History of the Chen family in Shima Natural Village, Huashi Village, Siwang Town, Pingnan County

Pingnan County is rich in cultural tourism resources. The south and north are respectively the remaining peaks of the Darong Mountains and the remaining peaks of the Dayao Mountains. "Two mountains sandwich a river", with a mild climate, beautiful scenery and diverse landforms. In the county, there are "Changyan Nostalgia", "White Horses and Two Heroes", "Tianhu Yingcui", "Blue Sea Yinchuan", Xiangsizhou stone tool ruins, Pengshan scenery, Daguishan "One Line of Sky" and Da'an Holy Palace, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Henan The hometown of King Zan and King Zan are famous places of interest far and near. There are also many cultural monuments, beautiful scenery, and unique landscapes that can be developed into tourist attractions. There are more than 10 tourist attractions that have been built, including Changyan Mountain, Grand Palace, Baima Shuangying, Liuchen Reservoir Scenic Area, Gongzhou Ecological Park, Jinghua Canyon Rafting, etc., Pengshan Eco-tourism, Dagui Mountain Scenery, Fu Zang Ancient Buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties etc. are under development.

1. View from a distance of Hongling

Located near Pingnan County, the place is called Shehuang Ridge. It has nine sections of earth and mountains, with mountains and green hills, as powerful as the nine pearls of a swimming dragon; there are also At the Martyrs Cemetery, at dawn, the red clouds blow out, the monuments are floating in gold, the distant mountains are close to the trees, and the sea of ​​clouds is colorful. From the cemetery, you can overlook the county town, and you can have a panoramic view of the old Gongcheng and the modern high-rise buildings in the new city. . Remembering the martyrs is inspiring and passionate. The old name of this scene is "Shegang Yicui", which is named after the abundance of Yicui grass and snake yellow stone. Now the name has been changed to give it new meaning.

2. Changyan Nostalgia

Changyan Nostalgia is located in Sihuishishan, a natural village at the south foot of Shuangma Village, Guancheng Town, 25 miles northwest of Pingnan County. Sihui Village, which belonged to Changyan in ancient times, is one of the eight old and new scenic spots in Pingnan County. According to legend, a long time ago, an immortal carried a load of stones to Guyong Beach to fill a whirlpool. While walking on the road between Sihui and Dawang, I met a woman with a big belly and asked him: "Where are you carrying a load of stones, old man?" After asking, the load carried by the immortal slipped. , a load of stones fell, one end became Sihui Stone Mountain, the other end became Dawang Stone Mountain, and other scattered stones became Si'e Rock. Sihui Stone Mountain rises from a flat surface, with rugged rocks dozens of feet high, shaped like a majestic lion. The top and foot of the mountain are lush with trees. Half of the mountain is rocky, bright and clear, and as spacious as a house. Cheng Jue, the magistrate of Gongzhou in the Song Dynasty, once taught and studied here for his second son Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao's Yanshi Zhou Dunyi (Lianxi), and he was known as the third master of Zhou Cheng. Later, Er Cheng became one of the founders of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and occupied a place in the history of Chinese philosophy. Today, the entrance of the cave still has the four characters "Tiannan Li Cave" engraved in ancient times, and there are a number of inscriptions around it since the Song Dynasty. The mountain also has scenic spots such as Rhinoceros Dishui Cave, Wenchang Rock, Yuxian Rock, Jiuzhongmen, Flying Squirrel Rock, Liu Sanjie Zhima Cave, and ruins such as Sanfuzi Temple, Yinxin Pavilion, Lotus Pond, and Sanbao Hall. It has beautiful scenery and rich cultural relics. The collection is suitable for sightseeing and commemoration, expressing the "nostalgia for the past" of civilization and development.

Wenchang Rock

Wenchang Rock is located halfway up the mountain. It is one of the main scenery of the stone mountain. As early as the first year of Emperor Huangyou of the Song Dynasty, 1049 AD, Chengjue, Henan A native of Kaifeng, he served as the governor of Gongzhou. He met Zhou Dunyi, who was the manager of the Annan Army at that time. Knowing that he was very knowledgeable, he specially hired him to come to Pingnan to teach his second son Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi to study. Cheng Hao was 17 years old and Cheng Yi was 16 years old at that time. , it was the period of prosperity, and he studied under Zhou Dunyi. He visited Sihui Shishan several times with his teacher. Zhou Dunyi liked the mountains and rivers and was good at Yi Neo Confucianism. He took a fancy to Sihui Shishan, a treasure land, which was a good place to study, so he took the teacher there. The three of them lived in this cave and devoted themselves to their studies. As a result, Zhou Dunyi and Er Cheng became both Neo-Confucianists and litterateurs in the Song Dynasty. Wenchang got its name because Wenchang is the general name of the two stars, Kui and Dou, and the god is "Zitong Emperor". Many people around the country worship Wenchang officials, or Wenchang Pavilion legend says that Wenchang is in charge of the fortunes of the world. Worshiping Wenchang can protect the local area. A generation of people has a prosperous cultural fortune, which makes people smart, talented, and respected by others.

