is not only an ancient myth and a distant legend,
but also a historical memory, an ancestor's story and a real existence.
It is a magical place where you can touch history with your hands.
Nanzhao Ancient Street runs from south to north, from the south gate to Qunlimen in the north, with a total length of 2, meters. It is the central axis of Weishan Ancient City, and the most intact, complete and complete ancient street is between Gongchen Building and Xinggong Building. Here, shops are opened on both sides, with white awnings and bird cages in front of the door, which is quite a legacy of ancient southern towns.
Walking on Nanzhao Ancient Street, stone archway and stone slab road come face to face. The old houses facing the street are all wooden structures, which are no more than two stories high. If the dim light comes through the cracks in the closed pavement boards in the evening, there will be a few cries of peddling in the distance. In the dim light, you can see all the wooden plaques with red lanterns hanging in front of Nanzhao Restaurant, Chunmu Store, Book Carving Shop, Tailor Shop, Barber Shop, Paper Candle Shop and Small Department Store.
Strolling here is like being in a quaint and elegant town in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, which gives birth to a sense of tranquility and silence. This long-lost work, like a work that can only be seen in art works, makes people feel that time has gone back for decades and it is unforgettable for a long time.
There are inconspicuous narrow aisles between the shops on the street. Walking in the aisles, there are holes in each floor, and the beautiful scenery is hidden in the deep courtyard. The pattern of these courtyards is "four in five patios" and "three sides and one wall". There are several fan-shaped or square patterns of flowers, birds and fish on the top of the photo wall, with short sentences in calligraphy. In the middle is a large landscape painting with couplets on both sides, which is antique and shows the cultural accomplishment and value of the owner.
according to records, the ancient city of Weishan has been a imperial capital since the Tang dynasty, and now we see the ancient city of Weishan, which was the newly-built Menghua Acropolis in the southeast of Menghua Wei Zhifu City in the 23rd year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 139), where the local officials' yamen and the Liu officials' yamen were located. Therefore, its layout is a typical seal-style building pattern in the Ming Dynasty, with a city gate in the east, west, north and south, 22 streets and 12 lanes criss-crossing, a style pavilion in the center of the city as a handle, and Nanzhao Ancient Street as the central axis.
The tranquility of Nanzhao ancient city in the morning is always broken by the chirping of birds in cages and the sound of shops opening doors. Walking along Nanzhao ancient street at this moment, you can best understand what awakening means. Along the way, a door opens with your pace, and you turn around after taking dozens of steps. What you see is a bustling street with dazzling array of goods. The farm tools hung in front of the blacksmith's shop tinkled like wind chimes, the stone carving shop clanged, the door of the Shoumu shop was covered with unknown lime-soil stones, and the plaque under the eaves was hung in front of the paper candle shop to advertise for the owner; Shredded meat bait, steamed chicken, a cage of pink and light green rice cakes steaming ...
Historically, Nanzhao Ancient Street was an important passage of Weishan Ancient City, an important town of ancient post roads. The caravan from the south to the north traveled through mountains and rivers to the ancient city at the southernmost tip of Weishan Dam. The caravan rested here, and carried the goods north and south. This batch of people just left and arrived, and they accompanied the development and changes of Weishan ancient city and Nanzhao ancient street until the day when there was no caravan stepping on the slate street.
Ancient stone carvings, ancient courtyards and ancient streets are naturally related to the ancient city. The eyes wander, the cloisters return to the courtyard, and the centuries-old vicissitudes of this ancient city are really filled with emotion, like a dream. After all kinds of disasters, the ancient city survived.
Because the Nanzhao ancient street, the oldest and longest street in Yunnan, the whole Weishan ancient city is not a rigid fossil, but a living historical and cultural city under protection. Nanzhao Ancient Street, with its liveliness, constitutes the dancing soul of the ancient city.
Walking in Nanzhao Ancient Street will make you feel a strong local custom and the kindness and warmth that you can get at the touch of your eyes.