History of Lantang Town
Blue pond, formerly known as blue pond, is said to be named after an orchid tree near the pond in the East Market.
Later generations read the word "blue" and wrote it as "blue", and then attached to it.
The Ming Dynasty belonged to the ancient capital Staff Sergeant and Shi Xia.
In the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Phoenix Gangyue, Stone Appreciation Club, Dragon Head Club and Shixia Club.
18 years (1929) belongs to a district, and 34 years belongs to Longfeng town.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it belonged to the second and sixth districts at first, and1June 1957 belonged to Lantang and Shicheng Township. Lantang commune was established in June 1958, and three communes, Feng 'an, Shicheng and Lantang, were established in April 1965438.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 20 markets in Zijin County, among which the more prosperous markets were County Town, Anliang Market, Lantang Market, Guzhu Market and Longwo Market.
During the Republic of China, all market places were called market towns.
In the old society, it was stipulated that every three days was a market period, and the date of the lunar calendar was adopted according to traditional customs.
There are three market periods, namely 1 month 1 day, 4th and 7th, 2nd, 5th, 8th and 3rd, 6th and 9th every year.
Lantang Market is an important market in the lower half of Zijin County, which is held every Wednesday, Saturday and September.
Farmers from Jiuhe, Qingxi, Feng 'an, Waxi, Yi Hao, Shangyi, Yi Rong and other places nearby will come to the Lantang Market to gather and purchase.
During the market period, farmers transported their products such as chickens, ducks and geese, vegetables, fruits, firewood and various handicraft products to the market for sale, and bought back the needed cloth, seafood, salted fish, kerosene, sugar, salt and various daily industrial products in the market.
Some businessmen bought back piglets from Lantiang market and hired people to transport them to Liang Hua market in Huiyang for a period of time and then sold them.
Some people buy bamboo products, such as bamboo reeds, rice screens and brown reeds. And choose to sell in Guzhu, Yi Rong and Boluo Guanyin Pavilion.
Blue pond is called "tiger market", which means that the throughput is large, and all kinds of goods can be sold well in blue pond.
During the Republic of China, the main political and economic activities of Lantangwei town were controlled by three clans: Du, Deng and Gan.
Du mainly lives in the Yao Pavilion in the east of xu zhen, and his ethnic fields are distributed in Gaokeng, Yuanji and Shuangxing villages in this town.
Deng mainly lives in Lao Wei, a market town, and his clan fields are all over Canadian dollars, nature, Bailuo, Qiankeng and other villages.
Gan lives in Luotang Village near xu zhen, and also owns a large number of clan fields on the north bank of Chou-heung River.
Du, Deng and Gan were the three major clans in Lantangwei town at that time. They not only owned clan land, but also controlled local political and cultural activities.
They claimed that they would use clan land and property to help their children go to school, in order to promote the actions of their ancestors.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were two people in Lantiang Market. One is Deng who served as a juror in Qing Qianlong's thirty-five years (1770), and the other is Deng who served as a juror in Qing Qianlong's thirty-six years.
During the Republic of China, there were 9 college graduates in Lantiang Market, including Gan, Gan, Deng Weicui, Deng Fuzhong, Du Tongdong, Liang, Liang Yinbin and Liang, including 6 Du, Deng and Gan.
1 1 is listed in the first chapter of the sixth edition of Lanting District Records of Zijin County compiled in 1987. There are 7 * * figures in Du, Deng and Gan families, including Du, Deng Jianxian, Deng, Gan and Gan Imitating Fishing.
Du, Deng and Gan also jointly run schools.
For children at home to learn.
14 (1925), Du, Gan Imitation Fishing and Deng Jirui, celebrities in Lantangwei Town, initiated the establishment of "Zijin County Second Senior Primary School".
The school site was chosen at the riverside of Lantiang Market (where Yuxin Middle School is now located), and all ancestors pledged to raise funds to build a three-story building with civil structure, covering an area of about 300 square meters.
In addition to the county grants, the school funds also include the temple property of phoenix temple and Tugu Temple and the supply of additional tax revenue.
The school has 3 classes 120 students, and Du is the first principal.
The school songs and couplets were written by Du. The lyrics are: "The water is green, the wind chimes are red, and the sunset shines on the picture.
The couplet of the school gate is: "Learn and know, know the past and know the present, and inherit the history of the east and the west;" Schools teach loyalty and filial piety, and cultivate the country's ability to govern peace. "
Du (1853- 1933), Han nationality, was born in the late Qing Dynasty.
19 1 1, director of Zijin county persuasion institute. In 19 16 and 192 1, he served as the county magistrate of Zijin twice.
1925, He, Deng Jirui and Gan founded the No.2 (Lantang) Senior Primary School in Zijin County as the principal.
Part of my life is devoted to education, promoting learning and educating people, and students are all over the county.
He has a deep friendship with Lan, a well-known person in education in this county, and often gives advice on teaching and educating people.
He is versatile, good at poetry and calligraphy, especially painting plum blossoms, which is highly praised by the scholars in the county.
All three families know that promoting learning and educating people is an important process of socialization.
Du, Deng and Gan are the places where the three countries stand.
A large number of official talents have been trained, and Confucian cultural traditions have penetrated into the local area through these gentry.
And rely on these cultural means to rule the local people.
Du is just one example, but this example can also reflect the operation process of Lantang Town and most local societies at that time.
Drama is an important ritual activity in local society and a cultural tool for ruling the lower class farmers.
In the 19th year (1893) and 21st year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Cantonese Opera (namely "Guangban"), "Kunshan Jade" Drama Club and "Fulushou" Drama Club flowed into Zijin urban and rural areas, which had a great influence on Zijin's drama activities.
During the Guangxu period, the "Shounian" and "Pandangui" troupes of Lantang Cantonese Opera Troupe often performed in Zijin County, and sometimes Bodhisattva also performed in Daqing, and some gambled on "Bao Guan" (boss) to donate money to perform.
It's called gambling, and they are all performed in the square, and they don't charge the audience.
The content is the traditional repertoire of Guangzhou and Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Troupes.
Blue Pond and Puppet Troupe are very famous in the local area.
Puppet puppet show is to put one hand in the puppet's costume to hold the puppet's head, and the other hand is tied to the bamboo pole attached to the puppet's hands to make it move. It is also called hand trick or bamboo holding play.
The content is mostly selected from the stories in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West, Tang Shuo and other novels.
The drama activities in Lantangwei town are linked to the clan sacrifice activities, and the general performances are mostly performed during sacrifices, celebrations and temple fairs.
On the one hand, this kind of sacrificial activity reflects the relationship between the small tradition and the big tradition of the local culture in Lantang, on the other hand, it can also be seen that Du, Deng and Gan are in the leading position in this kind of sacrificial activity.