The back garden of Fuzhou - Yongtai Yuezhou Village, a poetic village name, is named after the peach blossom stream flowing through the village and making a big bend, forming a shell with the character "Yue" in seal script, and separating a sandbar. "A stream of peach blossoms accompanied by hibiscus, ten miles of bamboo forest around Yuezhou", this "top ten drunken villages" in Fujian, is now exuding the unique charm of "peach blossom source".
Yuezhou Village is located in the southwest of Yongtai County, on the bank of Dazhang River, 56 away from the county seat3 km. Yuezhou Village has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. It has a history of thousands of years since it was named at the end of the Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the second son of Liang Guogong Zhang Mu, the third son Zhang Ying, and Zhang Geng abandoned their officials to find a residence, and came to Yuezhou to multiply, making Yuezhou one of the birthplaces of Zhang's Chinese in the southeast coast, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Here out of Yongtai County the first Jinshi Zhang Wo, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties produced a champion two Shangshu 48 Jinshi, deduced Zhang Beimeng father and son six people six Jinshi six in the same dynasty, ancestors and grandchildren three generations of eighteen official belt of the unique imperial examination brilliance.
Yuezhou Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the mountain is mainly planted with plum fruits, and there are bamboo, peach, green plum, persimmon and other plants. The old houses with white walls and black tiles in the village are hidden in it, and melons and fruits are planted all over the front and back of the houses, and chickens and dogs smell each other; The villagers are simple and honest, warm and hospitable; Idyllic, fresh and pleasant. Of course, the most beautiful scenery is still in spring, when plum blossoms are like snow, all over the mountains; The peach blossoms on the bank are scattered in the stream; Beautiful, like a dream, like Tao Yuanming's paradise reappearing in the world.
The whole village of Yuezhou Village is not big, it is a circular village, surrounded by mountains and rivers, quiet and beautiful, and there is a sense of "paradise".
Yuezhou Village has left many amazing treasures for the world, such as the former residence of Zhang Yuangan and the birthplace of Zhang Shengjun restored in the Qing Dynasty, as well as the "Ningyuan Village" approved by Emperor Qianlong and the former residence of Lin Zibo. Next to the ancestral hall of the Zhang family is the former residence of Zhang Yuangan, Zhang Yuangan, a famous patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Yuangan's words inherit Su Shi's bold style of words, and open the patriotic style of Xin and others, which is a milestone in the history of Song poetry.
About Zhang Yuangan, there is a legend of the imperial examination in the history of Yuezhou Village. After 6 generations of Zhang's family lived in Yuezhou, in the second year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1024 AD), the village produced Zhang Wo, the first Jinshi in Yongtai County. After Zhang Wo, in the fifth year of Huangyou of the Northern Song Dynasty (1053 AD), Yuezhou Zhang Shouldermeng High School Jinshi, after which his five sons were also Jinshi, father and son six people in the same dynasty, a total of 18 people in the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren, leaving a legend of the imperial examination that is almost mythical. Among them, Zhang Yuangan was born to Zhang Dong, the fifth son of Zhang Beimeng. According to statistics, the Zhang clan in Yuezhou has produced a total of 48 Jinshi.
Ancestral halls are "plants" that grow on the earth, recording the bloodline, migration and development of a family. It is not only a building, but also a unique culture, and a piece of history in the form of architecture. Yuezhou Village Zhang's ancestral hall, on both sides of the patio stands the monument and the statue of Zhang Yuangan. It is said that in 2002, Taiwan's Zhang Guiyuan (the 34th grandson of Fengchi) recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and he returned to his hometown with a piece of "Zhang's Family Temple" inscribed by Lien Chan, the honorary chairman of the Taiwan Kuomintang.
Yuezhou Village is the hometown of Zhang Yuangan, a famous patriotic poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. Many of Zhang Yuangan's poems have been selected in 300 poems of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, including one of the poems sent to Xinzhou by He Bridegroom, which was highly praised by the bridegroom and the emperor.
Zhang Yuangan (1091-1170) word Zhongzong, called Luchuan Jushi, Zhenyin Mountain people, in his later years, also known as Luchuan Laoyin, Luchuan old man, Yongtai Songkou Yuezhou people, Xuanhe seven years (1125), Ren Chenliu County, Song Jingkang first year (1126) for Li Gang's subordinates, when the Jin soldiers invaded the south, he was a firm main battle faction, Li Gang, Hu Quan's anti-Jin proposition to express support, Li Gang was dismissed, Zhang Yuangan was also demoted.
