DIDU Village

DIDU Village

DIDU village is located in Nanyu Town, Jingxing County, Hebei Province. It is 10km away from Tianchang Town, the national historical and cultural town, 60km away from Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, and connected with Niangziguan, the Ninth National Historical and cultural town in the West. It has a village area of 8600 mu, 490 households, 1800 people, and 1600 mu of arable land. In 2013, the per capita net income was 9800 yuan. It is one of the first batch of traditional villages in China, showing four characteristics.

DIDU village, the first batch of national level: Traditional Chinese villages, Millennium ancient villages. Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, crossed the river here and got the name "DIDU", which later evolved into "DIDU". The village is close to the mountain and the river, which was called "Jin mountain belt river" in ancient times. Due to its remote location, the ancient village is well preserved, and now there are many old buildings: three pavilions, eight temples, two ancestral halls, Jinyang Street ancient post road, Dadu Great Wall, etc. Walking into this small village with ancient charm, there are many ancient buildings, green bricks and tiles, exquisite sculptures, remote and quiet old alleys, showing a strong sense of ancient simplicity. The noise of the city will be waved away, bringing people a long lost peace.

historical origin

DIDU village began around 20 BC. The name of the village originated from emperor Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty who crossed the river here and got the name "DIDU". Later, it gradually evolved into DIDU. The famous ancient post road of the Qin emperor passed through the Jinyang street in the village. The great wall of Chungshan Kingdom still exists in the south of the village, Rebuilt in the 21st year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1542), it connects Niangziguan in the East and Guguan in the west, with a length of nearly 1 km. It is an important throat barrier part of the ninth pass (Niangziguan) of the Great Wall. The mountains are steep, the water is surging, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the situation controls the western border, and it is the thoroughfare of Yan and Jin Dynasties. It has been a must fight place for military strategists. After numerous wars, such as Jin Feng war, Sino Japanese War and hundred regiments war, it is also the route of Hebei and Jin provinces At the political boundary, marshal Nie Rongzhen once lived in Zhongxiu building, a Zhongjia courtyard in the middle of the village, directing the fighting. In 1953, Nie's children and the staff around him paid a return visit.

The village is picturesque, close to the mountains and rivers, with ancient and famous trees

DIDU village has the reputation of "fish village in the north, village in the picture". The village is surrounded by green mountains and clear water. It is built close to the mountains and lives near the water. It faces south and North. It is located at the head of Taihang Yinlong (mianyouqu) canal at the source of Mianhe river. It turns to Baocun village in the West and East. Facing SHANGUAN Village, it looks like a carp leaping over Mianhe river. The river bridge in the East divides the village into two banks. It looks like a fish's tail, like a fish in water, like a fish leaping over the dragon's gate.

Ten bridges span the river and canal. The three pavilions, eight temples, two ancestral halls, and 30 ancient houses are exquisite and unique. They complement each other. Although the main trunk is empty, the branches and leaves are luxuriant. The famous Sapindus horn tree with diameter at breast height of more than 1400 years in the village is surrounded by three people. The tree crown is wide and covers the sky and the sun. It is the highest in Xingshan mountain Jingyang highway passes through Zhongcun village, and Shijiazhuang Taiyuan railway passes through the hillside in the north of the village. There are Qifeng, mianshui, traffic everywhere, flourishing industries, beautiful scenery, superior location, scenery everywhere, picturesque step by step.

Elegant village, Ming and Qing Dynasty heritage, ancient house Pavilion

It is a thousand year old capital, simple and elegant. Traditional buildings account for about two-thirds of the total buildings. Well preserved ancient streets, houses and temples are concentrated on both sides of Jinyang village. stone

Surrounded by stone steps, green brick walls, lattice windows, pointed ridge grey tiles, cornices and brackets, exquisite and unique; the main house is particularly elegant, with stone steps, high platform, front eaves of pillars, Jianshan style hard mountain, two-story pattern, top cloth tube tiles, central flower ridge; there must be carving, stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, relief and through carving, yin and Yang carving, delicate and lifelike, lifelike, each with its own characteristics; there are 26 representative ancient residences Courtyard, simple and elegant;

Jurenyuan, xiunvlou, wujinyuan, xinlouyuan, Duanjia ancestral hall and other ancient houses are very classic. SHANGUAN Pavilion (SHANGUAN ye), Lianfeng Pavilion (God of wealth Pavilion) and Linliu Pavilion (Zhenwu Pavilion) add endless dignity and mystery to the village. The three ancient pavilion doors are all stone brick and wood structures, which are divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor is the temple or stage, and the lower floor is the village gate and road. The gate, road, temple and stage are integrated, which is a classic architectural village of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

DIDU village has a long history, outstanding people, literati, craftsmen, celebrities emerge in endlessly, the village is dotted with places of interest, the great wall of Zhongshan, the ancient post road of the Qin emperor, Jinyang street, the natural caves of Dawang and Yaowang, ancient streets, ancient alleys, ancient pavilions, ancient temples, ancient trees, all of which attract people's attention and attract people's attention. Stone carvings, brick carvings, wood carvings, relief carvings, exquisite and lifelike, are admired It has more than 1000 cultural relics with strong local characteristics, such as ruins, ancient buildings, ancient dwellings, etc.

