Experience of donkey friends in Hougou ancient village

After passing the ticket gate, you first arrive at the Guandi Temple at the entrance of the village, where there is a statue of Guan Gong who reads the Spring and Autumn Annals at night. There is a lilac tree in the small and exquisite temple for more than 300 years. On the south highland is Kannonji, sitting south to north. The eaves on the second floor of the exquisite bell and drum are high, and the things are opposite, which is very imposing; Although the painting on the beam of the main hall has gone through hundreds of years of vicissitudes, its glory in that year can be seen vaguely through the dust and floating soil. An 800-year-old Cooper in the hospital, with lush foliage. Farewell to Kannonji, eastbound is Longmen Shiqiao into the ancient village, and below is Longmen Hehuan Village. After crossing the bridge, the uphill is a relatively flat site. There is an ancient pavilion nearby, and several old trees stand upright nearby. Under the big tree, some villagers are selling fruits and fresh dates. Let's say it's more appropriate for everyone to get together. Some of them take shoes while chatting, while others greet guests while playing poker. The price of what they sell is also negotiable. We actually wrapped all the dates brought by a fellow villager at an unexpectedly cheap price of 60 cents a catty, which was almost like giving them away for nothing. Sister-in-law said happily, even if you sell it, go home early and cook.

The guide took us to the center of the village on the left. There is an ancient stage eroded by wind and rain for more than 600 years. Red Velvet curtains stand out in the sun. It is said that the second China County (city) Folk Cultural Heritage Rescue, Protection and Development Forum was held in Hougou Village a few days ago. After the prosperity, the ancient stage in front of me is somewhat lonely. The front shed and back room of the stage, with civil structure and beautiful shape, was just renovated in the summer of 20 14. The ancient stage is the core of the spiritual life of Hougou people in the past. It has witnessed many vicissitudes, and there are still some repertoires performed by the troupe in the 1950s on the back wall. It is said that this ancient stage used to come in handy in the first month of every year, and sometimes foreigners were invited to sing several Shanxi Jin operas. Up to now, people in the village occasionally come to the ancient stage for entertainment. On the high platform on the left in front of the stage are shops, shops and backyards, which coincides with the popular concept of "commercial and residential use" in many cities' real estate industry today. Opposite the stage is the Bodhisattva Hall with carved beams and painted buildings. Turning from the left, we walked up the mountain along the winding stone road and entered an open area in the village. A Pangu stone mill grinds rice in a creaking rotation. Visitors who have never seen this primitive rice mill can't help but be curious and want to turn it around. Some old wine shops, old vinegar shops, ancient tea houses, tofu shops and cake shops here are also telling people about the days when Hougou people were once self-sufficient.

Through the tall old Toona sinensis tree, I visited the cave where Xiao An, the tour guide, lived, passed through the original corner courtyard, followed the stone road, first arrived at the mountain temple in the highland north of the village, and then at Zhenwutang, the highest place in the village. The ancient villages in the sunset have a panoramic view: unique farmhouses, quadrangles and three-step courtyards extend, and the heights are scattered, and the stage of the ancient temple is very exquisite.

Hougou ancient village condenses and preserves the traditional classics of thousands of years of farming civilization in the Loess Plateau. Ancient buildings are patchwork and self-contained, which are quite distinctive in ancient villages, such as Yimen Courtyard, General Courtyard and Suspension Bridge Courtyard. The General's Mansion was named after Zhang Xiaochi, a general in the Republic of China (then the deputy commander of the navy of the Nanjing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army). Suspension Bridge Yard is a cave dwelling on the west cliff of Hougou Village. Also called "suspension bridge yard", because there is an access suspension bridge here, you can enter when you fall off the bridge. Now most of the houses in Hougou Village are independent caves built in Shanxi during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Among them, Zhang Xianjie's home is quite strange, and the main room is a kiln structure. As soon as you enter the door, you will go down to the kiln. The space is narrow, with a stove and a water tank. , used as a kitchen; All the way in, there are several steps leading to the upper kiln, and a large skylight is opened on the front wall of the upper kiln above the top of the lower kiln to solve the lighting problem of the upper kiln. In the parallel position on the right side of the entrance of the lower kiln, another kiln is connected with the lower kiln, which really has the charm of modern "building in the building" structure!

Hougou village is about 900 meters above sea level. Although the gap 100 meters, but every household has well water erosion. The ancient village has an underground drainage system, and the river is buried deep underground. Every courtyard has a water intake, which will not collapse in case of mountain torrents and will not be muddy in case of light rain. The mystery remains a mystery. Experts say: the drainage system of the ancient village can be compared with the project designed by first-class water conservancy experts.

The ancient village has been preserved so far, which can be said to be related to its remote geographical location. More importantly, the relatively backward economy has weakened the ability of Hougou villagers to accept, imitate and absorb foreign modern civilization and lifestyle. In this way, the destructive force generated inside Hougou Village cannot form the climate, and it is impossible to have a subversive impact on the original culture of Hougou Village. Hougou was born, which was highly recommended by Geng Yanbo, former secretary of Yuci District Committee of Jinzhong City. In June 2002, Mr. Feng Jicai, Chairman of China Folk Writers Association, and many experts were invited to visit Hougou Ancient Village, and were attracted by its simple farming culture, pure natural culture, traditional belief culture and smart ecological culture. In the following six months, folk artists produced the Model Record among Villagers in Hougou by writing, photography and video. Ecological, farming, artisans, trade, transportation and clothing, diet, residence, family, birth, adulthood, marriage, birthday worship, funeral, faith, medicine, entertainment and other folk activities in Hougou Village, which is included in the rescue project of China folk cultural heritage. In 2003, Hougou Ancient Village was unanimously approved by China residents as the sampling point for the protection of ancient village farming cultural heritage in China folk cultural heritage rescue project, which caused a sensation.

Pass by the Agricultural Museum and come to Zhangjia Courtyard. Hougou is surnamed Zhang, and more than ten generations have spent it in this quadrangle built at the highest place in the village. The gate of the yard next to it is closed, and the owner has gone to work in the city. The mottled paintings of the door gods and the sparse weeds at the foot of the wall seem to tell people the long history of this ancient courtyard. The ancestral hall of the Zhang family is a few meters away from the Zhang family, which is quite rare. The ancestral hall is a cave-style building. More than ten meters to the east is Yimen Courtyard, which goes down to Wenchang Pavilion. It is a stone coupon building with a lower hole and an upper hall, facing Longwang Temple in the south across the river. A glimpse of the Hope Spring under the Longwang Temple. The gurgling spring water is constantly surging, and the spring water is extremely cool. This is the source of Longmen River. It is said that people over 70 years old in the village can walk on their shoulders in the rugged village lanes, which is related to drinking this water for many years.

Walk five miles east from the path in front of Longwang Temple to reach Shouyang County, and Wenchang Pavilion goes west to the village entrance in front of the ancient stage. Wandering in the ancient village for two hours, I experienced the simple and kind customs of the ancient village and listened to beautiful and touching stories and legends. As night falls, a crescent moon hangs on the top of the willow tree, and the archway at the entrance of the village lights up with golden lights, which complement the red lanterns in the ancient village and form a harmonious and peaceful picture of a paradise.