After five steps to climb the main hall of the ancestral hall, it is found that this main hall is very distinctive: the opening, depth and height are very considerable, the pillars are thick and straight, all the pillars are hung with black lacquer and gold characters of the couplet overlay, narrating the glorious history of the Zhang family in couplet, and expressing the expectation of loyalty and filial piety to the descendants of the family, benevolence and righteousness; Lift the tower high, carry the well for the four beams on the top of the mountain; There are more than ten plaques hanging on the wall and the beam frame of the Taishi, which are brilliant, and the main text of the plaque is: "Tang Taishi Liang Guogong", "Commander in front of the palace", "Yushi Zhongcheng", "Although there is no Luan, driving like I am walking in person", "Ten generations in the same hall", "Champion", "Jinshi", "Doctor", etc.; The walls of the corridor on both sides are also inlaid with large porcelain plates "List of Fifty Jinshi of Yuezhou Zhang", which fully shows the historical glory of Yuezhou Zhang's family and the prosperity of the family.
Yuezhou is a small mountain village with many talents, in the society of the feudal imperial examination system, less than 100 households of the village has 34 high school jinshi, including only 30 high school in the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Yuangan's grandfather and father also created many fathers and sons six people six jinshi and Zhang Beimeng five sons of the same dynasty "Dangui Wuzhilao" humanistic achievements, become Yongtai's premier "Jinshi Village", there is no shortage of people, Yuezhou has created an eternal glory for the humanistic history of Yongtai.
The Zhang family of Yuezhou Village has developed into modern times, with nearly 2 million people, and many outstanding talents have emerged from all over the world and all walks of life. This ancestral hall has also played a role in communicating the national feelings on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and uniting the Chinese people in the world for many times.
There are also the royal approval proclamation of the emperor of the capital and the younger brother of the emperor and the carved stone carvings of ancient literati and ink writers such as Zhu Xi and Zhang Wo, and I don't know how many people have been impressed by the green mountains and beautiful waters of Yuezhou throughout the ages.
The former residence of Zhang Yuangan was built in the Ming Dynasty, the north of the seat faces south, it is the layout of the triple courtyard, the gatehouse pillar supports the wing angle, the wall is the "arc wall", the outside is rectangular, the eaves are warped, and the antique color is ancient. It was rebuilt in the last year of the Ming Dynasty (1643 AD) by Zhang Baizhu, the twenty-fourth grandson of Zhang's family, and has a history of 365 years.
Zhang Yuangan, a patriotic poet, writer, and profound thinker of science, was born here in the sixth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1091 AD) and spent his childhood here.
In order to carry forward the great spirit of this heroic poet of the Chinese nation, retain his important versions of his writings and the research results of past dynasties, and in line with the guiding ideology of "recalling history for the present, preserving the present for the future, and letting the great man live in the hearts of the people", the county ** collected relevant cultural relics, documents and materials to display in the former residence. I hope that the present and future generations can feel the style of the ancestors and the local affection, and hope that they can inherit the tradition and open up the future for people. Provide a basis for physical influence and encouragement, and create the glory of present and future culture on the premise of recognizing historical and cultural greats.
Ningyuanzhuang, also known as "Wenyu Village", is the emperor's imperial approval to build the "four wells arch beam" Dazhai Fort, built by Wenlin Lang Zhang Qian in the Yongzheng period, which took five years to complete. Covering an area of more than 5,100 square meters, the foundation of the wall is made of granite masonry, and the upper rammed earth wall is distributed with holes and observation windows that are wide inside and narrow outside, and the inner wall is equipped with a hidden corridor. The gate is a stone frame. The architecture in the fort is peculiar, the decoration is exquisite, and there are many famous sayings.
There are 128 rooms in the fort, and at its peak more than 200 people lived. The whole walled fort has a peculiar structure, exquisite decoration, and there are famous sayings and aphorisms such as "arrogance can not be long, desire can not be indulged, ambition can not be satisfied, and joy can not be extreme" in the village, and the good news of the children of the Zhang family at all levels is profound. The humanistic tradition and martial spirit are perfectly integrated here, and it is truly an ancient building that exudes a unique atmosphere.
Here is an Internet celebrity check-in point, gurgling water, stone pile bridge. On the T-shaped dam, the artificially built Ikabu Bridge connects the two banks as a whole, and the drop of the water forms a low waterfall, adding a bit of agility to the calm water surface.
Walking along the stream, the cliff carvings by the stream are the traces of Yuezhou's thousand-year-old history and culture. The majestic ancient houses, the deep alleys of the ancient streets, the old and ancient ferries, and the simple and elegant stone carvings ......Written about the prosperity and vicissitudes of the past.
The ecological environment here is beautiful, the four seasons are distinct, the bamboo shadow is swaying, the stream is murmuring, and the products are abundant, and it is known as "the poetic and picturesque peach blossom source, and the fairy residence in the hometown of the poet". Yuezhou Village is the third batch of traditional villages in China, with profound cultural heritage. Nowadays, Yuezhou Village takes the transformation of traditional villages, the creation of tourist boutique villages, and the construction and upgrading of beautiful villages as the starting point, vigorously carries out the improvement of the living environment and develops rural characteristic industries.
