Taoxi Village

Taoxi village is located 37 kilometers northwest of Wuyuan County. Built in Xianping period of Northern Song Dynasty, it is the hometown of Pan Huang, Minister of the Ministry of official, pan Jian, Minister of the Ministry of war and pan Dan, Minister of the Ministry of industry. There are 100 houses in the village, most of which are built in Ming and Qing Dynasties. For example, in zhengdejian of the Ming Dynasty, the panhuang book house is of brick, stone and wood structure, 10 meters wide, 12 meters deep and 9 meters high, covering an area of 120 square meters; there are two fish ponds in front of the house, and three rooms in front and back of the house. In the front hall, there are buildings, wooden frames, grilled windows, and green brick floors; at the head of the gate, there is the "taizai reading office" of Zheng Guobin, the magistrate of Wuyuan County in Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty. Another example is the former residence of Pan Zhixiang, the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province, in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. It is of brick and wood structure, with a rectangular plane, 10 meters wide, 16 meters deep, and 8 meters high. It covers an area of 160 square meters. The main hall has three rooms, two chambers, and a deep patio. The front and back halls are separated by wooden walls. The back hall has three floors, with corridor rooms on both sides and a small patio in the middle. The deep carved patterns of Liang Fang and que Ti, square doors and windows, and green bricks Pave the floor. There are 36 bridges in the village, scattered on the streams passing through the village. Among them, Wugui bridge was built by Pan Feng in the early Ming Dynasty, with single hole stone arch, 9.4 meters long, 4 meters wide and 5 meters high. There are five sweet clover trees at the end of the bridge, and there is a poem in ancient times: "there are Wugui at the end of the bridge, the moon cave moves the immortal root; in August, Golden Millet opens, and the fragrance reaches several villages. "Once upon a time, there were ten sceneries around the village, such as the solitary moon at the stone gate, the flying spring at the cliff, the willow on the bank, the peach blossom flowing water, the loose soil and snow, the clear spring at the Bijing, the mountain ranges, the golden mountain pagoda, the osmanthus bridge and the quchixuan.

Taoxi Village

Taoxi village is located in Shapu town of Dinghu, facing the Xijiang River and leaning on the towering Lanke mountain. There are more than 500 households and 2600 people in the village. Now it is an ecological civilization village, mainly planting banana, Pueraria, Zishi and other cash crops. It is one of the richest villages in Dinghu District of Zhaoqing. Most of the villagers drink the spring water of langkeshan, and there are many long-lived people. The "Seventy rare people" are not rare in the village. The oldest person in the village is 108 years old and died the year before last.

Taoxi academy site

The original "Taoxi academy" plaque on the former site of Taoxi Academy was rebuilt during the reign of Daoguang and carved with granite. In 1988, Taoxi primary school was founded in Taoxi village. The plaque of "Taoxi academy" rebuilt during the reign of Daoguang was moved to Taoxi primary school and inlaid on the campus gate to show that Taoxi Village attached great importance to culture and education.

In front of the former site of Taoxi academy, there is an eggflower tree of the same age as the Academy. The tree is more than 10 meters high and vigorous. It has been attacked by wind, rain and thunderstorm. Many times, the withered branches sprout like pavilions. It is said to be the oldest frangipani tree in Lingnan. (someone came to bid 30000 yuan for the tree, but the villagers severely refused.).

Taoxi villagers have attached great importance to culture and education in all dynasties. Taoxi academy is the representative. The former site of Taoxi academy has a history of more than 700 years, with green bricks and grey tiles. The front is green glazed tiles, and the gate is in the middle of the cornice. It is an ancient word "Shou". Bats are carved on both sides. It means good fortune and longevity. It is also engraved with white clouds flying upward, which means that in the future, reading can be a "smooth walk".

On the beach beside the river in front of the former site of Taoxi academy, there was once a "writing brush" (destroyed during the Cultural Revolution). The custom of Taoxi villagers has always been to read for free. According to folklore, Lun Wenxu, the number one scholar in Ming Dynasty, and Taoxi academy have read books.

He ZhenRen Temple:

"He ZhenRen Temple" in the east of Taoxi village was rebuilt from Kaiyuan Temple in the early Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the third year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu. Su tingkui (dingla), a famous patriotic official who once served as the censor, wrote the true work of "ZhenRen Temple" above the gate, and Peng Tailai (dingla), a literary genius, wrote the stone inscription of "he ZhenRen Temple stele", which is now embedded in the hall of the ancestral hall. The original works of these two people are rare and worthy of attention. In the family tree of he family in Taoxi Village (which was burned during the cultural revolution and fortunately survived by the Hong Kong people), a group of poems and essays by Peng Tailai and Qu Dajun, a great literary scientist in the early Qing Dynasty, praising Taoxi and Taoshan Temple (there are temples on Lanni Keshan called Taoshan temple, which have been destroyed) are newly discovered, but they have not spread in the world.

The ancestral hall of he Zhenren is on the top of a hard hill, three deep and five bay. There are 14 rafters at the head, two columns at the front and back, and three brackets on the front eaves. There are 16 rafters in the back, three columns in the front. Lifting beam type beam frame, with moon beam in the front and cross beam in the second. There are painted pictures under the beam. The base of the column is granite, and the column kundian wood is still well preserved.

Name and legend

The ancestors of he family migrated from the Central Plains to Zhuji lane of Nanxiong in Shaoguan in the pre Qin period. During the Southern Song Dynasty, he Mi had five sons. The eldest son stayed in Nanxiong when he grew up, and the other four sons went to Guangdong to start businesses. His second son, he Chen, went to Shawan, Panyu. His third son, he Yan, came to the foot of Langke mountain in Shapu, Dinghu in 1216 and built a village by the Xijiang River (He Yan later served as the general judge of Zhaoqing prefecture). He Yan and his two younger brothers came to Xinhui and Huizhou respectively.

It has been nearly 800 years since he Yan opened the village. The ancestors of the past dynasties paid attention to Fengshui in village architecture according to local conditions. There is a small stream to the village in Lankeshan. People plant peach blossoms on both sides of the clear stream. On the day when peach blossom is in full bloom, it is reflected in the stream together with the beautiful sun and blue sky. It looks like clouds, colorful brocade and picturesque. This village is named Taoxi.

The main street of Taoxi village is Taoxi street, built along the Xijiang River, nearly two miles long. The street is paved with long strips of granite. The village has a total of 8 square, 14 ancestral temples, 5 halls, 2 temples and an academy. In the south of the main street, 36 uniform lanes (lanes) were built in the shape of rake teeth. There is a archway at the entrance of each lane. There are gray carvings on the eaves, and the granite plaque under the eaves is engraved with the name of this lane. The top and sides are painted with various color pictures. "Renhouli", "dunhuli", "changdeli", "juxianli", "xingyili" From the naming of the alley, there is a strong breath of Confucian culture. The floor of the lane is also paved with long strips of granite.

Address: 37 km northwest of Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province

Longitude: 117.86172777414

Latitude: 29.24810595355

Chinese PinYin : Tao Xi Cun