The nine most beautiful ancient villages in Tonglu, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" picture scroll looking for ancient charm in the mountains and rivers

Tonglu, Hangzhou, is known as "a land of graceful beauty and a graceful and civilized country".

Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, was impressed by the strange mountains and rivers of this land, praised it as "Xiaosa Tonglu", and wrote the famous poem "Xiaosa Tonglu County·Ten Odes".

Here, there is not only Yaolin Wonderland, nor only Yanziling Diaoyutai,

Among the beautiful mountains and rivers depicted in the Fuchun Mountain Residence picture, there are also countless beautiful ancient villages, like Hidden scenery.

Waiting for you to pursue the slow flow of time together.

Shen'ao Ancient Village is a blood village of the Shentu family. It has ancient culture, profound history and cultural accumulation. It is a famous Jiangnan ancient village in Tonglu area. "Ao" means culvert. The water in Ao is deep and cold. There was a water system first and then there were people. This is how this ancient village got its name. The water system in the village, which was formed in the Ming Dynasty, already has the prototype of planned water use in modern towns. The local people call the culvert Ao, which is hidden deep underground, and Shen'ao Village gets its name from this.

Luci Village combines canyons, flat lakes, isolated islands, cliffs, waterfalls, and rare pines. It has harmonious landscapes, simple folk customs, and a fishing village style; the territory is full of beautiful mountains and clear waters, cascading forests, and wild interest. , charming scenery and profound cultural heritage. This is the hometown of Fang Qian, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty. It is across the river from the Yanziling Diaoyutai, a historical site of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Dipu Village is the east gate of Tonglu County, and the Hangqian-Qian Expressway passes through the village. Shen'ao and Dipu were collectively known as Shenpu in history, and were developed by the ancestor of the Shentu family after the Southern Song Dynasty. The village is adjacent to the Yingjia River. In the old days, there were thick grasses along the stream, which was called "Dixi". During the Ming Dynasty, ditches were dug here to divert water to irrigate the fields, which was called "Dipu", and the village got its name from this. Xiaoyi culture, ancient opera culture, ancient papermaking culture, and ancient tree culture are the four distinctive cultures of Dipu Village. The ancient buildings in the village are still well preserved, and there are still many Huizhou buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Huanxi Village is located in the easternmost part of Jiangnan Town, Tonglu County. It is located at the foothills of the famous Tianshan Hill, the birthplace of Three Kingdoms culture. Two clear streams, Tianziyuan and Qingyuan, converge at the entrance of the village. Huanxi Village is surrounded by water on three sides and has a mountain on one side, hence the name of the village. "The door faces the Emperor and a beautiful peak, and the window contains two streams and two clear streams" is a true portrayal of the geographical features of Huanxi Village.

Shifu Village is located at the foothills of Tianzigang Mountain. It was built in the late Song Dynasty and was moved here from Pujiang River about 800 years ago. At that time, the ancestors of the village saw the good Feng Shui of Shifu Village and lived here. They built fields with stones and piled them up to form a fertile field, hence the name Shifu. The entire ancient village faces north and south, with the Menqian River running around the village, reflecting the The ancients’ site selection concept of “choosing water to live in”.

The entire village has a reasonable layout, with streets and alleys extending in all directions, pond spaces well arranged, ground and groundwater disposal well, and mountains with water, making it mild and humid.

The overall style of Shifu Ancient Village is the architectural style of the mountainous area in western Zhejiang. Although it has lasted for hundreds of years, the ancient buildings have basically remained intact. The main buildings are a collection of the essence of Hui-style dwellings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has profound cultural connotation and aesthetic value. There are still a large number of Ming and Qing ancient buildings and cultural monuments in the village, such as Liuyan Hall, Qinye Hall, Mayuan Hall Ancestral Hall, Fang's Ancestral Hall, Renyi Hall, Sanyou Hall, Jishan Hall, Fangyou's former residence, etc.

Faigang Village in Fengchuan Street is about ten kilometers away from Tonglu County. It has been a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times.

The ancient residential buildings have always been famous in Jiangnan, especially the more than 40 existing ancient buildings in Feigang Old Street, most of which were built during the Qianjia and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty. In 2003, they were designated as county historical and cultural sites by the Tonglu County People's Government street.

“There are water and mountains in the world, but Fuchun’s mountains and rivers are extraordinary.” The ancient residences here in the Ming and Qing Dynasties mostly have white walls and black tiles, and are in light and elegant colors. Whether it is the overall layout or the individual structure, they all reflect the traditional Confucian culture's ideas of yin and yang, order of superiority and inferiority. A number of ancient buildings, ancient roads and bridges in the village, including Wen'an Building, Hu's Ancestral Hall, Dongshan Academy, Wuchao Gate, Renshou Bridge, Wanfu Bridge, and Maling Post Road, still retain their antique cultural heritage after going through vicissitudes of life.

Shishe Village got its name because of its many stones and distinctive features. In the early years, villagers lived in houses made of stones close to the mountains and rivers.

The entire village is surrounded by mountains and lined with green trees. Ancient buildings are a major feature of Shishe Village. The village has more than 3,000 square meters of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, which are firmly located in the village. At the very center, although it has experienced the baptism of time, it is still relatively well protected. Over the years, it has been well integrated with the landscape and people here, and has accompanied the growth of generations of people in Shishe.

Xufan Village is located in the east of Jiangnan Town, at the junction of Tonglu and Fuyang. It is nestled among green mountains, green waters, and mountain peaks. It is a quiet and deep pure land, and it is also an inseparable part of the ancient villages in Jiangnan. One of the historical relics.

It is said that one-third of these nine ancient villages in Tonglu have been to a veteran player. How many have you visited?

Ancient Village Chronicles is independently compiled from the Internet