The history and culture of Xitou Town

The main monuments in the town include tombs, pavilions, stone squares and Ming and Qing architectural complexes. In particular, Lantian Village, one of the "original places of the Ye family" in the south of the Yangtze River, has had many talents in the past dynasties and once had thousands of households. Although it has experienced the cruel erosion of history, especially the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period and the two catastrophes of the Cultural Revolution, it still retains a strong historical and cultural heritage. It is a good place to look for the historical and cultural landscapes and cultural sites of Huizhou and Huizhou merchants, as well as to nostalgically explore and find the footprints of Huizhou merchants. A good place to go. The natural landscapes of Lantian Village include: ① Lion Elephant Gate (two cliffs seem to be facing each other); ② Range Rover Pond (now expanded to Hongqi Reservoir and turned into an artificial lake); ③ Shifo Cave (natural limestone cave, divided into three halls, upper, middle and lower). There are Shiliangnian, Shigudun, Qingdong Buddha Pillars, Yitiantian, Shifo Spring and other scenic spots. The water of the Stone Buddha Spring can improve eyesight. It is recorded in the county annals of the Republic of China that there are "Buddha's Footprints" and "Camel" outside the cave. "stone" and other strange stones); ④ Jiuqu water, (the gurgling stream turns nine bays, turns from north to east, and then turns south to flow, which is the Feng Shui pattern of "the sky gate is open, the ground door is closed"); 5 bells, drums, flags Mountains (the three mountains are like bells, drums, and fluttering flags); ⑥ Turtle and Snake Town entrance (the ridge road is like a snake, and there are thirteen small ponds in the surrounding mountains and docks. The tortoise shell is used as the thirteen grids, which is called a turtle).

The well-preserved or partially remaining cultural monuments in Lantian Village include: ① Tathagata Buddha Pillar; ② Wangshi Jiexiao Square; ③ Wenchang Pavilion, Songgu Pavilion, and Xiaoshuikou Basheng (more than 400 meters long, with preserved Dozens of towering ancient trees); 4. Wang Ji Ye’s mother’s tomb; 5. The former site of Zhengyi Academy (built in 1909, founded by Lantian Confucian businessman Ye Zhiting); 6. Li Cemetery Temple (the tomb is under the ancestral niche, located at the lower gate ; Legend has it that it was used when the king of Xiliang came to Lantian to visit his sisters); ⒀Shangshui Kou Dam Chong (nearly a hundred trees over 200 years old); ⒁Jiewang Pavilion; ⒂Huangsun Bridge. Destroyed monuments: ①The old site of the roof garden; ②Sima Square; ③The Temple of Wealth; ④The unsuccessful site of Slender West Lake; ⑤Yashou Di Square (remaining beam components); ⑥The ancient stage; ⑦Guijin Nunnery; ⑧Shifo Temple; ⑨Luo The place where Yixiucai asks for water; 10. Returning the Golden Pavilion.

Today, Lantian, Yecha, Xitou, Xipo and other villages in Xitou Town still retain the pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Streams surrounding the village, ancient alleyways, stone roads, and Anhui-style buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties make visitors forget to leave.