Shitang family

Shitang family

Shitang family is located in the north of Shitang community, Hengxi street, Jiangning District, Nanjing city. It is the name of the new village after the reconstruction of houshitang village project. It is known as "the most beautiful village in China", and has won the title of "China's top ten beautiful villages" and "China's rural tourism model village"

"Top ten charming new countryside in China"

"China's most beautiful village model award"

"National beautiful and livable demonstration village"

"The most beautiful village in Jiangsu Province"

And "Four Star Rural Tourism Area of Jiangsu Province".

Shitang village is one of the first "Jinhua villages" built in Jiangning District of Nanjing city. This millennium old village is surrounded by green hills, with 30000 mu of green bamboo forest, and the buildings in the village are pure blue brick, small tile and horse head wall. It has always enjoyed the reputation of "Jiangsu small nine villages".

Shitang village originated in Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 1000 years. The village covers an area of 5.93 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains, continuous hills and beautiful scenery. In terms of village reconstruction, qianshitang village was reconstructed with the southern Anhui architectural style of "green brick and small tile horse head wall, cloister with falling flower lattice window". In the north, Shitang people were reconstructed with the Song Dynasty Su style of "Linglong ridge, wooden lattice doors and windows, red lacquer and black tile" Jiangnan folk houses. The pavilions, attics, small bridges and flowing water in the village realized the perfect integration of human and nature.

Planning and transformation

In August 2011, the street began to plan the village, and in September it was listed as one of the five urban ecological leisure agriculture demonstration villages in Jiangning District. In terms of landscape environment, the scenic spot takes the village's own characteristics as the starting point, integrates the original rural life and leisure tourism, transforms the farmers' means of life and means of production, improves the living environment of the village, increases the villagers' income, improves the quality of life, and turns the former relatively closed agricultural planting village into a comprehensive tourism service village full of leisure mountain style Change, Shitang people will be built into Jiangning District Rural Tourism "five golden flowers" of the "drunk beauty village".

In terms of transformation, in order to ensure the quality, produce high-quality products and further clarify the responsibility, a leading group for the construction of shitangrenjia agricultural tourism demonstration village was set up. Under the careful organization of the project leader and the coordination and cooperation of the community and villagers, the project has been fully completed, including the renovation of the roof and wall of about 300 houses, the paving construction of the road with a total length of about 3.6km, the completion of the wooden plank road, water system, tourist service center, public toilets and other public supporting facilities, and has been awarded the "provincial four-star rural tourism demonstration site" "Title".

Shitang family is 35 kilometers away from the main city center of Nanjing. There is a tourist Avenue running through the north and south of the village, and a Tangtong highway connecting the urban area outside the village. The traffic is very convenient. The village covers an area of 190 mu, with 167 households and 496 residents.

Main attractions

Wooden plank road

The "wooden plank road" across the Meixi River, which connects the tourist Avenue and the village, is 240 meters long and spans the Meixi river. It is a spectacular cultural landscape. The wooden plank road reproduces the culture of the Song Dynasty's Muliang bridge. Walking on the wooden bridge is like walking into a distant history and stepping into a village with the style of the Southern Song Dynasty. Meixi after the rain, the river gurgling, surrounded by Yuntai mountains around the riverbed, like a happy wriggling white dragon, jumping forward. When it is quiet, the river is clear and blue, and the mountains, villages and plank roads are reflected in it, which is a very beautiful painting. Every winter and spring when the handover, cross-strait plum blossom, fragrance floating, intoxicating. The bridges and buildings in the style of the Southern Song Dynasty can easily give people the illusion of crossing. During the song, Liao and Jin Dynasties, villages flourished and wooden buildings flourished. This wooden plank road was built in the construction of the scenic spot in the style of the Southern Song Dynasty. The wooden plank road on Meixi river is not only a good viewing platform, but also a happy platform to experience the rural fun. Tourists can experience the slow pace and deep fun of rural life through the fish and shrimp fishing in the tourist area.

Wang's ancestral hall

Wang's ancestral hall is located in the south of Shitang Renjia village. It is a place for storing the memorial tablets of the deceased ancestors, holding various rituals or handling family affairs. It is well preserved. The ancestral hall is the preservation and reappearance of Chinese clan and ancestral hall culture. Wang's family name is a big one in Shitang family, which originated in Song Dynasty. Wang's three Huai Tang's 53rd Cui Yi Gong, the word will be the source. In the Jiatai period of the Southern Song Dynasty (about 1201 AD), he was a professor of Jiankang. After leaving his post, he liked to play with mountains and waters and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Yuntai Mountain in Nanxiang of Jinling. After that, he moved to Taiyuan and took Shitang as his home. Wang's ancestral hall was built after Wang's genealogy was founded, and Cui Yigong was the originator of this clan. Cui Yigong was born in August of Guisi, the ninth year of Qiandao (about 1165), and died in renyin (1243), the second year of Chunyou. He lived 78 years old. Cui Yigong and Wang Ning had three men and two women. The eldest son once again lived in Shitang, the second son moved to Jia village, the third son moved to nanshankan village again and again. Later, the family prospered, and his descendants moved to Jicun Village (now Sanxia village of Zhumen). Wang's ancestral hall was built in 1205 with three rooms and two chambers. During the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the ancestral hall was almost destroyed. Later, Wang Yunsheng's grandparents built the ancestral hall on a large scale. After many years, the house was seriously damaged. In 2000, under the convocation of Wang's elders, Wang's descendants donated money to rebuild the ancestral hall again. Wang's ancestral hall worships his ancestors on the 10th day of the Qingming Festival and the 10th day of the 10th lunar month.

