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Top Ten Ancient Villages in Guiyang

Most of the ancient villages in Guiyang follow the principle of harmony between nature and man, from site selection to village planning and layout, and are surrounded by mountains and rivers. , low in front and high in back. The village has gates, high walls with horse heads, blue bricks and green tiles, patios and courtyards, and family ancestral halls, which are very impressive.

The inheritance of history and the continuation of incense, the ancient villages still stand in the world after experiencing prosperity and loneliness.

Miaoxia Ancient Village

Historical Era: More than a thousand years ago

Location: Yangshi Town, Guiyang County

< p>Miaoxia Ancient Village is located in Yangshi Town, Guiyang County. It was built in the Xiangfu Year (1008) of the Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. There are more than 270 ancient dwellings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties that are relatively well preserved in the village.

These ancient houses with carved dragons and phoenixes are well-proportioned, and the characters, birds and animals are lifelike. The ancient wells, pavilions and ancestral halls in the village are carefully arranged and perfectly integrated with the ancient buildings. They have distinctive characteristics of southern Hunan residential buildings and high historical, cultural and scientific value. < /p>

Xili Weijia Village

Historical era: Founded in the sixth year of Jiading in Song Dynasty (1214), 798 years ago

Location: Longtan Street Office, Guiyang County

Xili Weijia Village, also known as Zhaojin Weijia, commonly known as Xili Cave, is located in the Longtan Subdistrict Office of Guiyang County. The village faces north and south. It was first built in the sixth year of Jiading in Song Dynasty (1214). 798 years ago. It covers an area of ??more than 500,000 square meters. There are more than 50 single houses in the Qing Dynasty with well-maintained architectural features and a population of more than 230.

The entire village is well laid out. The streets are paved with bluestones and the floors are covered with blue bricks. After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, it still retains its charm and maintains the Hakka folk customs, reflecting the profound and precious cultural connotation. Among them, Wei Mingxin's official hall is very large in scale and has a scientific and rigorous structure. It is unique in the whole village. It is a representative building. The architectural style of the Wei Jia Kun Opera Stage is also a sight to behold. It was built in the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1863). The public temple opens in the middle gate, with two large stone lions standing on both sides in front of the gate. It is protected by a high half-moon wall. There are houses on both sides of the entrance, a small patio in the middle, and an ancient stage behind it. The entire stage is a wooden frame. There are 10 wooden pillars under the stage to support it to the top. The edge of the stage is surrounded by wooden strips on three sides. The upper roof is divided into four sides, and the upper eaves sealing board is exquisitely carved, with flying dragons and phoenixes; on the partition wall of the backstage, there are records of 15 theater troupes including the "Wenxiu Troupe" in the fourth, sixth, and tenth years of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1854) and the Republic of China. The repertoire of Kun Opera performed here reflects the popularity of Kun Opera in Guiyang at that time. In front of the ancient stage is a large stone patio with an area of ??251 square meters. On both sides of the patio are corridors and balcony rooms. On the wall of the corridor are written " "loyalty, filial piety, honesty, and integrity" (two characters on each of the east and west walls). In short, the grand scale of the Wei Mingxin official hall of the Wei family in Xili, the architectural skills, and the complete preservation are very rare in southern Hunan. Amazing.

Zhuyuanxia Village

Historical era: Founded in the Southern Song Dynasty, it has a history of more than 760 years

Location: Ao, Guiyang County. Quan Town

The historic Xiangshan Pavilion Academy is located in Zhuyuanxia Village, Aoquan Town, Guiyang County. It was first built in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 760 years. The building is a brick and tile civil structure, occupying a total area of It covers an area of ??about 1,500 square meters and maintains the architectural style of the late Song and early Yuan Dynasties. It is the only remaining academy in Guiyang

Jinhu Village

Historical era: Song Kaiqing (1259). They moved here from Gooseneck Hill in Luling, Jiangxi Province in the 1960s, with a history of more than 700 years.

