The composition of primary school students in Tukeng Village of Quangang is 4 words.

Seen from a distance, the red brick, white stone and dovetail ridge are in pieces, and the ancient buildings are arranged in an orderly way; Close look at the carved beams and painted buildings, and the wall carvings are rich in themes and exquisite in carving skills ... Tukeng Village, Houlong Town, Quanzhou, Fujian, which is the cultural capital of East Asia, is full of strong southern Fujian style. Being in this ancient village that has lasted for hundreds of years, you can vaguely see the prosperity and prosperity of the past, attracting tourists from home and abroad.

Tukeng Village is famous in the list of the sixth batch of historical and cultural towns (villages) in China published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China and National Cultural Heritage Administration. Recently, the author walked into this ancient village, which completely reflected the traditional features and local ethnic characteristics of the relevant historical period.

The history of Tukeng Village can be traced back to more than 6 years ago. According to reports, Liu Zongkong, an aristocrat in Putian, Fujian, settled here with his family because of avoiding the "Jing Nan Change". During Yongle in the Ming Dynasty and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Liu's descendants were built in four rows on the north and south sides, and more than 4 ancient buildings were built, forming a spectacular group of ancient buildings stretching for hundreds of meters.

after hundreds of years of development, Tukeng Village's ancient residential building community now covers an area of 26,86 square meters, and there are 27 buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, including residential houses, ancestral temples, temples and academies.

In the ancient village, four buildings are complete three-entrance and five-bay, and the rest are two-entrance and three-bay. The architectural styles are mostly bucket-type structures, hard-mountain roofs or rolled-up roofs, and the roofs of the seats are high, with a wide variety of sculptures and quaint patterns, which are dizzying.

Stone lions, large and small, squatting, standing or lying on their backs, carved with exquisite patterns, such as stone pillars, stone drums and stone flower racks, can be seen everywhere; Ancient ceramic vats, small copper casting pots and wooden cushions are placed in the ancient building, which has a unique architectural style of southern Fujian.

According to the elders in the village, during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Liu Duanhong bought 18 masts in partnership with his clan, and went to Kanto from the sea to do business. In the end, he became rich, and was called "Liu Million". Its ancient residence with triple armor is more distinctive and has high scientific research value and appreciation value, which is favored by experts and scholars of ancient architecture.

Approaching the "Liu Million" ancient building, 14 pairs of flagpole bluestones, about 1.5 meters high, stand out, symbolizing the splendid scenery of to be no.1, a ethnic group. The ancient building covers an area of 1,739 square meters, and it is said that there are 1 doors, 99 windows, 42 rooms and 11 patios, which is amazing.

In addition to the antique buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the folk customs of Tukeng Village are also fascinating, and traditional folk activities such as "Tukeng Opera", Beiguan Music, "Playing Zhenggu" and "Eating Ancestral Temple" can still be seen. Customs, living habits and Minnan culture come down in one continuous line here.

It is a pity that some of the 27 existing ancient buildings have been abandoned, and some have collapsed. Most of the people living in the ancient buildings have moved away. Only a few old people are reluctant to leave, and occasionally some villagers go back to the ancient buildings for a stroll.

"In the past, there were more than 1 families and nearly 1 people living in Dacuo, and the scene was very lively. Now there are three families and four people." Lin Apo, a 76-year-old living in the "Liu Million" ancient building, said, "All the descendants in the big building have gone out to work hard and built new buildings outside, but my wife and I like living here."

Chen Apo, an 83-year-old who once lived in another ancient building, often visits the ancient building, although she has moved to a new house. "In order to let the people have a place to reunite, this ancient building is now spontaneously restored by future generations, as if it had returned to the prosperous times of the past." Chen Apo said.

In this regard, Liu Zongqiang, deputy mayor of Houlong Town, said that after being awarded the title of "Famous Chinese Historical and Cultural Village", Tukeng Village began to protect the historical humanities and natural landscape of the ancient village on the principle of "rescue first, key protection", and entrusted Fujian-Taiwan Institute of Architecture of Xiamen University to prepare the Protection and Development Plan of Tukeng Ancient Village, which listed 18 ancient buildings with the most distinctive value as key protection.

In addition, Tukeng Village has been included in the first batch of "2 Minnan Cultural and Ecological Protection Zones" in Quanzhou as a whole protection key area. A historical and cultural village is recasting the ancient southern Fujian customs.