The characteristics of the ancient Miao village in Shiquan

The ancient village is divided into three villages, the upper, middle and lower villages, all with the surname Shi. There are more than 70 wooden houses on the village, with 108 households and more than 500 villagers. The ancient village is covered with more than 1,000 ancient trees and more than 500 Tightly surrounded by mounds of terraced fields and mountains of green bamboo, it is larger than the Langde Miao Village in Guizhou, which was previously described in the "China Museum Chronicle" as "China's largest original ecological Miao village". Shiquan Ancient Miao Village is said to have a history of more than 500 years.

The village is built against the mountain, occupying a mountainside that looks like a peninsula, and is shaped like a chair facing north and south. There are 8 springs in the entire village. These 8 springs are not only refreshing and sweet, they never dry out all year round, and are warm in winter and cool in summer. Because the village was full of villagers named Shi, it was called Shiquan, and the "Shiquan Miao Village" got its name from this. There are also rumors that there used to be ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes here, and no one dared to live here. Later, the ancestors of the Shi family came here, set fire to the mountain, and settled down after burning away the ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes. Therefore, the name of the small place "Shiquan Miao Village" is also "Huoshao". "Xi Miao Village".