Historical sites and ancient trees in Guandai

With a history of more than 650 years, Guandai is one of the famous ancient villages in longhu district. Today, many historical sites are still preserved. When you walk into Guguan Daixiang, you can see: towering ancient banyan trees, quaint old houses, ancient villages that were defended in those days, solemn temples and ancestral halls, aristocratic houses symbolizing glory, and schools that worship teaching and learning, witnessing the long history and civilization connotation of Guguan Daixiang. According to incomplete statistics, there are two existing large-scale ancient residential groups in Guguandai Township, namely Fulongzhai (Guandaitou, Guandaiwei) and Tuchengwei (Ocean Side). Ji's ancestral hall 14, more than 30 courts, 3 ancestral temples 13, 5 old study rooms and schools, 7 ancient village walls, doors and watchtowers, and more than 0/0 Dafudi and Confucian scholars. There are more than 50 ancient trees over a hundred years old, among which 38 are mainly ancient banyan trees, and there are also Melia azedarach, Babylonia (green gold), willow, kapok, Guizhucong and so on. Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall was built in the first year of Qing Qianlong, covering an area of about 4,000 square meters. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Shantou, and has been listed in Guangdong Cultural Relics Records, Guangdong Cultural Heritage and Guangdong Cultural Relics Atlas. The ancestral hall faces south, with three entrances, two fire lanes, a worship hall and four horse trailers. On both sides of the dike, there are two flagpole stones, two stone drums in front of the door, a stone tablet of "Ji's Grand Ancestral Hall" on the door, and the inscription of the first year of Qianlong is engraved on the back. The stone reliefs on both sides of the gate are the original objects in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, showing the ancient architectural features of the ancestral hall. There are four ancient banyan trees planted on both sides of Dacheng, two of which are over 300 years old, and there are two wind pools (commonly known as double pools by locals) on Zhangshan Road in the north. Guandai Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall is a Jishi Ancestral Hall in Chaoshan four cities, dedicated to Ji 'en, the ancestor of Fujian, Guangdong and Jishi. Since ancient times, it has been a holy place for Chaoshan food accumulation. Every year, on the 6th day of the lunar calendar 1 1 month/KLOC-0, the official Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall will hold an ancestor worship ceremony. Jishi and overseas clansmen from four Chaoshan cities will come to attend the celebration. On February 2, 2000 13 12, Chen Jiongming, then Governor of Guangdong and Commander-in-Chief of the Guangdong Army, led the Guangdong Army with guns at the invitation of Major General Ji Akai. The army marched from Guandai Wharf Dragon (now the junction of songshan road and Road) to the Grand Ancestral Hall, and marched to Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall in a mighty way. Today, in addition to the Jishi Grand Ancestral Hall, Guanda Dahe also has the Overseas Jishi Family Temple (Xiangxi Ancestral Hall), Guanda Hewei Geng Ancestral Hall, Guanda Hewei Jishi Ancestral Hall, Guanda Hewei Dugong Jishi Ancestral Hall, Guanda Hewei Fangji Ancestral Hall, and Guanda Daitou Erfang Jishi Ancestral Hall. The official of Wanggu Temple, Wanggu Temple, is the eldest prince of Sanshan King, so the locals commonly call it Dawangye Temple. It was built from the Yuan Dynasty to the early years, with a history of more than 670 years (according to legend, from the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the year, the surname Guan was built on behalf of the generation, and the surname Chen had built this temple for sacrifice). It is the oldest existing Sanshan Dawang Temple in Shantou, and now it is a cultural relic protection unit in longhu district. Covers an area of about 1600 square meters, including the cultural square and the performance stage. In the center of the main hall is a statue of the Big Prince and his wife, and on the left is Wang Lairen, Governor of Guangdong Province, and Zhou Youde, Governor of Guangdong Province. On the right, this is dedicated to the master guardian and Zhu Sheng's parents. There is a group of alleys and wings on the right, and there are large stone carvings rebuilt in recent years on both sides of the temple. Just opposite the temple, there is an altar of Tianen Palace, and there is a flagpole pier and flagpole platform on the right. The gatehouse is engraved with the stone tablet of "King's Temple", and there are two stone reliefs on both sides of the gate: General Meng Zhang on the left and General Mingjian on the right. From Baiting to Houdian, there are porcelain double dragons playing beads, peony of Shuangfeng Dynasty and historical figures of opera, and a picture of Kirin opposite the square is painted. The whole temple is magnificent and has local characteristics. The ancient Guandi Temple is the local protector of 30 villages of Guandi (now Longxiang, Xinjin and Zhu Chi). This place has been full of incense and has been rebuilt many times in history. It still retains the poetry spectrum of the Qing Dynasty. During the Cultural Revolution, it was transformed into the land of production teams, and the square became a meat market. After the reform and opening up, it was restored to its original appearance through the donation of thirty village surnames and rural sage Xi in Guan Dai, and then two large-scale renovations were carried out in 2005 and 20 13 at the initiative of the Guan Dai King Temple Council. Every year, on the 12th day of the first lunar month, the official King's Temple will hold large-scale sacrificial activities. In addition, each village community spontaneously organized a "Ask the Gods Team" and invited the kings and gods of the three mountains to worship in the village. Villagers who have the ability to invite Chaozhou Opera Troupe also organize gongs and drums teams and flag teams. To visit the gods in their own region. Villagers with limited ability will also invite puppet troupes or movies to entertain them.

