Shanggantang Museum

Shanggantang village is 25 kilometers southwest of Jiangyong County, 86 kilometers away from Yangshuo and 125 kilometers away from Guilin. Provincial highway s325 passes through Shanggantang village 2 kilometers away, and crosses longhuguan to connect Yangshuo and Guilin.

Shanggantang village is an ancient village with a history of 1000 years. From the sixth year of Yuanding (111 BC) of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to the ninth year of kaihuang (589 AD) of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, it was the governance of xiemu County of ancient Cangwu County, which lasted for 700 years. Since the second year of Tang Taihe (827 AD), the Zhou people have settled here for more than a thousand years. For thousands of years, the name and site of the village have remained unchanged. The Zhou people have "worked hard to make a rich family, studied and became officials" and multiplied here. In Shanggantang village, there were 101 civil and military officials, including Shangshu, Jiedushi, Taishou, xuanzheng doctor, general, Cishi, Zhizhou, county magistrate, etc. Among them, there were 18 Beijing officials and 11 Jinshi.

More than 200 ancient dwellings of Ming and Qing dynasties have been well preserved in the village, which is very characteristic; the streets and alleys in the village are crisscrossed, and according to the planning of menfang, it seems that there is a legacy of Lifang system in Tang Dynasty; the Fengshui positioning of being close to mountains and rivers can be confirmed by the Inscriptions: "a picture of Gantang is the victory of mountains and rivers", "a picture of Taiji is Gantang". Buying bridge in Song Dynasty, Wenchang Pavilion in Ming Dynasty, gatehouse and stone wall in Qing Dynasty are unique.

In 2006, Shanggantang village was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. In 2007, Shanggantang village was announced as the third batch of Chinese historical and cultural villages by the Ministry of construction and the State Administration of cultural relics.

In addition to the unique cultural landscape and convenient transportation, the natural scenery of the village is also unforgettable. Song Dynasty people once summed up the image of "Chongling Zhoushi xishansheng, how many poets to carry forward, I can't describe them, a picture of Taiji is sweet Tang." The eight scenery poems of Gantang in Ming Dynasty further summarized the scenery of Gantang as "graceful and beautiful Mount angshan, fisherman in Qingjian, Xiaodu in Gantang, shigeng in Dushi, hermit in Shanting, sunset in Guishan, clear clouds in Xiling and bell in Fangsi". Behind Gantang village lies the winding Pingfeng mountains, with Qifeng mountain and angshan mountain as the green dragon and white tiger on the left and right. Pingfeng gathers Qi. In front, Guishan mountain is the near case and the west mountain is the far case, with a broad vision. In front of the village, xiemu river is the jade belt, with mountains and rivers. Green mountains, green water, small bridges and people make up a natural landscape.

Shanggantang Museum

Shanggantang museum is located in Shanggantang village, xiacengpu Town, Jiangyong County, Hunan Province, which is known as the "Millennium ancient village". It covers an area of more than 600 square meters. The exhibition name is "there is Gantang in Yongming: entering the famous historical and cultural village". The content of the exhibition is divided into three units. The first unit is surrounded by mountains and rivers, where people live together; the second unit is to study and become an official, and cultivate rich families; the third unit is an important road in Hunan and Guangxi, a thousand year old village. Wenchang Pavilion in the Ming Dynasty, ancient residential buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, yuepi Pavilion inscriptions in the song and Yuan Dynasties, Tiepu, wine shop, tofu square and other cultural relics and historic sites in the village have been "moved" into the museum one by one. Through modern display means such as objects, words, pictures, audio and video, the village history, culture, folk customs and unique humanistic charm of the ancient village are displayed in an all-round way.

architectural composition

Shanggantang museum is located in Shanggantang village, xiacengpu Town, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. It covers an area of more than 600 square meters. With the title of "Yongming has Gantang - going into a famous historical and cultural village", the exhibition is divided into three units. The first unit is surrounded by mountains and water, where people live together; the second unit is to study and become an official, and cultivate rich families; and the third unit is to build a museum The unit is an important road of Hunan and Guangxi, a thousand year old village.

Development history

Shanggantang village is a thousand year old village. From the 6th year of Yuanding (111 BC) of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to the 9th year of kaihuang (589 AD) of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, it is the county government of xiemu in ancient Cangwu county. It has been 700 years. Since the 2nd year of Taihe of Tang Dynasty (827 AD), the Zhou clan has settled here and established a house, which has a history of more than 1000 years. For thousands of years, the name and site of the village have remained unchanged. It is a village where the Zhou people live together. Shanggantang is unique in Hunan Province for its rich natural resources and outstanding people. During the thousand years, there were 101 civil and military officials in the village, including Shangshu, Jiedushi, Taishou, xuanzheng doctor, general, Cishi, Zhizhou county magistrate, etc. Among them, there were 18 Beijing officials and 11 Jinshi. More than 200 ancient dwellings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are still well preserved in the village, which is very characteristic; the streets and alleys in the village are crisscrossed, which seems to be planned; the establishment of menfang, which lives according to "Fang" (Branch), seems to have the legacy of Lifang system in Tang Dynasty; the Fengshui positioning of being close to mountains and rivers can be confirmed by the inscriptions "a picture of Gantang is the victory of mountains and rivers", "a picture of Taiji is Gantang". In addition, a large number of Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings were left in the village, such as Wenchang Pavilion in the 48th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, gatehouse in the 6th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, buying bridge in the 10th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, stone wall in the 2nd year of the Republic of China, and a number of ancient buildings with Song Dynasty characteristics.

Up to now, there are more than 100 Qing Dynasty buildings in the ancient village, and 70 or 80 Ming Dynasty buildings, all of which are typical Huizhou architectural style. The exquisite murals and lifelike screen wood carvings will make you forget to return. "Angshan" and "Guishan" can make you marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature; "buyingqiao", "yuepi Pavilion", "taoxuan Pavilion" and "81 TA Yu Ge stone tablet" will make you shocked by Shanggantang's profound cultural heritage. In 2003, the ancient village was declared as "provincial cultural protection unit".

In 2009, the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics listed it as the province's first demonstration site of "great protection and utilization of cultural relics" and the pilot of "Four Combinations" of rural culture, and established the province's first village level museum, Shanggantang ecological museum.

Shanggantang Museum in Jiangyong County is the first village level museum in Hunan Province. It was jointly built by the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics and the county government. It took more than one year and officially opened on June 22, 2010.

Major events

In 2003, the ancient village was declared as "provincial cultural protection unit".

Shanggantang, a thousand year old village, is a famous historical and cultural village in China. In 2009, the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics listed it as the province's first demonstration site of "great protection and utilization of cultural relics" and the pilot of "Four Combinations" of rural culture, and established the province's first village level museum, Shanggantang ecological museum.

Visit information

Opening Hours

9:00—17:00

admission ticket

The reservation standard for special groups: A. free policy: children under 1.1m are free of charge; B. preferential policy: children between 1.1m and 1.4m are free of charge; senior citizens over 60 are free of charge with senior citizen's certificate; students, officers and the disabled are free of charge with valid certificates; 9:00-17:00

Traffic information

Self driving tour guide: starting from the East, choose from taochuan to Jiangyong or from the East. After visiting Fuxi village, go ahead to mailing town and then to Jiangyong. The distance is about 70 km. Public transport guide: you can choose to start from the East, via taochuan to Jiangyong, or from the East, after visiting Fuxi village, then go forward to mailing town and then to Jiangyong. It only costs 6 yuan from mailing to Jiangyong.

Address: Shanggantang village, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 111.187538

Latitude: 25.149305

Opening hours: 08:00-17:00

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