Jianchuan Ancient Town | A place of tranquility

A place of tranquility. It appears suddenly at the turn of the old street's stone-paved road An old Living House with glowing flowers The couplets are its way of speaking The door gods probably love it too, guarding this courtyard This household Always attracted by the old city and ancient trees As if harboring all the affections Strong enough to stand against this fast-paced material world With almost no tourists, the restrained charm of Jianchuan Ancient Town is just right. After parking the RV, I step on the electric skateboard, sling the backpack over my shoulders, and take the dog for a walk around the ancient town. I buy two crispy mushroom buns from the fragrant bun shop; the owner is kind-faced, enthusiastic, and shy. The buns are delicious; two is too few. Walking back, the bun shop has already closed. This feeling, as if I'm at my own doorstep wherever I am, as if I'm a strangely dressed local anywhere, this is also good. On the day I left Shaxi, my friend still asked me to stay for a few more days, saying that the Prince's Meeting was about to start. Although I was tempted, my heart still wanted to leave. I've always been interested in various folk customs and wanted to see the Prince's Meeting, but I felt it was time to head to Jianchuan. Unexpectedly, I encountered the Prince's Meeting ceremonies and the deity procession three times in Jianchuan Ancient Town; it seemed like the greatest arrangement by fate. But I heard that the Prince's Meeting is about childbirth for women, which seems to have little to do with me anymore. In the past, I wished for a thousand-year-old tree in front of my house. Now, as a person destined to wander with the wind-fire wheels of life, I follow fate. Desires can always be fulfilled from a different perspective; so now, wherever there is an ancient tree, that's where I'll sleep. Jianchuan Ancient Town