Lingshui Village

Lingshui village is now under the jurisdiction of Zhaitang town, Mentougou District, western Beijing. It is located in the northwest of the town, 12 km away from the town government, and 32.5 km away from the government in the southeast. Since the imperial examination system prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been an endless stream of people in the village who have obtained official titles, such as Liu maoheng and Liu Zengguang. Therefore, Lingshui has been called "Juren village" by the local people.

Lingshui village has beautiful natural scenery and numerous cultural relics. Among them, Dongling stone man, Xishan lotus, Nantang North view, Beishan green cypress, Lingquan gingko, Juren house and temple sites have been known as "eight scenes of Lingshui" since ancient times. Lingshui village is a model of rural residential buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in northern China, and its original appearance is well preserved. There are more than 20 houses in Ming Dynasty and more than 100 houses in Qing Dynasty. There are three stone streets in front of and behind Lingshui village. The houses are stacked in layers, and the ancient dwellings are scattered orderly. At present, the complete preserved "Juren's house" is the most elegant and exquisite of which are Liu maohuan, Liu Zengguang, Tan Ruilong and Liu Mingfei. The building is of brick and tile structure, with green bricks and gray tiles. The layout is reasonable, and the gatehouse, screen wall and stone steps are all available. The stone carvings, carvings, house doors and couplets reflect the profound cultural connotation.

On October 11, 2013, Hunan Satellite TV, together with Lin Zhiying, Guo Tao, Wang yuelun, Tian Liang and Zhang Liang, launched a large-scale parent-child program "where are you going, dad?" the first stop was shot in Lingshui village.

Lingshui Village

Lingshui village, now under the jurisdiction of Zhaitang town, Mentougou District, western Beijing, is located in the northwest of the town, 12 km away from the town government, and 32.5 km away from the government in the southeast. The village is 4km away from 109 National Highway. Since the imperial examination system prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been an endless stream of people in the village who have obtained official titles, such as Liu maoheng and Liu Zengguang. Therefore, Lingshui has been called "Juren village" by the local people. Lingshui village was formed in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It is not only an ancient and huge village, but also has many ancient people in the Liao, Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the past, people believed in all kinds of gods. Lingshui village has beautiful natural scenery and numerous cultural relics. Among them, Dongling stone man, Xishan lotus, Nantang North view, Beishan green cypress, Lingquan gingko, Juren house and temple sites have been known as "eight scenes of Lingshui" since ancient times. In November 2005, Lingshui village was listed as the second batch of "famous historical and cultural villages in China" by the Ministry of construction and the State Administration of cultural relics.

On October 11, 2013, Hunan Satellite TV, together with Lin Zhiying, Guo Tao, Wang yuelun, Tian Liang and Zhang Liang, launched a large-scale parent-child program "where are you going, dad?" the first stop was shot in Lingshui village.

In March 2018, Lingshui village was selected into the list of the first batch of municipal traditional villages in Beijing.

On July 28, 2019, it will be included in the list of the first batch of key Rural Tourism Villages in China.

History and culture

There are only over 200 families in Lingshui, but there has been a tradition of advocating culture since ancient times. Under the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 22 Juren and 2 Jinshi; in the early years of the Republic of China, 6 graduated from Beijing Yanjing University. Although it is a relatively closed mountain village, it is really commendable that its cultural heritage is so profound.

It is this cultural identity that makes Lingshui village elegant. Since the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1375), there have been many social schools and private schools in the village.

In 1906, Liu Zengguang, the magistrate of Zuoyun County and jingle County in Shanxi Province, and the alternate magistrate of Jizhou County, advocated the establishment of a new school at Yuhuang temple in Muchengjian, which was the earliest new school in Beijing. The new school in Lingshui village was also built eight years later.

Lingshui was the most prosperous in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which formed a unique cultural phenomenon. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a social school, which respected teachers and education. It became a common practice to study hard. There were 22 Juren, two Jinshi and more than 10 supervisors of Guozijian, the highest institution of learning in China. It was named "Lingshui Juren village". The shadow wall "Lingshui Juren village" in front of the village is written by the famous calligrapher Yang Zaichun.

natural environment

Based on the theory of geomantic omen, the ancestors of Lingshui chose the place to build the village and established the "four God sand"

Wu (tortoise shaped) is village shaped. The villages surrounded by mountains are surrounded by Zhuoshan in the front, Lianhua Mountain in the back, mountain springs and water flowing around the villages, forming a natural pattern of "harmony between man and nature". Lingshui village is a model of rural residential buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in northern China, and its original appearance is well preserved. There are more than 20 houses in Ming Dynasty and more than 100 houses in Qing Dynasty.

There are three stone streets in front of and behind Lingshui village. The houses are stacked in layers, and the ancient dwellings are scattered orderly. At present, the complete preserved "Juren's house" is the most elegant and exquisite of which are Liu maohuan, Liu Zengguang, Tan Ruilong and Liu Mingfei. The building is of brick and tile structure, with green bricks and gray tiles. The layout is reasonable, and the gatehouse, screen wall and stone steps are all available. The stone carvings, carvings, house doors and couplets reflect the profound cultural connotation.

