Nanping Village

Nanping is located in Yixian County, Huangshan City, four kilometers southwest of the county seat, once known as ye village, with a history of more than 1100 years. With a population of only over 1000, the village has 36 wells, 72 lanes, and more than 300 ancient Ming and Qing dwellings. The roads in the village are complex, like a large labyrinth, so it is also known as "Baixiang village".

The village still has a considerable scale of ancestral hall, branch ancestral hall and ancestral hall, known as the "Chinese ancient ancestral hall building museum". There are more than 300 ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the village. There are 36 wells and 72 alleys in the village. These eight ancestral halls are still preserved on a central axis more than 200 meters from the head of the village to the end of the village. This kind of ancestral hall group is the only one in the whole province. The xuzhitang in the village is the place where Ju Dou was filmed, and ye's ancestral temple is the place where Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh competed in crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

The most famous ancestral hall is the Ye ancestral hall "xuzhitang" in the heart of the village, where Ju Dou, directed by Zhang Yimou, was shot. The ancestral hall has a history of more than 300 years. The plaque in the ancestral hall is high and there are hundreds of Liang Fang, which shows the high prestige of the former Lord. In front of this ancestral hall is the "West Garden" which is famous for the "West Garden" written by Yao Nai, a famous essayist and representative of Tongcheng School in the Qing Dynasty.

In addition to the numerous ancestral halls, the ancient private school gardens and ancient residential buildings in Nanping Village are also everywhere, such as "Peilan library", "peiyushan house", "Meiyuan family school", etc.

Nanping Village

Nanping Village is located in the southwest of Yi County, Anhui Province. It is an ancient village with a history of thousands of years and a large scale. It is known as China's film and television village because of the shooting of many famous films such as "Ju Dou", "Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon" and so on.

Nanping Village has more than 300 ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are 36 wells and 72 alleys in the village. These eight ancestral halls are still preserved on a central axis more than 200 meters from the head of the village to the end of the village. This kind of ancestral hall group is the only one in the whole province. Since the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, when the surname Ye moved from Baima Mountain in Qimen, the villages expanded rapidly. In the Ming Dynasty, the three clans of Ye, Cheng and Li came together and divided. Especially after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, due to the competition among the three surnames, Nanping Village entered its heyday. There are more than 1000 people in the village, but there are 36 wells, 72 ancient alleys, and more than 300 Ming and Qing ancient dwellings. And the village still has a considerable scale of ancestral hall, branch ancestral hall and ancestral hall, which is known as "Chinese ancient ancestral hall architecture museum" by tourists.

On December 12, 2019, Nanping Village was selected into the list of "beautiful leisure villages in China in 2019".

Famous scenic spot

Private school garden

Nanping Village is also full of ancient private school gardens and ancient residential buildings. Located at the top of the village, "banchun garden", also known as "plum garden", was built in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It was a private school courtyard built by Ye Zizhang, a wealthy businessman in the village, for his children to study. There are three study rooms and a half moon shaped courtyard in the garden. There is also a couplet saying: "quiet music can forget the Xuan, the crown is expensive, and a clear tour can surpass Qi Luo Chen.".

Located in front of Ye's ancestral hall, Xiyuan, which is famous for the story of Xiyuan written by Yao Nai, a famous essayist and representative of Tongcheng School in the Qing Dynasty, was first built in 1791. It covers an area of nearly 1 hectare and contains four parts: Peony Garden, plum and bamboo garden, landscape garden and pine and cypress garden. It was built by Ye Junhua, a villager at that time, for children's study and cultivation. Xiyuan has been destroyed. Today, only the stone carving "Xiyuan" is left. The gate is tight, and Xiyuan River, Xiyuan bridge and ancient camphor are left. There are also "Peilan library", "peiyushan house" and "Meiyuan family school" in the village.

Film and television Village

Nanping is a "Chinese film and television village" because famous directors and actors have created many famous business cards at home and abroad, such as the crime of resurrection, the great turning point, Ju Dou, crouching tiger, hidden dragon and so on. Many of the scenes and props taken in those years have been left here, becoming another attractive scene in Nanping. In addition, Hunan Satellite TV's "first grade" study tour started in Nanping Village.

There are many ancestral temples

The most distinctive architecture in Nanping should be ancestral hall group. "The old custom of the city was patriarchal clan system. Each surname had its own ancestral temple, and its branches were divided into different sects Nanping still has eight ancestral halls, most of which are located on a 200m long central axis of Hengdian street in front of the village. Among them, there are "ancestral halls" owned by the whole family, there are "branch ancestral halls" owned by a certain branch, and there are "ancestral halls" owned by one or several families. The ancestral hall is grand in scale and small in size, forming an ancient and mysterious ancestral hall group.