In order to inherit the thousand-year-old culture of cultivation and reading, Yuezhou Village has been transformed from an abandoned hydropower station into Yuexi Huadu Library after the investment and renovation of funds, and it is also the first public library in China with the theme of folk arts and crafts. The library uses a number of large glass windows, which not only bring light to the entire library, but also allow people who read here to sit and have a panoramic view of the landscape. The library currently has a collection of about 6,000 books, with a design collection of 12,000 volumes, and many out-of-print books.
The idyllic "Moon Creek Flower Crossing" is a great place to go. It is a new type of rural cultural and tourism complex with "China's most beautiful rural library" as the core, which was rebuilt from the abandoned hydropower station in the village, integrating many projects such as "workshop, food, coffee, tea art, parent-child + homestay". Sitting by the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, borrowing the warm afternoon sun, holding a cup of hot tea and reading a good book, the hustle and bustle of the soul seems to find a peaceful home here.
Looking at the landscape together, in this quiet space, choose a favorite book, and slowly read your own spiritual world.
Through the glass windows, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the window. It not only provides a place for local left-behind children to study and communicate on the same level as urban teenagers, but also retains a place for cultural and spiritual inheritance in Yuezhou Village.
Hanguang Pavilion is the cold window reading place of Yuan Gan's grandparents. Legend has it that Yuan Gan's grandfather, Zhang Beimeng, studied hard in the pavilion, and fell asleep very tired, and had a dream in which the man of God told him: "You see the dragon hand on a different day, and it is all the people of the Hanguang Pavilion." Hence the name "Hanguang Pavilion". Zhang Beimeng gave birth to 5 sons, all high school jinshi, father and son six people in the same dynasty as officials, five sons in the same dynasty, three generations of eighteen official belts, Shi praised "Lingchun a plant show, cinnamon five branches". Yuezhou Zhang's door, since the Song Dynasty, out of 50 Jinshi, for the well-known Jinshi Village.
Yuezhou Village is rich in resources and has unlimited vitality. It has a total area of 14,154 acres of mountainous land, including 12,303 acres of forest land, 838 acres of cultivated land, 10 acres of bamboo woodland, and more than 20 acres of sandbar islands. The climate here is pleasant, the four seasons are distinct, the plum garden is everywhere, the hot springs are abundant, the forest coverage rate is as high as 90%, and it is the main high-quality fruit base in Yongtai County.
The name of Peach Blossom Creek is the same as Yuezhou Village, full of poetic and picturesque feelings, it comes from the east end of the village and passes through the village, after leaving a deep green pool in front of the Jinji Rock, it makes a 180-degree bend and returns to the east of the village, and flows south into Dazhang Creek, which forms a peninsula with the big "moon" character is the core of the village.
Walking along the stream, you can see the cliff stone carvings, which are the traces of the history and culture of Yuezhou Village, adding a bit of ink color to the fresh landscape.
Above the mountain cliff, there are several buildings that resemble the appearance of the examination room in the ancient imperial examination room, this is the famous "snow cave" scenic spot, also known as "the sound of the snow cave book", it was built in the Song Dynasty, it is the ancestor of the Zhang family imitates the size of the examination room, and digs out the cave-type reading room. The "snow cave" is relatively isolated from the outside world, warm in winter and cool in summer, one person in one room, without disturbing each other, it is not only a training ground for scientific examinations, but also a good place to study quietly.
The children of the Zhang family are hanging from the beam here, waiting to fly. In the second year of Song Tiansheng (1024), this small mountain village finally walked out of Yongtai County's first Jinshi Zhang Wo (official to Raozhou Ducao). Since then, the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the small villages in the square inch land have given birth to a champion, two scholars, and forty-eight jinshi, deducing the unique glory of the imperial examination of six people and six jinshi of Zhang Beimeng and his son, and the eighteen official belts of the three generations of ancestors and grandchildren. Outstanding people, beautiful mountains and rivers, you can get a glimpse of this.
Peach Blossom Creek is clean and beautiful. The natural and fresh natural scenery, the original local color, and the simple and industrious folk customs make Yuezhou present a back-to-basic, song-like and picturesque landscape and pastoral scene.
The Pu Shuqu trunk on the edge of the dragon pond lay horizontally on the road, bowing his head high, just like persuading others to be humble and generous. Pedestrians passing through this area must lower their bodies and bend over. From here, bow to Zhang Shengjun on the ancestral hall; When he returned, he bowed to Zhang Yuangan's former residence. Those who bend over, reverence arises spontaneously, and there is a sense of rebirth.
