Shenlong ancient town

Shenlong ancient town

Shenlong ancient town is located in the southwest of Yuzhou City, Henan Province, the capital of Jun porcelain in China. It is located in the afterblood of Funiu Mountain with beautiful mountains and rivers.

Shenxun is famous for its Jun porcelain. As early as the Tang Dynasty, shencuan had already produced colorful flower porcelain and Jun porcelain. In the Huizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jun porcelain production reached its peak and was designated as "Royal treasures". In the Song Dynasty, the government set up official kilns near Juntai in Yangzhai (today's Yuzhou City) to make tribute porcelain for the court, which realized the transformation of Jun porcelain production from civil kiln to official kiln, ranking first among the five famous porcelain in China.

Shenlong ancient town was built in Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the eighth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty. In ancient times, there was a view of "entering Shenlong mountain, Qili Long Street". Seventy two kilns cover the sky with fireworks. Merchants go everywhere, fighting for money every day. " It's a great poem. Shenlong ancient town has been rated as the capital of Jun porcelain in China and a famous historical and cultural town in China. There are many places of interest in the territory, such as Lingquan temple, huaxilou, zushi temple, dengyuzhai, Junyao ruins, etc.

Main attractions

Bailingweng Temple

Bolingweng temple, also known as "kiln Temple", is located in the center of the town's old street. According to historical records, it was first built in the Song Dynasty. According to the existing inscriptions, it was rebuilt in 1496, the eighth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. In 1986, it was announced as the "key cultural relics protection unit of Henan Province". It is a symbolic building of Jun porcelain culture and an important symbol of Shenlong's "Jun capital" and "porcelain town". The main buildings in the temple are kiln temple, huaxilou, Daofang and dongxiriyue hall. The main entrance is huaxilou. There are three statues in the kiln temple. The first one is sun Boling, the kiln God. It is said that Sun Bin, a military strategist in the Warring States period, once burned charcoal because he studied with Guiguzi. He is not only the ancestor of charcoal burning, but also the kiln God of porcelain industry. The second one is "Tushan king", that is, Emperor Shun in history According to historical records, Shun was once "Tao River on the shore", and was regarded as the God of land by kiln people; the third was "golden fire virgin", which is said to be a folk woman who jumped fire to sacrifice Jun.

Outside the gate of the temple, a holding court is designed, with stone lions, stone pillars and stone carvings, which are simple, solemn and fascinating, which is rare among many ancient buildings in the province. Huaxilou is the main dual-purpose building of bolingwang Temple (that is, the mountain gate and Xilou share the same function), which integrates the entrance, exit and performance. It is exquisitely designed, meticulously carved, simple, solemn, beautiful and generous. The whole Xieshan, which is mainly made of wood structure, has nine ridges and cornices, pavilion style buildings, dragon flying brackets, stacked layers, yin and Yang relief, dragon and Phoenix, lion and elephant competition, exquisite and exquisite It is simple and dignified, delicate and elegant, with clear lines, beautiful edges and corners, and colorful patterns. In the theater, there are carved beams and painted buildings, pink walls and color screens, and the well pattern centered on Panlong's through carving. Its modeling design, line description, unique style and exquisite workmanship. The whole building is covered with colored glaze and glazed tiles, shining in the sun. In the center of LOUJI, there is a qilin holding a Jun porcelain vase. It is lifelike and auspicious. A "Yiba Ni" Opera (now the predecessor of Yuzhou Yuju Opera Troupe) is supported by the local porcelain guild and performed in Huaxi opera house for many years.

In ancient times, Guandi temple, which is close to bolingweng temple, is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. In the south, there is also a similar "huaxilou" side by side with bolingwang temple, which is the East Xilou. In the north, close to the kiln temple, is a bell drum tower and a wooden archway. It was built in 1750. It is designed as a single room with two columns and a single building. This kind of pure wood structure building can be completely preserved for hundreds of years. It has a certain reference value for the study of ancient wood structure buildings.

Old Street

Shenhou old street is commonly known as "qilichang Street". The former site of the old street is located in five ancient villages (erdaojie, gaolaozhuang, Zhuyuangou, chachagou, laoyaopo) on both sides of Xiaohe river. Since Tang and Song Dynasties, with the prosperity of ceramic industry, many rich businessmen have set up fields, built houses, and engaged in business here, gradually connecting the five villages into a large-scale Shenhou town It is composed of four ancient villages in the north. From the east to the west, there are East Street, West Street, baiyitang street, hongshiqiao street, guanyemiao street and other streets, with a total length of 3.5 kilometers. It looks like a giant scorpion. The old street is formed with the development of Shenhou porcelain industry. It is characterized by narrow streets, shops of different heights, pavement paved with bluestone slabs, shops on both sides of the road, ancient dwellings built according to the terrain, turrets, ancient dwellings and temples. There are many hutongs on both sides of the old street, all of which are convenient roads, such as Huojia Hutong, egg Hutong, wenjiaguai, etc. The old street is permeated with rich history and culture, which is also a witness of the prosperity of Shenhou economy since ancient times.

