Nanshe ancient dwellings

Nanshe ancient village in Ming and Qing Dynasties is located in Nanshe village, Chashan Town, Dongguan City. It is an important part of Nanshe village and a historical witness of Nanshe village in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nanshe village is surrounded by trees and has a good geographical location. The village covers an area of 6.9 square kilometers and has a population of 3166. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were nine Jinshi, a big village in Chashan and even Dongguan. There are 22 ancestral halls and more than 200 ancient dwellings in the ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Nanshe. According to the genealogy of Xie family in Nanshe, Xie Shangren, the son of Xie Xiliang, a native of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) in the late Song Dynasty, moved to the South due to the war. After several setbacks, he settled in Nanshe in 1275, the first year of Deyou Yihai, Emperor Gong of Song Dynasty. After several hundred years of development in Ming and Qing Dynasties, an ancient village of 96000 square meters was formed. The ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Nanshe are bounded by village walls. The center of the village is a long pond in the middle, and the natural mountains are used on both sides. The layout of the tunnel is reasonable, and the security and defense facilities are complete. The cultural landscape of agricultural settlements with strong characteristics of the Pearl River Delta is composed of dwellings, ancestral halls, academies, shops, temples, ancient banyan, pavilions, village walls, ancient wells, roadways, archways, etc. the most valuable thing is that there are many undamaged buildings in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, which retain a large number of stone, brick, wood, gray plastic and ceramic building components, with high artistic value. Xie's ancestral hall, baishuiweng's temple, baishuifang, Xie Yuqi's family temple, zizhengdi and so on are the best of Nanshe ancient buildings. The layout of ancient dwellings is mainly composed of jinzijian and mingzijian. In addition to Xie's ancestral hall, the ancestral hall is mainly composed of three entrances. The ancestral hall and family temple are mainly composed of two entrances and quadrangles. The architectural style of Guangfu is mainly influenced by Chaoshan, Wuyue and Western architectural culture. It is a rare example of ancient villages in the Pearl River Delta in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Nanshe ancient dwellings

Nanshe ancient village in Ming and Qing Dynasties is located in Nanshe village, Chashan Town, Dongguan City. It is an important part of Nanshe village and a historical witness of Nanshe village in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nanshe village is surrounded by trees and has a good geographical location. The village covers an area of 6.9 square kilometers and has a population of 3166. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were nine Jinshi, a big village in Chashan and even Dongguan.

Introduction to scenic spots

The Nanshe village ancient building complex in Chashan Town, Dongguan City is the best preserved ancient building complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Dongguan City. It has a history of more than 600 years. Nanshe village covers an area of 6.9 square kilometers and has seven village groups, including Dongfang, Nanfang, Xifang, Beiyi, Beier, Shangxiang and Shangbian. At present, there are 3201 regular residents.

Nanshe village is a large village in Chashan. Many experts praise Nanshe village as a complete ancient village in the Pearl River Delta region. There are 25 ancestral temples and more than 120 ancient dwellings in the village.

Historical evolution

Nanshe village has become a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. Every year, many people come to visit and explore the ancient buildings, which has become a major tourist hotspot in the east of Dongguan City. Before that, Nanshe had been open to tourists and photographers for free.

There are 22 ancestral halls and more than 200 ancient dwellings in the ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Nanshe. According to the genealogy of Xie family in Nanshe, Xie Shangren, the son of Xie Xiliang, a native of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) in the late Song Dynasty, moved to the South due to the war. After several setbacks, he settled in Nanshe in 1275, the first year of Deyou Yihai, Emperor Gong of Song Dynasty. After several hundred years of development in Ming and Qing Dynasties, an ancient village of 96000 square meters was formed. The ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Nanshe are bounded by village walls. The center of the village is a long pond in the middle, and the natural mountains are used on both sides. The layout of the tunnel is reasonable, and the security and defense facilities are complete. The cultural landscape of agricultural settlements with strong characteristics of the Pearl River Delta is composed of dwellings, ancestral halls, academies, shops, temples, ancient banyan, pavilions, village walls, ancient wells, roadways, archways, etc. the most valuable thing is that there are many undamaged buildings in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, which retain a large number of stone, brick, wood, gray plastic and ceramic building components, with high artistic value. Xie's ancestral hall, baishuiweng's temple, baishuifang, Xie Yuqi's family temple, zizhengdi and so on are the best of Nanshe ancient buildings.

Introduction to scenic spots

The layout of ancient dwellings is mainly composed of jinzijian and mingzijian. In addition to Xie's ancestral hall, the ancestral hall is mainly composed of three entrances. The ancestral hall and family temple are mainly composed of two entrances and quadrangles. The architectural style of Guangfu is mainly influenced by Chaoshan, Wuyue and Western architectural culture. It is a rare example of ancient villages in the Pearl River Delta in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Introduction to famous scenic spots

Ancient wall

It was first built in October 1644, the 17th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. The wall was built with rammed earth or red stone as the base, and the wooden building was built with green bricks. The total length of the building is 302.5 Zhang. There are 21 wooden buildings, each with its own name and couplets. After the wall was built, it successively resisted the siege of Li Wanrong and others in 1648 and Liu Jin in 1671. At present, several sections of the wall remain, and one or two of the buildings still exist.

