Xigou Village is located on the west side of Fenghuang Mountain in the depths of Taihang Mountain. According to legend, Xigou Village was built by immigrants from Hongdong, Shanxi Province during Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and it was named after its location and topography. Xigou Village is surrounded by mountains, with Phoenix Mountain in the east, Donggou Village in the opposite and the majestic "Dragon" in the southwest.

Walking on the path leading to Xigou village, a feeling of tranquility has already permeated my heart, which may be a mysterious force endowed by nature to ancient villages. The first thing that caught our eye was the red brick house and the stone road. Every red brick records the history of Xigou Village, and every slate tells the legend about Xigou Village. Farmhouses are patchwork, roadside wildflowers are in full bloom, and everywhere is full of quaint atmosphere. This is the appearance and posture of the most primitive ancient village.

According to legend, this village was inhabited before the Ming Dynasty. The ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Xigou Village are well preserved, and the overall characteristics show a primitive architectural beauty, which is a rough, unrestrained, simple and rough beauty. It is saturated with the primitive flavor, simplicity, dignity, vitality and richness of Taihang Mountain, and is a typical traditional village in Taihang Mountain area.

The sunshine in May filled the whole village, a river passed through the village, and five stone bridges lined up in turn, which is extremely rare in small villages in mountainous areas. Suddenly I feel a little early. Imagine that microwaves are sparkling on the river, wild ducks are playing in the river, and women are patting their clothes by the river and pulling their homes leisurely. I can't help but think of Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden: "The land is flat and spacious, and the houses are like this, with fertile fields and beautiful mulberry and bamboo ponds. The traffic in the building is so busy that chickens and dogs hear each other. Some men and women dressed like strangers. My hair is drooping and I am happy. " Villagers work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

A towering tree caught my eye. That is a willow tree embraced by two people. This willow has stood on the shore for more than 200 years, and this willow has also witnessed the changes in Xigou Village. The tranquility of the village is everywhere. In this sea of red bricks, I'm afraid even fleeting waves will solidify, and the history and legend of Xigou Village are ever-present.

Walking in this ancient and mysterious village is like walking in a dream, so real and beautiful. The real Xigou Village brings us not only beautiful scenery, but also a heavy history.

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Jia Peng, another elegant and mysterious place, entered this small mountain village to explore stories and mysterious legends about Jia Peng.

Peng Ying is located in the Minghe River Basin in the north of the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. Because there is a famous Jiulong Miaogou in the south of the village, it was called Miaodingzhuang in ancient times. The village is surrounded by mountains, valleys and lush vegetation. There are famous peaks such as Qingkou Mountain, Tiger Hill, Zu Ti, Taiyi and Beizhai, which are steep or gentle. Around Huancun, there are many famous or unknown deep gullies, such as Jiulong Gully, Wucang Gully and Dushigou.

Pengying Village displays the style of stone buildings everywhere, and the red Danxia Rock has become the main building material of stone buildings in the village. More than 85% of the traditional houses in the village are ochre red, which represents the architectural style of local houses in southern Hebei at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. The stone buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the village are mostly red stone walls and blue tile roofs. Well-preserved houses 100, with about 1500 rooms.

Walking on the road in the village, a fragrance came to my face, and the new green around the mountainside was as continuous as a green ribbon. Shuttling through the stone alleys in the village, only idle old people sat under the wall in twos and threes to bathe in the sunshine and chat happily. The beautiful legend about Pengying Village is full of legends. According to legend, there is a juren named Yang in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, who failed the list. One day, when he went to Huangliangmeng, he saw an old man carrying water, so he went forward and asked the old man for water to drink. The old man was embarrassed to say that he could not give him water to drink, or he would be abused by his wife. Yang was very angry: "If I can become a dragon, I must catch this evil woman." The words sound just fell and there was a flash of lightning on the horizon, followed by a loud thunder. Yang really became a dragon, and his hateful daughter-in-law died under the dragon's claws. Although this is a story told by villagers, Peng Ying's filial piety spirit has been passed down to this day. The sacrificial ceremony in Jiulong Village is listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list.

Walking into Miaogou, Kowloon, the tall cypresses are neatly arranged and lush. A tree is like a green wave, layered and rolled up, like a three-dimensional lake, which makes Peng Ying have aura. It's really beautiful to climb stairs among the cypresses.

