Songji ancient town

Songji ancient town is located in the south of Yongchuan District, Chongqing, covering an area of 34.5 square kilometers. It is a famous historical and cultural town in Chongqing. Songji ancient town food: salt cabbage, sorghum wine, Songji vinegar, Yangtze River fish, salt peanut, nine bowls.

Songji ancient town

Songji ancient town is located in Songji town in the south of Yongchuan District, Chongqing city. It is adjacent to Zhuyang town in Jiangjin District in the East, zhuyangxi railway station in the south, the Yangtze River in the south, Shiyao town in Jiangjin district across the river, Zhutuo town in the West and Hegeng town in the North. The town government is 40 km away from Yongchuan City, located at 29 ° 08 ′ N and 105 ° 33 ′ e, with an average annual temperature of 18.5 ℃. In 2006, the town covers an area of 34.5 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 1 community residents committee, 6 villages, 94 villagers' groups and 6 residents' groups, with a population of more than 20000.

History of ancient town

It is recorded in Yongchuan county annals, land and mountains by Guangxu of Qing Dynasty: "Songzi irrigation is the most powerful town in the city. There are lots of business and travel, and there are ponds for flood control, so as to find out the criminals. It is also called dongyuetuo, which is tens of feet deep. It is carved with the four characters of "Chengjiang Rulian". On the North Bank of tuoshang, there is water from Houxi. Before dongyuetuo, it was called dumb irrigation. The water was the most dangerous. Zhouzi didn't dare to make a sound, so it was named after it. Its downstream has a huge stone standing beside the river, shaped like a toad. There is no one who dares to get on or off the boat. This is Daji beach. The river flows to the other side, and then it enters the boundary of Jiangjin. " Songziji is named after songzishan and Jishui, which is called Songji for short.

There are no historical records to study when Songji town was first built. According to the records of Sichuan Tongzhi written by Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Pengfei (shaonan, Su Dongpo, and Zhang zizhao) in the Southern Song Dynasty was framed and demoted by Qin Hui, and his wife set up a teaching hall here. It can be seen that there was a town in Songji at that time. "Songzili" in "Xiang Jia Jiu Li" recorded in Yongchuan county annals by Qianlong of Qing Dynasty refers to here. In Songji Yuhuang temple, Xu Xiandeng, the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period, recorded in the inscription that the county government had been moved here. According to Yongchuan county annals by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Guoxian, the magistrate of the 18th year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1661), also set up the county government here to appease the exile. Kangxi moved back to the county seat in four years (1665), and in the twelve years (1747) of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, he set up the master Yamen in the same way as in the county seat. Town God's Temple was set up in the Qing Dynasty and eighteen years in Qing Dynasty (1892). In the early years of the Republic of China, it was named songgaichang. In 1933, it was named Songji township. In the 24th year of the Republic of China, it was named Songji Lianbao. In October of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the women's Steering Committee of the new life movement Federation set up a textile experimental area here, named Songji experimental township. The factory and township were integrated, and the factory director was also the township director. In the 29th year of the Republic of China, it was named Songji town until Yongchuan county was liberated. At the beginning of liberation, the people's Government of the town was established. In 1951, Songjiang township was set up as a rural part of the town. In 1953, Songjiang township was divided into Songjiang and Xinhua townships. In 1956, the two townships were merged and remained Songjiang township. In 1958, Zhenjiang commune was established by merging towns and townships. In 1963, the town was separated from the community. It was merged into Songji commune in 1978. In 1980, it was divided into Songji town and Songji commune. In 1983, Songji commune was changed into a township. In 1986, Songji town was built by merging towns and townships. By 1992, it belonged to Hegeng district. In October 1992, Songji town was merged with Jumei township to form Songji town under the jurisdiction of Yongchuan City. Jumei township was restored in January 1994. In November 2003, Jumei town was abolished and the three administrative villages of Baosheng, Yuling and Dayu in Jumei town were transferred to Songji town.

Pine irrigation in history

It is a material distribution hub for merchants from Yongchuan, Rongchang, Longchang, Luzhou, Tongliang, Dazu and Neijiang to and from Chongqing to do business. There are three wharves on the waterway, namely upper, middle and lower wharves, and there is an endless stream of ships on the river. The main way of land transportation is the horse gang. Nearly a thousand horses and mules are transported here from each county every day. They are bustling in the old streets. The stable, an industry serving the caravan, came into being and flourished with more than 20 companies. With the completion of the highway, the stable gradually declined, until 1978, the last stable was closed. Songji had a population of more than 50000 in those years, with busy waterways, numerous businesses and prosperous markets. Therefore, it is said that "thousands of people bow their hands in the daytime and thousands of bright lights at night". During the Anti Japanese War, the "new life women's Steering Committee" of the "new life movement association" of the national government once designated Songji as an "experimental Township textile experimental area" and set up a "new movement textile factory" and farm. Song Meiling, chairman of the new life women's Steering Committee, visited Songji personally. In the town, there are ten li Qingshiban road and Songji old street. You can still feel the rich and simple charm when you walk along it. The total length of its old street is about ten li, ranking first in Chongqing ancient town. There are a number of historical and cultural relics in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Siheyuan, Diaojiaolou, Guxian yamen, Emperor Yupi ancestral hall - Luojia ancestral hall, Fuzi tomb, chengongyan and so on. Dragon boat race, dragon lantern, waist drum, money gun and other folk performances also have their own characteristics.

