The Ranshi Ancestral Hall, which has been preserved in the market town to this day, has witnessed the historical origin of Ranshi immigrants and the development of Tuanbao ancient town. The old man Ran Ruitong, who is currently the chairman of Tuanbao Town Federation of Industry and Commerce, is a descendant of Ran immigrants. He led the author through the streets and told the dusty history of the ancient town. In the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1373), Ran Rubiao was appointed as a well-known person in Youyang, Sichuan Province, and sent his brother Ran Ru Long to Lichuan to expand his territory, first in Zhonglu, Jiannan and then in Shinan. I got lost in the dark when passing through Xiamaxi Village, Anleping Village, Tuanbao Town. The next day, I saw the strange geomantic omen, convenient transportation and fertile land here. I thought life would develop here, so I took grass as a lesson and expanded the land for dozens of miles. Ran's immigration brought the business sense of Sichuanese to Tuanbao. They broke away from self-sufficient agricultural production to work and do business. They also built temples and ancestral temples in the market town, which led more local people to enter the market town to do business and contributed to the formation and development of Tuanbao ancient town.
The ancient town is built around Shilong Mountain, and its layout is like antlers. The main street is about 1 km long from east to west, with three lanes, such as Modianzi, leading directly to Tuanbao River. The architecture of the ancient town is dominated by Tujia diaojiao building and many quadrangles, or the front store and back stack, or the front store and back square, which embodies the atmosphere of commercial culture everywhere. In the 13th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1735), "returning to the hometown" expanded non-governmental exchanges. Businessmen coming and going on the ancient road, crowds from neighboring areas and pilgrims in an endless stream, as well as literati gathered in the ancient town, have brought prosperity to the ancient town-there are many shops dealing in daily necessities and local products on the street, as well as many teahouses, restaurants and inns, relying on the ancient road trade. Brewing, sugar boiling, rice milling, oil pressing, vermicelli processing, firecrackers manufacturing, textile, dyeing house, casting and other processing industries. Local agricultural and sideline products are also very developed, and most of the residents on the street are businessmen, workshop owners and craftsmen.
Some people say that the history of mankind is the history of constantly building towns. This ancient town with a history of more than 600 years of commercial civilization, riding the east wind of modern transportation and the east wind of reform and opening up, continues to write the prosperous scene of a commercial town in the new period. The construction of national highway 3 18 was rerouted, which expanded the market town into three main streets with an area of 6 square kilometers and a permanent population of 12000. In recent years, the town has built new commercial pedestrian streets, leading enterprise communities and passenger stations, and implemented lighting, beautification and drinking water projects, which has built a platform for attracting investment. A number of leading enterprises have settled in market towns, turning Tuanbao's unique natural resource endowment into wealth. Tuanbaoshan medicine is listed as a national geographical indication product and exported to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, becoming one of the characteristic industries supporting the local economy. Before liberation, Tuanbao Town produced Gan Jixi, the leader of the Revolution of 1911, and Major General of the Kuomintang army. After liberation, Wen Longsheng, a diplomat of the Republic of China, was born. Later, two college students from Tsinghua took the exam in the market town. Tuanbao Town is not only an excellent place, but also has rich cultural connotations of ancient buildings, such as academies, temple pagodas, Guanyin Pavilion, Ranshi Ancestral Hall, pavilions, inscriptions by literati and deep houses of the rich. Some are well preserved, while others leave only traces.
The author photographed Ran's Ancestral Hall, Jia Ran's Ancient House and the sister towers-Peifeng Tower and Yiying Tower-located at the east and west ends of the town. These two towers were built in the Qing Dynasty, one at the top of the mountain and the other by the lake. One is simple and elegant, pointing to the sky, the other is carved and painted, and the reflection is like a whip; One advocates the style of writing, and the other sets off Feng Shui. It is engraved with many inscriptions by literati, which shows that the wind of Tuanbao was flourishing at that time.
Carmen in Shibanling, Tuanbao, built on the ancient Sichuan-Hubei road, was a military fortress to defend Anbailism in Qing Dynasty. On Carmen's seal, there are four characters written by Wang Tingzhen, the southern magistrate, "The Pass of Lichuan". On both sides, there are couplets inscribed by Wang Tingzhen: "Implementing Jianping Jeff, promoting advantages and eliminating disadvantages, spread for five years." It has been floating up and down in recent years, but it is to protect the people; The bhikkhu is rugged, and the publication of wood follows the mountain, looking thousands of miles away. Here, the door is closed and the boundary will be fixed forever. " Xiongguan Dangerous Pass can't stop the historical wheel of Jiangshan replacement after all. 1October, 1949, 1 1, a certain unit of the People's Liberation Army defeated the "one guard, ten thousand people can't force it" pass and liberated Lichuan. With the construction of 3 18 national highway, expressway and railway, the majestic and steep Carmen completed her historical mission and was abandoned in the barren Shibanling.
