Travel Notes | In Shanxi (2)

4.28 Spirit Stone

At noon, I ate a bowl of noodles in a hurry and caught the train. It took more than an hour to arrive at Lingshi East Station.

Lingshi is a small county. At that time, the county was building a park, and the roads were filled with mud and dust. Coupled with the sky full of poplar catkins and the sound of construction...it was hard to describe. But the Wang Family Courtyard is still worth a visit!

Check in at the front door

stone road

houses

The east and west wing rooms are higher than the main room, which means gathering wealth. When viewed from above, they resemble wings, which can also be interpreted as taking off. The east is respected, so the east wing is slightly higher than the west wing.

screen wall

Also known as the screen wall, it is located inside or outside the door and consists of three parts: seat, body and top. Used to block wind and block sight. There are many auspicious brick carvings on it.

hook head

Also known as Wadang, it is divided into Buwa Goutou (unfired) and Glazed Goutou. It is used to protect the tile ridges from falling and prevent rainwater from corroding the eaves. The production period can be judged based on the pattern.

hanging beast

Also known as the horned beast, it is an animal piece on the vertical ridge of . is located behind the crouching beast and has iron nails inside to prevent the tiles on the vertical ridge from sliding down.

(This is my own judgment, it may be wrong. The Ancient Architecture Museum has similar photos)

stigma

The Wang Family Courtyard has many styles of pillar capitals and door piers, all of which have homophonic meanings of auspiciousness. I listened to the introductions of the tour guides who kept talking to each other, and I learned a lot. I bought a book called "Sculpting the Wang Family Courtyard" at the Wang Family Courtyard, which explains it in great detail.

You can overlook the panoramic view from the top of the bunker, and discover that the people behind the Wang Family Courtyard live in real cave dwellings.

sunset

In addition to the wood carvings, brick carvings, and stone carvings, I was impressed by the many stairs and small doors. The compound itself is built on the mountain, and the houses are next to each other. Although there are street signs, it is still like walking through a maze, which is very fun. . The Qiao family compound is relatively small, so it may not have this kind of fun. But for a serious road addict like me, I can't say for sure.

In the evening, find the largest restaurant within walking distance for dinner. I ate pinch jian, farm stew, forget about pancakes, plain braised tofu, and stir-fried cabbage. Went back to the inn to sleep. The room was cold and the hygiene was average. I slept with my clothes on and continued our journey in the morning.

4.29 Pingyao

Run some water first.

The inn I booked on Airbnb has a really great environment. The inn has a Zen theme. Our room is called [Jing], and there is a faint scent of Buddhist scriptures when you enter the room. When I arrived, the boss hadn't gotten up yet (he was really worried). The boss was kind and he drew a tour route for us. Tian Yuankui, who was very expensive and had to wait in line for demining, recommended several restaurants that the locals thought were good. Then we threw down our bags and took the map and went out.

A kitten whose coat color matches the environment well

Look carefully at your eyebrows hahahahahahahaha

I'm sorry, I was wrong and I shouldn't have laughed at you

But your posture and expression hahahahahahahaha

What is it like to go to elementary school in an ancient building?

Christ Church entrance

A small shop that sells CDs

Herb meat

Actually, it’s just bean curd stuffed with meat stuffing.

City God's Temple

I originally thought that the City God's Temple was from Shanghai, but now I know that the City God is one of the gods commonly worshiped by the ancient Han people. "Zhou Ji" records that it was the "Shuiyong God" who was the seventh of the eight gods worshiped in December, and later evolved into the patron saint of the city.

Liucao Mansion in the City God's Temple

There are statues of various punishments in hell. Because they were too realistic, I was scared every time I looked at the photos, so I deleted them all. Fishing with scale hooks, grinding corpses, gouging out eyes and cutting noses...

escort agency

Martial arts training ground

Reminds me of the clips in "Shadow"

[ticket number] Ri Shengchang and Wei Taihou

County government

There is a county government meeting at 3:30, which is quite interesting, but the Shanxi accent is a bit strong

Four generations living under one roof

tree with eyes

Gu Cheng’s poem?

merit box

indoor

Dinner at Yuanheng Restaurant for lunch, and Jin Hengshi Shop in the evening. At Yuanheng Restaurant, I ate oily pork (a traditional Shanxi dish that seems to be available in every restaurant), bubble fried cake (fried cake with red dates), oatmeal noodles (delicious texture!), and long yam tofu soup. . It's best to eat alone or with two people at Jin Hengshi Shop. There are set meals with small bowls, but it's okay to order a la carte for a large number of people. Recommend the sea buckthorn glutinous rice soup. The sourness of sea buckthorn and the slight sweetness of glutinous rice are mixed together, and the taste is very rich.

Wandering around at night, I sent two postcards at the post office. There are many bars on South Street. The singing styles are all roaring. I looked helpless. I met a family at the corner. The little brother sang so sweetly. I went in, ordered a drink, and secretly took photos. , but after two songs, it changed to a roaring type. I shouted and chatted with my friends and stayed until half past ten to go back.

street view

It’s like sending a postcard for the first time

Hee hee (nympho face

4.30 Pingyao

The next day, we continued shopping after breakfast. The weapons museum, the escort agency, the bank account, the former residence... gradually seemed to be similar.

breakfast

ancient city in the morning

Super delicious millet mooncakes

There are a lot of millet mooncakes on the roadside. The outer color is too yellow and the fillings are mixed, so I have been reluctant to buy them. On the road, I met a pair of old men selling millet mooncakes for five yuan each, and there was only one type with five kernels. It's really delicious. The outer skin is thin and fragrant, and the filling is sweet but not greasy.

We went to see "Meet Pingyao Again" at noon. I would like to remind everyone to buy tickets early, preferably the morning before. We personally witnessed the ticket price rising from 170 in the morning to 238 and then to 298... Lunch was recommended by the innkeeper. At the back of the theater, the stir-fried bowl is served with pork sausage, luncheon meat and twists. He seems to be a foodie, haha.

"Seeing Pingyao Again" directed by Wang Chaoge, is an interactive situational experience drama that tells a story about blood inheritance and endless life. There is no plot, and women's rights may be a little uncomfortable. While watching, the lights scared several children to tears, and the cries were very appropriate to the occasion. The story tried its best to be sensational, but it was really boring. I was only a little touched when the actor said his last name at the end.

Escort bathing

Choose a wife

Face show

end

After watching "Seeing Pingyao Again", I went to the Confucian Temple and went up the city wall from the south gate.

on the city wall

Dinner was at Dejuyuan. People wanted to greet guests, but his family was too busy. It seemed that good food was the last priority. Run by a husband and wife, it has two floors, Shanxi home cooking. I ordered Pingyao beef, old vinegar eggs, dry stir-fried castella, vegetarian stir-fried cat ears, and garlic lettuce. They are all very good, especially the old vinegar eggs.

In the evening, I continued to eat gai and ate baked pears, as well as the stone cakes (salty and crispy, similar to soda crackers) and Taigu cakes (soft and sweet, similar to muffin cakes)

night street

Go back to Tao Anju Inn in the evening, cover yourself with a bright red thick quilt, have a good sleep, and go back to school the next morning!

I'm really considering getting a set of this quilt for my dormitory