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Driving along the winding mountain road, the clouds overhead become various shapes, which is intoxicating. Clusters of bright flowers gather on the leaves on both sides of the road, just like countless butterflies, spreading their wings slightly and stopping in the air, motionless. Walking through the beautiful mountain road of Bian Que Avenue, I saw another ancient village-Shentou Village.

Shentou Village is located in Queshan Mountain at the east foot of Taiziyan Mountain in Taihang Mountain in the middle of Neiqiu County, 2 1 km away from Neiqiu County. Shentou Village has a long history and has been built for more than 2,000 years. Zhao Jianzi gave Bian Que 40,000 mu of land in Pengshan, and Bian Que lived in Pengque Mountain, which was later renamed Pengque Mountain. Queshan has a Bianque Temple, also known as Queshan Temple, which is an ancient architectural complex dedicated to Bian Que. It is the earliest, largest and best preserved Bianque Temple in China. Bian Que practiced medicine all his life, and traveled all over the vassal states of Qin and Qi. He had great compassion and saved his mental suffering. In front of the rich and the poor, everyone is equal, like relatives.

At the southern end of Huisheng Bridge outside Bianque Temple, nine towering cypress trees are majestic, vigorous and tall, which is Kowloon cypress. Nine cypress trees were born on a stone. They are ancient and lush. They are thousands of years old, thick and folded, and look like dragons. They are called cypress trees. The roots on the stone are like the claws of dragons. In the southeast of Kowloon White, the crown of a cypress tree looks like a phoenix flying high. It is said that Bian Que has ten apprentices, nine male apprentices and one female apprentice. After Bian Que's death, the male disciple became a phoenix cypress, and the female disciple became a phoenix cypress on the top of the mountain not far away because of the ethical code. Phoenix cypress echoes the phoenix cypress in the distance. Cooper swayed in the wind, as if telling a legend about Bian Que, a wonderful doctor.

Walking on the road polished by years, stroking the traces of the wall being ruthlessly washed by the wind and rain, watching the children laughing and chasing, passing by the villagers who came back from the alley with farm tools, and listening to the old man sitting at the door telling ancient stories, they will feel extremely quiet. Sunlight gilded the ancient stone village, and the charm of the ancient village and the pulse of its life flowed slowly. In this ancient village, you will feel that the villagers live a "modern rural life" and have an indifferent attitude towards life, and there is a feeling of calm and peace in their hearts, which is completely different from the impetuousness and busyness in the city.

Shentou village is like a landscape poem with a long ancient charm, and the green mountains and green waters whisper the profound history of the ancient village; Shentou Village is like a beautiful ink painting, an ancient village with a long history, with a grayish yellow tone. Shentou Village, like a cheerful and radical March, composes a happy tomorrow for the ancient village. ...

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On the day I came to Daping Village, it was raining in Mao Mao, just like stepping into a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. Daping Village is located in Taihang Mountain area in the west of Shahe City. It was founded in the 9th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1670) and has a history of more than 340 years.

Daping Village is located in the typical landform area in front of Taihang Mountain. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful. The village is surrounded by tung trees, locust trees, pine and cypress, pomegranate and so on. Trees are shaded and vegetation is lush. Misty rain is an angel who awakens the flowers to be fresh. It drips into the flowers with the breeze and floats gently. The dew point reflects the appearance of Sophora japonica, and pomegranate blossoms a beautiful smile in the breeze and drizzle.

The first thing you see is two large pools in the east of the village. Near the village is a drinking pool, and below is a laundry pool. This also highlights the wisdom of ancient villagers. Standing next to the pool, watching the water flow quietly, a sense of detachment rises from the bottom of my heart. The water in Daping Village is smart and clear, reflecting the vicissitudes of the whole village. Water also recorded everything in Daping Village. ...

Daping Village covers an area of about 170 mu. There are 1 east and west main streets, 5 north and south small streets and more than 0 hutongs 10 in the village. Residential buildings and houses are mostly buildings in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. There are more than 0/00 old houses and more than 0/50 private houses in the village, nearly 2,000. The walls of the building are all made of local ochre red Danxia rock blocks. Most doors and windows are made of wood. A few gatehouses are painted with patterns of talented people and beautiful women in costume dramas. The style of Daping villagers' houses has a typical peasant style in Taihang Mountain area. More common is the "quadrangle" with five rooms in the north and five rooms in the south, one door with two windows and three rooms in the east and west.

