Tang'an Dong Village

Tang'an Dong Village

Tang'an Dong village is located in Zhaoxing Township, Liping County, Guizhou Province, 8 kilometers away from Zhaoxing Township People's government and 75 kilometers away from Liping County.

There are more than 160 households with more than 800 people living in Tangan Dong village. The households are scattered in "Banbai", "Jiding" and "guijinchong". Most of the houses are from the north to the south. The majority of the people in the village live in harmony with the surnames of Ying Lu, pan, LAN, Wu, Yang and Shi. According to the traditional customs, the surnames of Lu and pan in the village can be divided into mainland, Xiao Lu, Da pan and Xiao pan.

Architectural style and culture

Tang'an Dong village's Drum Tower, drama tower, Diaojiaolou residence, slate Road, ancient tomb group, ancient ladle well, Shuinian, Shidui, spinning wheel and other simple and elegant objects contain profound Dong cultural connotation in every corner. Tang'an Dong village is an example for human beings to return to simplicity. From the careful taste of the objects in this village, we can fully confirm its long history. It has profound historical and scientific research value, Dong culture and customs research value, Dong tourism resources development value and human ecological protection value.

Tang'an Dong village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and open terraces on one side, with a broad vision. There are many peaks, crisscross fields and terraced fields. The dwellings on the hillside are just like the mountain, hanging in the air. in order. The drum tower in the village is the mascot of the village, which can hold the soul of the Dong family. Drum Tower, theater and Geping form a Trinity, showing the characteristics of Dong village. The village extends in all directions with winding paths. All the roads in the village were plastered with bluestone slabs. The gate is built at the intersection of jiutiaozi village. The ancillary facilities in the village include the grain drying, granary, water mill, stone pestle oil press room, fish pond, well Pavilion, sacrifice satang and other buildings, all of which have their unique cultural characteristics. In the middle of the stockade, there is a graveyard with more than ten tombs, most of which were built in the Qing Dynasty. The carving of dragons and phoenixes, rolling grass patterns and other exquisite crafts are another manifestation of the cultural heritage of the Dong people in Tang'an.

The clear spring in the upper part of the drum tower flows into a 2-foot square stone with a handle made of bluestone. Under the stone bucket is supported by polygonal stone piers. The clear spring is full in the bucket and flows out from the left and right grooves. The Dong family here call this kind of bucket well with a handle as the shape of a wooden ladle.

As a Dong cultural community and a cultural body, Tang'an radiates the whole Liudong area. Tang'an is like the process of harmonious development between man and nature. The protection and construction of this living ecological museum and the heritage protection of the whole community will bring broad prospects to the tourism industry.

On December 9, 1999, Guizhou Provincial People's government agreed to establish Tang'an Dong ecological museum in Liping County

May 18, 2005, officially opened!

Features

drum-tower

"There are three treasures in Dong village, Drum Tower, Dage and fengyuqiao", and Tang'an is no exception. The high drum tower stands out in the middle of the stockade. In the Dong village, the drum tower is not only a building, but also a favorite meeting and meeting place. Most of the time, it is a concentrated spiritual home. Only with the drum tower can there be Dong village, the old people who "put the ancient" under the drum tower, and the legends of the Dong people that have been handed down for thousands of years.

stage

The stage beside the drum tower is a place for the Dong people to show their simple artistic talents. Every day when Dong opera is performed, the stage is full of excitement. The singing on the stage is very enjoyable, and the audience is interested in it. No matter on or off the stage, they are all so dedicated and enthusiastic, which is touching.

Fengyu Bridge

The wind and rain bridge in the village is originally a shelter for the people working in the field, but it is the unmarried young men and women of Dong nationality who miss it most. Especially in summer, when the moon is white and the stars are thin and the wind is blowing slowly, groups of Dong youth gather on the Fengyu bridge. While playing the lute or the corbel, the young man sang a beautiful love song to his beloved girl. While the girls are doing needlework in the moonlight, they are testing the young man's wisdom and affection with various lyrics.

Ladybug well

There is a spring in the upper ridge of the drum tower, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, and flows all the year round. Piaojing is a stone bucket used to hold spring water. It is made of bluestone. It is named because it has a groove on the left and right, which looks like a wooden ladle. It is said that it is because of this spring that we have Tang'an. We should know what it means to live on such a high slope 935 meters above sea level without water. What's more, the water in the well is very refreshing and sweet. Not only people in the village like to drink it, but also Zhaoxing people who are 7 kilometers away often come here to pick up water.

Tangan terrace

On the road from Zhaoxing to Tang'an, there are many mountains and fields. Besides forests, there are many beautiful terraces everywhere. In spring, the terraced fields full of spring water are like a mirror, white under the sunlight; in summer, the green seedlings on the hillside are green; in autumn, the eyes are full of golden rice; in winter, there is a different artistic conception of cold mountain and thin water. In a word, no matter what season it is, this "ten thousand hectares of terraces" will be unforgettable. There is another special thing about the terraces in Tang'an. The terraces in other places are mostly made of soil, but here they are made of stone. Probably because of the steep shape of the mountain and the fact that there are many stones in the mountain, it is difficult to level up the land, so we have to fill the land with stones. However, building stone terraced fields is very important. According to the old people in the stockade, building stone terraced fields can not be done by too many people, only by one person. If there are too many people, the fields will collapse if they are not well built. As a result, a stone terrace like the Great Wall is left on the back mountain of Tang'an, and a legend is left: Pan Chuanda, a 61 year old ghost master of Tang'an in the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, resolutely gave up his career as a ghost master for many years, determined to build a good field for future generations. Since then, he has been living and eating on the mountain for 12 years, and he has personally picked stones to climb the mountain. At the age of 73, he finally completed this 150 meter long terrace masterpiece with the lowest height of 1.5 meters and the highest height of more than 5 meters. Today, more than 100 years later, the "Great Wall terraces" still stand here, showing the tourists the profound rice culture of the Dong people and the fighting spirit of not giving in to the harsh living environment.

In addition to the drum tower, stage, wind and rain bridge, ladle well and terrace, the living facilities in Tang'an village, which symbolize the rich characteristics of agricultural civilization, such as rice drying, granary, water mill, stone pestle, oil press room, fish pond, well Pavilion and satang, all convey the spirit and taste of life.

Self help guide

1. Transportation Guide: Tang'an is located on the hillside 7 km east of Zhaoxing. From Zhaoxing to Tangan, you can choose:

(1) From the valley along the terraced ridge on foot, nearly half the way.

(2) Take a bus to get off at Shanao and walk one kilometer to the right road.

(3) It's 20 yuan for one way and 30 yuan for round trip.

2. Accommodation guide: there are "Tongfu inn" and "Shanshui inn" at the entrance of Tang'an Dong village. There is a "Tang'an New Inn" opposite the Dong building in the center of the village. You can choose accommodation according to your needs. It is suggested that you must stay in Tang an for 1-2 nights, return to nature and feel the most real life.

3. Travel tips: in 2007, Tang'an had a fire due to short circuit of electrical circuit, 21 houses were destroyed in the fire. Fortunately, there were no casualties. The ecological museum, the drum tower in the village, the flower bridge and the stage also survived the disaster. In Guizhou, when the dense wooden stilted building villages encounter fire, it is particularly dangerous. Often one family catches fire and the whole village suffers. The consequences are extremely serious, and such tragedies are always heard from time to time. Bonfires, cigarette butts, or alcohol smoking are very easy to cause fires in the gale. Please pay attention to fire prevention.

Address: Zhaoxing Township, Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 109.21514

Latitude: 25.897883

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