In Chaozhou, Guangdong, where is the legend of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

When traveling to Guangdong, Chaozhou must not be missed. It is the best preserved city in the ancient city of Guangdong Province. The legacy of Ming and Qing dynasties can be seen everywhere, and some old arcades that rose in modern times can also be seen everywhere. What's more, it is also the birthplace of Chaozhou cuisine in the world. Whether it's vision, taste or humanistic atmosphere, people are nostalgic.

There are many old streets in Chaozhou with dozens of unique styles. Besides Yi 'an Road, Ximalu Road, Shuiping Road and Taiping Road, there are many small alleys in the ancient city, and the top ten Gu Xiang are all in the area of Paifang Street. These ten hutongs are Yixingjia and Jia Zheng 'an respectively. The first five hutongs were once inhabited by a large number of celebrities and dignitaries, belonging to the local population? Fu Gui Lane? The last five are places where ordinary people live.

Now the kitchen lane used to be the kitchen location of Kaiyuan Temple, an ancient temple in the Tang Dynasty, which shows the grand scale of Kaiyuan Temple in that year. Kitchen lane? Kitchen? The words are very vivid, just echoing the kitchen. In the past, Xiang Xiang, parallel to Zaoxiang, was the place where Kaiyuan Temple stored sesame oil.

The kitchen lane is only 302 meters long and 5 meters wide. It looks ordinary, and the exterior walls of some houses are mottled and discolored, but the elegance of that year can be seen from the buildings such as Zhuzhai and Hanru Academy.

There are many traditional Chaozhou quadrangles in the kitchen, and the paintings at the entrance of some quadrangles are still clearly visible. It can be seen that after careful maintenance, the painting at the entrance of some courtyards has been incomplete.

After a long period of time, the property rights of some courtyards have been resold many times, but the history of the house will not change. It has been standing there quietly, telling the story of time.

Longxi hometown, built in 1938, is a legendary house in Zaoxiang. Its owner, Huang, was the manager of Shantou Company. Later, the old house was sold by the descendants of the Huang family, and the door plaque was changed? Longxi hometown? Longxi is located in Gansu, from which we can see the origin of the owner. Similar door plaques are common in Gu Xiang, Chaozhou. Basically, you can tell the source by looking at the plaque.

There is also an outer wall in the kitchen that God bless the people. I don't know when it was left.

This wall should have been repaired in recent decades, but under the erosion of wind and rain, the outer wall is slightly mottled and cracks appear in the wall. Looking up, I saw green plants growing vigorously in the inner courtyard, and some branches and leaves stretched out of the wall.

Except for several courtyards that have been developed into inns, the buildings in Zaoxiang have basically retained their original historical features. If you don't check the information and ask the local people, it is hard for foreign tourists to imagine that it used to be a place where dignitaries lived. Standing on the street, it looks more like a civilian residence.

The appearance of Lin Wen in Guxiang is very ordinary, but its history can be traced back to the end of Ming Dynasty. No.22 residential building in Zaoxiang is also an Amin dynasty building. The original owner is Raoping, and the official is in Qinshui County, Shanxi Province. It is said that he is knowledgeable, but has little literature.

Although some houses were converted into inns, due to the consideration of cultural relics protection, there was no large-scale reconstruction, showing a slightly shabby appearance, but more contemporary.