Chengkan

It was named Longxi in ancient kangu. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Shexian County, the capital of Huizhou City, and now it is under the jurisdiction of Huizhou District of Huangshan City (formerly Xixiang of Shexian county). It has a history of more than 1800 years since it was renamed Chengkan. It is one of the best preserved ancient villages in China.

Chengkan is surrounded by mountains on eight sides, which is just like the eight trigrams in the book of changes. The stream in the village passes around the village, forming a figure similar to Yin and yang fish. In the book of changes, Yang is Cheng, Yin is Kan, so it is named. The streets and alleys are zigzag, like a labyrinth.

Chengkan is located at the south foot of Huangshan scenic spot, a world natural and cultural heritage. It is five kilometers northeast of Fuziling section of the highway from Huizhou District to Huangshan, 40 kilometers north of Huangshan and 15 kilometers south of Yansi Town, the seat of Huizhou District government.

Chengkan

Chengkan (K ǎ n) is located at the south foot of Huangshan scenic spot, a world natural and cultural heritage in Anhui Province (29 ° 55 ′ n, 118 ° 15 ′ E). It is a national 5A level tourist attraction and an integral part of ancient Huizhou cultural tourism area. It is five kilometers northeast of Fuziling section of the highway leading to Huangshan in Huizhou District, 40 kilometers away from Huangshan in the north and 15 kilometers away from Yansi Town, the government residence of Huizhou District in the south. Chengkan is located in the green mountains and green bamboo, integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape.

It was named Longxi in ancient kangu. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Shexian County, the capital of Huizhou City, and now it is under the jurisdiction of Huizhou District of Huangshan City (formerly Xixiang of Shexian county). At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Luo Tiantian and Luo tianzhitang, two brothers from Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, moved into Shexian county with their families. They "chose the place 40 Li northwest, named Longxi and changed its name to Chengkan", and "built a house to live in" (preface to Luo's genealogy by Zhang Xu of the Yuan Dynasty)

Since the Song Dynasty, the rise of Huizhou merchants and the prosperity of culture and education in Chengkan have made it unique in the development of Huizhou culture and history. Chengkan Village, the resident of Chengkan Town People's government, was named as "Anhui historical and cultural protection zone" by Anhui Provincial People's Government in May 1996.

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Jiangnan first village

What kind of tension attracts people to Chengkan, a small mountain village in Huizhou? How many mysteries does she contain that make people trapped in it? Why has it always been regarded as the geomantic treasure land of Huizhou and become a mysterious place for predecessors to explore and discover the mystery of life and understand the sage's words?

Chengkan, formerly known as Longxi, was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. It has a history of more than 1800 years. As early as the Song Dynasty, it was praised by the famous Neo Confucianism Zhu Xi as "Chengkan shuangxianli, the first village in the south of the Yangtze River". Now it has 21 national key protected cultural relics, known as the "hometown of national treasures". The whole village of Chengkan is located and arranged according to the eight trigrams geomantic omen theory of the book of changes, Yin (Kan), Yang (Cheng), the unity of two Qi, and the unity of heaven and man. It is close to mountains and rivers, forming three streets and 90 villages

Nine lanes are like a labyrinth. In terms of village construction, it is formed according to the layout of the four diagrams in the Eight Diagrams diagram: it interprets the ancient philosophical theory that water and fire conquer all things, and heaven and earth contain all things. At the same time, the ancient Longxi River in Chengkan Village

Like a jade belt, it passes through the village in the shape of "s" to the north and south, forming the boundary between the Yin and yang fish of the eight trigrams. There are eight mountains around the village, which naturally form the eight directions of the eight trigrams, and together form the natural layout of the eight trigrams. Chengkan is a miracle in the history of Chinese ancient village construction because of the ingenious layout of the integration of human eight trigrams and natural eight trigrams. It has always been regarded as the geomantic treasure of Huizhou. The profound theory of "the book of changes? Eight trigrams geomantic omen" is mysteriously linked with human living environment, social harmony and village residential construction. The dictionary of Chinese celebrities records more than 500 ancient celebrities in Chengkan, Huizhou, such as Luo Ruji, Luo Xiaohua, Luo pin, Luo Yuan, etc. Chengkan is the unique and best preserved ancient village of Ming Dynasty in China, which has preserved the ancient buildings of song, yuan and Ming Dynasties with high historical research value. The ancient buildings here are a collection of pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, bridges, wells, ancestral halls, communities and dwellings of different styles of Hui style. The exquisite craftsmanship and exquisite stone, brick and wood carvings embody the ancient, large, beautiful and elegant architectural art of Hui Style incisively and vividly. Liu Haisu, a great master of Chinese painting, once said, "you can't do without going to Chengkan when you climb Mount Huangshan.".

