An "unpopular" ancient town in Guangdong, with buildings that draw on the essence of various countries, was once the filming location for "Let the Bullets Fly"

There is also an ancient town in Guangdong called Chikan Ancient Town. It is located in the Economic Development Zone of the Pearl River Delta region and is about 12 kilometers away from the center of Kaiping. This ancient town was built along the Tanjiang River. Most of the south of the ancient town is rural areas, while most of the northern areas are urban buildings. This ancient town originally belonged to Kaiping County, and was later divided from Xinhui County, thus giving rise to the Chikan area.

In the late Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the ancient town of Chikan gradually formed an integrated area; in order to obtain better development opportunities, the ancient town soon carried out related construction work on roads and river embankments; on this basis, the ancient town Some shops in the area were also constructed accordingly. In the development process of the following hundreds of years, the ancient town's development status became more and more perfect, showing a positive attitude.

The various scenery in Chikan Ancient Town is indeed thought-provoking. Compared with other scenery, the South Tower has a touch of history and vicissitudes. During the Anti-Japanese War, Nanlou served as the junction between our army and the Japanese army, and there was a long period of confrontation. The seven warriors named Situ resisted the enemy to the end. After holding on for seven days and seven nights, they finally found it difficult to hold on and finally died heroically. Today, the exterior of the five-story South Building is still riddled with bomb craters and has become a patriotic education base with historical significance.

Jinghui Building can be called a typical Lingnan water town arcade. This building has 3 floors on one floor, with a total length of 45 meters and a width of 5 meters. It is located in the European Film and Television Building in Chikan Ancient Town. In the city. Jinghui Building is named after a famous doctor during the Republic of China. Each floor has double living rooms, bedrooms, and double open staircases. There are also vertical skylights, patios, etc., which are very characteristic of the architecture of the Republic of China.

There is also a street scene on Dixi Road in Chikan Ancient Town called European Style Street. The construction process of this street is also quite unique. It is said that in the early years, overseas Chinese living in the United States and Europe transformed some foreign buildings into He brought the design drawings back to his hometown; later, on the basis of adhering to the traditional culture, he combined these Western architectural techniques and perfectly combined them with each other. Finally, he built a building complex that combines Chinese and Western styles, which looks full of personality.

Near Sanmenli Village in Chikan Ancient Town, there is also a Yinglong Tower; this tower is only 6 kilometers away from Kaiping City and is the earliest watchtower in the area. During the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty, the Guan family devoted a lot of their savings to resist floods, and later the watchtower was finally built. The entire watchtower is a mixture of brick and wood, with a height of 11.4 meters. It uses the most traditional model to create a minimalist watchtower form, and it is still well preserved until now.

In 2005, the Chikan Film and Television City covering an area of ​​60,000 square meters was established in the ancient town; this film and television city cost more than 20 million yuan a day, and the most charming one It is the watchtower complex; these watchtowers are completely different from ordinary ancient ones, and they are worthy of being a perfect example of the combination of Chinese and Western styles. When many foreign tourists visit here, they are surprised by the beautiful scenery here and say: It is really amazing!

The most famous thing about Chikan Ancient Town is the arcade complex. In the ancient town, there are more than 600 arcades, which can stretch for about 3 kilometers. The most spectacular section of these arcades is located along Dixi Road, and the styles of the arcades are almost identical; behind the Western-style walls are the traditional Chinese "gold"-shaped tile roofs; these Baroque-style roofs are also inlaid with colorful inlays. The glass and wooden windows and the exquisite small balcony-style structure are very eye-catching from a distance.

You know, the famous film "Let the Bullets Fly" directed by Jiang Wen was shot in the watchtowers and arcades of Chikan Ancient Town. These exquisite architectural complexes are indeed the product of the fusion of the essence of Chinese and foreign styles; to this day, they still exude unparalleled style, with light yellow and dark red colors intertwined with each other, strongly impacting people's visual nerves.

In the ancient town of Chikan, there is not only a wonderful scenery that combines Chinese and Western things, but also many tempting delicacies; the half-tender and half-yellow tofu wedges have the fragrance of tofu and are stuffed with fish. The fresh fragrance makes people salivate. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can also taste the silky, delicious and refreshing Magangase powder. For the combination, choose the best polished rice and duck with moderate fatness and leanness, put it into the pot and cook it at the same time, and the fragrant Chikan duck porridge will soon be born.

From this point of view, Chikan Ancient Town is indeed a Feng Shui treasure place. The beautiful scenery allows people to relax their spirits infinitely, and the delicious food can make tourists from afar taste it deeply to their taste buds. The delicious food is really a very pleasant thing. I hope that tourists who are ready to move can visit the ancient town in person and feel the charm of walking through the delicious food and beautiful scenery.