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Chapter 411 The Ancient City of Sowing Rain
In addition to these snacks from various places, there are also many local agricultural and sideline products in Guizhou, such as sun-dried dried plum blossoms, plain slices, hawthorn slices, and yam slices. The taste is different from what is sold in supermarkets. Of course, the tastes are also different.

However, this kind of snacks feel good if you eat less, but you will get bored easily if you eat more.

Chen Xing had lunch here and took a tricycle to another scenic spot in the county in the afternoon.

Boyu Ancient Town.

Chen Xing has a long-term mission to visit ancient towns, so he has also been to many ancient towns in China. In terms of style, there are ancient towns in Sichuan Province and ancient towns in Jiangnan. Most of them are ancient towns in Jiangnan. The last time he traveled there, he almost vomited, but still Because of this, Chen Xing knows something about many ancient buildings.

In ancient times when transportation conditions were inconvenient, cultural exchanges between the two provinces were not close.

Unless there is a mass migration.

Nowadays, there are many typical Huizhou architectural styles in Sichuan Province, sometimes mixed with the style of Suzhou gardens, precisely because of the original population migration.

Different from Sichuan Province, Guizhou has been an extremely closed province from ancient times to modern times. Only in modern times has it truly integrated into the multicultural family of China, so the architecture here also has its own style.

But it cannot be separated from the foundation of the Diaojiaolou.

The tricycle goes straight along the main road of the county. At the end, there is a porous stone arch bridge more than ten meters long.Looking at the width of this bridge, you can imagine that the river here used to be very majestic at that time, but now you can only see a small stream, and the water flow is also very slow.

Opposite is the old town of Boyu County.

Many ancient cities and towns are now heavily commercialized. Once you enter, there are either ancient costume shops, folk musical instrument shops, or souvenir shops.

However, this ancient city has a very human flavor.

Before Chen Xing walked across the bridge, he saw clothes and sheets hanging out in every household on wooden stilts that were built four or five stories high. If it weren't for the wood carvings on these upper floors, they would have been obliterated, forming a black and bright The shiny black patina, otherwise Chen Xing would never have imagined that such a building was actually an ancient building.

The living density of four- and five-story ancient buildings is similar to that of residential buildings that first appeared in the 80s and [-]s.

Entering this ancient city, the smell of fireworks becomes even stronger.

The narrow street is paved with stone slabs. It is only about three or four meters wide. It is so narrow that there is no need to think about any drainage system. There is no one. There are shops on both sides, selling clothes and hairy tofu. Chen Xing I also saw someone setting up a stall to shave their heads.

The master who shaved the head was probably in his 70s. He was wearing a white cloth and a cotton-padded jacket, and his tool was a knife similar to a butterfly knife.

Chen Xing took a camera and took a few photos of him giving a tourist a haircut.

This tourist experiencing life also has very short hair. He should be the type who doesn't mind having his head shaved often. Chen Xing can't do this. If his head is really shaved, he might not leave home even once in half a year. He has to wait for his hair to be shaved. It won't come out until it's fully grown.

The clothing stores here don't sell the very fashionable clothes in the city, and they seem to be more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.

There are even tailor shops.

Several aunts use modern sewing machines, and there are countless fabrics piled up in the store.

This kind of shop is hard to find in the city. Ready-made clothing stores definitely account for 90.00% of the city's clothing market. It is estimated that only some old people in a city will know where the clothing shops are.

There are several sets already made in this store, hanging on the shelves waiting for people to pick them up.

There are many tourists taking photos and videos here.

Chen Xing waited for a while, wanting to see if anyone came here to make clothes, but after waiting for almost 10 minutes, he didn't see anyone coming. Instead, there was a blue one, which looked a bit like the clothes of the Buyi ethnic group that had been taken away. .

The costumes of the Buyi people, regardless of whether they are men or women, are not too gorgeous, and they have no special features compared with Hanfu, Tibetan robes, Miao costumes, etc.

However, this simplicity can be regarded as a characteristic, at least it is relatively easy to recognize.

Chen Xing went into the store to watch the aunts cutting clothes for people up close, and took some portrait photos up close.

They seem to be used to tourists taking photos. Their attitude towards the photographer is not like many people outside who frown and dissatisfy, or avoid their front faces. Instead, they smile at Chen Xing. This kind of smile is also very natural, and there is a sense of labor in the photo. the charm of the person.

This is the kind of person who shoots at close range. No matter how good-looking the model is, as long as she is not nervous and natural when facing the camera, the photos taken will not make people feel uncomfortable.

Chen Xing was also very grateful for their cooperation. After taking a few photos, he asked: "Sister, I think you can customize clothes here?"

"Yes." One of them replied to Chen Xing and then asked. "Do you want it custom-made? The clothes you are wearing are so beautiful, we may not be able to make them."

