Wan Jun parked the car in the square in front of the Prince's Mansion and got out of the car with Wang Shulan.
There are many people in the square. Except for vendors selling snacks, fruits, toys, and souvenirs, they are all tourists. There are adults and children, and most of them drive here as a family unit.
Seeing the large square and the extraordinary imposing gate, Wang Shulan said in surprise: "I didn't expect there was a prince's palace in this place."
"This place is called Longshan. It used to be a royal hunting ground and it belongs to the boundary of Chengde. Look at the gate of this mansion. It is three rooms wide and built in hard mountain." Wan Jun then pointed to the door nails on the door of the mansion and said, "These door nails are exquisite.
There are seven horizontally and ninety-sixty-three in the vertical, which according to the "Qing Dynasty Huidian" belongs to the prince level."
"You understand quite a lot." Wang Shulan smiled.
"Having stayed here for a long time, I understand a little bit."
The two of them entered the mansion and walked inside, arriving at Yimen.
There are colorful ribbons hanging on the ceremony door, which looks very festive.
"What does this ribbon mean?" Wang Shulan asked.
"Do you know the term "delighting with lanterns and festooning"? Both the palace gate and the ceremonial gate belong to the category of ceremonial gate. In the past, when new officials took office, they had to dismount in front of the ceremonial gate. When welcoming superior officials, the ceremonial gate should be opened wide, the main gate should be lit with lanterns, and the second gate should be hung with festoons.
Hanging lanterns above the palace gate is called Zhang Deng, and hanging colorful ribbons above the ceremony gate is called hanging cai." Wan Jun explained.
Wang Shulan nodded, thinking that this was where the lanterns and colorful decorations came from.
After the Yimen is the sedan hall, then the business office and the meeting hall. With Wan Jun's explanation along the way, Wang Shulan learned a lot of historical allusions and learned a lot while visiting.
When the two came to Chengqing Tower, Wan Jun said: "This Chengqing Tower is also called the Houchao Tower. It is the only tower-style building in the entire palace. Upstairs is the Buddhist hall, which worships the Thousand-Handed and Thousand-Eyed Buddha; downstairs, there is the ancestral hall.
The portraits of successive princes are enshrined. The east wing is where the princes eat, and the west wing is where the princes live."
"It's great to be a prince. You have a place to eat and a place to sleep." Wang Shulan joked.
"Your Majesty, you are a high official." Wan Jun said.
"Is it hereditary?" Wang Shulan asked.
"It means hereditary, but not entirely."
Next, the two of them visited the martial arts training ground and stage, as well as ancestral halls and temples, and finally came to the back garden.
The back garden is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery. There is a single courtyard in the northeast corner. Wan Jun said that it was Xiulou, where the prince's daughter Princess lived.
"Gege is really blessed to have her own beautiful building." Wang Shulan said.
"Actually, it's not called enjoying happiness. It's no different from being incarcerated." Wan Jun said.
"At least you have good food and clothing."
"Haha, this is what the common people think - and that's right. Princess does not have to worry about eating and drinking. She can eat what the common people can't eat. But to Princess, the palace is no different from the deep house. After all,
In 28 years, Hua had to live high in the beautiful building without leaving home, watching the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard, the mud in spring turning like water, the lotus pond falling in summer, the leaves falling in autumn frost, and the plum blossoms beating in winter snow." Wan Jun said with emotion.
Wang Shulan smiled and said, "You are quite sympathetic."
"It's not just pity for the beauty, just emotion." Wan Jun then changed the subject and asked: "Sister Wang, how is this palace?"
"It's very good. Although it is not as majestic as the Forbidden City, it is rough and bold. It is better than the original flavor, without any carvings, and has a sense of weight." Wang Shulan said.
"Beautiful Valley is in the mountains behind, four kilometers away. The scenery there is better than this, and it's purely natural." Wan Jun said.
"Really?"
Hearing what Wan Jun said, Wang Shulan couldn't help but look forward to it, so the two of them left the Prince's Mansion and headed for the Beautiful Valley.
Beautiful Valley was not called Beautiful Valley before, it was called Cherry Valley, because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and there is only one road in and out. In winter, the north wind is strong, the snow is flying, and there are few people, so it became a place where the imperial court exiled criminals.
