Characteristic villages in Culai town

xu village

Xu village in Culai Town has a long history. It is located in the sun of Mount Tai, facing Culai and the Wenhe River. It's a treasure trove of feng shui. It has a history of more than 1000 years since the three brothers and eight generations of Xu settled in the village. The existing cultivated land area is 3 1.56 mu, which is a great change in the world. Now the big village with nearly 4000 people is a "provincial civilized village".

The kind and simple ancestors worked hard and thrived here, created rich material civilization and cultural achievements, and left many historical and cultural relics.

The statue of the famous stone master in the four townships was recorded in the Records of Tai 'an City for the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that the local night ghost is disturbing chickens and dogs. In order to pray for peace, exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, the villagers set up statues of stone men. Later generations enshrined the "Master of the Stone Man" as a god who exorcised demons, suppressed evil spirits, made meritorious deeds, sent children, offered wealth, lived a long life, cured all diseases and kept one side safe. Good men and women are worshiped, and the incense is constantly burning, which is very popular. On the 16th day of the first month of every year, a "Stone Man's Meeting" is held. At the temple fair, there were tens of thousands of people selling juggling, eating, using and rushing to the meeting. Master of the Stone Man is rich in content and profound in connotation. "Master of Stone Man" embodies the word "peace" from the connotation. Widely spread in the surrounding areas. Its peaceful culture shows people's general desire for "peace and harmony", embodies the humanistic spirit of the Chinese nation and has distinctive local characteristics.

Among the numerous historical and cultural sites in Xujiazhuang, Shuangmiao is the first one. In the old society, Shuangmiao even became synonymous with Xujiazhuang in the eyes of some people. According to records, these two temples are called Sanyitang and Kannonji, and their creations have not been tested. Sanyi Temple is located in the village, facing south, covering an area of about 1 mu. There are three main halls where clay sculptures of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enshrined. There is a stone tablet, a Korean pine and a big clock in the yard. Opposite Sanyitang is Kannonji, covering an area of about half an acre. There are three halls with clay sculptures of Guanyin Bodhisattva. There are several stone tablets in the hospital. About half a mile west of Shuangmiao, there is an ancient temple called Fayun Temple. The temple covers an area of more than 10 mu and has five main halls. Eighteen clay arhats are enshrined in the halls, which are lifelike, full of incense and quite famous. There are fifteen barrels and a big clock in the temple. There is a stone bridge in front of the temple and a bay in the east of the bridge, commonly known as Simen Bay. In the past, on the first day, the fifteenth day or major festivals, and on the day of the twelfth lunar month, the bells rang melodiously and resounded through the sky. Two hundred meters east of Shuangmiao, there is a river called qinglong river. The bridge across this river is called Qinglong Bridge, which has a history of 100 years. The old bridge still exists. There is a land temple in the west of the bridge, and a famous stone statue is 50 meters east of the bridge.

There is an ancient bridge in the south of the village, that is, Jiuzhu Panlong Bridge. According to the Records of Rebuilding Tai 'an County, it was rebuilt in the second year of Qing Jiaqing. Zhang Biao was rebuilt in the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang. In the third year of Xianfeng, Zhang Zhiyuan rebuilt and built a river dam of more than 20 feet. There is an ancient pagoda tree in the east of Qiaodong, which is said to have been planted for more than 400 years. It is thick and hollow, still flourishing and lush. About 2 miles south of the village, the old high battlefield is called "Cheng Nan". Historical records show that Dang Huaiying, a writer and calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, once lived here. There is Guandi Temple in the south of the village. Inscribe the statue of Guan Yu. At the northern end of the village, there is a Liu ancestral hall built in the Qing Dynasty. The Xu Forest Monument was originally erected in the north of the village. Jin Dading was founded twenty-nine years ago, with a height of 220cm, a width of 1 10cm and a thickness of 20cm. To celebrate life. Yan's tablet "The Clan Record of Xu Shi Grave Forest". There are many historic sites in Xujiazhuang. For example, there is an ancient horse path in Lindong. It is said to be the venue for the rural examination of martial arts.