Boat Village

Boat Village

Chuancun is located in Hangji Town, the eastern suburb of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is composed of three villages, which are naturally divided into front cabin, middle cabin and rear cabin. It also has the image of anchor pier, anchor chain, mast and so on. It has the shape of a boat, and is commonly known as Chuancun. The "ship" was hailed by the media as "the largest ship in the world". In the early years, the boat village was close to the river and the harbor, so we can see that the tide was up and down; the green bricks and tiles were covered by luxuriant forests and bamboo trees, and there were all kinds of gatehouses, halls, Fu ancestral temple and flower walls. Now Chuancun is a hybrid rice seed production base.

In April 2020, it will be included in the list of the first batch of traditional villages in Jiangsu Province.

geographical position

The "big ship" was anchored in Hangji Town, the eastern suburb of Yangzhou.

Yangzhou, the gateway of Central Jiangsu, is a garden city. "The richest in the world" in history Yangzhou City, located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, borders Taizhou City in the East, Yancheng City in the northeast, Nanjing City in the southwest, Tianchang City in Anhui Province in the west, the Yangtze River in the south, Zhenjiang River in the south, and Huaian City in the north. The Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south, meets Wanli Changjiang River in the middle. It has always been the hub of land and water transportation and the throat of north-south water transportation.

"Fireworks in Yangzhou in March.". From April 18 to mid May of the Gregorian calendar every year, Yangzhou city holds the "fireworks March economic and Trade Tourism Festival". At this time, Yangzhou is a golden season for tourism with misty rain, blooming Qionghua and fragrant flowers. Thin West Lake, Daming Temple, Geyuan and Heyuan are the most famous scenic spots in Yangzhou. Hangji town is located in the eastern suburb of Yangzhou City, a famous historical city of China. Ningtong expressway runs from the town to the East and West. The traffic is very convenient, and it is known as the "toothbrush capital of China".

The biggest ship in the world

A "world's largest ship", which is praised as "the world's largest ship" by the media, is actually composed of three villages, which are naturally divided into the front cabin, middle cabin and rear cabin, as well as the image of anchor pier, anchor chain and mast. The shape of the ship is very ship like, commonly known as the boat village. In the early years, Chuancun was close to the river and the harbor, and the tide was ebb and flow. The lush forest and bamboo covered the green bricks and tiles. There were all kinds of gatehouses, halls, Fu ancestral halls and flower walls. There were 13 high gate buildings in the single and middle cabins, and each family had its own deep courtyard and high walls.

How big is the boat

"Chuancun" in Hangji town is not the name of an administrative village, but a natural geographical name, because its outline is like a big ship. The "boat" is 1300 meters long from east to west, 130 meters wide from north to South and 80 meters narrow from north to south.

Ancient villages around water

The formation of Chuancun is a vivid portrayal of man's adaptation to nature: it used to be the old way of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River. From the late Sui Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, the main road of the Yangtze River moved southward, forming a low-lying polder Village area on both sides of the Jiajiang river. The southward movement of the Yangtze River left fertile soil for Chuancun. However, while enjoying the gifts, people also suffered the invasion of the river tide (in the past, when the Yangtze River was in the spring tide, if it happened to meet the Huaihe River, the polder was often flooded with water Dam, boat village flooded).

In order to prevent flood, Chuancun first used shoulder poles to carry soil to fill the high terrain, and filled this area as "a ship", which is surrounded by water, like a boat on water.

It is said that one day, the village leader dreamed that a piece of auspicious clouds came from the sky and landed in the village, with a lot of scenery. When the elder woke up, he summoned the villagers to build the village according to the dream. The village platform was divided into three compartments: the front, middle and back. The middle compartment was the widest, with a little cocked head and tail, and there were masts, sailmasts, anchor piers and anchor chains. Although it's just a legend, it's the good wish of the ancestors of Chuancun - the water rises and the boat rises, and they will no longer be affected by the water.

