The name of "Tangmo" village comes from
Tangmo village, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Shexian County and now belongs to Huizhou District. It was founded by Hua Wang's great-great grandfather and uncle in the Tang Dynasty. In 923 AD, Wang, a descendant of Hua Wang, moved back to his hometown and lived in Shanquan Temple at first. Wang Sili, who is nearly ancient and rare, is knowledgeable and good at astronomy and geography. He used gossip to photograph the Lion Mountain opposite to Shanquan Temple, and there was a large area of lush ginkgo trees planted by Mao's uncle, who thought that living here could make a fortune. Therefore, Wang Sili led his children and grandchildren to live in Lion Mountain. After several generations of hard work, Zhongwang Street, Liujiayuan, Taizitang and other buildings have been established successively, and a village where people live together has gradually formed. When Wang Sili led his children and grandchildren back to Huizhou, it coincided with the establishment of the post-Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, and the feud between princes, and the powerful Tang Dynasty no longer existed. The descendants of Wang, who never forgot the gratitude of the Tang Dynasty to their ancestors (that is, Hua Wang, a famous Korean, was named Duke of Yue after his submission to the Tang Dynasty and died as a "loyal king"), decided to build a village according to the scale of its heyday and named it "Tangmo" (once said, it was built according to the model, style and standards of its heyday). In 187, two brothers, Xu Guiyi and Xu Guier, from Xucun in the north of the county, took refuge in uncle Tang Mo's house because of their parents' death. After several generations of reproduction, Xu Shi was more prosperous than the local three surnames Wang, Cheng and Wu, and became the most famous family of Tang Mo. But they did not forget their uncle's adoption, and still used the village name "Tangmo". The formation and naming of Tangmo village is the product of the combination of ancient Huizhou people's emphasis on geomantic omen and loyalty to the monarch, which is deeply branded with the printing of history and culture.
Loyal monarch forged the Tang model, while filial piety made the famous Tangan Garden. According to legend, in the early Qing Dynasty, a wealthy businessman in Xu Shi, Tangmo, operated 36 pawn shops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi, which was called 36 Dian. Her mother wants to visit the West Lake in Hangzhou, but she suffers from high mountains and long roads, so she is too old and weak to make it. So the dutiful son spared no expense to dig ponds and dams at the edge of the village, simulate the scenery of the West Lake, build pavilions, pavilions and long bridges along the waterside, and plant sandalwood flowers and purple flowers all over the lake embankment for his mother's entertainment and repay his neighbors for their help. There are sandalwood flowers planted all over the countryside, and a small stream slowly flows around, so it is named "Tangan Garden" because it means "Kankan cuts sandalwood, and the river is dry" in the Book of Songs.
Tangmo was founded in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a civilized ancient village with a long history and profound cultural accumulation in Huizhou. The village pays great attention to the harmony and unity between man and nature in site selection and layout. The rural scenery in Tangmo Village is elegant and unique, and the pavilion street and bridge have a long ancient charm, especially the Shuikou Garden and the gurgling water street, which makes people feel feminine and peaceful, and they are in it. "I like peaches and dew in spring, the lotus clouds are clear in summer, the osmanthus wind is fragrant in autumn, the plum snow is beautiful in winter, and I forget the secluded calendar. The four orders are told by flowers; See Zi Xia west shrugged, flying cloth east horizontal, Tianma south chi, Lingjin north leaning, the mountains are deep and people don't feel it, and the whole village lives together in the painting. " The emblem proverb "Tang Mo Tang Yue, I am willing to starve to death" also tells that Tang Mo is a beautiful land of geomantic omen in Zhong Ling. Guo Yin, a famous aesthete, praised after the tour: "The Tang model is fresh and peaceful, and the mystery is seen in it." Tang Mo is famous for its thousand-year-old ginkgo, filial piety in building the "West Lake", the beauty of flowing water in the middle street, the victory of "Ten Bridges and Nine Faces", the elegance of famous inscriptions and the reputation of fellow Hanlin. It is a model of ancient villages in Huizhou, and has now become the only national civilized village in Anhui Province, the outstanding civilization demonstration scenic spot in Anhui Province and the top ten scenic spots in Huangshan City.
