Lotus town is located in autonomous prefecture of Miao Zu of the Tujia nationality of Hunan Province West Hunan to always arrange a county, it is West Hunan " 4 names are pressed down " one of. This because of the film " lotus is pressed down " and the small town that gain fame, be called Wang Cun formerly, it is one is had 2000 ancient town of the history, vessels because of getting water of the tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches, plain Guizhou is connected on, front courtyard of hole of make known to lower levels, it is since ancient times always arrange treaty port, element has " Chu Shu connects ferry " say. (photography / Xia Xue)Water of annulus of Gu Zhensan face, the condole foot Lou Linshui on the edge that hang limit and build, a chute wears a town and pass, be called by people " the chiliad ancient town that is hanged on chute " . Chute hangs limit to fly to flow and fall, correct is like Jing dragon, sound is like thunder. (photography / Xia Xue)A green flagging, the business of row upon row of is spread, the small commodities of full of beautiful things in eyes, but tourist is not us what resemble is so hot, return part chilly even. (photography / Xia Xue)The stone that 5 lis long market begins to be continuous from dock and goes up rank, each class step walks like the foot that is days. (photography / Xia Xue)Just come towards evening, the shop on long market shines in succession dim lamplight. The shop of these domestic type, him local leaves, can manage already, can live. (photography / Xia Xue)Perhaps be travel off-season, person of advanced position of whole flag market is exiguous, cold and cheerless. (photography / Xia Xue)According to history record, between light-year of clear Chao Qianlong, Jia Qing, path, the shop that lotus presses down has more than 560, daily mulish Ma Qian beyond, the merchant gathers, send prosperous picture, element has " small Nanjing " say. (photography / Xia Xue)The entry point of ancient street is government office of king of system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan. The Christian era 910 years, the Tujia nationality only then imperial Peng Shichou builds dynasty of system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan, village of king of choose a site for the capital; The Christian era 1728, namely quiet day Yong Zhengliu year " improve the soil returns stream " , dynasty of declare system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan ends. Dynasty of system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan history of 818 years, (photography / Xia Xue)The earthy home that earthy king bridge is a model turns crural building construction, brim horn becomes warped high, the majesty of indicative Wang Zhe, king of system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan often lies fallow here. Improve the soil returns after flowing, here becomes people stop on the way for a rest to enjoy the cool, talk ancient theory today, antistrophic folk song, the good place that fall in love. (photography / Xia Xue)"Small a basket carried on the back, shake leisurely, the mom in laugh issued my back condole foot building... " this is the condole foot building of plain amorous feelings in Song Zuying song. Condole foot building, earthy home words says " Lie " , it is the place of earthy family living life. (photography / Xia Xue)Lotus presses down the ancient town that is inhabit a region of a person of the Tujia nationality, the folk-custom amorous feelings here basically maintained former modes of life and relation to their environment. (photography / Xia Xue)Rice bean curd is West Hunan famous and fastfood one of, the person that Lai Furong presses down must have. The rice bean curd that lotus presses down, also be the one big characteristic here. (photography / Xia Xue)In the film " lotus is pressed down " in what the Hu Yuyin that Liu Xiaoqing acts sells is rice bean curd, after 22 years, liu Xiaoqing returns lotus to press down again, in in those days the place that Hu Yuyin sells Mi Dou corrupt has had rice bean curd, she has become the honorary citizen that lotus presses down. (photography / Xia Xue)Nowadays, hanging on ancient street " inn of rice bean curd of authentic Liu Xiaoqing " of fascia probably 10 come to the home, which ability is authentic, not important perhaps. (photography / Xia Xue)