Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, has been a place of “natural treasures and outstanding people” since ancient times. The city’s 2,000 years of construction history has left a profound cultural heritage and many historical monuments to the city. However, most tourists come to Nanchang, only focusing their destinations on the Tengwang Pavilion and Shengjin Tower in the urban area, but neglecting many ancient villages and towns around the urban area. The most worth seeing is the one located in Anyi County. Anyi Millennium Ancient Villages”.
“Anyi Millennium Ancient Villages” is composed of three natural villages of Luotian, Jingtai, and Shuinan, which are less than 300 meters apart. The three ancient villages are in full swing. The ancient alleys and houses are interconnected, and the scale is large. Wood carvings and stone carvings Simple and exquisite, most of them are still well-preserved. Being in it is like being in a folk art museum, known as one of the birthplaces of Gan merchant culture.
Luotian Village, known for its heavy cultural connotations, is one of the members of the Anyi Ancient Villages and the core scenic spot. Its village history can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,200 years. According to records, the ancestor of Luotian Village was Huang Kechang, a descendant of Emperor Zhu Rong. He moved to this place from Luotian, Qizhou, Hubei in the first year of Guangming in the late Tang Dynasty (880) in order to avoid war, hence the name “Luotian”.
As a blood village of Jiangxia Huang, the 2,000 local villagers are all Huang. For thousands of years, merchants from the ancient village have gathered, and the local folk rhyme says: “Little Anyi County, big Luotian Huang.” It shows Luo. Tian Huang’s family has a great reputation. Although today’s ancient villages are not as prosperous as they used to be, some old shops are still in operation, and the ancient ruts on the stone slab road are still clearly visible, giving people a feeling of reminiscing about the past and presenting the present.
It is worth mentioning that the entire village still retains a complete underground drainage system a thousand years ago. The water in the mountain reservoir runs through the entire village from the upper end of the village along the canal, and the streets are criss-crossed by ditches covered by slabs for drainage. The domestic sewage and rainwater of every household effectively and environmentally demonstrated the wisdom and wisdom of the ancients, and the ancient village also has the saying that “the embroidered shoes are not wet on rainy days”.
Luotian Village also has the reputation of “Longevity Village”. Among the dozens of ancient wells in the village, the Shoukang Well excavated in the Tang Dynasty is the first water well since the village was founded. The well is more than 12 meters deep, and the water quality is sweet and does not run dry all year round. It is still used by surrounding residents as a source of domestic water. It is said that the villagers who drink the water from this well live a long life, hence the name “Shoukang Well”.
It is worth mentioning that Luotian Village still implements China’s oldest household registration management system in Lijia. There are ten ancient villages, and each one has public facilities such as the incense hall and water well. “Liujia Incense Hall” is one of the ten incense halls in the village. The genealogy in the hall was prefaced by the famous writer and calligrapher Huang Tingjian in the Northern Song Dynasty. “.
Among the 44 ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing dynasties that exist in the ancient village, the “Shidafudi” built by the 27th Sun Huang Bingtong of the Huang family during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty is the largest and most exquisite ancient building complex in the ancient village of Anyi. According to legend, Huang Bingtong was awarded the fifth-rank official position by Emperor Qianlong because of his honesty and trustworthiness in business. “Doctor” refers to the official position above the fifth rank, so the Huangzhai was named “Shidaifudi”.
On the hillside behind the “World Doctor First” building complex, there is planted the largest and oldest thousand-year-old camphor tree in Nanchang. The tree has a diameter of 3 meters and a circumference of 10 meters. According to legend, it was planted by Huang Kechang, the ancestor of Luotian Village, in the first year when he came to Luotian. For more than a thousand years, this ancient camphor tree of Tang Dynasty has always been luxuriant, vigorous and sheltered. The village of Luotian is endless, safe and auspicious.
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