiaoxi town is named as the "hometown of stone carvings" by the people's Government of Guang'an District of Guang'an City. The large and small stone carvings run through the whole town, which can be called a unique landscape, and the stone carvings of chongxiang temple are even more commendable. Xiaoxi ancient town is close to mountains and rivers, with a street length of more than 450 meters and a north-south orientation. One of its characteristics is that it is spacious in the middle and gradually narrows to the two ends to form a boat. Due to the influence of local wharf culture, Gai is a rare "dry boat" architectural wonder in Sichuan. The second feature is that the eaves of the street are spacious, with the widest part reaching as much as 8 meters on one side. The broad street eaves are made of wooden structures. Each household is supported by a large log column, which is parallel to the street eaves. The I-shaped wooden frame is covered with small green tiles. The ground is paved with neat and standard blue stone slabs, which are consistent with the street stone slabs. Standing on the street, looking around, there are many logs, orderly intervals, unheard of, simple and elegant. However, in every market, peddlers and peddlers stand under the street eaves one by one, and all their business is carried out under the street eaves, which has the reputation of "sunny weather is not the sun, and rain does not wet clothes". There is also a saying that "rain catches Xiaoxi, and business does not wet clothes; hot weather catches Xiaoxi, and it is as cool as home."

It is said that in the late Ming Dynasty, when Zhang Xianzhong carried out the policy of "Huguang filling Sichuan", some immigrants of Xiao's family took a fancy to the boat transportation of Xiao Xi, that is, they built houses and set up shops here to do business. Because Xiaoxi is at the key point of Bayu ancient road, the water transportation is developed. Passers-by, peddlers and merchants often have a rest and trade here, and the business is very prosperous. Later, the number of shops gradually increased, and the streets naturally extended. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a 300 meter long stone street had been formed. Later, due to the fierce fighting and rampant banditry, most of the original houses were burned to ruins. In 1921, local gentlemen Lin GONGTING and Yang Qianshan took the lead in rebuilding Street houses on the ruins, forming a large scale and leaving a shadow for later generations. Come to Zhennan wharf, overlooking the surging river, a bay of still water, vast waves. Fishing boats on the river are rippling and light. Looking back at the ancient town and the river, people can get rid of impetuosity and feel the broadness and tolerance of nature one by one.

Today, with the rise of road transportation, the water transportation from Xiaoxi to Guang'an City has been greatly reduced. However, the motor-driven boats crossing or going up the river to Langya, Quxian County, five kilometers away, still carry a large number of passengers and business is booming. Roads and waterways represent the traffic changes of ancient towns from ancient times to the present.

geographical position

Xiaoxi town is 49 km away from the seat of Guang'an Municipal People's government. The 25 km riverbank of Qujiang River is adjacent to Baohe Township, Wangxi Township and Langya town of Qu county, Dazhou City, and borders Baishi Town, Hengsheng town and Longtai Town, covering an area of 61.81 square kilometers.

administrative division

Historical Retrospection

Xiaoxi town was originally named xiaojiachang. According to the new records of Guang'an Prefecture, it was called Longfeng Prefecture in ancient times. It is said that the dragon and Phoenix fly.

Xiaoxi ancient town is a waterway wharf with the characteristics of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is a well preserved ancient town in Bashu. Yimo rock mountain is next to the canal and river water, with cliff stones and carved dingguang ancient Buddha. There is also a stone chamber Tomb of Yang Yining built in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty.

Xiaoxi Tourism

survey

Xiaoxi town was listed as one of the municipal tourism routes in 1999 and a historical and cultural ancient town in Sichuan Province in 2000. It is located in the long street with eaves and corridors beside the Qujiang River. There are more than 100 streets with "Chuandou Xuanshan style roof" and small green tile roof. It is mainly composed of quadrangles and single buildings. There are many temples and plaques with high cultural and historical heritage. The chongxiang temple in chongxiang village is listed as the municipal heritage preservation site The cliff statues of chongxiangsi, commonly known as "dingguangyan stone carvings", are 200 meters long and 2 to 22 meters high. There are more than 400 statues from Sui Dynasty to Tang, song and Republic of China, which have important historical, cultural and artistic values. The scenery of Qujiang River Wharf and Qujiang River Tourism waterway also have tourism value.

