The quaint Baisha Street and Baisha Beach in Nanfeng.
? Go up north, down south, left west, right east, stop on a country road paved with cement road, and think of the beautiful scenery of the ancient road. The west wind is thin and the horse is thin, and the sun is setting. On the other hand, Baisha Street and Baisha Beach thousands of years ago also performed some prosperous and powerful pictures. It is a beautiful legend from ancient times to the present. When I came to the village, I was greeted by an ancient banyan tree at the entrance of Baisha Street, which was about 500 years old. It has witnessed half of the wind and rain history of the ancient street in the Millennium, and it is also the treasure of the town and village. The trunk is hollow and looks like a "dragon" that has gone through vicissitudes without losing its spirit. There is a legend in the village that "Yi Long protects the river". Waiting for the white sand beach, sacred land and surging river behind you. Local villagers consecrated this vicissitudes tree with incense, which accompanied them for a lifetime.
The treasure of Baisha Town Village was built in Tianhou Palace in the early years of the Republic of China. It is a place where Baisha people and merchants in the past worship the sea god Mazu. The eleventh day of the first lunar month is the birthday of Tianhou Palace, where people hold sacrificial ceremonies to worship Mazu. Every family took their children and sacrificed the local chickens they slaughtered and the glutinous rice sweet wine they brewed. The children are scrambling, the adults are leisurely, and the family is happy. The smoke choked my eyes, the wine fell to the ground, and the gold ingot gave off a yellow flame. After the sacrifice, Mazu wished everyone a happy New Year.
? The treasure of the town passing by the village is Baisha Street, a thousand-year-old street that has been built. According to local residents, during the reign of Xuan Tong in Qing Dynasty, it was a famous big market, and its scale is still preserved to this day, which is very rare. Baisha Street is near Hejiang, where businessmen from Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong stop to unload and carry goods. Baisha Street has become a transit point for trade between Guangdong and Guangxi. It has become an economic link between Guangdong and Guangxi. In ancient times, merchants were concentrated because of convenient transportation. Later, it gradually developed into a market for folk transactions in Nanfeng area in the old days. Hejiang people used to rely on wooden boats or bamboo rafts for trade. More than ten years ago, I followed my parents to cross the river for sacrifice. At that time, locals also crossed the river to cut firewood. In front of one of the shops in Baisha Street, the house number of the word (Zhaofa) written with a brush is discernible.
? There are sixty or seventy shops on both sides of the street, with arcades in a unified style, blue tile eaves and wooden windows. The main body of the two-story shop is made of blue bricks. The upper floor is a place to stay and store goods, and the lower floor can be used to place all kinds of goods or open a tea market. The lower pavement is divided into two parts by a screen. Goods are placed outside the screen for customers to buy, and inside the screen is the place to collect money. People inside can monitor the situation outside from the hole to protect their personal safety. Advanced science of design. Shops made of pine can be removed one by one. Shops are divided into two neat rows, all the way to the ancient pier, standing under the arcade, and you don't have to get wet in rainy days. Time flies, science and technology are developed, the world is increasingly updated, villagers who can guard the building are still there, and the historical and cultural heritage is nurturing this side. The quaint Baisha Street still stands on that sacred land. Maybe you have experienced half a century of wind and rain, maybe you have seen everything, but the quaint Baisha Street is a rare village culture.
? I remember when I was a child, my parents would take me into the antique Baisha Street every year. I wandered in the street. I was attracted by the 200-meter-long building here. My brothers and I traveled on the Millennium ancient street in the autumn town, watching the villagers living in the world play chess, listening to rural women singing folk songs and watching young children fight with each other.
? What I still remember is that our family boarded the ferry boat on the beach and sailed for Hejiang. We sang and drove all the way. At this moment, we enjoyed the most comfortable embrace of nature. At this moment, we mourn for this moment in my life and hope that we can never be together. When we docked, we looked back at the vast beach and looked up at the endless green hills, and the green water and blue waves rippled at the foot of the boat. We also enjoy the warmth of green mountains and green waters and feel the gift of nature.
? We trotted all the way, all the way to the sun, and ran to the mountain on the shore, with lotus leaves as hats and the sun as clocks. Climb to the top of the mountain, clean in front of the ancestral home, and bend over and stare. On one side are endless mountains, on the other side are white beaches and crystal clear rivers. Green water and green hills are naturally carved. Coming down from the mountain, I rolled up my sleeves to pick up snails and mussels. Yes, it's a good festival for Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. Packed in a straw hat, we boarded the ferryman's boat and returned with a full load.
When I got off the boat, I returned to the familiar shore. Hey, what are those young people doing? Oh, so they are barbecuing on the white sand beach. You carry firewood on a 28-inch bike, and I'll put the car in position. They are fishing and laughing. Green mountains and green waters, stepping on the beach.
The beach is a stone that has been honed by time. After the changes of the times, it was formed by rivers. This is half a river and half a beach, which is actually a natural attachment to the village. This is a rare place to go. Also, in order to watch the sunrise, I specially set up a yurt to sleep on the beach. There is no malodorous pollution, no complicated machine noise, and no air microcosm with high carbon dioxide concentration. I was just fascinated.
It also created the story of ancient wealthy businessmen gathering. The villagers who live here are all descendants of ancient wealthy businessmen, and their surnames and accents are very diverse, which may have been smoothed out by time, haha. According to historical records, villagers in Su Wu once came here to take root because their ancestors were engaged in candy business. When I was a child, I also heard from my grandfather that I would swim across the river with cows to eat grass.
Baisha Street and Baisha Beach have witnessed thousands of years of history and culture. What remains unchanged is the long street, and the hearts that protect the cultural property left by our ancestors.