I don’t know what year a girl was born here, named Cherry.
Cherry was born smart, smart, and handsome. When she grew up, she was spotted by the prince who came to hunt her. She entered the palace and became a noble, so the place was called Cherry Valley.
During the era of breaking up the Four Old Ages, a cadre stationed there felt that the name Yingying Valley was a bit feudal and superstitious, so he changed its name to Beautiful Valley. This is the same as the name of a person, with an official name and a nickname. Outsiders call this place Beautiful Valley, but people in the village still call it Beautiful Valley.
Ditch, I feel friendly.
Beautiful Valley is connected by three mountains, with nine ditches and eighteen forks, and there are people living in each fork. Although the scenery is beautiful, the soil is thin and crops cannot grow, and the people live in poverty.
Nowadays, the national policy is good and vigorously develops the rural economy. The surrounding towns and villages have successively established tomato industry bases and medicinal material planting bases. The adjacent royal palace has also developed through tourism, but Beautiful Valley remains the same as before, due to poverty.
I don't know which ski enthusiast came here in the winter and found that this was a natural ski resort. So he was so excited that he couldn't leave. He posted photos and videos of skiing on the Internet, attracting many ski enthusiasts.
As a result, it became a ski resort, received attention, and began to be developed.
Any development will bring business opportunities, and Beautiful Valley is no exception.
The small mountain village that was originally poor and lifeless suddenly turned around and became lively, and many smart people began to set their sights here.
In the past, no one paid attention to the hot springs in Beishan Laogou, but now it has become a hot spring development project.
The wild pear trees in the ditches and the densely packed wild pear trees grew into medicinal materials and began to be purchased.
The mountain horse meat that can be seen everywhere in the old forests on the mountains has become a health-care product that can be deeply processed. It has been transformed from being worthless to being worth a hundred times.
Farmers who have lived here for generations have found a way out. They started from poor families and started to make fortunes, and their lives have hope.
As the saying goes, money breeds people's greed. Originally, the village was poor and had no money, and the village chief was just like the common people, with nothing to gain. Now that it has been developed and money comes in, people's hearts start to move, and they are no longer honest.
Those who are dishonest will naturally be caught. In this case, Wanjun was sent over.
What he is facing now is that the ecological park project has been suspended due to lack of funds. This requires money, and he has no money, so he can only find a way.
The black Buick slowly moved forward along the mountain road. After rounding a big elbow, it suddenly became clear that a beautiful mountain village surrounded by three mountains appeared in sight.
The mountain is hundreds of feet high, lush and lush, with gentle flowing water and birds and animals can be heard.
Eyes full of green accompanied by the fragrance of wild flowers, drifting into the car window with the wind, Wang Shulan smelled it intoxicatedly and murmured: "It smells so good, so beautiful------"
“It’s more beautiful inside the valley.”
The car slowly entered the village and stopped in front of the village committee.
After Wang Shulan got off the car, she was ushered into the middle office by Wan Jun. There were two middle-aged men in their forties. The one with short hair and a square face was the newly elected village chief Qi Guosheng. The thin man with white hair on the sideburns was the village secretary Wang Dali.
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Wan Jun introduced Wang Shulan to the two of them, and after getting to know each other, they sat down one after another.
Village secretary Wang Dali made tea for Wang Shulan, brought it to him and said politely: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang."
Wang Shulan smiled and said: "You're welcome, it's not hard."
Wan Jun said: "Mr. Wang is a big boss in the catering industry. The hotel is doing very well. Asking her to help advise the ecological park will save us headless flies."
Seeing that the beautiful lady in front of him owns a restaurant, the village chief Qi Guosheng said happily: "This is very good."
Secretary Wang Dali said: "I've been looking forward to it for a long time." Then he said worriedly: "Secretary Wan, we are short of money now."
"It's okay, I'll take care of the money issue," Wan Jun said.
Qi Guosheng said: "It's almost noon, I'm going to prepare a meal."
Wan Jun said to Wang Shulan: "Sister Wang, let's eat first. After dinner, I will take you to visit our beautiful valley."
"It's better to visit first and then eat after that." Wang Shulan said.