A beautiful CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala brought it to Huaian, Jiangsu. Huai'an is the hometown of Premier Zhou Enlai, a great man, the hometown of great men, the famous canal capital, the cultural heritage of many celebrities, and the famous food town.
lament that the current transportation is developed, and it is nearly 2,000 kilometers from Harbin to Huaian. I set off in the morning and arrived at Hexia Ancient Town in more than 2 hours later. I lived next to the archway in the north gate. Located in the northwest corner of , Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Hexia Ancient Town has a history of more than 2,500 years. The ancient town has a profound cultural heritage and is one of the core protected areas of Huai'an's historical and cultural city.
Now the streets of the ancient town still retain the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Hexia Ancient Town gives people a feeling of restrained, calm, simple and atmosphericity. While walking, a strong historical atmosphere comes to your face. This is a low-key ancient town. What is presented to tourists is not an exquisite and commercial scenic spot, but an original ecological landscape where the residents of the ancient town live and work in peace and contentment. These make this ancient town look extraordinary.
After staying at the south gate of the ancient town for a week, I was able to get closer to this original ancient town. It was a Sunday morning, and the ancient town began to become lively, and the bustling tourists broke the silence of the ancient town for a while. There is a " Water Dragon Bureau " in the middle of the ancient town.
The water dragon is a fire-fighting tool in ancient times. The place where the water dragon is placed is the water dragon bureau. The base of the water dragon can be carried away or placed on the car and pushed away. The barrel inside is called a bucket, and it is coated with a layer of tung oil to prevent deformation and leakage.
The Water Dragon Bureau also enshrines Vulcan . In ancient times, Gonggong played an important role in extinguishing fires. Gonggong was the most commonly used alarm tool among the people, and the size of the fire was reflected by the change of the sound of the gong.
Strive through the ancient town, in addition to the Water Dragon Bureau, there are Wenlou, Boli Farmer's Painting Garden, Wu Jutong Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, Li Ji Paper Craft Shop, etc. to visit, as if you are walking into a picture of the folk culture of Jiangnan water towns.
In fact, in Huai'an, there is another scenic spot with a larger scale. This water dragon bureau is located in Huai'an Prefecture Bureau . Huai'an Prefecture Office is one of the only two remaining government agencies in the country. It was the largest government in Jiangsu in the past, covering an area of more than 50 square meters, with more than 600 original houses and more than 600 rooms in the office. The overall building faces north and south, and is built in three ways: east, middle and west. With its magnificent momentum, it sets off the majesty of feudal ethics.
The West Road of the Government Administration is the "terrifying" military capture hall, and there is a temple of Fire God in the military capture hall. The Temple of Fire God has always been a Taoist temple. It is said that Zhang Tianshi came to Beijing to see him and mostly stayed at the Temple of Fire God. The main hall is dedicated to the Lord of the Star of the Wild Man, the God of Fire.
The Water Dragon Bureau is located in the Fire God Temple in the Military Capture Hall. Fire extinguishing equipment is also stored under the inner corridor of the Water Dragon Bureau: water dragon, water truck, wooden barrel, vine fence bucket, broken gong and shoulder pole for alarm, hook and number clothes of the Water Dragon Bureau back then.
The water dragon was the main tool for extinguishing fire at that time. It consists of an oval large wooden barrel, two thick copper piston cylinders and a long and large cross-bar connected to it. When used, the horizontal wood is rolled, one high and one low at both ends drive the piston, and water is sprayed out from the water conveyor belt with the pressure. It is now the off-season. It is said that there will be interaction with tourists during the peak season. Visitors can experience the ancient firefighting operations.
The Water Dragon Bureau has not established it, and there is no official fund allocated. It is a firefighting agency run by the government. The funds come from donations from local businesses, and most of the firefighters join voluntarily.
In the event of a fire alarm, the caller knocked on the gong and ran and shouted to put out the fire. At this time, no matter day or night, no matter the poor or rich, they will join the ranks of putting out fires. The picture shows the "ladder" of ancient times.
Walking in Huai'an, the hometown of the great man, it is also interesting to learn about the ancient fire protection facilities.
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