Ancient village wall

Shenhou ancient village is composed of four ancient villages in the East, West, South and North. Each village is built with high and thick walls, some of which are more than 3 Zhang high and more than 2 feet thick, as solid as the city wall. There are turrets around the village and on the walls, which are mainly used for military defense, banditry resistance and flood prevention. Each village has its elegant name, such as "WangSong" in the East Village and "Tianbao" in the West Village. Dongzhai wall was built in the 20th year of Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. The wall is of blue brick structure. The base of the wall is about 2 meters high and is made of huge stones. The wall is about 10 meters high and 80 cm thick. It is about 6000 meters long around Dongzhai. The gate hole of the village is about 4 meters high, the upper part is made of arched green bricks, and the gate hole is about 8 meters long. There is a turret on the gate of the village, and there are three gun holes on the turret for lookout and shooting. The gate is engraved with the word "WangSong". It is said that you can see Mount Song from the gate of the ancient village wall, so there is a saying of "WangSong gate". There are many traditional buildings in each village, such as the bailingweng temple, Guandi temple and huaxilou in the East Village (administrative Street), the Confucian temple, Erlang hall, Laojun temple, Baiyi hall, Zhenjie paiji in the West Village, shops along the street and houses with local characteristics. In administration, each village has Baojia organization and armed militia to maintain local order and prevent war and banditry. In education, there are schools in every village. Therefore, no matter from the political, economic, cultural, educational and architectural aspects, every village is like a small city.

Baijia courtyard

White courtyard, block south to north, high gate platform, Zouma gate tower, stone gate pier, wood gate forehead, five spines and six beasts, with screen wall. It has two brick arches, six steps and two upper floors. It can reach the backyard from the right gable. Brick carvings, wood carvings, stone carvings and small ornaments at the head of the house, especially the brick peony at the top of the main house, have high historical and artistic value.

Wen family compound

Wen's courtyard, located in the north and south, consists of a main courtyard and a cross courtyard. The main courtyard is one of the five courtyards. The guest room on the left side of the gate is spacious and bright. It is an important place for the host to receive visitors. The main house, also known as the upper house, is a five room two-story Qing style building, tall and magnificent. The structure of the whole courtyard is rigorous and well arranged. There are ancient wells, side doors, sidewalks and courtyards in the courtyard. It is the reception post for the feudal dignitaries to enter the God.

Huo family compound

Huo's courtyard is located in the north and south, with a high gate platform and a zouma gate tower. Once you enter the three houses, you can see the North screen wall, the West screen wall and the vertical flower gate. The roof, the upper room and the wing room are of pillar type brick and wood structure. The door and window lattice are exquisitely carved, and the ceiling and wood partition are exquisitely made and painted.

Xin family compound

Xinjia courtyard, located in the West Street, is located in the north and south of the block. As soon as you enter the three courtyards, you can find the gate, the door, the main room and the wing room. The main room has three rooms and three floors, with iron wrapped doors and stone windows. It is safe and fireproof.

Deng Yulou

Dengyu building (basic original appearance) was originally the residence of the great general Deng Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty when he was stationed at the empress of the gods. It was the residence of the first three soldiers. The front yard is very small. There is a gatehouse, three on the street and one in the west wing. The second is the vertical arch. After entering the second gate, the west chamber is made of grey bricks and stone windows; the East chamber is made of red stone, three stories high, with brick and stone windows on each floor; the upper chamber is made of high steps and three stories. It was well preserved and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty.

Corner building

Corner building (basic appearance, top collapse), block east to west, is an area of several acres of quadrangle courtyard. Two story gatehouse, double gates. After entering the door, you can climb the second floor by using the lattice as a ladder. From the gate tower to the north, East, South and West, you don't need to go downstairs. You can turn to the compound for a week. Inside the compound, there are dozens of families living upstairs and downstairs, which are convenient for joint defense and mutual care, and can prevent bandits and burglars. This is an unusual pattern of residential buildings in northern China, which is of great historical research value.

In addition, there are Miao ancestral hall, Yang's courtyard, Wang's courtyard, Miao's courtyard, Xi's courtyard and many other ancient dwellings, which have different architectural styles and characteristics.

Shencuan Jun porcelain culture theme park

Shenlong Jun porcelain culture theme park project is located in the northeast of Shenlong town. The total design area is 145 mu, 9.6 ha. The design area of Jun porcelain culture theme park is 76089.5 M2 (about 114 mu, 7.6 HA). The cultural theme park is specially equipped with sand table, shencuan panoramic area, led shadow view and so on. The whole process of Jun porcelain firing and tribute is carved in the form of pictures and text. It not only brings visual enjoyment to tourists, but also vividly shows the culture and art of Jun porcelain.

Folk characteristics

Antique Market

Henan is located in the Central Plains, with a long history and profound cultural accumulation. It is one of the main birthplaces of the Chinese nation. Jun porcelain culture, as the representative of the Central Plains culture, is a valuable intangible cultural heritage. It occupies an important position in the national arts and crafts industry, and shencuan has become the world's attention and yearning place

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