Approaching the Tangmo, the Huizhou Shuikou Garden is simple, elegant and serene. The stream flowing out of the village passes through small stone bridges, crosses dams and forms artificial waterfalls to flow downstream, and dozens of huge camphor trees on both sides block the sun. In particular, the Ginkgo biloba, which determines the fate of the Wang family, is still flourishing and full of vitality after more than 1,3 years of ups and downs. It is said that Wang Sili, a descendant of Hua Wang, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, was proficient in Yin and Yang gossip. He used the technique of geomancy to plant several ginkgo trees and chose a living place to settle down. As a result, Zong Wang grew sturdily and raised a family to settle in the Tang model. The two poems, The Old Tree and The Old Tree Pair, in the Poem of Doubting the Temple by Xu Chengyao, the last academician of the village, gave it personality connotation. Why do Huizhou people love to build Shuikou gardens at the entrance of villages? This is mainly due to two reasons. First, the village entrance is like a human face, so it is necessary to take the lead with elegance; Secondly, influenced by the theory of Yin and Yang Feng Shui, Huizhou people think that the water flow symbolizes time and wealth, and will take everything away with the flow, so they fix the "Shuikou" to keep it.
Tangmo Scenic Area has beautiful natural environment and rich cultural landscape. So far, the spatial pattern and historical features of ancient villages have been preserved. Quiet rural scenery and simple human landscape complement each other, with green mountains and green waters and white walls and tiles. It is an ancient village with a strong Huizhou flavor, especially the pioneering work of Tang Mo people in choosing, building and perfecting living space and planning and layout the whole village can be called a model of ancient villages in southern Anhui, and the Shuikou garden of Tang Mo village is an outstanding representative of Shuikou garden in ancient villages in southern Anhui. There are 4 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, 4 ancestral halls and more than 1 houses in the Qing Dynasty in Tangmo Scenic Area. And historical and cultural landscapes such as "Water Street", "Mr. Xu Chengyao's Tomb", ancient bridges and ancient wells; Ancient and famous trees such as "Thousand-year-old Ginkgo Tree" and original works of famous artists in Yuan, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
At present, Tangmo Village is supported by Lion Mountain, and there is a hilly Xiangxing Mountain in Fiona Fang for dozens of miles in the southwest of the village. East, north and west are vast small plains; The Fengle River is 7 Li across Lion Mountain. Nowadays, the village still has a relatively intact bluestone road, and a small stream passes through the village. There is a Gaoyang Bridge built in the Qing Dynasty in the stream. Cross the bridge and you will see the ancient ginkgo forest in the south of the stream. There is a prince pond in front of the forest, and a prince temple on the right side of the pond. The Prince's Temple is a typical imperial palace with ancient emblem. Separated by a lane is the old house of Xu Cunyu, a senior official of Taiwan Province Kuomintang. Gaoyang Bridge descends along the north side of the stream, and there are buddhist nun and Xu Shi ancestral halls. Further on, you can see the famous Tangmo West Lake. Crossing the Xiaoxihu Lake, you can see the rare compatriot Hanlin Monument Square in China. Octagonal Pavilion and Pteris vittata Bridge are deeply hidden in the lush camphor tree forest. Tangmo Village is a garden-style ancient building.
Tangmo is one of the top ten scenic spots in Huangshan City. It has been rated as "Anhui Civilized Tourism Demonstration Scenic Spot" and "National Civilized Village", and it is known as "elegant landscape and idyllic garden, Huizhou ancient architecture corridor". Being declared as a world cultural heritage, it is highly valued and recognized by the media from all walks of life and the World Tourism Organization.