Liu Sanjie’s Hemp Weaving Cave

At the west end of Wenchang Rock, there is an elegant small cave, which is where Liu Sanjie weaves hemp. Liu Sanjie was a singer in the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Sanjie spread her songs to Sihui Living in Shishan, people sing songs at sunrise and go back to the cave to weave hemp at night. Visitors here want to see the fairy face of the third sister and rush to the cave to have a look. According to legend, sometimes a light and graceful figure can be seen, but it is only a fleeting appearance. It can no longer be seen. In fact, it is all due to the principle of solar refraction. When the sun shines westward to the cave, you can see more. Because everyone admires the singing talent of the third sister of the Singing Fairy, the more they look like each other, the more they look like each other.

Rhinoceros dripping water

Rhinoceros dripping water is located between the east and west peaks of Sihuishishan. A rock connects the north and south. There is a rock on the top of the rock lying like a rhinoceros. Spring water drips from the mouth of the cow. According to legend, There is a temple on the mountain, and there is a greedy monk in the temple. Rice used to drip out of the rhino's mouth, and the rice dripping out every day was only enough to feed one person. The greedy monk wanted to drip out more rice and exchange it for money, so he added the hole in the rice hole. It was so big that no rice came out but only water dripped. The greedy monk was punished, so it was named rhinoceros dripping water.

Yiyong Temple

There is a temple on the east side of the mountain, known as the "Yiyong Temple". There are more than 600 deceased people in the temple, and the name of the deceased is written on the main tablet of the god. Now the temple has been destroyed, leaving only the ruins. According to the local elders: "Yiyong Temple" is the origin of the three traditional festivals of the 11th, 15th and 1st day of the second lunar month every year. In August of the sixth year of Xianfeng (1855), the Dacheng Army He led more than a thousand boats from eastern Guangdong, conquering Wuzhou, Tengxian, Wulin, Danzhu, Da'an, Zhenlong, and Pingnan, and then went up the river to Guiping to establish his capital. It was known as the Dacheng Kingdom, and Guiping was the "show capital" , the Dacheng Army was originally a peasant revolutionary team. Because the participants were impure, a very small number of bad elements infiltrated the team. At that time, every time they captured a place, they looted and killed many people indiscriminately, destroyed many places, and lost the support of the masses and failed miserably. In Guiping After the establishment of the capital, Xijiang waterway transportation was frequent. People from Guantang Village, who lived near the river, once intercepted a ship of supplies from the Dacheng Army, which contained silver and ordnance. This angered the Dacheng Army. In April 1856, a large army was transferred from Guiping to retaliate. They first attacked Guantang Village and killed many people, leaving behind a hundred-person grave. According to legend, there were more than 600 people who died in this battle. The Dacheng Army then attacked Yaowang Changyan, and the people of the nearby villages were devastated. In panic, the people in the distance strengthened their defenses and built a stronghold with piles of earth on the mountain. Changyan immediately defended Sihui Shishan due to the natural dangers. The nearby villagers took their old and young to the Shishan to take refuge. At that time, Sihui Shishan was surrounded by Lezhu City on all sides. It is stable. There are pawnshops and shops in Zhucheng. Villagers in the past dynasties have lived in caves on the mountain to avoid chaos and floods. I heard that the Dacheng Army was going to attack Changyan. In addition to strengthening the Bicheng and defense points in Sihuishishan, they also moved four gates of pig iron. The muzzle of the cannon was pointed at the only path that the Dacheng Army must pass through. Among them was a very large cannon that could hold 20 kilograms of gunpowder and a small basket of iron filings. One day, the Dacheng Army came from the west. The gunners on the mountain were very calm and were far away. About 30 feet away, several rounds of artillery were fired, killing more than 40 people of the Dacheng Army. The Dacheng Army retreated in panic. The warriors from the distance and the warriors from Changyan also pursued the victory. After a great struggle, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Finally, they won and the soldiers were defeated. The Dacheng Army rushed into the water, and 5,281 people died in the battle. Guiping abandoned the defense and retreated to Guangdong. The fighting in the two counties of Pinggui was finally extinguished. Later, the villagers of Guantang, Changyan, and Yaonwang, in order to commemorate those who died in the battle with the Dacheng Army, The local people in the three places raised funds to build temples, set up sacred tablets, and record the names of the war dead as a memorial. The 11th, 15th, and 1st and 3rd day of the second lunar month were scheduled to invite Taoist priests and set up dojos for each village. The spirit of the deceased was saved once, and a banquet was held in honor of the village elders and gentlemen. The lion troupe, tea-picking show, cow singing show, and puppet show were also invited to perform, which was very popular for a while. Every year on the 11th, 15th and 1st day of February, nearby villagers, old and young, dress in red and green to participate in this grand event of the revolution. The three village leaders have agreed that these three days will be held in this way every year from now on. , the three traditional festivals have been passed down from the beginning. As time goes by, projects such as inviting Taoist priests to perform rituals are gradually cancelled. Only three days of tourism are focused on Shishan. Since there are more people gathered, small merchants and hawkers will also do business, because Spring plowing is coming soon, and the sales are mainly farm tools and bamboo utensils, and the sales are irregular. In the fields and open spaces at the foot of mountains, these three festivals have a history of more than 130 years and are still going strong.