Location: Liantang Town, Guiyang County

It was the residence of the Fu family. Their ancestor, Ximeng Gong, moved here. To avoid the chaos of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the village moved here from the Gooseneck Hill in Luling, Jiangxi Province during the Song Dynasty. The village has a unique layout. There is a circular pond in the center, and the villagers live around the pond. There are several natural bluestones like lambs, lying or lying on the pond. Or kneeling, leisurely and quiet.

According to the ancestral inscription, the Jinhu Ancestral Hall was built in the 10th year of Qianlong's reign. It is the only ancestral hall in Guiyang named after a village rather than a surname.

Xiaotang Village

Historical era: Built before the Ming Dynasty, it has a history of more than 700 years

Location: Heping Town, Guiyang County

It has a long history. The whole village has the surname Li. It has a profound history and a large number of talents. Li Sicong, who was elected as a candidate and a Jinshi during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, was from Xiaotang. Li Sicong was ordered by the imperial court to go to Myanmar as an ambassador. He was loyal, honest and self-disciplined along the way. , admonished all the barbarians, calmed down the troops, and compiled all the experiences of his mission to Burma, what he saw and heard, folk customs, etiquette and banquets, mountains and terrain, inns and villages, etc. into the "Biography of the Hundred Barbarians", which was received at the court. Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order to commend him.

When you arrive at the entrance of the village, the first thing you see is a big tree, which is said to be 750 years old.

Lutangxia Village

Historical era: The ancestor moved here in 1440, about 600 years of history

Location: Zhangshi Town, Guiyang County

A forgotten historical village located in Zhangshi Town, Guiyang County, 3 kilometers north of the county. The surname of the village clan is Li, one of the birthplaces of the surname Li. The ancestor is Yuan Degong, the seventh grandson of Li Yilanggong of the Li family in Nanmen. Yuan Degong moved to Lutangxia in 1440 AD. The history before the move cannot be verified. There used to be an ancient well in the village, but it was later renovated and buried. There are stone slabs at the bottom of the ancient well that record records of help and donations from various clans 600 years ago. When the new well was built, the slabs were discarded and buried.

The village is named after it is located at the water level of Lutang. There is a large cypress tree in the village that needs several people to surround it, as well as an undeveloped cave. The cypress tree and the cave are hundreds of meters apart. It is said that the depths of the cave lead to Under the cypress tree, there is a green dragon.

The century-old houses and cultural relics in the village are not taken seriously. The villagers lack awareness of the protection of cultural relics, and no relevant units pay attention to them. The original well-proportioned village sites are now dilapidated, and the overgrown bluestone road tells the story of past history.

Dawan Ancient Village

Historical era: The village was built in the Yuan Dynasty during the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years

Location: Liantang Town, Guiyang County< /p>

Dawan Ancient Village is located in Liantang Town, Guiyang County, facing south. The village was built in the Yuan Dynasty during the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. The entire village covers an area of ??2 square kilometers, in the shape of a "1", with a main street running from west to east, covered with bluestones, and branch lanes and stone roads connecting the main street. There are more than 100 ancient buildings from the Qing Dynasty scattered on both sides, which are still well preserved. The carved beams and painted buildings, cornices, water-polished blue bricks, stone carvings and wood carvings are all exquisite and breathtaking. Among them: the building in front of the village - Bangyandi (former residence of Xia Shoutian) includes "Bangyandi, governor's residence, garden, Zhongchengdi, Hanlinfang, ancestral hall, study room, kitchen, and Tianlu Gong" successively built from Tongzhi to Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. There are 11 buildings including Meixin Gongju and Xiashi Gongju. It covers a total area of ??more than 10,000 square meters and has a building area of ??6,570 square meters. It is the most representative one and was built in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong period, the Xia family ancestral hall has stone carvings of coiled dragons on the stone pillars of the ancient stage, exquisite and vivid wood carvings on the cornices and fascias, and white plaster clay faucets on the front of the cornices and tiles. They are truly exquisite.

The entire building is basically a brick and wood structure with small green tiles on the top of the hard top. It is the most prominent single building in the traditional Xiangnan residential courtyard. It is architecturally based on the traditional Xiangnan courtyard. The unique shape combined with the palace style hides the ancient Chinese Feng Shui concepts, architectural techniques, ecological principles, etc. Its size is very rare in southern Hunan.

