Dayang ancient town

Dayang ancient town

At the foot of Taihang Mountain in Zezhou County, Shanxi Province, there is an ancient town Dayang with a history of more than 2600 years. Dayang was called Yang'a in ancient times. In history, the Qin emperor set up a county here. The Han Dynasty inherited the system of Qin Dynasty and granted Marquis here. Xiyan set up this county as a county. It has been the seat of county, marquis state and county for more than 800 years. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many officials in Dayang. The local folk songs "there were officials who were not praised by Dayang", "there were three Dou and three Sheng sesame officials in Dayang" all reflected the prosperity of literature and official affairs in Dayang at that time. At the same time, Dayang is known as the "needle capital of Kyushu" for its developed hand-made needle industry. From the Western Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, many legendary figures emerged in the history of Dayang, such as Zhao Feiyan, who is excellent in both color and art, Kong sanzhuan, who is the pioneer of zhugongdiao, Ru Taisu, who is honest and upright, and Zhang Dajing, the champion of Wu who died for the country.

In ancient times, there was a sword of Yang, which could cut off cattle and horses on land and wild geese on water. Rich mineral resources made Dayang one of the important birthplaces of iron smelting industry in China. The ancient town of Dayang not only has the masculine spirit of smelting and casting, but also has the flexible and soft beauty of singing and dancing. From the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period to the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Yang'a has become a world-famous town of song and dance, "Yang'a Qiwu" and "Yang'a Xielu" have become the glories of Dayang culture and art.

Dayang ancient town has a large-scale ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties, known as the "living fossil of ancient Chinese towns". Walking in the ancient town, there are many fortresses, streets, official houses, commercial houses, pavilions, temples, temples and nunneries everywhere. Every brick, stone, plant and tree exudes the flavor of vicissitudes. The ancient town of Dayang is surrounded by mountains in the distance. Among the magnificent natural landscapes, "ten sceneries of Xiangshan" is the most famous.

In 2008, it was awarded as "China's famous historical and cultural town" by the Ministry of urban rural development and the State Administration of cultural relics. In November 2011, it was awarded as "China's hometown of folk culture and art" by the Ministry of culture. In 2016, it became "China's overseas Chinese international cultural exchange base".

Overview of scenic spots

Dayang ancient town in Zezhou County of Shanxi Province has a long history and a large number of cultural relics. There are 127 single ground historical relics. The cultural relics are mainly divided into four categories: biological landscape, ruins, buildings and facilities, and human activities landscape, which reflects the strong commercial, cultural and religious atmosphere of old Dayang town.

In early Northern China, the buildings were often influenced by the concept of "Tortoise", and most of them were arranged in the form of "Tortoise". Dayang ancient town is close to mountains and rivers. Villages are arranged East-West along the yanga river. In order to strengthen the defense ability, Dayang people build four villages in the north and south of the ancient town. Overlooking Dayang ancient town, the Dayang reservoir in the west of the ancient town is Turtle tail, the East and West Dayang between Qianhe River and Houhe river is turtle body, the east end of Dayang at Tianzhu tower is turtle head, and the crisscross blocks of the ancient town are turtle shell. The whole shape presents a vivid turtle shape.

Dayang is one of the birthplaces of iron smelting industry in China. As early as the Warring States period, Dayang had become an important producer of pig iron for the northern vassal states to manufacture weapons. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the hand-made needle industry appeared in Dayang. Dayang manual needle making process has 72 processes, and has formed a scale of taking streets and alleys as the line and individual sports courtyard as the point

Sex operation scene. The quality of the iron needle is excellent.

Dayang's commercial culture is inseparable from the local rich coal and iron resources and manual needle making technology. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dayang merchants not only gathered a large amount of money and wealth through capital operation, but also promoted the large-scale development of local towns, which had a profound impact on the formation of unique urban culture.

The existing Wuli long street in Dayang ancient town was formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The ancient street paved with bluestone slabs is like a winding dragon, running through the East and West Dayang. All kinds of shops gather along the street, perfectly integrating with the surrounding dwellings, temples and pavilions.

With the emergence of the handicraft needle making center in Ming and Qing Dynasties and the germination and development of capitalist industry and Commerce in Dayang ancient town, the urban structure of the ancient town has undergone great changes again. The emergence of manual workshops and the further development of Commerce have given the ancient town new development power, thus affecting the changes of urban structure. As far as the present situation of Dayang block and residential buildings is concerned, the preserved "93 pavilions, 72 alleys, nine cities, eight Gelong streets and five li long old streets" fully reflect the influence of business culture on the architecture of Dayang ancient town.