In Chengkan, there is a legendary culture of "you Chengkan never have a Kan" which has been passed down for thousands of years. It is like Mecca. In the eyes of many people, Chengkan has become a holy place. The profound understanding of the eight trigrams in the book of changes, the perfect practice of geography and environmental science, and the high promotion of the classical art of Hui style make Chengkan a ruler and a yearning. The world is bustling, all for Chengkan; the world is bustling, all for Chengkan, Chengkan has many devout eyes and steps. Bi Shumin, a famous Chinese female writer, came to Chengkan and sighed that "Chengkan is the place where China should go most"!

In the rising trend of rural tourism in China, Chengkan is like a village girl in the mountains. You can see the simple atmosphere of the farmers in ancient Chinese villages everywhere when you enter Chengkan. The farmers are still so simple and kind-hearted as they do at sunrise and sunset. Come here, you can open your mind and body, come here, you can feel nature, come here, you can free yourself, come here, you can deeply experience the rich flavor of ancient countryside.

On September 1, 2015, Hunan Satellite TV's "idol is coming" began shooting in Chengkan.

building structure

Chengkan is close to mountains and rivers, and integrates natural landscape. There are pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, bridges, wells, ancestral temples, communities and dwellings of different styles in the ninety-nine lanes of five streets in Erzhen. The village now has more than 100 Ming and Qing buildings, including three national and provincial cultural relics protection units, such as luodongshu ancestral temple, Changchun Community, luorunkun residence, etc

History and culture

In the Song Dynasty, Luo Tiantian and Luo tianzhitang brothers came here from Yuzhang and became the ancestors of the Luo family. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, Luo's ancestors also carried out large-scale engineering management of ancient villages and Zhongchuan river. So that the ancient village is completely in the ideal space environment of "pillow mountain, ring water, face screen", with a reasonable and perfect village structure.

In the history of Chengkan, there are many talented people. Luo Ruji, the great scholar of LongTuge and the Minister of the Ministry of official in Song Dynasty, Luo Yuan, his son's historian (the "double sages" mentioned in Zhu Xi's poems), and Luo Liangfeng, one of the eight monsters in Yangzhou, are all from here.

In the 1970s, with the collapse of "Shangshu archway", Chengkan ended the history of stone archway. The plaque has gone through many vicissitudes and still has 28 pieces, which has certain historical, artistic and scientific value. On the one hand, it is permeated with the blood and sweat of the workers, on the other hand, it also shows a brilliant history of Chengkan.

Many plaques and celebrities are a major feature of Chengkan Village. It seems that there are three points worth discussing and paying attention to why the famous people in this village are enduring

1. Respect teachers and education, create a good atmosphere and environment for talent growth. In the old days of Chengkan Village, the red paper on which the villagers worshipped the Kitchen God wrote the five words "heaven and earth, the king, the father and the teacher", regarding respecting the teacher as a virtue. There is a saying that "three generations without reading is like a pig" in chengkanli, which also shows that people generally attach importance to reading.

2. Under the influence of feudal culture, the growth of talents has the necessary power. Influenced by feudal culture, Chengkan people have a prominent feature, that is, a strong clan view. In the old days, people of different surnames lived together, and there were different rules and customs. However, they all wanted to study and become officials, stand out and honor their ancestors. The act of hanging a plaque itself is a big reward for celebrities by people of all ethnic groups using feudal "Yi Lun", which has an important influence on the growth of future generations of all ethnic groups.

3. The financial resources of Huizhou merchants are the foundation and backing for the growth of celebrities. The rich financial resources of Huizhou merchants have created the economic foundation and strong backing for the emergence of celebrities in large numbers. Some celebrities become rich as officials, some become rich as businessmen, and in turn, they run education to promote the growth of celebrities. Such a virtuous circle has created a long history of Chengkan celebrities.

Fengshui in ancient villages

The ancient villages in southern Anhui are created by Huizhou culture and merchants, and have typical local cultural characteristics. From the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 18th century, Huizhou merchants, who had dominated the business for nearly 300 years, were the most important and direct factors for the development and prosperity of ancient villages in southern Anhui. They were the main investors in the construction of villages. Hui culture, with Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism as its spiritual core, has direct guidance and influence on the site selection, layout, construction and decoration of villages. Therefore, the ancient villages in southern Anhui are the perfect combination of space form and ideology, which have the following common characteristics

1. To guide the location and layout of villages with the theory of geomantic omen, to pillow mountains and rivers, to pay special attention to the flexible use of water, to meet the basic conditions of village construction, and to pay more attention to the needs of village environment;

2. The settlement of the same family with the same surname and the same race based on the family and blood relationship;

3. Respect Confucianism and education, pay attention to the construction of cultural facilities, including ancestral hall, Academy, memorial archway, Shuikou garden and other buildings, with strong cultural atmosphere;

4. The architectural style and system are regular and unified, the building combination is rich and changeable, the wood structure is the main structure, and the brick, stone and wood are the main materials;

5. The architectural decoration is mainly composed of brick, wood and stone carvings. The carvings are exquisite and of high artistic standard. The hall has hall names, couplets and furnishings reflecting the host's interest and aspiration, and pays attention to the construction of garden;

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