Nanxi Village, Huayuan Township, is 25 kilometers away from dongzhi county, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. In the deep mountain valley surrounded by mountains, there is an ancient village with more than 780 people in more than 80 households. They are descendants of the Huns and are called the "last Xiongnu tribe" in the mountains. According to records, the ancestors of the villagers came from the Mongolian desert and were descendants of the king of repairing soil. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to escape the rebellion in Huang Chao, he moved here from Huangdeng (now Tunxi) in Huizhou, and it has been passed down for more than 60 generations since 1 135. In view of this, the interest in exploring history is instantly aroused. -inscription
We got off the expressway from the east, took the 206 National Road to the south, and wound our way through the mountain villages in southern Anhui, passing through the mountains and Du Yao, and came to Huayuanli Township. Green mountains and green waters along the way, the air is fresh and transparent. Although the season is late spring, the sun is shining, just like summer. After many twists and turns, I came to Nanxi ancient village in the deep mountain canyon.
Nanxi ancient village, also known as Jinjia village, is surrounded by mountains and has steep terrain. The ancient village has beautiful scenery, which can be said to be a clever combination of mountains, water and villages. It is a wonderful landscape painting, a piece of rough jade hidden in the mountains. At the entrance of the village, there is a village wall made of huge pebbles. After crossing the village wall and entering the ancient village, the first thing you see is several towering ancient maple trees and ancient camphor trees. Straight and old trunks and swaying branches and leaves seem to record the vicissitudes of time. Smoke billowed from the kitchen in the village, the faint fragrance of tea and the artistic conception of flowing water on small bridges floated in the air, the noisy voices and the alleys where chickens and birds were singing in the mountains showed great vitality and popularity.
My first impression of Nanxi ancient village is a village abandoned by modern civilization. The village is located at the foot of a high mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only one "village-to-village" highway leads to the outside world. Obviously, there is no development and no good planning here. It is not our usual scenic spot, and we can't see any professional tourist reception facilities. Here, you will feel that time really passes in front of the door like running water. If you push open the door of the old house, the image of the past will peel off in front of you, and you will suddenly lose your sense of direction and can't touch the breath of modern cities. Tao Yuanming's "warm and distant village, smoke from kitchen in Yiyi market ..." is her true portrayal. As far as she can see, it is full of desolation and obsolescence, and it feels completely different from Wuzhen, Nanxun, Xitang and other ancient towns. The house is a combination of Huizhou architecture and northern grassland architecture. The brick structure is high and empty. The old house, gravel road and its furnishings give people an enduring feeling, deep and quiet. This kind of tranquility is very different from the city. I think it's a good way to relax if three or five friends are invited here to have tea, chat and fall in love.
My second impression of ancient villages is the thick genealogy. The most complete and magnificent building in the ancient village is the Jinshi Ancestral Temple. This ancestral temple, built in the Ming Dynasty, has towering gables, spacious lintels and spacious courtyards, with flowers, birds and Kirin floating on both sides. In the back hall, ancestors are arranged, and plaques such as "Nanxi Kunhua" are hung inside. The building materials are exquisite, beautifully carved, and the overall combination is magnificent. The pattern is no obvious difference from other Huizhou buildings. However, we can still see the history of this family and its prominent family who entered the DPRK as an official from the legacy of war horse patterns, horse-mounted stones and horse-tied piles on the stone pier. Up to now, Jinjia Village has preserved a complete set of old genealogy, which has been passed down for more than 60 generations through 1 135. Genealogy has lasted 1000 years. Years have changed, and the sound of iron riding has gradually drifted away. The descendants of these grassland herders have already taken root here, living in harmony with the Han nationality, regardless of each other, and becoming farmers who rest at sunrise and sunset. It's just that there are totems of Xiongnu ancestors in front of every hall, and they are still silently telling the distant history.
The third impression that the ancient village gave me was the unique layout of the village. Nature's uncanny workmanship makes the mountains here look particularly strange. Entering the ancient village, there are three stone arch bridges on the stream at the entrance of the village, which was called "three locks into the village" by predecessors. There are mountains and rivers running through it, which divides the whole village into two, which looks like the yin and yang poles of Taiji diagram. The alleys in the village are all winding stone roads, 99 lanes and 88 ditches, criss-crossing and connected with each other. The whole layout is a complete Taiji Eight Diagrams diagram, which is easy for outsiders to get in but difficult to get out. The landscape of the village garden is beautiful, the air is fresh and pleasant, and the houses are built on the mountain in a trapezoidal direction, arranged neatly around the stream, which flows from the foot of the eaves and gurgles into the ear. Because of its beautiful scenery and peculiar terrain, it has the advantage of "and one person defends it, and ten thousand people can't force it". During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the government of the Puppet Governance County and the county middle school moved here.
I finally came out and took a look back, which confirmed my impression again: on the green mountain peak, clouds are lingering, trees are lush and in full bloom. Tourists in twos and threes add a little new vitality to this quiet ancient village. Under the bath of the sunset, the ancient village looks extraordinarily quiet and beautiful. I think that if the local government can well protect the planning of this magical ancient village and show it in a better image, the ancient village will run out of the mountains and walk through the fields, spreading the beauty and magic here to the distance.