Many ancient legends also make Daping Village more mysterious. Today, Daping Village is surrounded by historical sites with traces of ancient wars, such as Dacang, Xiaocang, Wagong, Qiquan Temple and Wangqin Lake.

Walking on the quaint stone road with an umbrella, a sense of mystery surrounds the body and mind. In a trance, I crossed into the scene of the Qing Dynasty and imagined myself as a rich woman walking in the rain in a cheongsam. Those ancient houses built by red slate, those ancient meanings that seem to float out of poetry and painting, are intoxicating and fascinating.

Although the war years have gradually passed away from us, Daping Village still emits red light. An ordinary house in the south of the village is the house where 129 division stores materials. The village has the former site of the 129 Division Advance Detachment Hospital, and several large stone board houses in the northeast corner of the village are where Jinan Bank (the predecessor of China People's Bank) is located. Although the historical rings make this ancient village ancient, years can't take away the cultural accumulation and the inheritance of the red spirit, and it still retains a good lifestyle and customs. At noon, smoke billowed from every household, and dogs barked from nowhere in the ancient village. The fog slowly climbed up from the mountainside, and as the villagers returned from busy farming, everything fell into Shan Lan's arms. Drunk mountain, drunk mountain, is so shy, only white haze clouds appear between the mountain peak and Shan Lan, just like a girl with a half face hidden behind the guitar, you can't see its true colors.

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Still walking in the depths of the mountains, Houtusi Village. On the day I came to Houxiangsi Village, the mountains were deeply wrapped in clouds, and layers of clouds echoed in the mountains, like fairy dust released by immortals.

In midsummer, the mountain is a sea of trees, and the cypress trees at the top of the mountain stand on the cliff like heroic soldiers; Evergreen pine trees spread their vigorous branches, and countless birds danced and sang on them.

Houxiangsi Village is located in the western mountainous area of Shahe City at the eastern foot of the southern section of Taihang Mountain. It is under the administrative jurisdiction of Chanfang Township, surrounded by mountains on the east, south and west. The surrounding mountains are steep, the peaks stand tall, the gorge is deep and the valleys are large, and the mountains are overlapping. There are 3 ancient streets and more than 50 stone alleys in the village, and ancient houses can be seen everywhere. In the old days, the walls of private houses were mostly carved into regular stones by local purple sand rocks, and the roofs were made of thin red slate overlapping into arch tips.

The name of Houxiangsi Village can be traced back to the middle Tang Dynasty. It is said that a temple was built at the foot of the southwest mountain in the old village. There are clear springs in the garden, hence the name Qingquan Temple, also known as Gradually Temple. In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, ancestors of various surnames moved here from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province to open up wasteland for farming, smash stones to build houses and reproduce. Because the village is located behind the ravine, it is named Houxiangsi Village.

In Houxiangsi Village, what attracts us most is the patchwork stone houses. The red slate house is full of strength, and it smells the quaint breath on the stone, as if it had crossed into the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The green moss on the road is in sharp contrast with the red slate. Maybe this is the contrast between the old and the new. The ancient stone road tells the past life of Hougradually Temple Village, and the fresh moss imagines the bright future of Hougradually Temple Village.

Walking, an antique house hidden in an alley came into view, and the words "harmony is precious" were conspicuously written on the gatehouse. Although there are no magnificent buildings and exquisite carvings, three simple words tell the folk custom of "harmony is precious" in Hougradually Temple Village. The courtyard with three entrances and three exits can't help but amaze me. Every lattice of the elegant Tian Zige window lattice contains the beautiful past of Hougradually Temple Village.

Farmers are farming leisurely at the head of the village, village women are laughing and washing by the stream, the old man is squinting in the sun in front of the house, and the children are playing happily in the yard ... Man and nature are so harmonious. I have never seen the Peach Blossom Garden, but I feel that the Peach Blossom Garden is so much. The Houxiang Temple in the small mountain village is here. Thousands of years have passed, and it has become unremarkable. Just like a wise man who has experienced all the worlds, the more plain his appearance is, the more gorgeous his heart is. Houxiangsi Village will not be immersed in history forever. It retains the flavor of traditional ancient villages, but it is full of charm of the new era. Its footsteps are light and its blood is fresh. It is moving towards a dream-filled future step by step. ...