Some experts have verified that Tuanbao Shilong Temple is the oldest, largest and most well-preserved temple in our state, and 1993 is listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province. Accompanied by the old man Ran Ruitong, the author visited Shilong Temple surrounded by towering ancient trees in Shilongshan Town. Passing through the gates of several temples is like passing through just visiting, lamenting the 600-year-old length of ancient temples. Shilong Temple has a building area of 1 1,000 square meters, with two halls and three halls on the first floor. The first entrance is the Buddhist temple expanded during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. The lintel is inlaid with a set of bluestone reliefs. The couplet reads: "The crane perches on the pine and the non-Buddha country wins the Buddha country, and the stone dragon beside the temple is human and inhuman." The Zen machine hidden between the lines makes people in the world of mortals unable to understand.
Walk past the Buddhist temple and enter the second entrance, namely the Shilong Temple built in the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. On the lintel, there are three characters of "Shilong Temple", surrounded by five dragons, and there are couplets on the door: "The fairy holds the Lingshan to fly rain, and the dragon hides the scenery smoke." There are a chanting hall, a practice hall and a scripture collection building in turn in the temple. The pillars in the hall stand upright, all connected by a square, and there is no iron or nail. The forehead building is engraved with the pattern of "reading with fish and firewood", the gables are painted with classical fairy tales, and many inscriptions record the history of Shilong Temple. There is a stone dragon formed by natural rocks in the central courtyard of the temple, hence the name Shilong Temple.
Shilong Temple not only attracts pilgrims in the border areas of Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, but also is a tourist attraction for literati. Zhang Dingyuan, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, visited this place and saw the extraordinary momentum of Shilong Temple. He immediately wrote a poem: "The strange stone is magnificent, like a dragon, covered with scales and white clouds." It was not the old woman who sang the carving, but she took fenglei to the ninth place. "
Although today's Shilong Temple has lost the scene of "the morning bell and the evening drum are ten miles long and the chanting is endless", according to the management of the temple, the incense in the temple is still strong on the first and fifteenth day of each month or at the incense meeting. After visiting Shilong Temple, Mr. Zhang, a famous architect and professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, gave people the feeling that "the ancient buildings in western Hubei stand out from the crowd".
Shilong Temple can be said to be the root of Tuanbao ancient town culture. Many mysterious legends and folk customs about Shilong Temple have formed the unique culture of the ancient town. There have been frequent fires in Tuanbao Street since ancient times, and the local people think it is related to Shilong, so the ancient town has long had the folk custom of "sending fire dragons". Some old people in the street still relish this spectacular scene: every year from the ninth day of the first month to the fifteenth night, 22 dragon dancers hold two dragons more than 70 feet long. In front of the dragon are lions, headlights and dragon boats. In front of the dragon is an elevated platform carried by four people, with a pair of boys and girls tied to it. After the team that sent the fire dragon burned incense and worshipped God in the temple, they danced to the street with gongs and drums. At this time, every household carries homemade fireworks to set off on both sides of the street, burning the sky red. It was not until the night of the fifteenth day of the first month that the dragon burning ended, and this folk custom continued until after liberation. On Shilong Mountain, there is a War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Tower, which was erected by the 20th Supplementary Training Department of the Kuomintang Military and Political Department to commemorate the soldiers killed in Lichuan, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. On both sides of the tower are engraved "filial piety for the nation, loyalty for the country", "Continue the martyr's legacy and complete the great cause of the Anti-Japanese War", and there are four characters at the bottom of the tower "Green Blood Millennium". The other is a monument erected by Tuanbao Town Party Committee and China Old Town Promotion Association for the 60th anniversary of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory. The surface of the monument is engraved with the inscription "The national hero is immortal", and the names of 434 Lichuan soldiers who died in the war against Japan are burned behind the monument.