Dayang ancient town is connected by an old street, connecting the East and the West. In this historic town with a glorious history of one thousand years, there are a large number of dwellings preserved since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. These houses are mainly quadrangles. At the same time, due to the influence of the war, Dayang Siheyuan had outstanding performance in defense function. Influenced by the concept of geomantic omen, there are also some courtyards in the pattern of Sanheyuan and Jiugong Bagua. The houses in Dayang have many gardens. The rooms are connected with each other and the buildings are connected with each other. The gap is very small. This is quite different from the courtyard in the northern plain area, which is a typical courtyard in the northern mountainous area.

With rich historical and cultural connotations, Dayang ancient town can be called the "imperial palace" in the mountain area, so it is very precious. It is a rare historic resort with the background of "living fossil".

Historical evolution

It has a history of more than 2600 years since the people of yanga took root here and established yanga city. The Qin emperor set up the county here, the Han Lord granted the Marquis here, and Xiyan set up the county as the county. It successively served as the seat of the county, the Marquis state, and the county for more than 800 years. Dayang, an ancient town, has a complete chain of administrative divisions. Marquis, county, county, town and Yili village are specimens of the establishment of a local administrative region. This is the only one in the country. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the population of the town was increasing and the scale of the villages and towns was expanding, forming a large market town with five li households and ten thousand people. The ballad "two big suns in the East and West, four villages in the South and North, ninety-three pavilions, seventy-two alleys, eight Gelong streets in nine cities, and five li long old streets" vividly tells the scale and prosperity of Dayang in the past Now it has the largest ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the north, which is praised by experts as "living fossil of ancient Chinese towns".

geographical environment

Dayang Town, Zezhou County, Shanxi Province is located in the northwest of the county, 22 kilometers away from the urban area. It is 35 ° 39 ′ N and 112 ° 47 ′ E. It is adjacent to Bagong town of Zezhou County in the East and connected to Chengou workstation of Bagong town in the southwest,

It is adjacent to Xiacun town in the West and machun town in Gaoping City in the north. The total administrative area is 52.58 square kilometers, accounting for 2.38% of the total area of Zezhou county. The town governs 28 administrative villages, 108 villager groups and 26 natural villages, with 7945 households (including 22 Hui households) and 28242 people (3272 non-agricultural population). Dayang town includes two natural villages, dongdayang and Xidayang. It is about 5 kilometers long from east to west and 3 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 15.58 square kilometers. There are 3214 households with a population of 15696. Due to the large number of people in the town, it is known as "the first town in the three Jin Dynasties".

Architectural pattern

In early Northern China, the buildings were often influenced by the concept of "Tortoise", and most of them were arranged in the form of "Tortoise". Dayang ancient town is close to mountains and rivers. Villages are arranged East-West along the yanga river. In order to strengthen the defense ability, Dayang people build four villages in the north and south of the ancient town. Overlooking Dayang ancient town, the Dayang reservoir in the west of the ancient town is Turtle tail, the East and West Dayang between Qianhe River and Houhe river is turtle body, the east end of Dayang at Tianzhu tower is turtle head, and the crisscross blocks of the ancient town are turtle shell. The whole shape presents a vivid turtle shape.

"East and west two big Yang, North and South four Zhai, along the river eighteen Zhuang, 72 lane." This is the portrayal of Dayang's prosperity, brilliance and prosperity. It is a rare cultural treasure left to the world by the long history and long-term accumulation. With the decline of the hand-made needle industry, the business industry of Dayang ancient town also gradually declined. The flourishing age of the ancient town is far away, but it has left a large-scale and well preserved ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, Dayang town is called "living fossil of ancient Chinese town". Walking in the ancient town, walled fortresses, official houses, commercial houses, pavilions, temples and nunneries can be found everywhere. Every brick, stone, plant and tree exudes the flavor of vicissitudes, attracting visitors from all over the world.

Honorary title

Kyushu needle City

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the economic development of Dayang reached its peak. A small steel needle has created a big world, and the huge wealth rolling in has created an astonishing economic miracle. Dayang is the center of the national needle making industry. Due to its fine workmanship and high quality, it supplies the Chinese market and is exported to Iran, Iraq and other countries in Central Asia. In his book China, lichthofen of Germany wrote: "the needles of Dayang supply every family in this big country and are exported to Central Asia.". Dayang, an ancient town, is also known as the "needle capital of Kyushu".

living fossil

Dayang ancient town has a large-scale ancient architectural complex of Ming and Qing Dynasties, which maintains the structure texture of ancient towns. It is known as "living fossil of Chinese ancient towns".

Living ancient town

"There are two big Yangs in the East and West, four villages in the South and North, eighteen villages along the river, seventy-two alleys, ninety-three pavilions, nine cities, eight Gelong, two academies, and five li long old street.". Dayang, the seat of a county in Hanyang and the famous "needle capital of Jiuzhou" in China, has been silent for two thousand years in the long history.

How many people dream of buying a courtyard here and forging a "Yang ah" for men

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