Xie's ancestral hall

The layout of the three Bay and three entrance courtyard, the mixed beam frame structure of lifting beam and crossing bucket, the two entrance purlins are connected with the forks carved with rolled grass pattern and the supporting feet, and the first entrance ridge ceramic, the second and third entrance ridge grey plastic and the wood carving of the cornice board are exquisite. Xieshan roof is rarely used in ancestral halls in Dongguan. The existing censer used at the beginning of the construction and the stele built in 1555, the 34th year of Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Baishuiweng Temple

The three Bay three entrance courtyard layout, hard mountain roof, was built in the Ming Dynasty, the existing Ming Wanli 23 years (1595) centenary Weng ancestral hall inscription, recorded in memory of centenarian Xie Yanqing and changed his residence to ancestral hall. The existing red stone carvings on the base and pedestal of Shentai have the style of Ming Dynasty.

Centenary square

It was first built in the 20th to 26th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1592-1598). At that time, both Xie Yanjun and his wife in Nanshe village were over 100 years old at the same time. Dongguan county magistrate Li Wenkui reported to the imperial court, and the imperial court approved the construction of the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall was named "baishuifang", so the facade of baishuifang was built like a memorial archway. The layout of the existing building is three Bay and two entrance courtyard. The first entrance is three archways on the third floor, Xieshan roof, Ruyi Dougong under the eaves, xumizuo red stone carvings on the screen wall and two entrance beam frame wood carvings. In 1993, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Dongguan City.

Xie Yuqi family temple

In the fourth year of the Tongye reign of the Qing Dynasty, he was the 42nd Chinese Jinshi of the Yichou section. Later, he went to Xinjiang with zuozhongtang to pacify the chaos. After making war achievements, he served as the chief soldier. After returning to Guangdong, he served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In 1901, the family temple was built in memory of Xie Yuqi, who was a member of Wu Jinshi, an official and a chief soldier. The building is a courtyard with two courtyards, a hard Hill roof, and a mixed beam structure of lifting beam and crossing bucket. The gold and wood carvings, stone carvings and pottery sculptures on the ridge are exquisite. The first gray carvings of figures and animals on the ridge are vivid. The word "family temple in front of the gate" was written by Mr. Tao Xuan, a famous calligrapher in China at that time, which has high artistic value. In 1993, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Dongguan City.

Senior Minister

In 1876, Xie Yuanjun Academy was the 99th academician of Wu Jinshi and the head of the Ministry of rites in the Chinese style examination of Bingzi Enke in the second year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. The courtyard was composed of three bays of green brick and stone and two entrances. The corridor passed through the middle of the patio and two entrances into the Ming Dynasty. The wood carving was exquisite and the animals on the wood carving were lifelike. It was a rare work of art. The door and window decoration had western style.

Typical dwellings

Most of the dwellings in Nanshe are arranged between Ming Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, with Xie Ruchen's house as a typical representative in 1880. Compared with the ancestral hall, the layout of the building is simple and practical, but it is still decorated with gray sculpture, wood carving, stone carving and other artistic components.

The way of humanity: advocating culture and education to bring out celebrities. Nanshe village is a spiritual place that advocates culture and education and prospers Dingwang. According to Xie Quankun, a descendant of the Xie family and director of the Nanshe village committee, the father and grandfather of shangrengong, the elder ancestor of the Xie family, were local officials of the Song Dynasty. They served as Tui Guan of Nanxiong Prefecture and Sima of Nanxiong county respectively. At the age of 37, Shang rengong came to Nanshe village to polish shoes, but he paid great attention to the education of his children. This tradition has been handed down from generation to generation. Therefore, there are many talented people in Nanshe village. In history, there are 11 Jinshi, Ju Ren and 29 Xiucai. One of the ancestors followed Zuo Zongtang in the South and North, and was named Jianwei general. The beauty of Architecture: the ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved. The ancient villages of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Nanshe are bounded by village walls. There are 22 ancestral halls and more than 200 ancient dwellings. The center of the village is a long pond in the middle, and the natural mountains are used on both sides. The layout of the tunnel is reasonable, and the security and defense facilities are complete. The village is composed of dwellings, ancestral halls, academies, shops, temples, ancient banyan, pavilions, village walls, ancient wells, roadways, archways and so on, which have strong characteristics of the Pearl River Delta agricultural settlement cultural landscape. It is commendable that there are many undamaged buildings in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, which retain a large number of stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, gray plastic and ceramic building components, with high artistic value. Xie's ancestral hall, baishuiweng's temple, baishuifang, xieyuqijia temple, zizhengdi and so on are the best of Nanshe ancient buildings. The layout of ancient dwellings is mainly composed of jinzijian and mingzijian. In addition to Xie's ancestral hall, the ancestral hall is mainly composed of three entrances. The ancestral hall and family temple are mainly composed of two entrances and quadrangles. The architectural style of Guangfu is mainly influenced by Chaoshan, Wuyue and Western architectural culture. It is a rare example of ancient villages in the Pearl River Delta in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The wind of folk custom: "selling one's body Festival"

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