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Beautiful July, full of vitality everywhere. The ancient villages in Wang Xi gradually woke up in the morning light. ...

Wang Qian Village is located in Taihang Mountain area in the west of Shahe City, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Chanfang Township in Shahe City. The village is relatively flat, facing south, in the shape of an ancient public servant hat with wings (like a phoenix spreading its wings). A small river slowly passes around the village. The mountains in the south of the village are towering and steep, and the trees on the hillside of the ravine are forested. Wang Xi Village is named after surnames and Chinese herbal medicines. In the second year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1404), the Wangs moved from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province to open up wasteland and build villages. At that time, they looked at the well near the village. In the second year, a bright green madder grew in the crevice beside the well, so the village was named "Wang Xi", which has been used ever since.

Most of the buildings in the village are from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Ochre red stones are simple and elegant after time polishing, and each stone tells a red past. The window with wooden structure looks solemn and generous, and the window lattice with swastika is filled with the antique wood. Beautiful hollowed-out carvings vividly depict the harmony in the depths of the mountains.

The residential buildings in Wang Xi Village are hillside-shaped, with staggered heights and orderly arrangement. According to legend, Wang Xi Village was one of the main battlefields where Li Shimin, king of Qin, fought with Wang Shichong, Liu Heita and Dou Jiande in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, there are relics and folklore related to Li Shimin, the king of Qin, everywhere in the village. The northeast of the village is next to Wangqin Lake, a famous scenic tourist area in Hebei Province. Village West is a famous provincial scenic spot in southern Hebei-North Wudang Mountain.

Entering Wang Xi Village, a slightly crude gate came into view. Simple but not simple, this courtyard used to be the telegraph room of the Eighth Route Army garrison during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's period. Imagine that war-torn era, where pieces of information and battle reports came from here, directing the process of war and instantly feeling the surge of blood inside.

The villagers in the village told me such a story. Once the village was swept by the Japanese army, a female cadre of the Eighth Route Army took the villagers and hid in a private house. She was pregnant and gave birth to a child in a private house. In order to prevent the Japanese from finding these villagers when they heard the child crying, the female cadres strangled the newborn child with tears. I was pregnant in October and finally ushered in the birth of my own child. For the sake of the revolution and the safety of the villagers, I can only abandon the newborn. What kind of spirit and strength is this? How can it not be admirable?

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Along the way, I imagined what the "Little Potala Palace" in this deep mountain would be like. Taihang Mountain, which has just rained, is full of fresh breath everywhere. The "Little Potala Palace" in this mountain looms in the mist, just like a fairyland on earth.

Gradually concave village is located in the deep mountain area at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, about 35 kilometers east of Shahe City. Gradually concave village is built on a sunny hillside with high terrain and unique scenery. The village is shaped like a wild goose spreading its wings to the south. Because the residential buildings are stacked from low to high according to the mountain, overlooking the village, it is also like the Potala Palace, the holy place of Tibetan Buddhism. Therefore, the villagers called it "Potala Palace Village" in Taihang Mountain area.

In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1402), Hu Hou, Li, Hu and other surnames moved here from Hongtong County, Shanxi Province to cultivate land, and the village name was Houjiazhuang. Because the village is located in a high and steep terrain, the water source is extremely scarce, so the village was moved to the valley where the water gradually flows. After that, family names such as Fan, Guo, Cui and Zhu moved in one after another, and the population gradually flourished, taking shape in the village. Because the village is located in the gradually concave land, the new name of the village is "gradually concave" and later changed to "gradually concave village", which is still in use today.

Walking into the village, I was surprised to find that the village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with mountains and valleys and dense forests. Walking on the slate path in the village, the fresh air is refreshing. Looking to the east of the village, it is the towering zenith mountain, with beautiful mountains and dangerous peaks; Looking to the northwest of the village, it is the famous Little Western Heaven, and the temple of Bi Xia Yuan Jun was built on the top of the mountain. Looking to the north of the village, it is the famous Grand Canyon in Taihang Mountain area in the south of Hebei Province-"Balichong", which is hundreds of meters deep and about 10 km long. The cliffs and rocks on both sides of the canyon are very steep.