Lion back umbrella

"Shibeisan" is known as Shenshu Shenshi. It is located on the right side of the front of Wang's ancestral hall. It is a huge lion stone formed naturally, with a tall tree on its back. It is said that heaven has given it. According to legend, at the beginning of Wang's ancestral hall, there was a heavy rain one year and the flood swept everywhere. After the rain, the water goes to the village and becomes the Meixi river. The fields are completely destroyed. A huge lion stone stands beside the ancestral hall to protect both the ancestral hall and the village. Giant lion stone, lifelike image, majestic, Wang ancestral hall known as God stone. Before long, the giant stone was even more amazing. On the stone lion's soilless back, a blood colored beech tree grew. It rooted in the stone and grew rapidly. It was like an umbrella, which was called "lion's umbrella". Generations of Shitang villagers have regarded it as a sacred object, praying for good weather, abundant grain, prosperous population and prosperity in the village. Up to now, villagers or visitors still have the custom of hanging red on the branches to pray for blessings and make wishes, which is called the Holy tree. Up to now, beech trees have a diameter of about 70 cm, with a lion's back in its roots and an umbrella shaped crown more than 8 meters in diameter. After more than 200 years of wind and rain, they still grow luxuriantly, which can be called a wonder.

Wang's ancient well

"In Guting village, you can see the wind and cloud, and the old well springs in silence." Located in the south of the village, the "Wang's ancient well" is like an old man telling the past in an ancient pavilion. Jingshang pavilion was built to protect the village. The location of the ancient well used to be in front of the gate of Wang's courtyard. The stone ring at the mouth of the well was chiseled by local Ma Shi, and the depth of the well was about 10 meters. It is about 800 years ago. The well is excavated between two mountain valleys, located at the bottom of the valley. The water source is mountain spring, which is full of sweetness and mellow. Before the opening of the Yangtze River water, the villagers ate the water from the ancient well, and also used it for laundry, irrigation, etc. it never dried up. In addition, Shi's Gujing, located in the east of the village, has a history of more than 700 years. However, with the decline of this family, it is still silent in history and little known.

Xingtangman

There is Shitang in Shitang village, which is actually a meteorite to settle down. According to the old villagers, the pond in the village has its origin. It is said that one day a long time ago, my ancestors saw a beautiful pale red white light falling in front of the gate of Wang's ancestral hall. A huge black round stone fell and formed a small pit. It was found that the black round stone was half exposed on the water. Since Tianxing's landing, the pond has been full of clear and abundant water, overflowing from the ridge for many years. The whole village thinks that God has given it to open the spring of Yuntai mountain with meteorite. The pond spring is a blessing for them. This pond is also called "xingtangman", which means "full of happiness".

Quanshui dingdong Jiuli Street

Shitang people have a commercial street, also known as Jiuli street. From top to bottom, spring water flows through the street. There is a legend about Jiuli thirteen tanks. Around the legend, Hengxi street in the village transformation, the new water street. In addition to restoring a commercial street in accordance with the ancient architectural style, the street also brings together the "Jinling snacks" handed down from the Six Dynasties to the present, including fresh juice potstickers, spicy hot, fragrant barbecue and so on, with fine craftsmanship and unique flavor. On the streets, there are many local "agricultural and sideline products shops" in Hengxi, such as Hengxi watermelon, strawberry, grape, hanging melon seeds, wild camellia, yam fans, rice cakes and so on. There is also a "traditional children's play shop" on the street, which collects toys for children born in the 70s, 80s and 90s, including qiaohuan, Luban lock, classic Rubik's cube and so on. It not only allows children to use their brains, do things by themselves, develop their intelligence, add fun to play, but also makes adults stop and recall their childhood. The "bamboo door craftsman" bamboo ware shop opposite the toy shop, a piece of exquisite bamboo ware, their texture, bamboo vigor, bamboo straight pull and bamboo solar term, all show its magic and charm. In addition, the country bar is a wonderful flower in the remote mountains. It condenses the elements of the city, so that you can enter the city and go out of the mountain. It has the feeling of a heavy day inside and outside. It is a different world for visitors to leap up the ladder, such as rainbow travel agency, cloud bookstore, fantastic board game bar, country international travel agency, Shitang people's "village history museum" and so on.

Qianshitang Village

Qianshitang village is located in the south of Shitang people's home. It is a village mainly engaged in farmer's happy farming in Shitang Bamboo Sea Scenic Area. On May 24, 2009, the opening ceremony of qianshitang village was officially held. Qianshitang Village

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