Xie Jiamo, a late teacher of Tuanbao Primary School, once wrote an article in the Literature and History of Lichuan CPPCC, recalling that during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Kuomintang set up a makeup training center in Tuanbao to recruit and train soldiers to be transported to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. On July 7th, 194 1, the supplementary training department called more than 5,000 people from all walks of life in the group fort to attend the fourth anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War and the ceremony to erect a monument for the dead soldiers. Military and political representatives and people came to the stage to accuse the Japanese invaders of their heinous crimes, and howls of "Down with Japan", "Give me back my rivers and mountains" and "Pay me back my blood debts" broke out at the meeting. After Tao Zizhen, head of the Second Regiment of Supplementary Trainers, introduced the heroic feats of Taierzhuang War at the conference, people enthusiastically sang "Sword March" and "Defending the Yellow River", and more than 5,000 people mourned the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War in front of the memorial tower.
Ran Dianfang, the headmaster of China party member Underground and Tuanbao Primary School, took the school as the position, actively carried out anti-Japanese propaganda activities, wrote school songs, and inspired the patriotic enthusiasm of young people: "Small groups, small groups are the reserve forces to defend the country, exercise their physique, study hard and improve their physical and mental abilities, and we strive for the liberation of the Chinese nation! Not afraid of the strong enemy, not bullying the weak, still brave and sincere, must sacrifice for human justice! We must fight for the liberation of mankind! "
In order to arouse people's passion for resisting Japan and serving the country, the Kuomintang Training Department also built a shame pavilion and a washing pavilion next to the market town. The pavilion is engraved with couplets of "Don't forget the broken mountains and rivers, talk about the blood of compatriots" and "Half of the mountains and rivers are full of ethnic hatred, and the surrounding water washes away the world". According to the old man Ran Ruitong, the two pavilions and the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Tower were destroyed at the beginning of liberation and during the Cultural Revolution. In the 1990s, Tuanbao Town Government found the memorial tower for the soldiers killed in the Anti-Japanese War from the cesspit and rebuilt it on Shilong Mountain. When the monument to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War was erected in 2005, the couplets on the shame pavilion were also engraved on the monument, so that the patriotic spirit advocated by the shame pavilion will always inspire the world. Today, the two monuments have become patriotic education bases in Tuanbao Town.
The ancient town of Tuanbao, with a long history, has been erased by years, but it has left a footprint of human civilization and progress. Tuanbao today is an ancient town. Bashan, Xiu Xiu, Zhong Ling, is endless and has a strange scenery. Longju Fudi 1, Rizhao Xinchen. The main road of Enshi, the state capital, is the east gate of Jinxiu Lichuan.
Tuanbao was established in the early Qing Dynasty and followed the old system. New China is full of vitality, beautiful rivers and mountains are thriving. Farmland leveling, pond dredging, abundant crops, lush trees, fat pigs and strong cattle. The roads are smooth, and there are many new villages, beautiful courtyards and prosperous market towns. Medical development, business expansion. Pay attention to teaching and respecting teachers, and talented people come forth in large numbers; Respect for the old and love for the young, spiritual civilization. Looking back at sixty, the red flag is high; Thirty bears make waves and a hundred flowers blossom. The ancient town has a new look, and the people in the mountain village have increased their life. Surrounded by picturesque scenery, welcome Chinese and foreign guests; Around the scene, Spectrum has become a prosperous China.
Lean regimental fort, vigorous weather. Things are different, outstanding people, Lichuan Pass, Xiongguan Carmen; Wuhua Tianbao is famous for yam. The left hand holds the huge cave of Longteng, and the right hand holds and caresses the canyon. It is located in the east, with high slates and steep cliffs. There are jade pens and golden mountains in the west, green and dripping, and even cloud forests. Ma held his head high and bravely hoofed the ground, and snowflakes glistened on the river. Nantong Changshun, the hometown of Wendou Baqi, delivered goods effortlessly and arrived in Fengjie and Kuizhou, the land of abundance in the north. Traffic is like walking around. Diplomatic Counsellor, C. China; The famous general Ganhou in history is even more awesome. Joining forces with Tsinghua, he frequently entered Jiaotong University, showing a pillar of the elite.
Tuanbao is beautiful and the scenery is amazing. Willow teases Ying Ge, and flowers attract butterflies. The mountain is dominated by stone dragons, a thousand-year-old temple, which contains the soul of Hongwu; There is a jade dragon in the second hole, which is full of colorful vegetables and wonderful flowers in Yaochi. Huangnipo Reservoir is beautiful like a ripple of learning Chinese characters, with Dongling Mountain weir and elegant environment like Lushan Waterfall Cloud. Happy ever after, Wuyun Mountain,, Guanyin Cave and Xiangshui Cave in Sitong Cave are dazzling. Niulanping is full of colorful peonies, which looks like Luoyang Flower Festival. The burning peach blossoms in Zhushatun, intoxicated by the spring breeze, can be like Zhaojun's hometown. Cherish land and financial resources, yam, konjac, flue-cured pigs and vegetables, and open up wealth in piles; Businessmen gather, and finance, taxation, insurance, medical care and postal services are becoming more and more popular.
