Dangjia Village

Dangjia Village

Dangjia Village is located in the northeast of Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province. It is located in the Yanggao River Valley. On the bank, it looks like a "gourd" geomantic treasure land. It is nine kilometers away from the urban area of Han City, 1.5 kilometers away from national highway 108 in the West and 3.5 kilometers away from the Yellow River in the East. There are mainly two ethnic groups of Dang and Jia, 320 families and more than 1400 people. It was first built in 1331 A.D. and has a history of nearly 700 years. Dangjia Village has a long history and simple folk customs. Because there are 123 quadrangles, 11 ancestral halls, 25 watchtowers, temples, theatres, Wenxing Pavilion, watchtower, Biyang fort, Jiexiao stele and other ancient buildings in the village, it is praised by experts at home and abroad as "the living fossil of the ancient traditional civilization residential village of Oriental mankind" and "the treasure of the world's folk houses". DangJiaCun ancient building complex, as a typical outstanding representative of Shanshan ancient dwellings, was listed in the "China world cultural heritage preliminary list" by the State Administration of cultural relics on March 28, 2008. On December 9, 2016, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction. On July 28, 2019, it was selected into the list of the first batch of key Rural Tourism Villages in China.

Basic introduction

Dangjia Village

Located in the northeast of famous historical and cultural city, excellent tourist city in China and Hancheng City in Shaanxi Province, it is 9km away from Xincheng city in the southwest, 1.5km away from national highway 108 in the West and 3.5km away from the Yellow River in the East. It is located in the north side of the East-West pishui River Valley. It is in the shape of gourd, commonly known as "danggelao". With rich historical and cultural connotations, Dangjia Village has been hailed by experts at home and abroad as "the treasure of world folk houses" and "the living fossil of Oriental human civilization".

Dangjia Village is a national key cultural relic protection unit, and has been included in the world heritage list.

Dangjia Village now belongs to Xizhuang town of Hancheng City. It is mainly composed of Dang and Jia people, 320 families and more than 1400 people. It has a history of about 700 years.

Dangjia Village quadrangle is a typical representative of Hancheng. Therefore, Hancheng was once known as the "little Beijing" in Shaanxi Province during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, while Dangjia Village was also known as the "little Hancheng" because of its equal emphasis on agriculture and Commerce and its developed economy. On June 25, 2001, with the approval of the State Council, Dangjia Village ancient buildings were listed as the key cultural relics protection units of the state. In 2003, it was selected as the first batch of famous historical and cultural villages in China.

Professor Charles of the Royal Society of architecture once said, "Oriental architectural culture is in China, and Chinese residential architectural culture is in Hancheng.". Dr. Aoki Masao, chairman of the Rural Planning Committee of the Japanese Architectural Society, wrote: "I have been to more than ten countries in Europe, Asia, the United States and Africa. I have never seen a well preserved ancient traditional resident with such a compact layout, such fine workmanship, such simple and elegant style, such a strong cultural atmosphere and such a long history

village. Dangjia Village is a living fossil of the ancient traditional residential village of Oriental people. " Now Dangjia Village is designated as "historical and cultural protection village" by Shaanxi Province, and listed in "international traditional residential research project". Become an important place to visit.

When you enter Dangjia Village, the ancient stone tunnel, the high gate building with various forms, the exquisite stone of Shangma, the solemn ancestral hall, the tall and straight Wenxing Pavilion, the mysterious beads of avoiding dust, the gorgeous stele of festival and filial piety, and the reasonably arranged courtyard all tell us the prosperity and glory of Dangjia Village in the past.

Those exquisite and ingenious lintels, wood carvings, brick carvings, and wall carvings make people appreciate and admire them, and at the same time, they are also taught by the traditional Chinese Confucian humanistic thought, and truly feel the philosophy of being a man and doing things.

The ancient defense system with both attack and defense, such as the city wall, the watchtower, the Biyang fort, the sandwich wall and the sentry gate, is an important reason for the preservation of Dangjia Village. It also reflects the mentality of the rich people in Dangjia Village at that time.

Dangjia Village has a reasonable site selection and a boat like appearance. The house construction is in line with the traditional theory of Yin Yang and eight trigrams. The wood, stone and brick carvings are complete, which has a high value for research and appreciation. The existing ancient inscriptions and daily necessities show the life and cultural atmosphere of that time. Dangjia Village, a collection of ancient Chinese culture and architecture, is a precious heritage of human civilization.

It was rated as a national 4A scenic spot on December 9, 2016.

Development history

The second year of yuanzhishun

In 1331, Dang Shuxuan, the ancestor of the Dang family, fled from the wasteland and settled here. Shuxuan married a fan's daughter from a neighboring village and had four sons. Except for the fourth son, Junming, who went to Hezhou in Gansu Province to "tuntian", the eldest son, Junxian, was the eldest, the second son, Junren, and the third son, Junyi, was the third. They are all thriving and have been handed down for 25 generations. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Jia Botong, the ancestor of Jia nationality, moved to Hancheng from Hongtong, Shanxi Province, and first lived in the county and Jia village. In the fifth generation, Jia Lian married a girl with the surname of Dang and gave birth to a son, Jia Zhang. In the fourth year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1525 AD), Jia Zhang settled down in Dangjia Village with his nephew and uncle's relatives, and established his family and business. They still regard Botong as their ancestor, and their descendants have multiplied up to now, which has been handed down to 24 generations. From the perspective of "generation", the sixth generation of Jia's surname is equivalent to the seventh generation of the party's surname, and they are brothers to each other, and they have not been disordered until now.