Folk dances include fisherman's music, running Han boat, Bawang whip, etc.; folk activities include Guanyin temple fair, Lantern Festival, fireworks, marriage, wedding, funeral, full moon, sending sheep with noodles, etc.; folk legends include Liu Xiu; flower shows include Yangko, buying vegetables, nailing pots, small cattle, drum, laluqiao, Lao Niang sending grandchildren, etc.; folk crafts include dough sculpture, embroidery, broom binding, jingframed weaving, etc.; local food Products include ramen, pursed catkins, pancakes, gluten, fried not rotten, etc.; it has hundreds of intangible cultural heritage, and the rural cultural heritage is very rich.

Evolution of organizational system

geographical environment

DIDU village is located in Nanyu Town, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, at the provincial boundary of Hebei Province and Shanxi Province, 60 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang and connecting Niangziguan, the ninth pass in the world in the West.

Take the train from "Shijiazhuang north station" or "Yangquan station" (ticket price is 3-4 yuan, get off at Nanyu or Niangziguan station), get off the train and take a taxi for about 10 yuan. You can also take Jingxing bus from Xiwang passenger station in Shijiazhuang to Weishui in Jingxing County, and then change to "Weishui DIDU" bus (7 yuan).

natural resources

Limestone geology, limestone mountain, and a small coal mine stone, yellow clay soil.

History and culture

folk custom

1. Make a big splash. The day of Zhenghui is the 16th and 12th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Every household should try out all kinds of lanterns in front of the door and on the corner of the roof. 15、 The 16th night is the official day to hang up the lights. Scattered wax means that after the lanterns are hung on the 15th night, candles will be lit on the roadside crossing walls of the village to make the village streets bright. 13、 On the 14th, the lights were on, and on the 15th, the "master Deng Guan" led a large group of people to watch and comment on the lights. Then, fireworks were set off. On the 16th, during the day, mountain climbing, diseases, picking cypress branches, literary and artistic performances were performed. On the 17th, the lights were stopped, and on the 18th, the Lantern Festival was over. During the period, there were drama, yangko dance, fan and drum playing, dry boat running, mother sending her daughter and other traditional literary and artistic programs, which were very lively.

2. Traditional temple fair. There are mainly Quanzhuang temple fair on the 16th of the first lunar month, Guanyin Temple Fair on the 19th of February, Tianqi temple fair on the 18th of March, master temple fair on the 13th of May and King Temple Fair on the 13th of June. All temple fairs are organized spontaneously by folk beliefs. The incense head is held by the believers with high prestige and strong organization ability. When they go to the corresponding temples, they offer incense, invite gods, chant scriptures and worship. On the first day, they usually have to step on the street, and the next door is open Village people also come to the benefit show, which lasts for one to three days. The main activities include God invitation, memorial ceremony, God dancing, stepping on the street, drama, flower drawing, circus, song and dance, acrobatics, social fire, dry boat, Taiping car, martial arts, magic, stilts and other cultural activities, which are grand and warm. People use them to pray for disaster elimination and disease elimination, good luck and peace, good weather and good longevity, and long for harmony, stability and prosperity Wang.

3. Pray for rain. During the year of drought, the villagers went to the Dawang temple to pray for the God. They carried the throne of Lord dragon, played the suona (trumpet) with the drum band, played the gongs and drums, marched in the street, sang the grand opera, twisted the Yangko, played the fan drum for the Lord, and held folk art programs to pray for him.

Drama and dance

1. Jin Opera Troupe (class). Started in the Qing Dynasty, Bingzhou (Taiyuan) teacher education, more than 50 people, the main plays are "Ming Gongduan", "qiankundai", "chuanlongzhu", "shuangguangao", "shepherd's circle", "shi5guan", "dajinzhi", "kongchengji", "huijingzhou" and so on, more than 20 scenes, props and costumes are complete, acting skills are outstanding, in the land of Sanjin has a little reputation, as the ancestor of Jingxing County Jin opera class.

2. DIDU Shehuo. It has a history of 300 years. It describes the fighting scenes of the Three Kingdoms, Liangshan and other historical periods. It has strong combat, strong ancient color and traditional folk style. There are 20 Huizi, such as Lvbu, tielongshan, Liangshan, sanzhuo Mengliang, Hu Yanqing, wugongling, etc., who perform in turn. Each Huizi is a beautiful story. The performance is supported by powerful gongs and drums, full of energy, bold and unrestrained, with prevention, retreat, attack and defense as the skeleton, flash, turn, Teng, move to show Kung Fu, and equipment to discuss skills. The posture is beautiful, right She Huo's facial makeup is wonderful. It's painted according to the characters it plays. It's red, white and black. It's rough and delicate. It's brave and strong. It's vivid and vivid. The color is bright. It was awarded "Royal Guard" by the imperial court in the Jiajing period of the Qing Dynasty.

3. Ditu Taiping car. The distinctive folk dance art began in the period of the Republic of China. People performed dance with carts to celebrate, praying for harmony and yearning for peace, so it was named "Taiping car".

First, the frame of the Taiping car is made of bamboo poles (or sticks) and bamboo strips (or Vitex). Then it is decorated with cloth. There are wheels painted on the two sides and tied to the waist of the dancer. The frame is decorated with prosthetic legs. The prosthetic legs can be divided into two types: plate legs and straight legs. It seems to be sitting on the car. Dancers act like young women, silly wives, old ladies, newlyweds, and even women

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