Located in the heart of Nanping Village, "xuzhitang" of Ye's ancestral hall was built in the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of nearly 2000 square meters. At that time, there were gold inscriptions on the top of the gate, such as "imperial Hanlin", "imperial Hanlin", "Imperial County Magistrate", and so on. The couplet of the gate read: "the Shilin school has a far-reaching reputation, and the wushuilan school has a new atmosphere.". On both sides of the gate is a pair of stone drums carved with Yi County bluestone, which is very dignified. The ancestral hall is supported by 80 thick columns, which are divided into upper, middle and lower hall. The hall is for enjoyment, the middle hall is for sacrifice, and the lower hall is a place for playing drums and playing music. You can also set up a stage to perform.

Most of the ancestral halls and ancestral halls in Nanping Village were built for officials and rich people. Yekuiguuang hall, built in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, is the hall where ye family worshiped yeguigong, his fourth ancestor. It is now a key cultural relic under protection at the county level. Guigong name Wengui, word Tianrui, number Nanping, Ming Chenghua two years old tribute, once served as magistrate of Shanxi Taiyuan Prefecture Lan county. Li's ancestral hall was dedicated to Li zongmei, a great merchant of Anhui in the late Qing Dynasty.

Nanping is a typical representative of the ancient villages in southern Anhui, which is composed of deep streets, ancestral halls and ancient dwellings. Nanping Village is a place with beautiful landscape, rich culture, ancient customs and simple folk customs. It is a must to go through historical time and space to decipher the rise and fall of Huizhou merchants' families, the patriarchal system and the Fengshui principle of ancient Huizhou village layout. It is also a good place to go into the countryside, return to nature and experience the ancient customs.

Nanping scenic spot has been listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national famous historical and cultural village.

"Baoyi study" is one of the representative buildings of the Li family. At that time, it was used as a private school for the children of the family to study. The owner of the house, Li HuoMei, also known as Li Jinbang, went out to make a living in a private school for only two years because of his poor family. He knew that he didn't want to spend much time on books. When he was successful in his career, he went back to his hometown and built three private schools, one of which was free for the children of his family.

Mu Xiantang was the place where he taught. There was a picture of Confucius hanging in the middle and a couplet hanging on both sides: "after filial piety, the ancestors were happy, and poems and books asked about nature day and night.". The interior culture is very strong. The layout of the courtyard is the same as that of Suzhou garden, with corridor Pavilion, cloister and beauty resort.

Bingling pavilion was built in the middle of Qing Dynasty with a history of more than 200 years. Bingling Pavilion is composed of three parts: main hall, side hall and corridor. The main hall is a five body continuous bead structure with exquisite layout. The side hall is divided into upper and lower floors, both of which are equipped with lotus gate. On the gate are ten views of the West Lake. The corridor is opposite to the main hall, and the winding path leads to seclusion. The overall layout of the house is similar to that of the quadrangle in the north.

Nanxun villa was built in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, about 170 years ago, because its gate is facing the beautiful Nanping mountain. The gate of Nanxun villa is not opened on the central axis of the main hall, but on the left side of the main hall, which makes people feel like they have a step to the hall. The main hall is the layout of three rooms in Ming Dynasty. It is spacious and bright. The light can penetrate into the wide patio and reach the back of the hall all the time. In the middle of the wall, there is a couplet in black on a gold background. The second floor is the lady's boudoir, named "wanyunxuan". The decoration of the embroidery building reflects the wealth of the owner at that time. The mirror on the embroidery building and the colored glass on the beauty are all foreign goods purchased by the owner at that time. Although "Nanxun villa" is small, the environment is quiet and elegant, the layout is reasonable, the wood carving is exquisite, and the compact arrangement makes people feel "small and exquisite".

Ye's ancestral hall, or Xuzhi hall, was built in the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 530 years. Covering an area of about 1000 square meters, Ye's ancestral hall is a magnificent building supported by 54 thick columns, which is divided into upper, middle and lower hall. The lower hall is a place for the clan to hold activities and play drums; the middle hall is a sacrificial hall for the clan to hold sacrificial ceremonies or major activities; the upper hall is a three room two-story building connected with the middle hall, and the upper floor is a place where the ancestral tablets of the clan are placed for the clan to worship. In 1989, 80% of the scenes in Ju Dou, a film directed by Zhang Yimou and starred by Gong Li, were shot here. Now it still retains its original appearance when it was shot.

Ye's ancestral hall, namely KuiGuang hall, was built in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 490 years. Covering an area of more than one thousand square meters, Ye's ancestral hall is a hall for Ye's sacrifice to his fourth ancestor, ye Wengui. The ancestral hall is a three in three bay structure, which is supported by six "Yi County Green" marble columns and 86 ginkgo wood columns. The overall structure is tall, dignified, bright and open. It is one of the most well preserved ancestral halls.

There are three plaques hanging in Ye's ancestral hall, which are "imperial Hanlin", "imperial Hanlin", "county magistrate". In front of the door stands a stone mirror carved with Yi county green marble. The mirror base under the stone mirror is exquisitely carved with beautiful patterns, and the two pictures of "fortune, fortune and longevity" next to it are vivid, symbolizing plenty of food and clothing. In 1999, crouching tiger, hidden dragon, directed by Ang Lee, starring Chow Yun fat and Zhang Ziyi, was selected as the interior scene of xiongyuan escort agency.

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