This is a magnificent fortress, which shines brightly in history. The ancient ginkgo records the vicissitudes of life, and the hard shell hammer deduces natural selection. Revenge shames and washes pavilions, and generously encourages justice; Peifeng Tower Yiying Tower spreads ancient and modern civilizations. Anti-Japanese War Monument, green and bloody for thousands of years, shines the national backbone; 4 Jixi tomb, the spirit will last forever, highlighting the first hero 5. The leader Shiyang, a brave man with four eyes, laid down his life to cross the natural barrier, and Shibanling Kamen closed the fire to wipe out the enemy and drive away ten thousand people. Although the six mouths are small, there is a legend of Xiaohankou; Longtai is not tall, and it is widely known as Longmen. Changqing street, recording vicissitudes of life, yellow mud collection, writing ancient books of the times.
Leaping over Tuanbao changes quickly. The vast east wind blows away and decays; Drizzle and spring rain, lyrical. Party and government, Qi Xin work together, unity is strength, and * * * creates great achievements in the future; Public servants are diligent, concerned about people's livelihood, develop scientifically, and develop Acer from generation to generation. Comprehensive management, a hundred phoenix rising in the morning, creating a harmonious society safely; All-round development, the seventh bridge arches the seventh month, bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new, and setting a precedent for ancient civilization. Innovate and make continuous progress. Yiwan railway draws water through Qingkou, and the rumbling engine depicts the Millennium dream; Shanghai-Gao Rong Road leads directly to Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, and the rolling wheels inspire the lofty sentiments of the prosperous times. Academic qualifications climbed, and the senior high school entrance examination frequently won the championship; Health is improving, and agriculture and medical care are close. Environmental protection vegetables constitute a super market. When entering the Expo, alpine animal husbandry forms a pillar of the top beam, which is steady and full of farm life. Flue-cured tobacco 10 thousand mu, golden leaf brilliant diaojiao building; Yam 1 100 million, Bai Yuzhu supports entrepreneurs. Cooperatives have mushroomed, and the competition ratio is high; Investors come and go, Peng Yan Qi Fei. Improve water sources and toilets, and moisten market town residents with clear springs; Energy saving and emission reduction, fluorescent biogas cleaning thousands of villages. Telecom every village, far and near synchronization; Lights are on at home, and the quality of villages and towns is quite the same. Zhushatun wildcat water is a model of new rural areas in provinces and States, and the old appearance of Huangnipo big hole groove is typical. Xintianba, the Gao Yan Dam of Shaitianba, is full of songs of victory, and the flag of Qixin Qiping is full of red flags.
Today, Tuanbao is in full swing. When you come to a Japanese market town, starting a business and creating wealth will come naturally!
Future group treasure, chutian star. Party committees are ambitious, people-oriented, insightful and responsive to people's feelings. Cadres change their style of work, improve their quality and devote themselves to developing agriculture and enriching the people. Convenient service, quality and level projects, men, women and children praised Yaoshun Tiandi. Star market town, ensure growth and speed, and enjoy the fruits of reform). The weather is dense and the environment is peaceful, connecting the past with the future and opening up the future. Poetry says: If you want to hold the stars in your arms, ride the wind and waves to draw pictures; The dragon dares to embrace its heroism and is full of spring scenery!
Precautions:
1 Longji refers to the most distinctive place names with the word "dragon" in Tuanbao, such as Shilong Temple, Yulong Cave, Longtoushi and Longtai. .......
Historical records: Shilong Temple was built in the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty.
3 hard shell hammer: a rare tree name, it is said that it is over 600 years old on Shilongmiao Mountain.
4 refers to the memorial tower for fallen soldiers.
5 refers to the tombstone of Gan Jixi, a righteous man in Wuchang, Xinhai. Gan Jixi, Qingkou people.
6 fingers 1949 10. When the People's Liberation Army liberated Lichuan, there was a fierce battle in Carmen, Shibanling. With the help of ordinary people, the People's Liberation Army Yang Siyan broke through the enemy's lines from the cliff.
7 refers to the large and small bridges independently built by Tuanbao people in Tuanbao before and after liberation, such as Xinqiao, Shilong Bridge and Changyue Bridge.
(Author: Member of China Contemporary Literature Society, Enshi Branch of China Writing Society, and Enshi Poetry Couplet Society. )