The Historical Evolution of Qingtang Town

Qingtang was originally named Qingxi, and later it was built into a market. Because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides and the middle depression is like a pond, it is blue and beautiful, so it was renamed Qingtang. He family in Qingxi first entered Qingtang to start the base, and moved from Ningdu County at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, Xie moved here from Xingguo Zhuba in the early Ming Dynasty.

On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qingtang was under the jurisdiction of Shangbei Township in Du County. From April 1952, Qingtang and Laicun were changed to the 13th district of Ningdu County (namely Qingtang District), and in June 196 1 1, Qingtang District was re-established.

Qingtang is known as the holy land, with complex geography and convenient transportation. Since ancient times, its complex terrain has far-reaching strategic significance. During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping Army captured Ningdu County, but Qingtang did not fall. In addition, He Dairen led more than 65,438+0,000 soldiers from Qingtang to participate in the war and saved Ningdu, Du Yu, Ruijin and Ganzhou. 1945 Before Japan surrendered, the area around Qingtang was occupied by the Japanese, but Qingtang did not fall. In the same year, President Cao Haosen of Jiangxi Province personally wrote the words "Mu Zong serves the country" and made a plaque, which promoted the traditional virtues of clan harmony and vowed to return to their hometown in Qingtang.

Qingtang people, mainly He, Xie and others (70%), are authentic Hakkas. Therefore, Hakka history and culture have a long history. Hakka culture, characterized by smashing tea and temple fairs, has nurtured Qingtang people for thousands of years. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were countless temples, temples and shrines in Qingtang, which formed a religious spectacle of temples crossing the threshold. Temple fairs have also become popular accordingly, and their ceremonies can be summarized into four types: meeting, offering sacrifices to gods, making tours and offering sacrifices. After the founding of New China, most temples and ancestral temples were demolished, and now more than 30 ancestral temples such as He, Xie and Sun are preserved.