Tian Xuan Temple Guandai Tian Xuan Temple is located behind Fulongzhai Gate, Guandai Central Street. Founded in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, it is now a cultural relic protection unit in longhu district. The building area is about 50 square meters, and the cultural square and performance stage of 1000 square meters are on the left. The temple was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and has been rebuilt many times in history. There are nearly ten stone tablets in the northeast of the original temple. Unfortunately, the old ones were torn down to build production teams, during the Cultural Revolution. After the reform and opening up, the villagers were lucky to find three pieces. The earliest stone tablet was left in the sixth year of Guangxu (1880). The stone tablet of the "Temple" is carved on the upper floor of the front door of the temple. There are a pair of stone drums on both sides of Baiting Pavilion, a flagpole pier and flagpole on the northeast, and an altar of Tianen Palace on the southeast. The white pavilion and the back hall are inlaid with porcelain, Shuanglong opera beads, peony of Shuangfeng Dynasty and historical figures of opera. Although the building area of the temple is not large, the stone carvings, wood carvings and porcelain inlays are extremely exquisite. Tian Xuan shrine used to be Guan's protector. Later, followers spread all over Guan Daiyu with more than 30 village surnames, and sub-shrines spread all over Nanbibu, Jiahe, Donghe and Xincuoliao villages. According to legend, one year, Chaoshan was dry for several months, and the fields cracked everywhere. The local people seek God's help to find springs and dig water in many parts of China. At that time, the mysterious god revealed to Ji that the water he was looking for should be used together with the surname in China to fight drought. Because of his great compassion, he touched all the villagers in China, and his followers greatly increased to all the surnames in China. Incense was once very prosperous in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. According to legend, the ninth day of September is the day of Tian Xuan's enlightenment. According to the old custom, God Tian Xuan began to visit 36 villages in Guandai (now Longxiang, Xinjin and Zhu Chi) on the sixth day of September every year, and accepted the worship of all believers, and returned to the village for demonstrations and temple fairs on the ninth day of September. During the Cultural Revolution, it was once interrupted, and the reform and opening up was resumed by donations from Guan Dai, Mikura Ji and Xiangxian, and the opening ceremony was held. After that, the rural sages living in various villages discussed and decided to hold a sacrificial ceremony on the third day of the third lunar month every year. Every year, four villages in Guan Yi Town hold activities to greet God, perform plays, wear robes and pray for peace and tranquility. Every twelve years, thirty Guandai villages will come to * * * to hold a celebration. In addition to the previous activities, they will also build temples and make up the golden body for Tian Xuan gods.

Yixin Mountain Pond was built in the middle of Qing Dynasty, and its original site is located in Longji Market at Yangbian Village Wharf. It is a two-entry and one-patio structure, with its good hall on the left and right 1 fire lane. The exterior adopts hard-top gold structure, and the overall structure is "four-cent gold" of Chaoshan traditional architectural modeling. There are a pair of stone drums on both sides of the temple gate, and two dragon and tiger wells inlaid with porcelain on both sides of the patio. The statue of founder Song Dafeng is enshrined in the center of Daxiong Hall, and an altar is set opposite to worship the gods. During the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the Chaoshan famine in 1943, the official zone was also one of the places where the Japanese invaded. After the fall of Shantou, the price of rice rose two or three times a day. Yixin Shantang donated rice porridge and sweet potatoes as much as possible for this purpose, but it is a pity that there are too many porridge to satisfy the victims. Every day, Shantang receives more than a dozen bodies nearby because of illness or starvation. In order to commemorate this national humiliation, a stone drum ceremony is scheduled to be held on July 22 of the lunar calendar every year to commemorate these ghosts who died in autumn and famine. Ouhouting, Dongdun, Qishan and other places also recognized this day to sacrifice orphans and followed suit. This also makes it the widest mourning day for orphans in Shantou. During the Cultural Revolution, the four old buildings were broken, and the original site of Xinshantang in Guandai was seriously damaged. Houshantang was transformed into a cloth supply point for the commune (town) economic association. The three surviving big stone incense burners were hidden by villagers and buried under the ancient banyan tree in the southeast of Jinyang Bin neighborhood committee. Until the reform and opening up, the villagers dug up three buried stone incense burners and built a small "Song Dafeng Ancestral Temple" under the ancient banyan tree. In 20 12, the local villagers re-established the charity association of Tongxin Tongde Shantang, and re-established the original official people's commune near the original site of Shantang, in order to better carry forward the spirit of Song Dafeng's ancestor to help the world and be charitable. Now Shantang is under construction.

The century-old banyan "Revolutionary Tree" is an evergreen tree with reddish flowers and long air roots. It is a common and necessary tree species in Chaoshan village, commonly known as "holy tree". Regardless of the size of the village, banyan trees should be planted in the village. One of the reasons is that banyan trees have strong vitality and can live for hundreds of years. The root system is developed, and the crown area can reach hundreds of square meters. Although the trunk is curved and towering, it is rugged and tall, with lush foliage and swaying shadows in the four seasons. The shade in summer is a good place for people to enjoy the cool. The air roots of trees are floating in the wind, like the beards of old people. It also symbolizes people's endless life, health and longevity. There are more than 50 ancient trees over 100 years in Guandai Township, among which 38 are mainly ancient banyan trees, among which the ancient banyan trees in Guandai side pond, the ancient banyan trees in foreign side and the "revolutionary tree" at Guandai tail are the representatives. During the Second Revolutionary Civil War, Guandaiwei Village, a revolutionary base in Chaoshan Plain, had a vigorous and epic revolutionary story. Revolutionary martyrs such as Ji Xilong and Ji emerged, fought bravely and unyieldingly with the enemy, and wrote a glorious page in the revolutionary history of Chaoshan underground party. At that time, the stronghold of the big banyan tree, where the revolutionary underground party member often held activities and secret meetings, was called the "revolutionary tree". Today, this century-old tree, with lush foliage, stands at the southwest end of Guandaiwei Village, at the junction of Airport Road and songshan road. Longhu district, Shantou City has designated it as a patriotic education base.