Early Qing Dynasty

The two surnames of Dangjia and Dangjia in Dangjia Village are located in the Tang and Baihe River basins at the junction of Henan and Hubei. Because we can seize the opportunity and operate well, we have achieved great success. The three dynasties of Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng are the golden age in the economic history of Dangjia Village. It is said that the escort carrying silver to his hometown came to Dao in an endless stream, which is known as "entering silver thousand Liang every day". At the same time, Dangjia Village turned over the old and built the new, and entered a climax period of building quadrangles that lasted for a hundred years, with ancestral halls, temples, Wenxing Pavilion and other supporting buildings built together. In the first year of Xianfeng, the village raised funds to build Biyang fort and built 26 quadrangles in the fort. So far, Dangjia Village is famous for its wealth and nice houses.

Dangjia Village comes out

However, it is the joint efforts of Xi'an Institute of metallurgy and architecture and Kyushu University that make DangJiaCun famous both at home and abroad. In 1986, they jointly organized a group here to conduct two in-depth and detailed investigations. In 1991, Professor Masao Aoki, head of the Japanese side of the regiment, wrote the book "Dangjia Village" in Japanese. It marks the rediscovery of Dangjia Village. After that, special reports were made one after another by the written language, film and television media at all levels in China, which made Dangjia Village as famous as it is today.

"The party's courtyard" published

After the publication of one of the trilogy of Shaanxi merchants, the party's courtyard, has aroused strong repercussions in the society. It is another masterpiece to carry forward the positive energy.

Period of Cultural Revolution

During the three years of natural disasters and the "Cultural Revolution", quite a number of halls, sentry gates and theatres in the village were demolished and sold, resulting in irreparable losses. Fortunately, in the upsurge of rural housing construction brought about by the reform and opening up, Dangjia Village has adopted the practice of preserving the ancient appearance of the ancient village and creating a new village. The existing more than 100 quadrangles and ancestral halls, Wenxing Pavilion, Jiexiao stele, watchhouse building and Biyang Fort have been protected by the state as rare cultural relics and opened to China and foreign countries.

Today, the people of Dangjia Village still live and work in this ancient courtyard, and they are warmly welcoming tourists from home and abroad every day.

characteristic

overview

The courtyard houses in Hancheng are all over the urban and rural areas. Dangjia Village is a typical traditional residential village in northern China. Experts at home and abroad praised it as "the treasure of folk houses" and "the living fossil of ancient villages inhabited by Oriental people", and now it is a national protection unit.

Most of Dangjia villages are surnamed Dang and Jia. Because Dangjia lived in Zao, it is called Dangjia (JIA) village. Dangjia Village is located in Xizhuang Town, 9 kilometers northeast of the city, covering an area of 16.5 hectares. Founded in 1331, it is located in the East-West gourd shaped Valley, with 320 households and more than 1400 people. During the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty, the two surnames of Dang and Jia got married and went into business in partnership, which made them prosperous and became local tycoons and rich families. In the first year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1851), the fort was built in the Northeast highland of the village, making the village connected and connected. There are 123 quadrangles.

Dangjia Village has a long history of dwellings, with proper site selection, excellent buildings, rich connotation, villages and villages, complete group protection, complete public facilities and safe refuge and defense. In the village, there are Wenxing Pavilion, ancestral hall, private school, Jiexiao tablet, watchhouse building, secret passage, sentry gate tower, temple, Waterloo pool, ancient well, powder magazine and other public buildings and unique buildings. In the village, more than 20 roadways run through vertically and horizontally, with clear primary and secondary. All the roads are paved with stones or pebbles, which is antique and unique.

Each hospital generally covers an area of about 260 square meters, rectangular, individual is square, commonly known as "a seal.". The courtyard is surrounded by hall, left and right wing rooms and gatehouse. The hall is the head, the wing is the arms, and the porter is the foot. The hall is large and spacious. The front eaves are mostly resting eaves, which are used as a place for ancestor worship and banquet. When weddings and funerals occur, the movable screen doors are removed, and the banquet is set up. Obviously, the function of the hall facilities is brought into play. The porter and the wing room are the living rooms, and the elder brothers live in order.

Walking into Dangjia Village, the tall and imposing "zouma gatehouse" is listed on both sides of the roadway. The architectural decoration is very exquisite, simple and exquisite, and the three sculptures are complete. It is a collection of sculpture art. Outside the house there are horse stones, horse posts and horse rings. The door pillow is square or drum type, both of which are stone carvings. There are Shizi gate pier, Guer gate pier, Shizi and Guer gate pier, as well as simple upright double body line carving gate pier. In particular, the lion gate pier, whether rough, simple or carved, can transform the shape of this beast

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