Utopia Village people
- Wannan visit in two in the Yixian County, there's Taoyuan holes in history the only access into the Yixian County. Old Yixian County to enter shall be boat upstream, in the Taoyuan-hole before the round boat landing, Yanxi and on the number of rows, the suddenly see the light has quite as described by Tao Yuan-ming's "Land of Peach Blossoms," as described in the realm, so , Yixian County since ancient times as "Peach Blossom Spring Lane others" in the world. Today, we will in Xidi, the "Peach Blossom Spring Lane people," an outstanding representative of the village, some good places to visit.
At 5, I climbed up the top floor hotel balcony, Xidi still sleep, row upon row of residential buildings of the ancient groups, like a ship, moored on the green wilderness. Like the morning mist like a thin veil, Phi gray tiles in the powder wall of the ancient architecture, ancient and quiet Xidi village, filled with soft hazy beauty. The sun has not risen, but the eastern sky had been filled with layers of red, pink, purple Xiaguang. In the glow of the shine, the fields outside the village has been revived, in the slowly Shenzhelanyao. At this time, distance a high crowing voice heard.
"Land Ping Kuang, houses just like, there is fertile Mei-chih, bamboo and mulberry. Terraced rice paddies transport, Along the smell." This Is not a retreat from the world described by Tao Yuan-ming do? I think.
Spoke at a disadvantage of living in Xidi, but living in Xidi also benefit: You can use our time - shopping. 6:30 or so, we left the street in the alley on the Xidi. The best time to visit ancient houses, the village is very quiet, except for a few diligent students in painting, is an almost can not see any people, the streets are narrow, those Huizhou merchants built houses, stood respectfully on both sides, welcome to our come.
Gradually, a number of shops open, and not a roll gate, but row doors, one door unloaded, stacked at the edge. This is of course no easy roll gate, but reminiscent of Hangzhou, 70 - 80 years of the scenario, when the store doors are like that.
There is a villager in the street butcher is to kill and sell, 4.5 per pound. Penn-Shen said: "This delicious meat, and their feed is natural, no pollution."
Xidi, located in Yixian County, east 8 km, is a typical, in order to clan kinship as a link, made by the dozens on behalf of the proliferation of villages inhabited by the same family. From east to west 700 meters, 300 meters from north to south.
Xidi originally Nishikawa, "Q-jun to have how many unhappy, just as a Spring River Flows East." Rivers are generally from the west to the eastward, while the two streams flowing through Nishikawa, it flows from east to west, the East West flow of water, therefore called "Xidi."
According to "Hu genealogy" records, and now live in Xidi of the Hu clan, ancestor of the non-Xing Hu, surnamed Li, is the youngest son of Emperor Tang Zhaozong Li Ye, the latter due to liangwang Taizu of Later Liang usurped the throne, fled to Jiangxi Wuyuan surname Hu, named Chang-wing. Later, the family's fifth generation ancestor of HU Shi-liang via Xidi, Yamagata water potential here, attracted by the idea of giving the whole family moved from the Wuyuan Xidi, which wrote the Hu family thrive in the land of nine hundred Xidi History . Tang Taizong Li Shimin, absolutely would not have thought that his descendants living on the South Anhui mountainous areas be ruined, and the surname Hu.
Ming and Qing Dynasties, AD 1662 - 1850, is Xidi Hu clan heyday, this period, Hu ancestors in business, the career at all plain sailing.
Xidi businessmen, more to operate a banking house, pawn-based. Only 24 generation ancestor Hu Guan 31 people, there are more than 36 pawn and 20 banking house, in major cities across the Yangtze River, assets of more than 500 million taels of silver folding is one of the richest six south. Hu Guan-3 is not only strong economic strength, but also with the then prime minister Cao Yong-formed child married. Property, nepotism, and most of them are scholars, familiar with the classics, erudite and, in the business activities, can be thoughtful consideration, therefore, can often "to a received 10" profiteering, a success.
Xidi who made their fortunes, how should I do? Investment in home building fine luxury homes, is a sign of family line, but also business people to go out as a spiritual sustenance. Xidi merchants Zouchudashan, after the completion of capital accumulation, with a significant amount of wealth, but also come back to the mountains.
As a result, made a fortune in Xidi people, homecoming, mutual competition, compete with each other, while, the Quartet craftsmen gathered Xidi, year after year, hundreds of buildings erected buildings.
Xidi to respect and love together, chasing Mu Tang as the center, along the river front, behind the river, showing the layout ribbon. The streets are with "Yi Xian-qing," the stone-paved road with drainage ditches on both sides assemble. Most homes built near the water, with a strong hydrophilic properties.
Carved entrance gate, carved with many "mascot", a symbol of the owner's expectations, aspirations and ideals. Such as: more than auspicious symbol of the fish, bats, a symbol of happy, fan symbol Jide charity, deer, a symbol of affluence, bamboo symbol of a gentleman, a symbol of god Narcissus, turtle crane symbolizes longevity, a symbol of auspicious clouds, the lion a symbol of powerful and so on.
There is the history of popular fairy tales and folk stories. 1 a carved figure, lifelike appearance in the gate, so that passers-by stopped to watch, much appreciated. House owners are thus pride and glory.
Unfortunately, the Cultural Revolution, which appeared on the land of China unprecedented catastrophe, the door upstairs figures were all owned by them as emperors, monsters and freaks, were all of the dog's head was smashed. So now all the characters at the entrance gate, are not the first. Dao Shi those "mascot" Flower, Bird, Insect and Fish was able to survive so far, but also with exquisite patterns, smooth lines, attracting large numbers of people, especially those interested in the art Academy of Fine Arts students are.
