On the weekend of 20021in early winter, I discussed with several colleagues and decided to drive to Sandefan village to experience it on the spot.
Sandefan Village is located in the northeast of Jinping Mountain in the middle of Wen Zu Street, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City. Ancestors lived here as early as 10,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age, with a history of more than 2,000 years. Most of the current residents moved from other places in the early Ming Dynasty, and the name of the village was changed several times. When the Wang Yu Temple was rebuilt in the village during Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, the "three virtues" appeared on the monument for the first time, which are still in use today.
There are always different opinions about the origin of the village name of "Sandefan", which is mostly found in local chronicles and passed down from mouth to mouth among the people. But one thing, since the formation of the village, the villagers living here have been deeply influenced by Confucianism. Today, there is a special Confucian lecture hall in the village. Old people and children often go to lecture halls to listen to people explaining Confucian classics. The three virtues are taken from Confucianism's "wisdom, courage and benevolence".
Sandefan Village in history is the crossroads of Qilu Grand Passage, and there is an endless stream of business trips from south to north. It has been circulating for a long time, so people like to gather here.
At present, Sandefan Village is the largest natural village in Zhangqiu District, with more than 7,000 people in 10 streets. In recent years, this thousand-year-old village with its own light has been honored continuously, and "National Traditional Village", "National Beautiful and Livable Village Demonstration Village" and "National beautiful countryside Demonstration Village" have poured in. In April of 20021year, Sandefan Village was named as "the first batch of scenic villages in Shandong Province".
The warm sunshine in winter is refreshing. Strolling through Sandefan Village, neat and clean streets, patchwork houses, old people chatting in the sun at the door, children playing football beside the stage, bluestone road polished by years, rivers flowing through the village, vicissitudes of life, emergency exits and Xuandi Pavilion ... all of them have formed a beautiful and peaceful pastoral picture.
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