Nowadays, the waterways around Chuancun are mostly obliterated, but the "anchor pier" is still there. This "anchor pier" is actually a large mound, covering an area of more than 10 mu. It is a small peninsula facing water on both sides.

Seed production base

From the late 1980s, the agricultural production and sideline production of chengjiachuan have developed very well. Small village level enterprises and private enterprises also show great vitality. The average income of the villagers is also increasing. In 2007, the average income of the whole village reached RMB. The well-off village was built a few years ago. Now we are striving for a well-off life. Chengjiachuan village has made great progress in planting and breeding, especially in the construction of hybrid rice seed base, which can be counted in the rural areas of the whole county. At the beginning, with the support of the county's agricultural department, in order to build the base well, the two village committees made a lot of efforts. To mobilize the masses, publicize the advantages of the base, and teach every household the technology of hybrid rice seeds, the cadres really tried their best to make the base successful and stable for a long time. It is worth mentioning that Tong village head, who has been working in the village for many years, often goes deep into the farmers to exchange and teach the experience and technology of hybrid rice seed production, because he is an expert in this field. The successful completion and stable development of the hybrid rice seed production base has effectively promoted the scientific and efficient development of the whole village's agricultural production. Even if the villagers have increased their income, they have also learned science and technology. What's more, the traditional ideas have been updated, and the quality of people has been improved. In recent years, chengjiachuan village's efficient agricultural development, the development of the entire planting and breeding industry and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as cultural, educational, health and other social undertakings, also show a kind of prosperity.

Magic house

Chen's courtyard is a heavy almanac on the ship, which has been sailing for thousands of years, witnessing the vicissitudes of Chuancun. It experienced the smoke of the Anti Japanese War and the turbulence of the "Cultural Revolution"; it used to be the "book house" for farmers to learn knowledge in the "great leap forward" era, and it is also the predecessor of Hangzhou central school. This old house, along with the township industry of Hangji, has witnessed the beautiful vision of generations of farmers to become rich and well-off. Many stories spread in this ancient village are spread from mouth to mouth among the people, scattered in front of and behind the houses of Chen's courtyard, and swept through the deep alleys of history.

Chen's courtyard was first built during the reign of Kangxi in the early 18th century. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the front hall was burned down by a fire. The owner demolished the remaining houses and rebuilt them. Now we see the buildings of the late Qing Dynasty. Its architectural style is simple and simple. Stone, brick and wood carvings are only used in key parts. They are not cumbersome, but they are unique, exquisite and cultural. In the area along the river, the ancient people are representative. Zhao Lichang, an expert of Yangzhou ancient architecture, carefully looked at the ancient house and said, "it's rare to see such an ancient building in the countryside of Hangji Town, which has certain historical preservation value." Chuancun was recommended to participate in the selection of "the most beautiful village in Yangzhou". In the autumn of the same year, Xi'an film group appointed film and television playwright Chen Qingwen to visit Chen's courtyard to select scenes and sites for the crew of the film "fragrance of Ginkgo biloba flowers".

When the time enters the 21st century, the farmers begin to get rich. The owners of the old houses in Chuancun rush to rebuild their buildings one after another. Only Chen's courtyard is still there. Although the existing building volume of this ancient house is very small, some people have proposed to build a boat model exhibition hall with the theme of "boat culture" in the courtyard. Here, we will focus on the unique design and cultural connotation of Zhuang Tai in rural China, so that this unique old house can contribute to the construction of Yangzhou Cultural Expo City.

The village will build the first natural village farmers' Leisure Square in Hangji at the entrance of Chen's courtyard. It will take Chen's courtyard as the background, interpret a beautiful village together with Jinshiji, Mao's book house and those magical legends of Chuancun!

Address: Chuancun, Anji County, Huzhou

Longitude: 119.67794036865

Latitude: 30.425001144409

Tel: 0572-5113777

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