Picturesque Qinshui, a mysterious and legendary thousand-year-old county
Qinshui County in Shanxi Province is a mysterious place for me. I am confident that I have seen all the courtyards and ancient castles in Shanxi. In recent years, I was very surprised when I learned that there is also an ancient castle in Xiangyu. Surprised. You must know that I have left my footprints almost everywhere around it. I have even walked through the nearby Imperial City Xiangfu and Dizi City, but I didn't even know there was a Qinshui Castle Group. This may be related to its geographical location. It may be for this reason that it has preserved many historical sites; it may also be for this reason that it became the residence of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University during the Anti-Japanese War.
Qinshui County in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province is located at the junction of the three mountain systems of Taihang, Taiyue and Zhongtiao. "Shui Jing·Qinshui Zhu": "Qinshui is also located to the north of the old city of Qinshui County, so the county was named after the water." Therefore, Qinshui County is named after Qinshui River. In my opinion, Qinshui belongs to a transitional hilly area. Although it touches the edge of Taihang Mountain, it no longer has the towering walls of Taihang. Although the road is somewhat rugged, it is not steep; the Qin River has some gulf currents, but is not rapid. . It may also be due to geographical reasons that the Shanxi merchant culture and the Central Plains culture have been perfectly integrated here.
When you walk among the mountains and rivers of Qinshui, you will find that the village buildings here are in order: vertical and horizontal, pointed black tiles, yellow mud walls, and two-story structures, a picture of a new socialist countryside. scene. In fact, this is not the case. This has been the case here for thousands of years.
Nanyang Village can be said to be the representative of Qinshui ancient villages. The whole village has a king-shaped structure. From a distance, the courtyards are the same width and the roofs are the same height. It is impossible to tell who is rich or poor. Even if the bandits come, they will worry about whose house they should rob. I am afraid that it is precisely because of this that it has become a 2,500-year-old ancient village. There is no need to worry about "it doesn't matter if he is three feet away".
There are three treasures in Nanyang Village: the first is the 2,500-year-old locust tree; the second is the unique Erlong Glazed Screen Wall in front of the Jade Emperor Temple in the Ming Dynasty; and the third is the wonderful hanging in the Guanyin Pavilion of the Ming Dynasty in the Jade Emperor Temple. Plastic.
The 2,500-year-old Nanyang Village retains many ancient customs. If you look carefully when walking in Nanyang Village, you can find that although the New Year couplets here are mainly red, there are also some green, yellow, and purple couplets. China's culture of loyalty and filial piety has the habit of keeping filial piety, mostly based on the time of weaning, which is 18 months. The couplets of people who observe filial piety are posted in different colors according to the time of observing filial piety. The correspondence between time and color varies from place to place.
According to my habit, it is not easy to drive to a place by myself. I usually choose some representative places to visit. I almost missed the Liu Family House in Qinshui. I thought it was just a surname in an ancient village, but unexpectedly it was much more exciting than some Shanxi compounds and castles.
The Liu family residence is located in the mountains. It was originally the residence of a descendant of Liu Zongyuan, a famous writer, philosopher, essayist and "Yongzhou Sima" in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Liu Zongyuan participated in the Wang Shuwen faction's political reform movement and was persecuted and demoted. Liu Zongyuan wrote a book to warn his relatives to avoid the harm of "exterminating the nine tribes" and to disperse and hide. This is a major branch.
Liu’s residence is located on a high platform in the valley. Legend has it that the Japanese invaders also came here during the Anti-Japanese War. From a distance, it was just a temple and no residential buildings. They did not dare to disturb them, so they stayed away. . It can be seen that Liu's residence has been built with great thought.
Liu's residence is an independent castle, and people come and go through the gate of Lord Kuixing. The architecture in the fort is extremely elegant, and Mr. Chang, the first-generation intangible cultural heritage expert who was traveling with him, was very interested in the Eight Lions culture. The gates of some independent courtyards in the castle have twelve mechanisms, which shows that they are extremely cautious.
Perhaps to avoid suspicion, there is no record of Liu Zongyuan in the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall, but it represents the image of a humble gentleman like Liu Xiahui, who was calm and peaceful.
The place of Xiangyu Castle was originally called Xianggu, which means that the Feng Shui here is excellent, and it is a good Feng Shui for generals and generals. The castle was built in the early years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty and was presided over by Sun Dingxiang. Because he ranked third among the brothers, it was also called the "Three Capital Castles". It is the former residence of Sun Juxiang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Sun Dingxiang, the head of the Four Ministries in the late Ming Dynasty.
The castle is located on the hillside on the north side of Xiangyu Village, with Fenghuang Mountain to the north, Xiangyu River to the south, and the natural village to the east and west. Its location is the commanding height of the surrounding terrain. The castle is 280 meters long from east to west and 100 to 150 meters wide from north to south. The total length of the castle is about 760 meters. It covers a total area of about 32,500 square meters, which is quite large. The terrain of the entire castle is high in the north and low in the south. It is full of momentum at a glance.
In just four days, it came and went in a hurry, which can be said to be a quick glance at the flowers. Qinshui is a place worth visiting alone. ——I will come again.