Lingshui village, backed by Dushan Lianhua peak, in front of Qingshui River. There are Gujing, gunian, guzhaiyuan, temples, trade names, parasitic trees. The world is rich in things and outstanding in people. In particular, the magistrate Liu maoheng and Juren Liu Zengguang advocated humility and charity, so they were named Juren village in West Beijing. There are no two thousand year old trees in the village, namely "Bai Baoyu" and "Bai baosang"; there are only "monoecious ginkgo" here.

Five into the "courtyard" mountain rare; Lingquan temple built in the Han Dynasty, has a long history. Thirty six plate mill, gentleman does not fight, 72 wells, drinking water to think of the source. Kuixing tower, Wenchang Pavilion, wenxinggaozhao; a singer, a famous doctor, a flow of teachers. There are many Confucian merchants, all over Beijing and Tianjin, eight big business names; respect teachers, pay attention to education, pass on from generation to generation.

Not far from the northeast of Zhaitang, Lingshui village is a famous ancient village. Originally known as "Lengshui" and "Lingshui", there is a village in the valley with abundant water resources. It is said that there were 72 wells in the village.

Main attractions

To say the most famous Lingshui village, in addition to the name of "Juren village" handed down in the Ming Dynasty, it belongs to the unique "eight scenes of Lingshui".

One of the Eight Sights of Lingshui

Standing in the village and looking east, there is a stone man standing on the top of Mount Jiji, 10 kilometers away from Lingshui, who looks out at his hometown and waves to the village to say goodbye to his hometown. One hand is raised like a teacher writing. It is said that the literati in Lingshui village are related to this geomantic omen.

The farthest mountain, from the highest peak to the left, is the second peak, and the little one below is the legendary stone man.

Lotus in Dushan

The west mountain of Lingshui village is called "Dushan", also known as "Lianhua Mountain". Outside the village, it looks like a blooming lotus with petals blooming and vivid images. The upper part of the mountain is lush and beautiful. This early spring season, it seems that the color of Dushan is still very monotonous, but the kite in the sky is like a lotus floating in the air in front of the mountain. Can it be regarded as a new "Dushan Lotus"?

The third of "eight sceneries of Lingshui"

The layout of Lingshui village is like a giant turtle. Nanling is the best place to observe the overall shape of the village. When the ancients built Lingshui village, they built houses and temples according to "Xuanwu". Xuanwu (tortoise) head south, tail north, three East-West streets and North-South Hutong constitute a clear tortoise pattern, the tortoise pattern of large and small pieces is composed of quadrangles. Some people say that the word "Ling" in the name of Lingshui village comes from the overall layout of the village.

The fourth of "eight sceneries of Lingshui" -- Beishan Cuibai

There is a small hill in the north of Lingshui village, named "Beishan". There is a millennium old cypress (Platycladus orientalis) at the pass of the hill. The crown is flat, the branches are horizontal, the leaves are luxuriant, just like a canopy. It is proud and unique. It is called "Jingxi Lingzhi" by the local people, and it is a national first-class ancient tree. When you look up at the crown like a canopy under the ancient cypress tree, the branches of the tree are beautiful.

The fifth of "eight scenes of Lingshui"

Two thousand year old ancient cypresses (Platycladus orientalis) grow in the huolongwang temple in the South China Sea. An elm grows on one branch inside and a mulberry grows at the fork. They are one of the Eight Sights of Lingshui and two of the "wonders of ancient cypresses" in Lingshui village, Beijing.

These two trees are more than 1000 years old and grow in the fire dragon king temple. Are they planted by monks? Is mulberry and elm artificially grafted? Is it possible to graft different species of trees? If it is artificial grafting or someone intends to cultivate "Bo Bao Yu sang", what does it mean for this cultural village? These are mysteries that will be difficult for later generations to understand.

Lingquan Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba is known as "living fossil". In the Lingquan Temple site, there are two tall ginkgo trees with several hundred years of age, which are national second-class ancient trees. The two trees were originally male and could not bear fruit, but the strange thing is that a female "tree vertebra" grows on a ginkgo tree on the west side, 120 cm long and more than 20 cm in diameter. The upward branch of the tree vertebra bears fruit every year.

It is said that this tree vertebra was formed by grafting female branches onto male trees. It seems that monks or villagers living here have mastered the excellent grafting technology of ginkgo trees hundreds of years ago, which is not easy today. This ancient and mysterious "androgynous" ginkgo tree in Lingshui village always makes people who come here to admire it.

Seven of "eight sceneries of Lingquan" -- Juren house

Lingshui village has a number of former residence sites, such as Liu maoheng, Liu Zengguang and so on. Most of these houses are three - and five - entry ones, and they are built with buildings

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