Nanxi River, I remember it was a name that I remembered when I was reading "Jiangnan Evening News" when I was young. The beautiful scenery of mountains and streams and the slow bamboo rafting shown in the article are fascinating in the hot summer. Although they are not far apart, they have never been destined to meet each other. This time on my way south, I happened to pass through southern Zhejiang, so I stopped for a while to rest.Nanxi River Located in Yongjia County, Southern Zhejiang The northern part of Wenzhou area. Southern Zhejiang Continuous Mountains , carving out small plains; the wide Oujiang River, stretching hundreds of kilometers from west to east, is the second largest river in Zhejiang, running through the entire mountainous area of southern Zhejiang and finally flowing into the East China Sea. The Nanxi River, meandering from north to south, runs through the entire Yongjia. It is the largest tributary of the lower reaches of Oujiang River.
Nanxi River,like many rivers named after streams in southern Zhejiang, is formed by the confluence of countless mountain ravines and streams. These small mountain ravines and streams share the same name on the map – Nanxi . It is said that Nanxi River is the most beautiful in the streams and countryside at the turn of spring and summer, and the mountainous areas are also cooler in summer, so rafting activities are not to be missed.
Another unique feature of Nanxi River is its cultural landscape ~ ancient villages. Considering that during this time before the New Year, every household is preparing to celebrate the New Year and there are few tourists, it may be a good time for us to visit ancient village.
Nanxi River is divided into upper, middle and lower reaches, and has many scenic spots. Yantou Town in the middle reaches is a tourist and transportation center. The accommodation we chose is located in Furong Village, about one kilometer southwest of Yantou Town. Opposite is Furong Ancient Village, so we can walk back and forth.Yantou has continued thousands of years of farming and studying culture and clan traditions. The location and layout of each village are unique, and the architectural style made of large pebbles and logs is unique. The ancient villages are currently well protected. Walking in this remote and inconvenient place, separated by mountains and rivers, will give you a particularly wonderful feeling.All the villagers in Furong Ancient Village have the surname Chen. There were eighteen Jinshi scholars in the Song Dynasty. It is said to be the village with the best Feng Shui in this area.The ancient village adopts the layout of "seven stars and eight buckets". The mountain behind the village is called Furong Peak. Ruyi Street, the main street, faces Furong Peak. Clear little Nanxi streams flow down from the mountain and happily pass through the village.Houses and other buildings are made of large pebbles
In the center of the village, there are Furong Pavilion and Furong Pond.
One of the seven ancient village gates, and ancient village wall
Going north out of Furong Ancient Village, Furong Peak gets closer. At the west end of the village is the village’s vegetable basket. The vast vegetable fields and rice fields, clear and fast streams, and the sound of chickens and dogs can be heard. It is an idyllic scenery, quite reminiscent of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountains". The neat cement road in the fields was built by the tribesmen with funds collected, and is commemorated by a "roadside pavilion".All the way along the newly built road on the mountainside to Yantou Ancient Village. On the side of the road is a large-scale residential building newly built for the villagers. Here no new houses are allowed in the ancient village.Surrounded by mountains, villages are scattered among the mountains and rivers . I don’t know many of the vegetables here haha
Enter Yantou Ancient Village. All people in this ancient village have the surname Jin. The ancient trees at the entrance of the village bear witness to the long history. Some are familiar, and there are also many unfamiliar tree species.
There are sounds of chickens and ducks everywhere in and outside the village. The free duck seems to have become spiritual
Lishui Street is the commercial street in the ancient village. It was developed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. is the essence of Yantou Ancient Village. Most of the shops are closed and they go home to celebrate the New Year.
Yantou Ancient Village is very big. It's still early, so let's take a walk in the alley
On the mountain not far away is Wenfeng Pagoda, which was built with donations from the tribe.Entering Shuiting Temple, there is a large waterside courtyard, which contains photography exhibitions of Yongkun (Yongjia Kun Opera), Yantou Scenery, etc.
As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the poet Xie Lingyun was demoted to Yongjia in his forties. He was intoxicated by the green mountains and green waters here and created landscape poetry. Yongjia's landscape is famous all over the world for this reason. At the same time, there was the more famous poet Tao Yuanming, who created pastoral poetry. As for the difference between landscape poetry and pastoral poetry, you can go to Zhihu on your own.
When the lanterns first come on , return to the Lishui Street promenade. The corridor is more than 300 meters long
The night view is worth seeing
As night falls, the mountains in the distance are clearly visible and close at hand
Go looking for food, find a good shop, go up to the second floor and enjoy the panoramic view
Further north from Yantou Ancient Village, there is Cangpo Ancient Village, which is said to be built based on the layout of the "Four Treasures of the Study". It's too late to go there.
Originally, the next morning, I wanted to go to the older and quieter "Lin Keng", but news about the epidemic began to come in one after another on my mobile phone, so I had no intention of staying and hurried to my destination.
It is worth mentioning that the fresh and hearty breakfast provided by the inn proprietress. Although the ingredients are ordinary, they are basically homemade, and the taste is a little different from those in the city. Poached eggs, salted duck eggs, pickled radish, peanuts, steamed buns, rice porridge, local specialty noodles, etc. are still fresh in my memory.
