Shidetang Shidetang Meizhou Guangdong

Shidetang, with a history of nearly 4 years, is located in Xiadian, Tongpa Village, Songkou Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is a Hakka dragon enclosure building with three halls, two horizontal walls and three surrounding dragons, covering an area of nearly 7, square meters. Being in an ancient house is like walking in a huge "palace", with doors outside and houses inside, which makes people feel the grandeur of this dragon enclosure. According to Li Hanqian, the 23rd descendant of Shidetang, Shidetang was built in 1645. When it was first built, it had 72 patios, 36 halls, 12 gatehouses and 299 rooms, which was the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of its ancestors.

It is understood that Yu Shide Hall has a long history. It is said that Li Er He (Li Shichun), an academician of the Ming Dynasty, served as a bachelor's student in the palace and taught Zhu Cilang, the son of the last emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. When the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Li Er saw that the trend was not good. The portable Crown Prince Zhu Cilang fled to Fujian. After hearing that his nephew Li Zhijian built Shidetang in his hometown of Songkou, Li Er returned to Songkou to build most of the buildings in Shidetang according to the palace model, and there was a palace when Zhu Cilang proclaimed himself the emperor.

ming prince Zhu Cilang left other "traces" in Songkou. March 19th of the lunar calendar is the day when Emperor Zhu Youjian of Chongzhen hanged himself. Therefore, on March 19th every year, Li Er Hehe and Zhu Cilang will pay homage to the first emperor, calling this day "Sun Birthday", which is still regarded as a folk festival by local Hakkas. Li Hanqian told reporters that every year on March 19, their whole family would get together to worship their ancestors and fry noodles. This custom has existed since he was sensible and has been passed down for many years.

Up to now, there are still three litchi trees with tall trunk and flourishing leaves on the tire of Shidetang. With the naked eye, the tree is nearly 2 meters high, and at least four or five people can hold it together. Li Hanqian said that because Shidetang is located in a high terrain, there is plenty of sunshine all year round, especially in summer, so the ancestors planted litchi trees for the purpose of regulating the yin and yang of the house. Li Hanqian also revealed to reporters that litchi trees were planted when the house was first built. They are the same age as Shidetang and have a history of nearly 4 years. Originally, there were seven trees, and four of them died because of long time.

The reporters have seen and heard about ancient houses, ancient people, ancient customs and ancient trees. Of course, the Hakka Dragon Enclosure House still needs ancient wells. Come out from the gate, turn right, pass two small doors, and the vicissitudes of the ancient well are in front of you. Li Hanqian told reporters that the well has never been destroyed since it was first built. The well water is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the water is clear and sweet. Their family has been drinking the water from the well for generations, and now they have drunk the well water and walked out of the dragon from generation to generation. The reporter saw that the wells that have been used for nearly 4 years are as good as ever except for deep rope marks along the well edge.

Finally, Li Hanqian told the reporter worriedly that although the descendants of Li who lived in Shidetang would renovate the tile beams and walls of the house from time to time, they were only minor repairs. After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, Shidetang has been dilapidated in many places, and now it is in urgent need of repair and protection.

It is reported that in order to create a cultural tourism characteristic area in Meizhou, Guangdong Province, the Meizhou Municipal Government has been committed to the protection of ancient villages and ancient dwellings in recent years, especially the second seminar on the protection and development of ancient Chinese villages recently held in Meizhou, which provided a strong impetus for the protection and development of ancient village resources in Meizhou. Local people expressed their belief that with the attention and participation of local government departments, the complete historical features of ancient villages will surely give a strong cultural atmosphere to Meizhou, the hometown of overseas Chinese.