At this point, I walk in the "Yi Xian-qing," stone-paved streets, seemed to have heard not far from the "right to rebel" slogan sounds as if saw a group of rebels wearing red armbands, holding a hoe, iron harrow Showing no mercy to the "monster" hit go. Their look is so passionate, and their attitude is so strong, their hearts seem to be "noble and holy": the use of blood and life to defend our civilization and being trampled on ... ... when civilization was torn civilization is destroyed, when they be fooled, they were deceived when they were fooled, but also believe they are fighting for truth, for dedication to ideals. Our country, our nation, this piece of history is sad, yes sad that people shiver.
Courtyard setting, is the layout of ancient houses in one Xidi very significant features. A complete housing, top of the air out of one, exposing the blue sky and white clouds, can be described as ingenuity.
From the architectural point of view, Huishang fortune, the fear of property exposed, they built tall walls closed in order to security, anti-theft, fire. However, these tall walls closed in the sense of security at the same time, it also brings ventilation, lighting, psychological oppression and a series of contradictions. Brilliant architects in the closed housing, it opened a "patio", this way, ventilation, lighting, psychological oppression and other problems solved, and could barely see the sky became dark.
From Feng Shui perspective, the business-oriented person in order to accumulate a total outflow of fear of financial resources, building a "patio", so that heaven and rain, finance gas fell after the roof, and will not flow to another's home, but, in all directions, bringing together in the courtyard, however, the water along the edge of soap into the interior drainage. This is called "fertile water must not drain," Xidi people to it took the elegant sounds of the name, cried out: "Four Rivers Church go."
Hangzhou wall gate house, generally with an open courtyard, and its role is no more than ventilation, lighting, and, rainy days, the plot points with the tank of water, usually can be used. Not as Xidi, there are so many claims.
Horse wall is Xidi another residential building on the feature wall, also known as Ma Tau firewall seal. Tall letters firewall fire in the neighborhood when the fire cut off from the source to prevent the fire from spreading role. Ancient architects to seal a firewall designed to head held high, Chang Si's horse, the horse mighty tall and straight wall shows our superb skills of ancient craftsmen.
Xidi residence hall furnishings are also very unique. Long narrow table, the median is usually arrayed chime clock, bell to the left of them the ancient vases, exquisite wood carving them the base of the right mirror, called the left for the East in ancient times, right for the West, it is also known as the East West mirror bottles. East West bottles of furnishings mirror has deep meaning, taking "Bottle mirror" of the homophonic "calm." When the clock struck, this bell and the "bottles of Mirrors" is homophonic together is the "quiet life." This is the performance of the host environment, a hope for survival. For the Xidi women - whose husbands or sons out business woman, this "quiet life" more has a crucial significance: their loved ones a peaceful, healthy smooth, determines their fate. "Quiet life" of the bell, leisurely manner Niaorao in the open living room, there are many worrying about the thoughts, how many earnest of sentimentally attached to ah.
"Lu Fu-tang," Jian Yuqing Kangxi reign, is a 300-year-old three-story with brick-wood structure buildings. "Lu Fu-tang," the old master Wu Ji Qing Tong is a famous collector, he loved reading, poetry, painting, but do not want to participate in lifelong examinations to get into the officialdom.
Lu Fu-tang hung a pair of "several hundred people simply be charitable, the first such study is a good thing," the couplet, showing the feudal society, the literati, "of talking only of high school," the complex. I Nanxun Zhang Jingjiang House in Zhejiang have also seen this couplet, it is the Emperor Kuang Hsu's teacher Weng Tong written Lu Futang of this couplet whose handwriting, it is not clear.
Xidi businessman, first reading, after the business, or a side business, while reading, which those who do not read on the business of the people, the effectiveness of a big difference. This may be compared with other parts of the history of Huizhou merchants to raise one of the reasons above a bar.
"Dear Church" is the Xidi Hu Ancestral Hall, is a ritual Hu ancestors, family discussions, the tribe wedding celebrations, reprimand unworthy descendants of the place. Rough structure of ancient, magnificent.
"Dear Church" door at the top of the wall, there is a one-meter square of "filial piety" is used. "Filial Piety" the upper part of the word, very like a filial respect for the old Yangshouzuoyi young people, and that person's head are like a beak Hericium. The implication is clear: Respect filial person for others, rebelling against filial person to animal. It is said that this word is a great philosopher Zhu Xi's visit to the Southern Song Dynasty when the book Xidi.
Dear Miss Hu Xiaowen church administrator received us. Her father, Mr. Hu Xingming is the Whampoa Military Academy students, the KMT colonel, after liberation, the previous exercise, especially during the Cultural Revolution, naturally eat a lot of bitterness. After the reforms, Hu and old sharp feel Xidi, this ancient land will be reborn. Thus, regardless of age, painstaking work, running around, visiting, writing letters, publicity Xidi ancient residential buildings.
Work pays off, covered in black gauze head Xidi finally been lifted, and people finally see its brilliance, its value. Xidi become a national key cultural relics protection units, world cultural heritage.
Mr. Hu Lao contributed a pity that he had died last year, Mr. Hu Lao underground if there are spirits will definitely Xidi today, was pleased.
Last year, May 20, President Jiang Zemin from the Huangshan down, they come here to visit, and an inscription.
In Xidi, we visited the three-hour, 9:30, we drove to Hongcun, about half an hour or so, then to the hongcun.
Author: huankeyi2001
