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Furong Village is located on the West Bank of the middle reaches of Nanxi River, about 1km away from Yantou village in the north. During the period of Taiping and rejuvenating the state of Song Dynasty, Chen Gong, the first ancestor, moved to settle in Ruian Changqiao, and gradually formed a village of blood relationship, more than 1000 years ago. Because there are three cliff Ferris in the southwest of the village, red and white, just like hibiscus, so the name of the village is hibiscus. The village covers an area of 215 Mu and has 443 families. There are more than 30 ancient dwellings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, 5 Ming Dynasty mansion sites and 18 ancestral temples. Furong Village is a single Chen village. The present Furong Village still retains the features of settlement planning more than 600 years ago. The village is a little square, sitting west facing east. The village is surrounded by pebble walls, more than 2000 meters long and 2 meters high. The whole village is like a small castle.

furong

Furong Village, located in Yantou Town, Yongjia County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, covers an area of 215 Mu and has 443 families. It is located on the West Bank of the middle reaches of Nanxi River, about 1km away from Yantou village in the north. During the period of Taiping and Xingguo in Song Dynasty (976-983), the ancestor Chen Gong moved from Rui'an Changqiao to settle down, and gradually formed a village of blood relationship, more than 1000 years ago. Because there are three cliff Ferris in the southwest of the village, red and white, just like hibiscus, so the name of the village is hibiscus. There are more than 30 ancient dwellings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, 5 Ming Dynasty mansion sites and 18 ancestral temples. Furong Village is a single Chen village. Furong Village still retains the features of settlement planning more than 600 years ago. The village is a little square, sitting west facing east. The village is surrounded by pebble walls, more than 2000 meters long and 2 meters high. The whole village is like a small castle.

geographical environment

From Yongjia County in Zhejiang Province, not far from the county, you can see the strange cliffs in the distance. If the lotus is in full bloom, there are three peaks close to each other, just like the three petals of the lotus. Even people who have never heard of "Furong three cliffs" can't be attracted by the strangeness of the mountain and think that "Furong Village" has arrived.

For people in Wenzhou City and Yongjia County, this cliff is located in the north, so it is called "North cliff", while the local people call it "South Cliff", just because it grows in the south of our country, which is what people in the upper eight and the lower five places call it.

In fact, along the Nanxi River, many villages can get the "patronage" of Furong Sanya: Xiayuan village, Furong Village, Yantou village, Xinan village, etc. These villages borrow scenery from Furong three cliffs, such as Furong pool "water reflecting Furong" in Furong Village and Lishui Lake "water reflecting three cliffs" in Yantou village

There are so many villages are proud of Furong Sanya, but Furong Village was the only one that could take the lead in "Furong" registration. As soon as people hear the name of Furong Village, they think it must be full of Furong. In fact, there is no Hibiscus in Furong Village. It's just the scenery on the mountain. However, there is a certain reason for "rush to register" here.

Furong Sanya is located in the southwest of Furong Village. Every morning when the sun comes out of the mountain, the sun shines on Furong peak. Its color is white and red. It not only looks like Furong, but also looks like it. There is a big pool in the village, which is called "Furong pool". Because Furong peak is reflected in the pool water every evening, the village is named "Furong Village".

The east gate of Furong Village is the main gate of the village, which is a bit like the gate of the park. From the setting of the gate, the village is closed. Once the gate is closed, there is no passage in this direction. Of course, there is more than one gate in this village. There are several more. Historically, for the need of defense, Furong Village has seven gates, the east gate of which is the main entrance. Don't look down on this door. It's also from the old generation. It was built from the Yuan Dynasty to the Zhengyuan year (A.D. 1341). It is a two-story loft style building with a top rest. On the top is Qiao Lou (there is often a singing of "listen to Qiao Lou and play the fourth Geng card" in Beijing Opera), and on the bottom is the gate. Because the gate is closed, its defense function can also be imagined.

Similar to Cangpo village, Furong Village is based on "seven stars and eight fights".

Star refers to the square platform at the intersection of roads; Dou refers to the square pool at the intersection of canals, which is symbolized by "Star building platform" and "Dou chiseling pool". The seven stars are distributed in the shape of wings, and the eight dippers are distributed in the shape of eight trigrams. The road and water system intersect and become a complete system. This system has many uses: it can be used in all aspects of life in peacetime, as well as in fire prevention, microclimate regulation, and environmental beautification. During the war, "Star" can be used as a command post, "dou" can be used to store water to prevent fire.