Shangu Village

Historical era: The village was founded in the Hongzhi period (1497), with a history of more than 520 years

Location: Zhenghe Town, Guiyang County

Yangshan Village It is located in Zhenghe Township, Guiyang County, 30 kilometers away from the city. It forms a tourist golden triangle with Wanhuayan and Yangtian Lake via high-grade highways and Chenyang Highway.

Surrounded by green hills and graceful waters, this place is quite similar to the realm described in "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring". Since the ancestors moved here in the early Ming Dynasty, their descendants have multiplied and lived together. The village was first built in the Hongzhi period (more than 600 years ago). 1497), it was established during the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong and flourished during the Daoguang period. It covers an area of ??more than 10,000 square meters and has more than 60 ancient buildings covering 5,000 square meters.

The layout of the village pays attention to the "harmony of heaven, earth and man". The structure embodies the Confucian idea of ??"neutralization" and is a perfect combination of folk culture and architecture.

Wangjia Village, Jiantang Village

Historical Era: Moved here from Linwu in 1510 AD, about 510 years of history

Location: Heye, Guiyang County Town

Wangjia Village in Jiantang Village is located in Heye Town, Guiyang County, about 1.5 kilometers away from the town. It was moved here from Linwu in 1510 AD. It currently has 180 households and 600 people. Wangjia Village faces south and faces north. The proportion of ancient buildings in the entire village is more than 80%. The ancient buildings are concentrated together, and most of the ancient houses are inhabited and managed. The village is characterized by Junzi Township, Wufeng Tower, Junzi Di, Secret Teaching Hall, Zhaojin Temple and other buildings, especially "Junzi Township". The north and south walls are 50 meters long. The south wall has a door facing south, and the north wall has no door. There are no windows, and there is only an outward-facing gate in the middle of the east-west direction. The layout in front of the village looks like a siege, majestic and majestic. The entire village has a reasonable layout, with criss-crossing streets in an orderly manner, and the ground is paved with bluestone slabs. The ancient buildings are all made of blue bricks and green tiles, with two-story courtyards, with lattice windows and exquisitely carved valves on the door foreheads; the floors of the houses are covered with green bricks, and the patios, corridors, and outdoor walkways are paved with bluestone slabs, and the patio boards have wellheads. Patio and sea ceiling, etc. The cultural connotation of the village is very rich. There are eight scenic spots in the ancient village, and there are plaques and couplets on the doorsteps.

Dijie Village

Historical era: Founded in the Jiaqing period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 300 years

Location: Taihe Town, Guiyang County

Dijie Village is located in Taihe Town, Guiyang County. The ancient residence was built during the Jiaqing period of the Ming Dynasty. It faces south and faces north. It covers an area of ??more than 20,000 square meters. There are more than 40 buildings from the Qing Dynasty. The village includes an ancient stage, the Shun Gong Ancestral Hall and the former residence of Xu Liansheng, a municipal cultural relic protection unit. The entire ancient residence has a reasonable layout and is spread across four lanes. The structure is scientific and rigorous, suitable for ventilation and lighting, and fully embodies the characteristics of ancient architecture in southern Hunan.

Dijie Village currently has 25 ancient buildings and a population of more than 100, all with the surname Xu. The building area is more than 3,000 square meters, and it is a traditional courtyard house. The patio in the main courtyard is used for lighting, ventilation and drainage functions. In the middle of the main entrance is a shrine for ancestor worship. The four corners of the walls of his ancient residence are made of whole strips of stone, carved with birds and beasts, and inlaid. The blank spaces on the roof's cornices and under the eaves are embossed with various flowers, plants, birds and animals, reflecting the harmony between man and nature. With the changes in history, the ancient stage with its large garden-style eaves has long since faded away. The appearance of the Shun Gong Ancestral Hall has gone through centuries of vicissitudes, recording different stories. The bluestone slabs connecting the ancient residences, corroded by rain all year round, record the passage of time.