At the weekend, the reporter visited the Palace, which is an important place for the Li family to sincerely love each other at home and abroad. It's quiet here, the courtyard is neat and quiet, and several pine trees are planted in the garden. The main hall is full of incense and smoke.
According to "Longxi Lee Culture Network", it is the ancestor of Li. He was appointed as the agent of Zhong Wubo, whose name was Deling, when he was in Yin. Because of the mountain of law enforcement, he violated the will of the bad king Zhou Wang.
The family is in danger of being killed. His wife, Qi, fled with her young son, Li Zhen, and came to the market. She was hungry and cold, and she only survived by picking fruits from trees on the roadside. Feeling the life of Mei, I changed my surname to take refuge, so it is.
Li Zhen changed her surname to Loretta Lee and later moved to Longxi. Since then, Lee has continued from generation to generation and developed into the first surname in China. Historians of the Song Dynasty in China said in their "Tongzhi" that those who talk about Li in the world are called Longxi.
Lijialong Palace, located in the northwest corner of Beiguan in Longxi, has experienced many vicissitudes. According to the "Continuation of Li Culture in Longxi", the palace was built in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, and was designated as the Li Ancestral Hall by the officials in charge of Gansu at that time and the Li people.
Built by Li, Emperor Taizong personally gave the word "Palace". At that time, the Dragon Palace complex was huge, divided into three courtyards: front, middle and back, with numerous pavilions and magnificent buildings. This is a rare palace complex at that time. Placed on the roof of the main hall of the Dragon Palace
Nine beasts are only less than the ten beasts that can only be put in the palace under the feudal system. There are 1899 carved dragons on the "plate" of the Dragon Palace building, which symbolizes that "Eighteen Plums" are deeply rooted and leafy.
In the long river of history, dynasties alternate, ethnic groups blend and wars are frequent. Li moved to the south on a large scale in Longxi, and the Longgong building complex was also seriously damaged. Now, in the courtyard of the Dragon Palace, there are still two animals on the ridge, sitting north and sitting west. Brick carving has vivid modeling, refined brushwork, fine carving and smooth lines, all of which are brick carvings in the Northern Song Dynasty.
In order to better carry forward the Li culture and facilitate the sacrificial activities of Li people at home and abroad, Longxi County has repaired the palace many times. Recently, the comprehensive development project of Li cultural industry in Longxi with a total investment of 654.38+0.35 billion yuan was implemented through financial investment.
"Li's descendants take root here, so they can visit the ancestral temple, pay homage to their ancestors and taste the well water that moistens their ancestors. That kind of sincerity and piety is hard to experience in other places. " Recalling the scene of Li's clan worshipping the ancestral temple.
In 2009, there were 6,543.8+500,000 tourists from home and abroad visiting Longxi, among which one tenth of the Li family members from home and abroad came to Longxi to seek roots and worship their ancestors. Li's descendants at home and abroad show their national glory and carry forward their national spirit by seeking their roots and ancestors.
Family style, looking for blood, feeling affection. "This is looking for the roots of Li's ancestors and the roots of the Chinese nation." Li Baoliang, honorary president of Lanzhou Li Culture Research Association, said that how to make surname culture born and grow healthily,
How to inherit and carry forward the excellent Chinese culture is Wenhua Li's historical responsibility and the significance of cultural existence.