Zhang Shengjun's ancestral hall was completed in 2013 with an area of 2,000 square meters. Zhang Shengjun, the legendary figure of the formula of the late Ming Dynasty, traveled all over the world all over his life, eliminated violence and peace, left the method of fighting with Guanyin Buddha and Wuyun Ghost for the people, drove the Shilan Creek, the cliff ploughed the canal, and many other legendary stories such as the return of red mud in autumn, and the descendants also built temples in Minqing, Dehua, Xianyou, Yongtai and other places to worship statues, commemorate and carry forward its spirit.
The down-to-earth god of the common people, people call it Zhang Shengjun or Zhang Zhenjun, called Ciguan, because Ming Wuzong enshrined the "Lord of Law" god name, and the folk are also called Lord of Law. Nowadays, in Yongtai Yuezhou, Minqing Jinsha, as well as Taijiang Shanghang, etc., there are Zhang Shengjun's worship temples. He is worshiped as the god of land protection, agriculture, and commerce, and there are many stories of fighting drought and eliminating disasters, building bridges and paving roads, digging ditches and rejuvenating water, punishing evil and promoting good. In January 2017, the "Zhang Shengjun Beliefs and Customs (Fuzhou)" jointly declared by them was included in the representative items of the provincial intangible cultural heritage.
It has been learned from the relevant protection units that now, not only on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but also with immigrants to Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, as well as Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia, with more than 10 million believers. Especially after the localization of Hangzhou from Taijiang River as the worship of the god of commerce, with the footsteps of "Fujian merchants" to the world, the influence is expanding day by day.
Zhang Shengjun traveled in the Yongtai Daiyun Mountain Range, Minqing, Youxi, Dehua, Yongchun, Putian and other places, and there are a lot of stories about him casting spells, being anxious for justice and righteousness, slaying demons and subduing demons, punishing evil and promoting good. In these stories, Zhang Shengjun is not only a god who cares about the lives of the people, but also a smart, intelligent, witty and funny person. Zhang Shengjun's beliefs and customs, which have penetrated into the lives of the people, are very characteristic of intangible cultural heritage, and many believers have also brought their hometown beliefs overseas, and now they are also a link connecting the flesh and blood of overseas compatriots, with a wide and far-reaching influence.
Continuing along the village road, a covered bridge across the banks of Huaxi comes into view. The bridge is made of stone and wood, which is unique. The bridge deck is a wooden structure, supported by wooden columns, and the heavy eaves rest on the top of the mountain, which is magnificent. There are beautiful people on both sides of the bridge, and on the basis of facilitating the passage of boats and vehicles on both sides of the strait, it provides people with the convenience of enjoying the cool and resting. This bridge was originally called "Luchuan Bridge", which was built by the villagers to commemorate his virtue and patriotism on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of Zhang Yuangan's birth in the 90s of the last century. In 2018, it was renovated and repaired, and it became the current "Zhuangyuan Bridge".
On the side of the head of the bridge, there is a huge stone with a stone carving of "the head of the continent on the moon". It is conceivable that on a moonlit night, strolling on the bridge, watching the moonlight like a wash, reflecting the sandbar; Listening to the murmuring of the stream, let the cool breeze blow on the face, can you not forget the nostalgic thoughts, and think about the ancient feelings?
Looking out of the railing, the surrounding scenery is different, each with its own characteristics. From time to time, there are village people and tourists boating on the stream, the bamboo shadow is swaying, the flowing water is murmuring, sending love to the landscape, forgetting the worries of the world, and there is another taste in it.
In Daiki Village, a Daiki stream runs through the village, and the source of the stream is tens of thousands of acres of virgin shrubland. The stream divides the village into two, and the villagers live across the stream. With a population of more than 600 people, Daxi Village is a large forestry village, which once had the reputation of "learning from afar, learning from near", with dense vegetation, majestic mountains and rivers, farmhouses, and Daxi Reservoir and 16,400 acres of ecological public welfare forest with a water area of 175 acres, making Daxi Village a veritable natural oxygen bar.
In everyone's heart, there is a field of their own life. When you meet Daxi, it's like meeting another life. Standing in Daxi Village, I sighed at the vastness of heaven and earth. With green mountains and rippling lakes, Tao Yuanming's picture of "Xanadu" slowly unfolds in front of you.
Daxi Village has been awarded the honorary titles of "National Demonstration Village for Human Settlements Improvement", "National Afforestation and Greening Thousand Best Villages", "National Forest Village", "China's Beautiful Leisure Village" and "National Rural Tourism Key Village".
Yuezhou Village and Daxi Village in Yongtai, Fuzhou are a paradise that people do not know in the depths, and I don't know how many people have been impressed, poured and fascinated by the green mountains and beautiful waters here throughout the ages. At this time, the warm spring breeze, the comfortable warm sun, and the fresh countryside can allow us to stretch our faces, let go of our moods, experience the kind of spring flowers that we have been yearning for a long time, and revel in the spring flowers to get a kind of physical and mental pleasure of spring for a long time!