Yes, this ancient village is located in Ding Cun, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, by the Fenhe River. Because "Ding Cun Site" and "Ding Cun Dwellings" are two different contents, they were respectively announced by the State Council as the first batch and the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units. People who have studied middle school history should have a little impression of "Ding Cun Site", which is a Paleolithic site with ancient human fossils. We won't talk about this anymore. Focus on "Ding Cun House".
In Shanxi, when talking about ancient courtyards, more people will think of the courtyards of Qiao's family, Wang's family, Chang's family and Qu's family. In fact, the Ding Cun House contains more than 30 courtyards with different styles, which are a hundred years earlier than the above courtyards, mainly in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The country established the first Han folk museum in China here. But not as famous as those famous schools.
As a typical specimen of Han quadrangle architecture in northern China, Ding Cun folk houses have a long historical span, unique architecture, different styles and diverse values. The layout and practicality of residential buildings are relatively complete, reflecting the psychology, hobbies, beliefs, fashions, customs and sentiments of the Han nationality in southern Shanxi. It is a precious specimen for studying traditional architectural folklore. From the perspective of architectural art, it adopts the advantages of many experts and adapts to the requirements of one side. There are many wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings on the building components, which are exquisite and generous and rich in content. It is a precious "living fossil" of ancient folk customs in China.
Ding Cun residential buildings are large-scale and well-preserved residential buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in northern China, and they are important physical materials for studying the pattern, laws, technology and art of residential buildings in the north. There are more than 30 quadrangles in Ding Cun, which are well preserved. From the twenty-first year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1593) to the end of Qing Dynasty, it was divided into four groups: North Yard, Intermediate Yard, South Yard and Northwest Yard. Among them, the North Yard was mainly built in Ming Dynasty, the Intermediate People's Court was mainly built in Yongzheng and Qianlong years of Qing Dynasty, the South Yard was mostly built in Daoguang and Xianfeng years, and the Northwest Yard was built in Qianlong years. Brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings preserved in Ding Cun Courtyard are a must.
After visiting Ding Cun Mansion, I felt a lot. Such a "prominent" village has always been so low-key, lying quietly on the bank of Fenhe River, without a trace of impetuousness. The villagers don't seem to mind being famous or not, because its beauty lies there. Time passes slowly like Fenhe River, and Ding Cun folk houses have been trying their best to keep their former appearance for thousands of years. The original ecological Ding Cun is neither flashy nor overexploited, so it is natural to relax here and slowly recall our splendid traditional civilization.