Shenjing ancient village

Shenjing ancient village

Shenjing ancient village is one of the best preserved ancient villages in Guangzhou. There are a lot of old buildings in the village, including a large number of ancient dwellings, ancestral halls, towers, etc., which continue the consistent style of Lingnan architecture. Different from Xiguan mansion, the buildings in Shenjing ancient village absorb the architectural features of Hakka style watchtowers, Western stone pillars, gatehouses, pattern patterns, etc., and have several architectural styles It shows people's understanding and reappearance of different cultures at that time.

Administrative jurisdiction

It is under the jurisdiction of Huangpu District of Guangzhou city. Formerly known as "Jinding village", it is located in the southwest of Changzhou Island, Guangzhou, with a land area of 2.635 square kilometers and a permanent population of about 4000.

geographical position

Shenjing ancient village, with a history of nearly one thousand years, is located on Changzhou Island of Huangpu, between the university town and Huangpu Military Academy. They are separated from Panyu Hualong, Haizhu Xinzhou and Tianhe. Stone streets and blue brick houses can be found everywhere in the village. For those who like ancient buildings, this is not a good place for weekend. Shenjing village has never been developed, there are no shops selling souvenirs, no annoying guides pestering you, of course, there is no need to buy tickets. But with the development of the University Town, the ancient village is no longer as quiet as it used to be.

Historical evolution

Shenjing village is located on Changzhou Island at the mouth of the Pearl River. It is said that the native people are Ling. It was moved from Fujian in the late Southern Song Dynasty to escape the yuan soldiers' pursuit. There is very little arable land on the island. Many villagers have always made a living by business. The rich often invest in Shunde, Panyu, and reclaim land (Shatian). As a result, they become "business landlords". As a result, Shenjing village became rich and prosperous in culture and education.

Shenjing village is an ancient village with a history of more than 700 years, formerly known as "Jinding village". It is located in the southwest of Changzhou Island, Guangzhou, with a land area of 2.635 square kilometers and a permanent population of more than 5000. Because of the deep water wells in the village, people later simply called it "Shenjing village".

According to records, Changzhou used to be a distribution center for foreign trade. Most of the villagers in Shenjing were engaged in Wharf handling, shipbuilding, and business. The villagers lived a rich life, and the village construction was gorgeous. There were many blue brick houses and stone streets with the style of the Pearl River Delta, among which zhengjifang, Qixi, and rongyangli were the three most concentrated ancient houses. It is worth mentioning that in addition to the style of Xiguan mansion in Guangzhou, the ancient dwellings in Shenjing also absorb the architectural features of Hakka style watchtowers and Western style stone pillars, gatehouses and patterns, leaving the impression of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Characteristic landscape

Shenjing village, an ancient village with profound culture, was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. There are many blue brick houses and stone streets with Lingnan characteristics in the village. The ancient ancestral halls, mottled plaques and mellow Cantonese Opera are full of ancient charm. Shenjingwen pagoda was built in the Qing Dynasty, about 18 meters high. It is an ancient pagoda with hexagonal attic style brick and wood structure. Because Shenjing village has always attached great importance to education and a large number of literati have come out, the tower was built to praise the village's prestige, and the future generations were expected to be "better than the blue and better than the blue".

Ling's ancestral hall

The most complete and largest building in the village is "Ling's ancestral hall". Ling's ancestral hall was built in the late Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in the 26th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1846) and repaired in the first year of tongzhi (1862). It is the ancestral temple of Ling's family in Shenjing village, where the memorial tablets of Ling's ancestors are worshipped. Although the stone and wood carvings on Ling's ancestral hall are quite old, the former gorgeous and exquisite brick carvings and wood carvings are still preserved. Ling's ancestral hall is the representative here. The ancestral hall is a building in the late Ming Dynasty. It is said that it was built by Ling's tenth generation. The memorial tablet of Ling's ancestors since the ancestor is worshipped in the ancestral hall. Every festival, all in the Ancestral Hall banquet guests and the village.

There is also an ancient tomb of Ling family in Houcun, which must have been a big family here. The gate of the ancestral hall is closed, and the dazzling light inside the gate shows that it has been abandoned for a long time. It must be overgrown with weeds, and only the exquisite carved beams and portraits still tell the glory of the past. When you come near the alley and see the ancient dwellings in Shenjing, you feel like you've known each other before. The style of these houses is very similar to that of Xiguan big house in Guangzhou, but it's different when you look at them carefully. The green brick and gray tile enclosure also absorbs the architectural features of Hakka style watchtowers and Western style stone pillars, gatehouses, pattern patterns, and so on. The eclecticism reflects the organic integration of multi culture and the prosperity of people at that time Degree.