Walking in the gradually sunken villages, stone buildings and courtyards of traditional buildings in Qing Dynasty or Republic of China can be seen everywhere. These courtyards deeply attracted my attention. This wall is made of bluestone and purple English rocks. The joints between stones are bonded and joined with white ash, which shows the wisdom of the ancients. Most houses are quadrangles, including single courtyard, second courtyard, third courtyard and fifth courtyard. The largest courtyard in the village is the former residence of Zhu Shiying, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, with seven courtyards. In the Shilou Courtyard of Cundong Hutong, each window lattice has different patterns, such as green leaves holding lotus, pomegranate in full bloom and swastika. , which has rich meanings. The tall courtyard wall is thick and solid, as if telling the story between the owner of the courtyard and the courtyard.

Although the village is paved with stone roads, there is no water. I found the mystery when I walked. It turns out that every courtyard has built drainage tunnels and dug drainage ditches between streets and lanes, so the wisdom of the ancients has been passed down from generation to generation and has been passed down to this day.

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In winter, although there are no charming birds and flowers in spring, no spectacular lightning and thunder in summer, and no attractive rich fruits in autumn, the implicit beauty is dedicated to Taihang Mountain and Beipen Water Town. Along the winding mountain road, I came to Beipenshui Village, Shahe City. Thin smoke enveloped the mountains and valleys, making Beipenshui Village shine with dazzling silver light in the cold winter.

Beipenshui Village belongs to Cejing Township, Shahe City, 50 kilometers east of Shahe City. This village is located in a ravine on the southwest side of the upper reaches of the horse in the Beiming River basin at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain in southern Hebei Province. It looks like a basin, and there is a clear stream flowing in the south of the village. Because there is a village named "Penshui" on the south bank of the stream, which is located in the north, it is named Beipenshui Village.

Standing at the entrance of the village, looking up at the overall shape of the village, like a turtle swimming in the water. * * * extends in the direction of Cunxi Reservoir to absorb water, and several houses are built on the east side of the reservoir dam to form a glans penis; There is a small street on the east side of the house, forming a turtle neck; Further east is the whole village, forming a turtle body; The four claws of the turtle are roads extending outward from the four corners of the village; Guiwei is the current in the east of the village. Looking down from the air, the image of the tortoise is vivid and ingenious.

Walking into the village, pieces of ochre red stone buildings first came into view. It seems to have brought me into the ancient times I just visited. The ochre red stone is simple and elegant after time polishing, and each stone is telling the story of the North Basin water town. An ancient residential building deeply attracted my attention, that is, Wang Xiaogui's former residence, located on the south side of the eastern end of the village. The owner of the house is a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and his family is well-off. When he built the house, the design was very elegant There are doorways on both sides of the lower part of the gatehouse. Doorways are made of bluestone and are cuboid. On the one hand, it is engraved with "It is better to be good with others than to be good with yourself", on the other hand, it is obvious that the owner is a scholar and pursues traditional culture, which also makes the cultural heritage of Beipenshui Village more mellow.

Beipenshui Village not only has antique buildings, but also has a full red flavor. 1937 In September, the advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army 129 Division entered Shahe County from the mountainous area of Xingtai County, and this area was opened as the Taihang Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base. At that time, Beipenshui Village was under the jurisdiction of the Sixth District Committee of Taihang Revolutionary Base. Soon, the advance detachment helped Shahe establish anti-Japanese democracy.

Through the streets, feel the mysterious and quaint atmosphere of Beipen Water Town. Although it is early winter, moss is occasionally found in the corner of the alley, which brings some vitality to some quiet Beipenshui villages. There is a drain on one side of the street. During the rainy season, the rainwater discharged by each household enters the trough when it flows out of the house, flows eastward through the canal trough and flows into the stream in front of the village. Ten million drops of water flow into the stream. It is not only the water source that flows into the stream, but also the hope of the villagers in Beipenshui Village.

Walking on Wan Li Road is like reading thousands of books. Every ancient village you have been to is the glory and epitome of an era. Ancient architecture is history, while ancient dwellings are biographies. The existence of ancient villages has left an important legacy for The Last Romance, which is the humanistic connection of historical details. Those ancient villages full of poetry and painting let us appreciate the beautiful artistic conception in distant time and space today.