Speaking of ancient towns, do you first think of Zhouzhuang in Suzhou, Wuzhen in Jiaxing and Hongcun in Huangshan ... these famous towns and villages that inherit history and carry homesickness?
In Wuhan, there are also some ancient towns and villages with no inferior history and culture scattered all over the country, quietly showing the legacy of Chu Feng. Unfortunately, they were bred in an inner room and no one knew her.
On Valentine's Day on February 14, 2022, I was lucky enough to walk into the Wang Jia West Bay in the boudoir and appreciate its unique charm.
Wangjiaxi Bay, a beautiful ancient village, reminds me of a poem "How to let you meet me at my most beautiful moment". For this, I begged for five hundred years in front of the Buddha, asking him to let us have a dusty relationship. The Buddha turned me into a tree and grew on the roadside where you must pass ... "
A century-old tree witnessed the historical changes.
I think of this poem because there are two hundred-year-old trees in Wang Jia West Bay. I don't know how many people have passed by here for a hundred years, but they still stand here.
In fact, I prefer to believe that they are the guardians of this village, guarding this village, guarding the people in the village for generations, and guarding the beautiful stories and history and culture left in this village.
Wang Jia West Bay is located in Wang Jiahe Street, huangpi district. Its ancestors moved from Jiangxi in the second year of Ming Hongwu. By the end of Jiaqing and the beginning of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty, Wangxiwan had formed a small market with more than 30 shops, shops, workshops, guilds and shops. Since then, many villagers have gone into the sea to do business, bringing mountain products shops, paper mills and small department stores into Hankou. During the Tongzhi period, there was a building craze in Xiwan, Wang Jia. Sixty or seventy villagers demolished adobe houses and built azurite brick houses.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Wang Jia Xiwan has become a mail distribution center in the surrounding areas, and all the letters in the surrounding areas are delivered through Wang Jia Xiwan. 1927 After the Jute Uprising, Wangjiaxiwan became a part of the revolutionary base in the Hubei-Henan Border Region. During this period, he launched revolutionary activities here, and the development of Wangxiwan was restricted by the war. From 65438 to 1930s, Wang Jia West Bay suffered a fire, many brick and wood buildings were destroyed, and the village population no longer increased.
It has been nearly 700 years since Wangxiwan built the village. The ancient village is built next to Mulan Mountain, near the Red October Reservoir. The countryside in front of the village is vast and the pits and ponds are developed, which can be described as harmony between yin and yang.
Blue sky, white clouds, clear water, Daishan Mountain, green fields and ancient villages blend together, and * * * life and * * * life convey a fresh and quiet lasting charm. The big pond at the entrance of the village, together with some ponds in the four corners, is like the head and four feet of a turtle, which means "longevity of the turtle".
At the end of the 20th century, the Mulan eco-tourism area adjacent to the northwest of Cunwan began to be built. Since then, the village has been identified as the key central village of Wang Jiahe Street, and its development faces good opportunities. With the improvement of external traffic conditions and public service facilities, the living standard of Wangxiwan has been continuously improved.
Through the vicissitudes of old houses in just visiting
If meeting an old tree is a fate with the village, then finding an old house is a persistence with the village.
Knowing so many historical stories of Wangxiwan Village, are you also interested in the ancient buildings in the village? It is said that there are two very old houses in this village.
Wangxiwan no.27 laowu
The old house No.27 in Wangxiwan is more hidden than expected, and it is a house-in-house structure. The ancient house is hidden in a house where the owner lives now. Entering the ancient house will pass through a narrow and deep staircase, which can only accommodate one person, giving people the feeling of entering a mysterious tunnel.
The preservation of this ancient house is amazing. Birds, animals and flowers are carved on the doorposts and crossbeams, and the word "Fu Shou Fu" is engraved on the window lattice fan. The wood carving Kirin on the arch is lifelike.
The stone archway, iron gate, door cover for "looking up to see the official" and iron ring for tying horses in the old house are still intact.
What is even more surprising is that the owner is still using this old house, and some rooms in the old house have been rebuilt. The kitchen is more impressive. In fact, this is a yard of the old house. In this damp kitchen, you can see the light coming directly from the patio. In this hazy sunshine, this kind of old and new staggered furnishings makes people seem to have crossed just visiting.
Wangxiwan no.4 laowu
Wangxiwan No.4 is a building with brick and wood structure, which combines Chinese and western styles during the Republic of China. I'm a little surprised that such a unique building is hidden in a village in this corner of China.
Counting house numbers along the village road is like looking for clues to crack the password in turn. You can see it at the end of the road. The arch at the entrance of the building is a combination of double slope top and European mountain flowers, and its unique style is refreshing. Once in the courtyard, the top of the double slope is combined with European mountain flowers, the entrance of the building is a combination of arches and columns, and the building is a three-bay building.
The dilapidated cylindrical structure at the entrance gives people an illusion, as if the ruins of a European church were in front of them. But surprisingly, there is a dense bamboo forest in the yard, and the freshness of green leaves makes people feel particularly wonderful.
In addition to these two ancient houses, Wangxiwan still has a certain scale of Qing Dynasty residential buildings, mainly in Huizhou style, mostly brick and wood structures.
Preserve the "original flavor" of ancient buildings
A famous historical and cultural village can reflect the culture and folk customs of a local historical period, and to a certain extent, it retains very complete ancient historical sites and traditional habits of the old times. Most of these historical villages have great historical value and commemorative significance.
In order to strengthen the protection of famous historical and cultural towns and villages in Wuhan, and to rescue and rationally use the historical and cultural resources of famous towns and villages, it is said that Wuhan has also launched the first batch of historical and cultural villages selection activities, and Huangpi Wangxiwan is impressively listed.
Knowledge link:
What is a famous historical and cultural village? As the second batch of national historical and cultural cities, Wuhan is rich in ancient town and village resources, so as to build a representative and exemplary historical and cultural village, thus promoting Wuhan to inherit Jingchu characteristics, highlight regional brands, build a culturally strong city, and help build a modern, international and ecological Wuhan.
What are the advantages of being selected?
For 5 1 village that has been included in the protection recommendation list, each district shall declare it in batches according to the resource endowment. Once they are named, all parties will assume their responsibilities and obligations and get financial and policy support.
Here, I also sincerely hope that all famous historical and cultural villages can get the best protection.
About the author: Tang Ling, pen name Zi Ling, senior Chinese teacher in primary school, leader of Chinese subject. I wrote a lot of poems when I was young, and I rewrote my prose when I was middle-aged. I have mainly written travel notes in recent years. My works have been seen in newspapers and websites all over the country, attracting many fans with excellent writing style.