Anyue, a small county in the middle of Sichuan Basin, is also a big county! To say that he is young is that the economy is not developed enough at present; He is a populous county in Sichuan, a major agricultural county, a national lemon production base and a hometown of stone carving art. However, one thing was forgotten in Anyue. That's Anyue ancient village!

According to the survey, there were more than 300 ancient stone villages in Anyue during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which were located at the highest peak of each village. As for the ancient village, his initial role was either to escape the war, to station troops by the government, or to raise funds to build temples far away from the secular world.

Tianbaozhai

According to the inscriptions on the village, the gate of the village and the memory of ordinary people, most of these scattered ancient villages in China were built in the period of frequent wars in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. According to records, Tianmazhai, located in Hulong Town, was the earliest place to build a village. Built in the first year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (477), it covers an area of more than 50 mu.

In fact, Anyue is not only an ancient, diverse, exquisite and beautiful stone carving art, but also the wonders and shows of these ancient villages should be protected and passed down. Strangely, there are still strips of stones piled up on the steep rock wall, which shows many stone carvings on these stones and the influence and close relationship of stones on people's lives. In the rural yard, stone houses, stone windmills, stone mills, stone jars, stone stoves ... and stone troughs for feeding pigs and chickens and ducks can also be seen.

Anyue ancient village can be summarized as big, ancient, different, strange and beautiful. The defense function of ancient villages is relatively strong. All ancient villages, big or small, have two similarities: first, stockades are on the highest hillside around; Second, there are pools of different sizes, all of which are dug out of a whole stone for life and fire prevention. Every stockade is like a book with endless stories.

The most famous ancient villages in Anyue probably belong to Qianfo Village, Yuntai Village, Wubao Village and Dacheng Mountain. Many other ancient villages were almost destroyed due to poor protection. For example, Tianbao Village in Tianbao Township has only the highest Zhaimen, and other Dazhaimen areas have been destroyed. I hope to protect it. This is also a kind of culture.