There are many historical and cultural sites and natural landscapes in Xiaoxi ancient town. But the most important is "ten ancient rivers and one river". Ten ancient are: Ancient Road, ancient town, ancient street, ancient bridge, ancient plaque, ancient temple, ancient stone carving, ancient cliff cave, ancient city and ancient tomb. One river is naturally the beautiful Qujiang River.

Ancient road

The stone road leading to the ancient town in Xiaoxi town has been the throat of the ancient Bayu Road (Bazhong to Chongqing) since the water wharf in Xiaoxi town. Starting from zhongjiayan, walking down the ancient stone road from top to bottom, the first thing you see is a strange stone about seven or eight meters in diameter. Because its shape is not only like an ancient round bell, but also like a big drum, the "bell drum stone" gets its name. It is a classic work of nature, leaving many beautiful legends for later generations. About 30 meters down the Zhonggu stone is a "wordless stele" that looks like a pedestal but actually has no stele. Since ancient times, both steles and plaques have always been used to commemorate major events, people or special dates, and only words can reflect what kind of Steles and plaques are. However, this tablet on the ancient road is different. You can't find half a word on it. Do you know why? It's said that in ancient times, due to the rainstorm, the flood of Qujiang River surged, and the highest water level reached the base of the tablet, which was 50 meters away from the surface of Qujiang River. Because of the flood and rainstorm, the people suffered a lot. The loss of people's life and property can not be expressed in words and words. Therefore, in order to remember the suffering of the flood, the posterity set up this monument without space.

ancient town

Xiaoxi ancient town, built in the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, has a history of more than 400 years. Since the beginning of the construction, it has been built along to the period of the Republic of China, forming today's scale. According to the architectural style, it can be divided into two parts: one is the ancient town in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, the other is the old street and banbian street in the Republic of China. The whole ancient town is roughly north-south, with a total length of about 750 meters. The old street of the ancient town is connected by an ancient bridge. After 1993, in order to protect the ancient town and develop Xiaoxi, the local government planned to build a new market town new area in zhongjiayan, which is the current location of Xiaoxi town government. It is listed as a key small town in Sichuan Province. The total construction area of Xiaoxi ancient town is more than 10000 square meters. With its large scale, reasonable planning, excellent architecture and unique style, it can be regarded as one of the best in East Sichuan. You can have a panoramic view of zhongjiayan before you enter the ancient road. It turns out that people have a panoramic view of the ancient town like a boat. According to experts, there are two such boat shaped ancient towns in Sichuan. One is on the island of a river in Western Sichuan, called water boat, and the other is in Xiaoxi town on the Bank of Qujiang River, called dry boat. The two boats echo each other from afar, which can be described as a pair of Cowherd and weaver girl.

Ancient street

The streets of Xiaoxi ancient town are different from other ancient streets. It has a streamline north-south trend, reaching zhongjiayan in the South and Xiangshui River in the north. The total length is about 450 meters. It is high in the West and low in the East. It is built close to the mountains. It is a progressive layout. The street surface is paved with bluestone slabs, and the North-South section extends slightly to the West. Its biggest characteristic is that it is narrow at the north and south ends and wide in the middle. The street houses are made of wood beams, with small green tile roof and single eaves suspended Hill roof. They are divided into two types: one floor, one floor and one bungalow. The left and right steps form a spacious corridor with unique style. You can see that there are no shops on the street in the middle, just the passageways. The market trade is under the eaves on both sides. Because of the spacious eaves, it has the characteristics of "rain does not wet clothes, day does not shine". This ancient street in the ancient town is still a busy market for every market. Every market day, people from all over the world come here to enjoy tea, listen to books and watch plays. In ancient times, there were also Guanyin temple, Wangye temple and Wangye temple in the town