Venta

Wenta is an ancient pagoda with Pavilion style brick and wood structure beside Shenjing village. It is the treasure of Shenjing village. On the top of the pagoda is a lotus flower with a gourd in its heart. The pagoda is hexagonal in shape and has only one door on its six sides. It is said that there are three layers in the pagoda, each of which is separated by a wooden board. The first layer is dedicated to the God of earth, the second layer to Wenchang and Guangong, and the third layer to wenkuixing. Every Spring Festival, villagers will come here to worship, pray for good weather, peace and prosperity of the country, grain harvest. Every Spring Festival, the villagers of Shenjing village will come to Wenta to pray. Wenta is located on the slope beside Shenjing village. It is an ancient pagoda with a pavilion style brick and wood structure. On the main door of the pagoda, the forehead is engraved with "beautiful mountains and rivers" and the upper floor is engraved with "Zhencai Gaofei". It is said that it was all written by Ling Xiacheng, a good calligrapher in Shenjing village. Wenta's architectural technology is quite unique. It has three layers, each of which has a waist eaves floating out, and the exquisite relief pattern under the eaves is a major feature of Wenta.

Zhugang alien cemetery

From the ancient village of Shenjing, walk in another direction, pass the big bawanghua farm, and then walk about 10 minutes to Zhugang foreigner cemetery. Before and after the Opium War, due to the deep water and wide harbor in the area of Changzhou Island and Shenjing, it gradually became a trading port where merchants gathered, ships shuttled and berthed. Zhugang foreigner cemetery was the place where foreign businessmen and government officials who died in Guangzhou due to illness and accident were buried. Zhugang, where the cemetery is located, is commonly known as fangui mountain. There are dozens of tombstones of different sizes and engraved with various characters on the tens of Mu mountain. Most of them have been removed or destroyed. More than ten of them are now in centralized custody and will be sorted out and restored in the future.

Characteristics of small villages

village

Shenjing village is built by the mountain (the other place) and the river (the river). It has four village gates, East, West, North and south, named "Fuxuan", "Guangde", "Shangxian" and "yougeng". As night falls, the village gate closes, and the deep well becomes an independent world. The tunnel in the village leads directly to the river. Villagers can draw water and wash clothes along the stone steps.

Architecture

The planned dwellings are well arranged, the brick and wood carvings on the eaves and lintels are very exquisite, and the construction technology of Ling's ancestral hall is particularly excellent. In front of the two Wenchang towers, one left and the other right, the river is clear and quiet, swaying with endless shadows and waves.

There are nine old houses in qixifang which are basically well preserved. As the owners of these ancient houses mainly live in Hong Kong, Macao or overseas, most of them are uninhabited. The magnificent "Yuyuan" is the residence of Ling Hongnian, former director of the Guangdong Provincial Police Department. Inside, there is a "western style" Xiguan big house with wooden gate, stone foot green brick, gray tile cornice, Manchuria window and Dragon Ridge A school of Lingnan ancient style. In the Jifang, there are long narrow stone streets, with ancestral temples, private schools, libraries, houses, shops and public wells. Many people's outer walls are covered with overlord flowers.

Rural scenery

Many villagers still live in the century old house. In the evening, the people who go out have come back. The wooden door is closed. From the plants that protrude out, imagine the scene inside the house: mossy stone bricks, creeping insects, lush plants, and an old cat who is dozing, just like the villagers sitting at the door of Shenjing ancient village Looking at the tourists, regardless of how the outside world changes, they live the same life as their ancestors in the Peach Blossom Land at the end of the city.

Population data

(fifth census data)

tourist guide

traffic

From Guangzhou, you can cross the river by ferry from Yuzhu wharf, or directly drive to the island from Panyu University Town, or take a passenger ship from Xinzhou Wharf in Haizhu.

delicious food

On the island, the fruits are mainly yellow peel and banana, and there are Huangpu scrambled eggs, Changzhou Pueraria and bawanghua. Shenjing village's "Shenjing roast goose" is also worth a try. It's a dry well dug out on the ground. It's piled with charcoal. There are iron branches at the mouth of the well. When you burn wax, you hang them on the iron branches and barbecue them in the well. Because the well is dug in the ground and surrounded by airtight soil, the temperature of the barbecue in this deep well is more uniform and stable, so the products are excellent.

get accommodation

Changzhou tourist resort, Lake Villa, after discount about 175 yuan / night, close to the river, morning can also see the sunrise.

Address: Shenjing community, Changzhou street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou

Longitude: 113.41030435798

Latitude: 23.072599169742

Ticket information: no ticket required.

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