Brief Introduction of Ancient Villages in Upper Gan Tang

Upper Gan Tang Ancient Village is located in Xiazipu Town, 25 kilometers southwest of Jiangyong County. In front of the village is surrounded by the clear Xiemu River, and behind the village is the winding Pingfeng Mountain Range. To the southwest of the village is a large fertile field. Guishan, Angshan Yu Xiu, Ancient Cliff Ruins, Job Rain Pavilion, Shouxuan Pavilion, Maigu Bridge, Wenchang Pavilion, Ancient House and other eight unique views in Gan Tang form a beautiful picture of green hills, green waters, bridges and people. As early as the Song Dynasty, the local people described the scenery of Gan Tang in this way: "The Spring Mausoleum and the Western Hills of Zhou Dynasty won, and I can't describe how many poets carried it forward. A picture of Taiji is Gan Tang. "

There are 435 households in Shanggantang Village, population 1.865. Except for 2 households, 3 households in Gong, 1 household in He and 1 outdoor in Tian who moved in before and after liberation, the rest are Zhou people. According to the genealogy of the Zhou family, during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhou clan moved from Qingzhou, Shandong Province to Ningyuan Cave in order to quell the chaos in the ten southern States. During the Tang Xianzong period, the Zhou family moved to Jifeng Mountain in Xiemu Township, Yongming County; In the second year of Tang Taihe (827), he moved to Gan Tang Mountain. Since then, the Zhou family has settled in Gan Tang for more than 40 generations, with a history of over 1200 years. In the development process of more than 1000 years, the village name, location and village genus remain unchanged, which is rare in the whole province and even the whole country. Zhou Zushang built bridges and paved the way, built pavilions and pavilions, and promoted education, so that it was passed down from generation to generation and talented people came forth in large numbers. In the Millennium, there were 65,438+0,065,438+0 officials in the village, including ministers, our envoys, satrap, doctors who publicized politics, generals, assassins, county magistrates and county magistrates. Among them, there were 65,438+08 Beijing officials, 65,438+065,438+0 Jinshi, and the last one was Zhou, a patriotic general of Huangpu who had participated in Chongqing negotiations with Mr. Zhang Zhizhong.