Songji ancient town is not a mature scenic spot, but a considerable number of ancient buildings are preserved, and some of them have been repaired or built according to textual research and antique. In addition to the simple folk style of the ancient town, the ancestral hall of the Luo family, the courtyard of the Chen family and the Yamen of Yongchuan county are all worth seeing.

The ancestral hall of the Luo family was partially renovated according to its original appearance, and the stage and auditorium outside were rebuilt in modern times. The ancestral hall is now under the care of the grandson of the Luo family. It is said that every year on the Qingming Festival, the Luo family will hold a meeting of the Luo family to commemorate their ancestors. In the ancestral hall are placed from the ancestor of Luo to the ancestors of the 16th. According to reports, the Luo ancestral hall is still improving.

Chen's courtyard is an original courtyard. It is understood that it is the ancestral home of famous movie star Chen Chong. There is a special exhibition room in the courtyard for tourists to watch.

Yongchuan county government is a modern building complex. According to the research, the ancient Yongchuan county government is located here. Modern people imitate the ancient buildings and build the ancient building complex.

Main attractions

Luo family ancestral hall

Located in songzishan street, it was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Luo Wensi, who was then the prefect of Qiannan and the governor of Guixi in Jieyuan of Sichuan Province, proposed to expand the ancestral hall. He wrote to Luo Qiying, who was then the magistrate of Qingshui County in Taizhou, Gansu Province, and received strong support. Luo Qiying is the 14th descendant of Luo family. Under the leadership of Luo Qiying, the ancestral hall was expanded in Songzi mountain of Songji in the 40th year of Qianlong reign, which lasted for three years and was completed in the 43rd year of Qianlong reign. It has been more than 400 years since it was named Shide hall.

After the completion of the ancestral hall of Luo family, when the emperor sent a patrol to the eight prefectures to Luzhou and went to Songji, he saw that the person who built the ancestral hall was his teacher, so he gave Bian an inscription "ancestral hall of Luo family". The plaque is 2.8 feet long and 1.2 feet wide, and the characters "Luofu ancestral hall" are gold dragons on both sides. This plaque still exists today. It is known that in the ancestral hall of the Luo family, there used to be a "family law plaque" given by the Ming emperor to discipline the people.

The existing Luojia ancestral hall is well preserved. There are eight pillars in the main hall. The carved flowers, animals, birds, stone dragons and figures are still clearly visible on the stone piers at the base of the pillars. The wooden cross beams are in good condition. On both sides of the main hall are high wind and fire walls made of ancient bricks. There are four corners on the roof of the main hall. Each corner has a dragon. There are several rooms on both sides of the main hall. There are stone arches and rolling doors. Flowers, plants and figures are also carved on the transverse stone beams of the door. In front of the main hall is a rectangular stone dam. There is a wooden stage in front of it, and the hall behind the main hall is the God's memorial tablet dedicated to the ancestors of Luo. This is also similar to the Ming and Qing quadrangle building structure.

After liberation, according to the land use law of the people's Republic of China, the ancestral hall of Luofu was expropriated as a granary. In order to restore the original appearance of Luofu ancestral hall, under the advocacy of contemporary entrepreneur Luo Shulin, a leading group of Luo's guild hall was set up to raise funds. This move was strongly supported by the Party committee and government of Songji Town, and the main hall of the ancestral hall was restored before the Qingming Festival in 2007. In addition, the descendants of the Luo family from Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing and other places were informed to come to songgan for memorial service and tomb sweeping. Within two days, 2000 people of the Luo family gathered and held a grand ceremony of worship for their predecessors, inviting troupes, Yangko troupes and waist drum troupes to add joy to the celebration.

The patio plays a role of introducing natural light and fresh air into the interior, but its deeper significance lies in creating the aggregation atmosphere of the shared space and the optimization of the indoor small environment landscape. In rainy season, what's the feeling of watching rain without getting wet in such an inner hall?

Address: Songji Town, Yongchuan District, Chongqing

Longitude: 105.894668

Latitude: 29.052006

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