In addition, the seven stars and eight dippers also have a beautiful implication: the descendants of Furong Village are full of talents, just like the stars in the sky. From this point of view, the ancestors of Furong Village took great pains to design the functions of the village. The reason why we think of storing water to overcome the fire attack is that Furong Village once had a painful history of being burned.

famous scenery

Chen's ancestral hall

Chen's ancestral hall is situated on the north side of Ruyi Street in the east gate. It is a ceremonial architecture. Therefore, its pattern is rigorous and its shape is complete. It is one of the essence of Furong ancient village building. Chen's ancestral hall is located in the West and faces east. There is a large courtyard in front of it. There are two gates in the north and south of the courtyard. The south gate is called Guangzong gate, and the north gate is called Yaozu gate. There is a small pool in front of the courtyard, which is called "Xiangcheng pool". On the East Bank of the pool, there is a screen wall, on which is carved the picture of "Eight Immortals riding the cha". The main building of Chen's ancestral hall is a seven Bay building with two entrances. There are spacious corridors on the left and right sides of the main hall. Facing the hall is the most exquisite stage in the ancestral hall. It protrudes into the courtyard and is open on three sides. It is convenient for the audience to watch the opera in three directions. The roof of the stage is Xieshan top with high cornice and flying wings. On the wood structure, there are diagonal braces carved into gods and figures and exquisite flower baskets The column, covered with lotus like Shaozi, is exquisitely carved. Buildings like this are also rare in China. Over the main hall of the ancestral hall, there are many tablets of merit and fame, and there are many couplets written on the pillars of the hall. There is a pair of columns written: "the ground pillow three cliffs, cliff spit famous flowers, bright forever; the door four water, aquatic beauty, glory shade for thousands of years", which is the relationship between the prosperous literary style and good feng shui of Meirong village.

Sanxing Temple

Also known as zonghu ancestral temple, it is located in the southeast corner of Furong Village. It was built in 1598, the 28th ancestor of Chen family. It is a quadrangle style bungalow building with a total floor area of 1728 square meters. The plane layout is neat and symmetrical. The front hall and the back hall are seven Bay, and the two sides are three Bay. The front and back channel is set. The beam frame structure is a mixed structure of lifting beam and crossing bucket. The roof is suspended on the top of the mountain. The building materials are strong, the structure is tight, the beam frame is easy to set up, and the shape is simple and simple.

Ruyi Street

Local villagers call it Changtang street. The east end of Ruyi Street is connected with dongximen, and the west end is straight to Furong peak, extending to the center of the village. The total length of Ruyi Street is 220 meters. The other streets in the village are paved with pebbles. Only the center of Ruyi Street is paved with green bricks, and the two sides are paved with stone strips. It was obviously rebuilt by the late Qing Dynasty, but from the worn and uneven green brick, it is likely that it was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Ruyi Street is the most prosperous place in the whole village. It is a good place for villagers to gather and hang out in their spare time. There is a local folk saying: "heaven in the sky, hibiscus on the ground, do you have food or not? Go shopping in Changtang street. "

Lotus Pavilion

The pavilion is built in the east of the pool. It is a two-story Pavilion style Square Pavilion on the top of the mountain. The pavilion has a sloping eaves and is exquisite, like a blooming hibiscus flower. There is a beautiful woman's seat in the pavilion. People enter the pavilion through two long stone bridges in the north and the south. It has become a good place for the elderly to gather and chat. Especially in summer and autumn nights, villagers come here early to have a cool, rest and chat.

Minglun Hall

Located in the center of the village, Ruyi Street in the north and Furong pool in the East, it is a closed inner courtyard style building. The whole academy has an orthodox pattern and regular shape. From east to west, there are panchi, Yimen, Xingtan, Minglun hall and lecture hall in turn. There is a pair of flagpoles in front of the gate of the instrument, and a rectangular apricot altar 3.2 meters wide and 6.4 meters long in front of the Minglun hall. Both the Minglun hall and the lecture hall are three Bay, with a depth of 9 meters. There is a shrine dedicated to Confucius in the center of the back wall of the Minglun hall. There are some quotations of Confucius on both sides. There are two windows on the back wall of the lecture hall. The light is transmitted through a narrow light patio in the back to facilitate students' study. On the south side of the Academy, there is a three Bay Shanchang residence. In front of the residence, there is a large garden about 12 meters wide and 50 meters long. In the garden, there are dense bamboo trees, rolling rockeries, winding stone paths and streams passing through. The garden has a small gate connected with the lecture hall. So it's also a good place for students to rest or play.

General house

The house was built during the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, and was named general house. Therefore, it is the former residence of Chen Yuxiu, chief of staff of the Fifth Army of the Kuomintang. The general house is surrounded by high walls and a large courtyard, all paved with pebbles. The main building is a large-scale Sanheyuan style building, with nine two horizontal pavilions, two front and back entrances, ten front horizontal pavilions and six back horizontal pavilions, a two-story attic, a double eaves overhanging Hill roof, covered with gray mandarin duck tiles. The whole building has unique ingenuity, exquisite craftsmanship, hollowed out carving, exquisite lattice window technology, and the pumpkin hanging columns on the veranda make the whole building empty and elegant, integrating artistry and practicality. The general's house is not only luxurious in architecture, but also exquisite in its doorstep. The doorstep is a ridge with double eaves and Xieshan style, decorated with kissing Phoenix. The brick carvings are delicate and exquisite. On the doorstep is a pair of couplets made of bluestone: "Li men, Yi Lu family rules; Zhi Shui Ren mountain ancient paintings. "

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