This county in Fujian is known as the hometown of mandarin ducks. The county name was given by Yongzheng and originated from a thousand-year-old village.

This is the travel and history research institute of Traveler Lao Zhang.

In Pingnan, there is a local proverb that has been circulated for thousands of years, "First there was the Lu family, and then there was Shuangxi. First there was Shuangxi, and then there was Pingnan." These sixteen words sum up Pingnan. The historical origins of South County. The Lu family is an ancient clan with the surname Lu living in Pingnan. Shuangxi refers to Shuangxi Village, also called Shuangxi Town. From this sentence, we can see that Shuangxi Village came first and then Pingnan. In the county, the Lu family came first, and then Shuangxi Village came into being.

Ancient Village and Ancient Town

Shuangxi Ancient Town has historically been the seat of the county seat of Pingnan County. Before the Qing Dynasty, it was still called Shuangxi Village because Shuangxi Village is located to the south of Cuiping Mountain, hence the name of the county. It was called Pingnan County. The county seat of Pingnan County was established in the 12th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1734 AD). However, the history of Shuangxi Ancient Town can be traced back to the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties period. This is a veritable thousand-year-old ancient town.

Ancestors of the Lu family

In the second year of Qianhua (913 AD) in the Later Liang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, due to war, the ancestors of the Lu family and their families migrated all the way south from the Central Plains. This was also the Hakka history in Chinese history. At the beginning of people's migration to the south, the ancestors of the Lu family came to Shuangxi. They saw that the place was surrounded by two streams and surrounded by peaks, forming a small basin with beautiful mountains and clear waters. It was a Feng Shui treasure land suitable for living in seclusion and pastoral life, so they stayed there. Here, generations have thrived.

The Lu family brought advanced agricultural production technology and traditional culture from the Central Plains, and integrated it with the local Fujian and Yue indigenous civilization, which improved the agricultural productivity here and developed the local economy and culture. After more than a thousand years of Years of changes have left Shuangxi Ancient Town with a profound cultural heritage and rich folk customs. This is why there is a popular saying in Pingnan that "there was Lu family first, then Shuangxi. First there was Shuangxi, then Pingnan." ." reasons.

Ancient buildings

Shuangxi Ancient Town now preserves a large number of historical monuments. The well-preserved ancient buildings include the Confucian Temple, Chenghuang Temple, Ruiguang Pagoda, Lingyan Temple, Beiyan Temple, and ancient residences. etc. Beiyan Temple is one of the famous thousand-year-old temples in Pingnan County. It was first built in the first year of Yongxi reign of Song Dynasty (AD 984). It has been rebuilt over the years. The main existing building is a civil structure with six rows and five bays. There are many inscriptions left by literati of the past dynasties inside and outside the temple. carve.

Ancient Temple

Lingyan Temple is located above Beiyan Temple, so it is also called Shangyuan. It was built in the first year of Taiping and Xingguo (AD 976) by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. It was built by the eminent monk Guyue. The City God's Temple is located east of Shuangxi Ancient Town on the mountainside of Zishan Mountain. It was built in the 13th year of Yongzheng reign in the Qing Dynasty (1735 AD). It was built by Zhu Yuekai, the then magistrate of Gutian County. In the first year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1736 AD), Pingyi was the first county magistrate. According to the terrain of the back mountain, Shen Zhong cut stones into the ground and built the dormitory hall. Later, it was rebuilt many times to form its current scale, including gate wall, gate tower, front patio, stage, bell and drum tower, main hall, etc., which served as the foundation for the Ming Dynasty. The Qing palace-style architecture is also an iconic attraction in Shuangxi.

Ancient Pagoda

Ruiguang Pagoda is another landmark and historic site in Shuangxi Ancient Town. This tower is entirely made of stone. The tower body is well-proportioned and majestic. When the sun sets, the glow shines , one of the eight scenic spots in Shuangxi - Zhongling Canxia, ​​because the ancient pagoda was built on Zhongling Mountain at Shuiwei to the west of the ancient town. Construction began in the 13th year of Guangxu (1887) with donations from the county magistrate Huang Ruiwu. It was not completed until the 20th year of Guangxu, during the tenure of another magistrate Zhou Jun. Ruiguang Tower is made of granite stones and is octagonal. There are stone steps inside to climb to the top and have a panoramic view of the thousand-year-old ancient town.

Ancient Bridge

Huifeng Bridge is an ancient bridge of wood and stone structure, with a single hole span of 23.5 meters. It is also known as Huangzhai Bridge and Pandi Bridge. It spans Dai Bridge in Pingnan County. The ancient road from Pandi Village in Xi Town to Kangli Village was built during the Kangxi period. The main body of the bridge is made of stone, and the bridge deck and bridge house are made of fir. The bridge house has eleven bays and forty-eight columns, a nine-purlin bucket-type frame, and a double-slope roof. There is a shrine in the bridge to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The shape of this ancient bridge is similar to the Dong covered bridge, but the style is slightly different.

?Hometown of Yuanyang

Yuanyangxi, ten kilometers away from Shuangxi Ancient Town, is now the Yuanyangxi National Scenic Area and the only Yuanyang Conservation Area in my country, with a length of 14 kilometers. The ecological environment of Yuanyang River is well-protected, and the surrounding mountains are deep and densely forested. It is clean and deep, making it the best habitat for Yuanyang River. Every autumn, thousands of mandarin ducks fly from the north to spend the winter. Historically, mandarin ducks thrived in Yuanyang Creek a hundred years ago, so Pingnan County is known as the "Hometown of Mandarin Ducks."