Today, there are ancient post road sites, ancient blocks, blacksmiths, old teahouses, ancient theaters, Sun Jia Courtyard and Ciyun Temple sites in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 2008, Zouma Ancient Town was named as the fourth batch of "Famous Historical and Cultural Towns" by the State Council. The expert group of the Tourism Department of Chongqing University of Technology made further investigation and development preparations.
2 History Editor of Ancient Town The history of Zouma Ancient Town can be traced back to the Han Dynasty and began to flourish in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Because it is connected to Bishan in the west and Jiangjin in the south, it is known as "one foot and three counties". It is the only place from Chongqing to Chengdu and an important post station on Chengdu-Chongqing Road. Businessmen and Lifu came and went in an endless stream, leaving a folk proverb "I don't know where I am, but I am sad to go to work". According to the records of Baxian County, "it is a post road leading to Chengdu from the west of Chongqing to the junction of Zoumagang and Bishan County for 80 miles", which reproduces the ancient post road in zouma town. "'Zoumagang' is actually another name for Zoumachang." Because the ancient town of Zouma is built on a hill that looks like a galloping horse, it has been called "Zouma Mountain" by local people since ancient times.
Folk culture edits folk literature.
Since ancient times, the ancient town of Zouma has been popular in telling stories, drinking tea and watching Sichuan Opera, with a particularly strong literary atmosphere. The old teahouse that can be seen at any time in the street, sitting together to drink tea and tell stories.
1990 zouma town was named "Hometown of Folk Literature" by Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Culture.
1992, the industry and countryside were named "China Folk Story Village";
1998 UNESCO and China Folk Writers Association jointly awarded Wei Xiande the title of "China Folk Storyteller";
In 2007, zouma town Folk Tales was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council, and this heritage also entered the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list in Chongqing, which is the only intangible cultural heritage of folk literature.
Folk festivals
Peach Blossom Festival is a brand festival of eco-tourism in Chongqing. It is held every spring in March and lasts for more than ten days, with hundreds of thousands of people attending. As of 2009, the Peach Blossom Festival has been successfully held for eleven sessions. During the Peach Blossom Festival, domestic artists and folk art lovers went there.
Yam Tat-wah, a famous Hong Kong movie star and winner of the Golden Horse Award at the 9th Peach Blossom Festival, enjoyed peach blossoms with the public.
At the 1 1 Peach Blossom Festival, famous Malaysian singer A Niu and other artists helped out with the Peach Blossom Festival.
The ticket price of Peach Blossom Festival is Monday to Thursday 15 yuan/person, and 25 yuan/person at the rest of the time, so there is a big discount for group ticket purchase. The local farmhouse can accommodate 65,438+0,000 people.
Ancient town folk custom
2, 5 and 8 are market days in zouma town, Jiulongpo District. The town is bustling with people coming and going, with horses on their shoulders. The jingle of shoemakers, the shouts of vendors, the beard of Liu Jiaozi, the soup pot at the entrance of Sanmen and various traditional buildings and craft shops have restored a vivid ancient town. Looking from the circular arch of the ancient town, the 800-meter-long slate old street, like a roll of unfolded bamboo slips, is full of vicissitudes of the ancient town in the misty mist and smoke.
"As early as more than 500 years ago, Zoumachang was the transportation hub on the ancient post road in Chengdu and Chongqing," said Liu Yuanyang, a 70-year-old city-level folktale narrator and shopkeeper of Guanwumiao Theater Tea Garden in Zoumachao Old Street. In the past, there were various gates, arcades, Wang Yu Temple, Nanhua Palace in Guangdong Hall, Wanshou Palace in Shanxi Hall, inn teahouse and restaurant stage in ancient streets and lanes.
In the middle of Ming dynasty, Zoumachang was called "one foot and three counties" on the ancient Chengdu-Chongqing post road. Starting from Chongqing in the morning, I was exhausted at dusk, and I had to climb another mountain to reach Laifeng Post Station in Bishan. It is dark in the mountains, and passengers and goods are not safe. Pedestrians choose to stay here. Therefore, in the evening, teahouses, theaters and restaurants are more lively. Folk songs and stories about unofficial history have been handed down from generation to generation, and the ancient town of Zouma has accumulated a profound post road folk culture.
Strolling into a century-old shop, stroking the shiny square table, my ears seemed to echo the shouts of the bartender. The breeze brought the smell of smoke. It turns out that people in the ancient town are pickling bacon and smoked sausages for the Lunar New Year. Stir-fried peanut beans, push dumplings, make rice cakes, stir-fry fruits, stir-fry crispy meat and make sesame cakes ... After the solstice of winter, housewives began to be busy "begging for tea" to entertain guests during the Spring Festival.
According to the tradition of the ancient town, from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the day before New Year's Eve, relatives of the man's family invite each other for a "reunion dinner", which is an important family banquet symbolizing "reunion dinner". Spring wine after New Year's Eve is a gathering of relatives and friends, including menstruating cousins. On New Year's Eve, we eat New Year's Eve and give lucky money, so that the whole family can enjoy family happiness. After 0: 1, the firecrackers in the town were deafening. Subsequently, every household should light a wick of "purple stone incense" under their eaves to show respect for the world and the elderly. In the early morning of the first day, according to the traditional custom, it is necessary to burn incense by the ancient well and bring back a handful of water, which means "silver water flows into the house". Adults in new clothes always say auspicious words when they meet children. After eating dumplings, the whole family will go to the grave to worship their ancestors.
In the Old Street of Zouma Ancient Town in the New Year, dragon lanterns, flower boats, Lian Xiao and dragons and lions are staged in turn, and festive villagers are surging in the sound of gongs and drums, firecrackers and cheers. The Dragon Ball took the lead, and the hot and crimson molten iron danced in the air with the flying dragon lamp, so the original ecological artificial "fireworks" became unique to the ancient town; Actors dressed as women sit on colorful flower boats and twist the steps of yangko to entertain and make people laugh; Bamboo poles with small coins-ringing, ringing, indicating that there will be rolling gold and silver treasures in the new year.
Lanterns light up the New Year's Eve, and the tea garden in the theater is already packed and crowded. Here, Wei Xiande and Wei, who are praised by UNESCO as "China Green Brothers", tell the folk story of Zou Ma. The local people used to call it "an edict" to teach people to do good and not to do evil. This is a family motto that has been circulated for a hundred years. Folk cultural activities, such as Sichuan opera, storytelling, playing flower drums, playing leaves, acrobatics, etc. Children run all over the street with roast cages, fireworks are gorgeous, firecrackers sound, dandan noodles, mash water, poached eggs and fragrant osmanthus fried rice and sugar make people enjoy New Year's Eve in the ancient town.
4 Traffic Editor Take the bus bound for Yi Baishi at Yangjiaping, Nanping, Shiqiaopu, Shapingba and Chaotianmen to Yi Baishi No.5 Hospital, then transfer to Bus No.286 and get off at once.