Where is Jiuzhai Ancient Village?

Jiuzhai Village, Rongdong Street, Rongcheng District, was founded in the late Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of nearly a thousand years. In the village, streams are gurgling and ancient trees are towering. The traditional houses in the ancient village still retain the original pattern and architectural style, and the legends and stories handed down in the village are fascinating. The whole village of Jiuzhai is inhabited by Chen people. Their ancestors were from Putian, Fujian. During Shao Sheng's reign in the Northern Song Dynasty, he served as a judge in Chaozhou. After retirement, he took a fancy to Jiuzhai, a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and chose to stay here. So why did Taichu Guild take a fancy to Jiuzhai, a treasure trove of geomantic omen? According to the Chen clan, the old village looks like a lying cow from the terrain, and the villagers call it "cow land".

During the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to commemorate the ancestor Tai, Chen's descendants joined forces to build the Chenjia Temple, named "Youqing". It is said that the location of the home temple is also a treasure trove of geomantic omen, and the locals call it "Indian vegetable field" (water spinach). Because water spinach grows rapidly, the population of the old village is only over 2,000, but the villages distributed from the old village grow rapidly and have a large population. According to Chen's statistics, there are about 190 villages in the old village, and the total population at home and abroad is about 65438.

There is also a magical story about the geography of Chen Temple. According to legend, the unicorn shaped on the wall in front of the temple is a living unicorn, and often steals food from nearby people's fields at night. In order to find out the damage of crops, the owner of Tian sneaked into the field to be a detective. Sure enough, he found a unicorn to "destroy". When the unicorn was full, he quietly followed it to the ancestral temple in Jiuzhai, and found that the unicorn had disappeared before reaching the zhaobi. The landowner nailed Kirin's four feet with nails, and there will be no more cases of crops being stolen. Jiuzhai Chenjiaci is a building pattern with three bays, two fire lanes, two entrances, a patio and a pavilion. It sits east to west, and the temple is a stone-wood bucket arch bearing structure. The exquisite wood carving architectural decoration in the beam room is ingenious and vivid. Dozens of official plaques are hung under the load, which is a symbol of the emergence of talents in the old village and carries the historical and cultural heritage of the old village.

Walking in front of Kuanwei Village in the old village, enthusiastic villagers introduced us to another famous ancient building here, which the locals called "Qifangguan". This traditional residential building with a total area of more than 3,000 square meters is said to have been built by the fourth room of Chen You Qingtang. There is only one hall door in the middle of the whole building, and the plaque says "Yingchuan Former Residence", with four entrances and three patios. Because the old village in Jiuzhai is a "cow land" and this hometown in Yingchuan was built on the hind legs of a "cow", everyone in this family is very rich. The wealth of Room 4 is also directly reflected in the fact that they also built a _ library behind Room 7, which is said to be the place where Room 4 stores money and food. As for calling this building a library, it is mainly because its architectural quality and style are very strong and unique, and it has strong anti-theft and anti-theft functions.

The ancient banyan tree in Jiuzhai Village is also a unique landscape. Among them, two banyan trees located at the bridgehead in front of Wangye Palace attract tourists' attention with their unique tree shapes. The villagers said that one of the two banyan trees was originally a kapok tree, but later it withered for some reason. The air roots of a nearby banyan tree grow down along the trunk of the kapok tree, slowly surrounding the trunk and growing into a lush banyan tree. Today, these two branches are connected and flourish, and the locals call them "Mother and Son Tree". In addition, two big banyan trees located at the left and right intersections in the north of the ancient village are regarded as the protectors of the ancient village by the villagers. Among them, the villagers called one tall and straight plant (Ronggong) and the other called Shen _ (). It is said that when villagers go out or get married, they should bring some banyan branches or leaves to pray for success, peace and good luck.

Jiuzhai Village: Jiuzhai Community is adjacent to Xizhai and wushi village experimental areas in the east and Rongjiang Beihe River in the north. With a total population of 2,400 people and 507 households, the area is nearly 700 mu. It mainly grows crops such as bananas and oranges. At present, there are more than 20 self-employed households in the community, mainly producing toy micromotors. The community has also built a comprehensive market, improved the appearance of the village, and strived to create a new civilized community.