My memory about Xidi is when I came here to sketch nine years ago. I remember that it also rained non-stop. During the ten days and nights in Xidi, it rained for about eight or nine days. Now that I see Xidi again, I feel that this place The ancient town looks more vicissitudes than when I first saw it. Even though the rain has washed away the stone roads here, the traces of time are still clearly visible. In Xidi today, you can’t see the students sketching here, nor can you see the prosperity of the village in the past. , I feel that the once lively village has suddenly become very quiet. In the past, the alley behind the main street was full of villagers coming and going. Now I don’t know where they have gone. Maybe now is the best time to come to Xidi. Well, there are not too many tourists and there is no noisy sound.
The sky in summer is sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy. The rain washes away the tiles on the house. The splashed water droplets form a thin layer of mist on the roof. The water flows down the tile ditch and then washes away the bluestone on the road. , strolling in the village, and seeing the long history of Xidi.
The alleys in Xidi are not winding. They are more like a corridor of misty rain after the rain. The rain has washed away the prosperity of Xidi, returning to simplicity and nature. It is presented to the world like an ink painting. At this time, Xidi , more like a graceful and quiet poem, even more peaceful and elegant in the rain.
The romance of Xidi will infect everyone. There are no tourists in Xidi in the early morning, and some shops are not open. Walking on the bluestone slabs of Xidi, even the cleaning lady standing in the rain looks like a beautiful scene. Landscape paintings seem to show the warmth and delicacy of the ancient village of Xidi. The rain hitting the bluestone slabs and the ripples of rain flowers bring peace to Xidi over the years.
The Jingai Hall in Xidi Village is an ancestral hall. It was originally the residence of Princess Shiheng, the 14th ancestor of the Hu family in Xidi. It was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was later destroyed by fire. When it was rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, as the descendants of the Hu family multiplied and became more prosperous, it was expanded into an ancestral hall, and the Jingai Hall is now the Xidi Folklore Exhibition Hall.
I like to walk quietly on the streets of Xidi when it rains, quietly watching the raindrops falling from the eaves and from the tile eaves. I have no distracting thoughts in my heart. The dripping raindrops are beating against the green grass under the patio. Slate, that sound is so clear, so clear that you can no longer hear all the distracting thoughts in the world.
I still remember this garden restaurant in the alley. When we came to Xidi to sketch many years ago, we were deeply impressed by this restaurant. I didn’t expect that it would still be there after so many years. In the pattering rain, this once bustling street Adding a touch of elegance, walking on the bluestone road soaked by rain, I looked up at the white walls and green tiles of the Huizhou buildings on both sides, which were well-proportioned, simple and elegant.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and my thoughts are drifting back to those past years with the rain. If there is a passerby in front of me wearing ancient clothes and holding an oil-paper umbrella, then this moment must be the best scenery. Just imagine In the ancient town of Xidi, ladies once stood on the high attic, throwing the hydrangea in their hands to the person they longed for. What a beautiful scene it was.
Xidi maintains a natural atmosphere due to the existence of aboriginal people. It has not become seriously commercialized because it is a tourist area. Whether it is the villagers passing by or the businessmen who open shops, they are very friendly to tourists like us, every day You can see their busy figures in the early morning and evening, and during the best time of the day, they almost give up the entire Xidi to tourists.
I am very fortunate that there are aborigines living in an ancient town like Xidi. Only the Xidi people can pass on the long history of Xidi Village, and only the aborigines know where the soul of Xidi Village lies. Tourists like me see just The scenery here, the cultural atmosphere here, and the culture and inner cultivation here can never be seen. These simple villagers can make Xidi last longer.
I have a soft spot for Huizhou architecture, especially in Xidi after the rain. Huizhou is more colorful. The combination of architecture with village houses, ancestral halls, temples, archways and gardens forms Huizhou architecture. Style, and when you walk around the village, you will find that a large number of remaining traditional residential villages, from site selection, design, shape, structure, layout to decoration and beautification, all reflect the characteristics of Huizhou.
A stone archway stands at the entrance of Xidi Village, which is the symbol of Xidi Village. The archway was built by Hu Wenguang during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. The entire archway is decorated with typical relief and openwork carvings with Hui style characteristics. Various patterns are decorated with techniques such as round carving and round carving, and each pattern contains a very profound meaning.
Night Tour in Xidi · There is a kind of quaint and charming charm
Nowadays, Xidi is more like a scenic spot. I remember Xidi many years ago. At night, under the archway, there would be many late-night snack stalls, barbecue shops, and small alleys. There will also be various grocery stores. I still remember sketching here at that time. My classmates would order a fried banana every night, and would also tell the boss to put more sugar. When the sky slowly darkened, the barbecue stall Wisps of smoke from the barbecue will fill the entire entrance to the village. There are local villagers and foreign tourists sitting at the tables by the lake, eating affordable barbecue and drinking local beer from Huangshan. Now this kind of late-night snack stall has moved to Among the shops facing the street, Xidi’s nighttime play environment is getting better and better.
The white walls and black tiles on the misty terrace exude charming charm at night in Xidi. The ancient and mottled old houses show their classical solemnity under the pouring moonlight. Xidi at night is the quiet life of the old town. There are old houses and quaint old streets. The night of the town is getting darker. Xidi, illuminated by lights, has a feeling that it has never had during the day.
A bright moon hangs high in the sky. The bright moon and an ancient poem on the wall of the old house in Xidi are so suitable for the scene. The best way to enjoy Xidi is to stay here for a while and come in a hurry. If you go in a hurry, you will never see the most authentic beauty of Xidi. Enjoying the morning light and the tranquility of Xidi is the best way to open up to Xidi.
Far away from the colorful neon in the city, I took a leisurely walk by the lake in this ancient town. I walked past a street lamp with yellow light. The lights on the old houses in Xidi were reflected on the lake. The change of light and shadow made me feel like watching Time flows in front of me. In my impression, Mingjing Lake in Xidi does not seem to be that big. After asking local villagers, I found out that it was expanded a few years ago and now there is a large-scale traveling light and shadow show "Xidi". "Legend", performed on the lake, but it was already late when we arrived in Xidi, and the performance for the day had ended.