Chen Xing is currently wearing a white shirt and gray coat, both of which are Nordic brands. They look very fashionable.

Although they have all learned how to cut clothes since they were young, most of the time they make clothes for people nearby, and they are all ethnic minority clothes. After all, if people want to buy cheap clothes, there are plenty of them in the market, so there is no need to come here to make them custom-made. .

Therefore, they are very unfamiliar with many modern clothes, and they cannot make modern and handsome clothes. "No, no." Chen Xing shook his head repeatedly.

He pointed to a set of ethnic minority clothes hanging on the shelf next to him and said, "I like this set of clothes very much. Can I make one custom-made?"

"Oh, no way."

"Then what ethnic group's clothing is this?"

Chen Xing just thought that this set of clothes was made of red and colorful, and there were many patterns on it. It looked very complicated and beautiful, but he really didn't know what ethnic costume it was.

"This is from the Yao people. Do you want to make this? It's a bit expensive." The eldest sister was still very enthusiastic and worried that Chen Xing was wasting his money. "They only wear it when there are activities or weddings. If you buy it, you probably won’t be able to wear it even once, it’s too complicated.”

"It's okay. I usually like to collect clothes. This is a personal hobby of mine. Can you do it, sister?"

"Can do can do."

Chen Xing had said this, and the eldest sister definitely couldn't let this business slip away in vain, so she quickly measured Chen Xing's figure.

During the measurement, Chen Xing was surrounded by many people.

When measuring the waist circumference, you have to take off your coat. As soon as you take off the coat, you can only see Chen Xing wearing a white shirt. The broad shoulders make Chen Xing look very tall and straight, and the outline of his chest and abdominal muscles are also measured when measuring. It was exposed, making some tourists feel envious and blushing.

"The handsome guy has a good figure!" said the eldest sister who measured Chen Xing.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay..."

He is also a little embarrassed now. He forgot to wear a mask. He won't be recognized, right?
After taking the measurements, Chen Xing quickly put on his coat. The temperature outside was still very cold, and it was a bit unbearable to wear a shirt alone.

The eldest sister came over with a book and said, "Handsome man, take a look and see what style you like."

This book feels very old. On the cover is a girl from an ethnic minority. The name is "Traditional Costumes of the Yao Nationality". Chen Xing turned it over and looked at the back. It was published in 1993... It is indeed a very old book. It is already Published almost 30 years ago.

A large part of this book is about women's clothing, part of it is an introduction to the Yao ethnic tradition and culture, and the last remaining part is about men's clothing.

Chen Xing briefly looked through it first.

Sure enough, from ancient times to the present, girls' clothes have always been more beautiful and more gorgeous than boys' clothes.

Chen Xing found a set of red and black clothes. This suit looks a bit like a frontier swordsman in martial arts. It looks quite handsome, but you have to see how it looks when you put it on yourself.

I seem to have a lot of ethnic minority clothes at home, and I feel like I can do some cross-dressing.

He likes the set of Tibetan robes given to him by Brother Nima Zhandui very much. Compared with the traditional ones, that set has many modern elements and looks very handsome.It's just that I really don't have a chance to wear it. When the time comes, I can wear it and shoot a video, and I will have a good time.

Chen Xing settled the money together and asked them to deliver it to his home by express delivery. It would take more than half a month anyway, and the express delivery should be reopened by then.

This ancient town is still a bit small. In fact, there are quite a lot of houses. After all, many people lived here before and now. Before the new city outside was built, almost all the people in Boyu County lived in these houses in the ancient town.But the street is really a bit small.

This is also one of the shortcomings of the very real ancient town.

Nowadays, when traveling to some ancient towns, except for those that were famous thousands of years ago, these smaller, unknown ancient towns in mountainous areas almost all have narrow streets like this, and even drainage and sewage treatment are not done.

This is a shortcoming, but the flaws do not outweigh the advantages.

There are advantages, of course.

First of all, there is real affection between neighbors. Chen Xing saw some old people sitting in the yard and resting, and a few children playing in it.This kind of courtyard is not much different from a courtyard house, except that there are more people living there. Chen Xing was too embarrassed to go in, so he took a few photos and left.

Secondly, this street is indeed somewhat famous now, and there are many tourists coming here.

Anyone who has a house here can make money by doing anything, just like the old man who shaved his head that Chen Xing saw before. Now tourists are coming one after another, and they are probably almost overwhelmed.

Closer to home, Chen Xing quickly walked through this ancient town.

When you come here from the new town, you will pass by the stone arch bridge. If you come by car, you have to park outside. In the ancient town area, you can only walk. When you reach the end, the outside is blocked by wires. It seems to be a mountain?

There is a theater here, but the sign next to it says that there are opera performances only every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The opera performed is from the Yunnan-Guizhou region, called Huadeng Opera.

It seems that there is no more today.

(End of this chapter)