Xiashan ancient village

Xiashan ancient village

Xiashan ancient village is located in the north of Kaihua County, Western Zhejiang, at the junction of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi at the source of Qiantang River. It includes part of Xiatian village and all of Xiashan village. There are 361 Hui Style ancient residential buildings in Ming, Qing and early Republic of China, with a total construction area of more than 29000 square meters.

brief introduction

In ancient villages, Zheng and Wang are the two main surnames. According to Zheng's genealogy, in 1052, Huaiyang, a descendant of Zheng Ping, the founding General of the Three Kingdoms, ordered Zheng Huigong to move to Danshan after his ancestors. In 1083, Duke Lu moved to the opposite bank of Danshan because of the flood. He was named Xiashan because of the steaming of Danshan and the dense purple air. It has a history of 951 years up to now. According to Wang's genealogy, Duke Wang of Yue in the Tang Dynasty will revise the genealogy Wang song, a Chinese descendant of Liuyi Gong, has lived here for nearly a thousand years because of the fertile fields at the foot of xiafeng.

Xiashan has been the throat from western Zhejiang to Anhui and Chun'an since ancient times. From shizhuangling to zhujiadu, there are ten li ancient post roads in Tang and Song dynasties. After the establishment of Lin'an, the capital of Southern Song Dynasty, the timber and other local products of Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces passed through the ancient port of Xiashan and led to Hangzhou along the Qiantang River waterway. As a result, it became increasingly prosperous, forming a large village with fan-shaped launch around relying on the ancient commercial port and ancient post road. During the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty, scholars and businessmen of the university went back to their hometown to visit their relatives. Passing by Xiashan, they once sighed: "the light of ten mile long street is bright, and the water channel is not seen when the rafts stop." Today, the north and South groceries, butcher and wine shops, the iron chains and hooks on the ancient ports, the stone locks and stone eyes are everywhere, which can be seen from the former prosperity of Xiashan.

History and culture

Xiashan village has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is not only rich in folk culture, but also many literati, such as Zhu Xi, Lu Zuqian, Zhang Shi, Lu Jiuyuan in Song Dynasty, Shang Fu in Ming Dynasty, Fang Hao, Dai dunyuan in Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai in modern times, Yu Shaosong, Yu Youren, Ma Yifu and so on. There are many lanes in Xiashan village, with winding paths leading to seclusion. When outsiders enter the village and turn east and West, they are like entering a labyrinth. It is not easy to get out. Every lane and even every corner contains attractive historic sites and beautiful legends.

Xiashan has been the throat from western Zhejiang to Anhui and Chun'an since ancient times. From shizhuangling to zhujiadu, there are ten li ancient post roads in Tang and Song dynasties. After the Southern Song Dynasty, it became a timber distribution center and a famous big quay, which became more and more prosperous, forming a large village which was based on the ancient commercial port and the ancient post road and launched fan-shaped around. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the ancient village of Xiashan was basically shaped.

Xiashan ancient buildings are built along the Majin river. An old street with a length of more than 100 meters passes along the river. Taking the old street as the boundary, there are Majin River on one side and ancient buildings on the other. There are many shops on the street. It used to be a green stone pavement, which was poured with cement in the 1980s. There are more than 40 shops on both sides of the old street, and the shop names can be clearly identified, including "flower wine delivery", "tavern teahouse", "North South cloth", "south goods tribute noodles" and "North South groceries". Most of the shops are two-story brick and wood buildings, with three storefronts for each household. The storefront, workshop and residence are integrated. The ancient village of Xiashan has preserved the original historical features of the mountainous areas in Western Zhejiang in the Ming, Qing and early Republic of China.

Tourism information

ancient architectural building complex

There are 361 buildings in Xiashan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, with a total area of 29342.96 square meters, which are mainly concentrated in Xiashan village, Xiatian village and Shizhu village. Among them, there are 212 ancient buildings in Xiashan village, 108 of which are well preserved, and 32 in Xiatian village.

The appearance of Xiashan ancient houses is beautiful. Most of them are Sanheyuan and Siheyuan, with two-story brick and wood structure. The layout is symmetrical, the depth is large, and the courtyard is small. There are exquisite brick carvings on the gate building and the doorstep, some supplemented by murals, and the contents include flowers and birds, figures, fish and grass. The door frame is made of green brick or stone, simple and elegant. There are few windows on the front of the house. The beams, corbels and other wood components inside the house are exquisitely carved and vivid.

The main cultural relics include Wang's ancestral hall (including Qirui Hall) in Xiashan, a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit; Aijing hall, Yongxi hall, bell tower and Xiashan martyr's tomb, a county-level cultural relic protection unit. Xiashan has a beautiful ecological environment and beautiful scenery. The surrounding scenic spots include double pillars and thousands of worshippers. More than 100 ancient and famous trees have been listed for protection. Zhu Xi and Lu Zuqian of Song Dynasty, Shang Fu and Fang Hao of Ming Dynasty, Dai dunyuan of Qing Dynasty, Yu Shaosong, Yu Youren and Ma Yifu of Republic of China all left their ink treasures.

Architectural features

Xiashan is an ancient Huizhou City in Song Dynasty. Its architectural style is mostly an Indian Huizhou style structure, with pink walls, dark tiles, horse heads and corners. There are brick carvings and murals in the gate tower and the door brace. The flower legged sparrow is replaced by the flower legged sparrow, and the lattice of the lattice is exquisitely decorated. In addition to a large number of small and exquisite dwellings, the larger buildings include Aijing hall, Yongxi hall, bell and Drum Tower, Wang's ancestral hall and Zheng's house. The building area of Wang's ancestral hall in Xiatian is more than 1000 square meters, with three entrances, each with patio, stage and archway style. The former residence of Zheng songru, a big timber merchant, covers an area of more than 3000 square meters, and 15 well preserved ones It is divided into seven parts: the central hall, the front hall, the study, the back garden, the waterside pavilion and the Luoqiao hall.

It is worth mentioning that Xiashan village is closely connected with Xiatian village. The Wang family of Xiatian is the descendant of Wang Hua, the Duke of Yue, and the wood carvings are mainly composed of cowardice, Taoism, Buddhism and metaphysics. The residents of Xiashan village are the descendants of Zheng Ping, the founder of the great general of the Three Kingdoms. The wood carvings are mainly based on the stories of the Three Kingdoms. The Wu Yue culture and the ancient Huizhou culture are perfectly combined here, which are both independent and interactive Fusion.

Traditional customs

Traditional customs include dragon lantern, vanilla dragon, stilt bamboo horse, jumping bamboo horse and so on.

Traditional crafts

Traditional crafts include tribute noodles (Suo noodles, dried noodles) production, bamboo weaving, etc.

Xiashan specialty

In addition to timber, Xiashan is also famous for its local specialties such as mushroom, fungus and Longding tea, as well as its dried tofu and sweet potato.

Address: Xiashan village, Kaihua County, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 118.41132134715

Latitude: 29.329238047053

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