It has been continuously raining in Shanghai recently. After sitting in the house for a long time, my hands and feet will feel cold. I think of the sunshine in the ancient town of Jianshui, Yunnan, and I miss it even more.
Whenever Chinese people talk about hope, most of them like to use the metaphor of sunshine. Jianshui, located in central Yunnan, is immersed in the dry climate created by the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the dry-hot valleys. Even a trace of clouds makes people feel like an impurity, which will tarnish the purity of the sky here. I can't help but compare. Tanzanite also creates a stunning blue sky.
On the ground, the shadow of a flying bird got into my arms and quickly escaped from my body. It stole my mind and continued to fly forward. But I could only stop in front of the locked vermilion door. .
I don’t know why, but the Jianshuitu Lord Temple didn’t open the door. I looked through the crack in the door and saw that the inside was well taken care of, and it didn’t look like it was being repaired. Why should we say thank you behind closed doors? I was a little frustrated, and then I thought about it, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, about the time I got off work. Then I'll come back tomorrow! It's normal for a place like this to be more laid-back and slower-paced, so don't ask others for it with my eagerness to visit.
Now that we no longer wonder how to peek into the wonders inside the Tuzhu Temple, why not take a closer look at the beauty of the mountain gate? The hand-painted lion on the forehead is vivid; above the bird with the word "shou" at the bottom, two flying dragons look back through the clouds; on the brackets, auspicious clouds fly, lotus and hibiscus bloom. If you look sideways, you can see the supporting dou. It's actually the trunk of a white elephant - ah, this is Yunnan.
Tuzhu Temple is a Ming Dynasty building. It does not have the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty, the elegance of the Song Dynasty, nor the clumsiness of the Yuan Dynasty nor the magnificence of the Qing Dynasty. It is a kind of brightness in dignity and indulgence in restraint. Perhaps because it is located in the southwest, the buildings in Jianshui have many windows not square and regular, but open like some ancient buildings in southeastern China. It's a round window. The effect of applying it on the door face is like the door which is just one face, but the makeup artist has painted it red with two faces, lively and a bit funny, but also unconsciously making people feel more friendly, as if the owner of this house is also the same .
During my few days in Jianshui, I was also turned away by the Jianshui Yuhuang Pavilion.
Jade Emperor Pavilion is under maintenance. It’s not like I didn’t find a gap in the enclosure that I could get into, but I still decided to respect their management system and leave it to appreciate it later. Having said that, I am not willing to turn around and leave without gaining anything. The Chongwen Pagoda in the Jade Emperor Pavilion is so high that if you can’t get in, I might as well use the telescope I originally used for bird watching to appreciate it carefully.
I walked around to a residential building on the side of Yuhuang Pavilion and looked over the railing: the tower is like white porcelain, with dense eaves and beautiful overlapping eaves. The four sides of the tower are solid and stand out from the rest of the buildings. Although I don’t know what the scene in the Jade Emperor Pavilion has been like for hundreds of years, the blue sky, the gentle sound of the copper bell, and the sound of the bells, must have remained unchanged.
In order to see Chongwen Pagoda clearly, I unexpectedly found a decaying main hall next to Jade Emperor Pavilion. The main hall was originally the Guandi Temple, but now it is the factory and warehouse of the Jianshui Second Non-staple Food Factory. What a beautiful palace! The huge beams and thick pillars all reflect the original magnificence. Standing under the high raised eaves, the Golden-winged Dapeng in the Yunnan Museum seemed to be flying towards me.
The stones used to cover the sewers outside the main hall of Guandi Temple, if you look closely, are all tombstones from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which is surprising. I don't understand why this kind of building has not been included in the list of protected cultural relics till now? Is it because the No. 2 Non-staple Food Factory is still producing desserts that are loved by locals?
When I left the Yuhuang Pavilion and walked through the alleys full of wells in the ancient city, I saw a group of staff members from the political and business circles, holding drawings and information and pointing at various buildings. The future of Jianshui may be in their hearts.
Capital has surrounded the development of Jianshui Ancient City, and the commercialization of the ancient city in the future is inevitable. Deep down in my heart, I just want some places with high historical and cultural value to be open to the public free of charge (low price). What I'm afraid of is that the renovations will fall out of fashion, or that they will become the back gardens of rich people.
The red ivy on the side wall of the west gate of Jianshui is easily overlooked by everyone. If I hadn't gone to visit Tuzhu Temple again the next day, I probably wouldn't have noticed it. The main door of Tuzhu Temple is still not open, but the side door is open. Inside, the people in charge of the ancient city reconstruction department are working, but they don't have any objections to our visit.
After going in and taking a look, I realized that the main hall of the Tuzhu Temple was densely packed with brackets, which formed an interesting contrast with the relaxed feeling outside the hall. Because it was built in the Ming Dynasty, the hall already has a ceiling. The squares are filled with colorful paintings, and there are also flying cranes with spread wings. Their fluttering wings effectively relieve the sense of oppression caused by the complex structure of the hall. I was embarrassed to stay too long while standing in a place where other people were working and drinking tea, looking up at the ceiling. After feeling something in my heart, I said goodbye and left.
When I went out, I caught a glimpse of the ivy that had turned red into a cloud of clouds - it reminded me that it was almost late autumn. I took a look at the warm sunshine all around me and thought: Jianshui is really a little interesting place!
A sparrow stood on the eaves, singing a song that you and I have heard countless times but still don't understand. I really want to know, in the eyes of a sparrow, who is said to be able to pass on skills from generation to generation because of living in groups, can he understand the changes and changes in this city?
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