Changmei Village is located in the middle of the western bulge of Yuhu Peninsula in the lower reaches of Rongjiang River. The cool and clear Rongjiang tributary flows slowly in front of the village, and the banyan trees set each other off. When the morning comes and you approach Changmei Village, you will sigh in front of the green trees in the dark sky. I saw the banyan tree in front of the river towering into the sky, and the old banyan tree reflected in the middle of the clear water was quite clear in the twinkling sun, swaying like swimming in the water, and the fish who were happy with the river would come to accompany the shadow on the water. They had a good time, and sometimes water birds and egrets flew by, which made them feel very poetic and lingering.
The natural water network in Changmei Village is vertical and horizontal, and people here often go in and out by boat when they are in trouble, which is very convenient. It is a treasure house of "harmony between man and nature" that can be fished and cultivated. Lift the veil of Changmei Village and look out along the ancient buildings next to the ancient banyan tree and the winding road under the tree. These houses look uneven in the sun. On the roof, the shadows of trees are shining in the dance, and there is a strong scenery of Nanguo Rongcun.
Changmei Village is mostly inhabited by Yuan people in Chaoshan and Taiwan Province Province, and it is also the birthplace of Yuan people in China. According to legend, Yuan's ancestor was a scholar and minister of war in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the sixth year, due to the party struggle, Chen Yuan was demoted to Chaozhou, where he served as the secretariat of Song Shenzong Yuanfeng, and later settled in Chaozhou. His son Yuan went fishing in Jieyang during the reign of Song Zhe Zong Shaosheng, which has a history of more than 900 years. Yuan's ancestors lived by farming in this beautiful place, working at sunrise and returning at sunset, living a self-sufficient life. Nowadays, it has become a good place to travel.
The village is rich in cultural relics and historical sites, and each place shows the profound cultural accumulation of the ancient village. There are many ancient houses in the village, and traces of historical storms can be seen from the mottled doors and windows; There are many sculptures and patterns on the wooden beams of some big houses. In addition to exploring ancient houses of different heights, Yuanjiamiao and civil buildings in the village are well preserved and worth seeing. Yuanjiamiao is a building with three entrances, three exits and five bays. Built in the Yuan Dynasty, its scale is extremely rare in ancient villages. In the local area, there has always been a saying that "Wei Chao Ancestral Temple Gangwei Palace". The ancestral hall is divided into three halls: the front hall, the main hall and the back hall, which is very heroic.
According to the data, the ancestral hall was built between the Yuan Dynasty and Shunfeng, with a history of more than 660 years. Rebuilt in the fifty-first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, it still maintains the architectural style of Yuan Dynasty. Above the three main halls of Yuanjiamiao, the building is exquisite, with angular or crescent-shaped inlaid porcelain ridges, which seems to be bold and heroic. Although the palace-style city wall has been washed away by wind and rain for hundreds of years, it is still intact, and its exquisite construction technology can be seen.
The plaque of "Yuanjiamiao" is a calligraphy stone carving of Prime Minister Zhang Ruitu in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. Zhang Ruitu, a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, is famous for his calligraphy, and has the reputation of "opening north and opening south" with Dong Qichang, a great calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. The plaque of "Chongting Hall" was written by Shi Yizhi, a scholar and senior official of Wenyuan Pavilion during the Qianlong period. According to legend, Shi was invited by Yuan to write Yuan's genealogy "Yuan Daxu and Song" for Yuhu. According to the article, Chaoshan, Yuan's hometown, is better than "the distant axis is covered with green, and the river is full of fireworks". "Family names are constantly rising, and talents are coming forth in large numbers, which is the hope of the capital". In addition, the plaques of "Chongyuan Hall", "Geju Hall" and "Qinen Gangji" are all famous books of past dynasties.
In the ancient temple in the village, the exquisite wood carvings on the beams of the three halls are amazing. In E Long, a woodcarving that fell from the beam and a woodcarving couplet are still preserved in the temple. This couplet is a part of the couplet written by Wei Yuan, a scholar of B&E Department in Qianlong, Qing Dynasty. Qing Ji Hall, an ancient house in Yuan Dynasty, is located at the west of Yuanjiamiao 100 meters, which is a typical quadrangle building in Chaoshan. Boutique is big roof and low eaves. The main hall is about 5 meters wide, and there is a single room on the left and right, about 3 meters wide. The main seat has two rows of wings, with people living on the right and stables on the left. There is a spacious courtyard in front of the hall, and the gatehouse faces west and is connected with the stable. Up to now, the stone manger is still there.
According to legend, at the beginning of the village, Yuan and his people lived in Changmei Village, a "historical place". The villagers reclaimed land and built houses. A place was chosen at the earliest, and a "Qing Ji Hall" was created in the form of "a child sitting in a sedan chair", where the gods of ancestors from the first generation to the sixth generation were enshrined, and it was a place for descendants of Yuan to worship their ancestors.
It is also a good classroom for students to learn and exercise in summer and weekends, and it is a paradise for children and the elderly. People do morning exercises, read books and communicate here, and enjoy family happiness in a cool world. The villagers here have been diligent in farming since ancient times, attached importance to culture and education, and nurtured a batch of talents. With the gradual increase of the village population, people moved from here to Chaoshan and other places to create new villages, which made great contributions to the development of Chaoshan. Some people here later moved to Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Southeast Asia. Changmei Village became the birthplace of Yuan surname in Chaoshan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Every year, groups of adults and children are always welcome here to seek their roots. While enjoying the scenery, they recalled the great achievements of their ancestors.
In Changmei Village, there is still a legend about Wu Jinshi Yuan Nuo: a story called "Ye died at the meridian gate" has become the oral literature of the masses. According to legend, the soldier Yuan Nuo was a general like King Kong. He is not only superb in martial arts, but also honest in nature. He does not shy away from treacherous people, nor is he afraid of powerful people. Won the appreciation of Emperor Qianlong and named him "Blue Ridge Guard". Such a straight general was killed by the treacherous Prince Dowen and died unjustly at the meridian gate. According to legend, the masses deeply respect and grieve for "Master Yuan Shrimp". In order to commemorate him, the village left more than 30 pairs of flagpoles in the past dynasties, and the first pair in front of the ancestral hall was engraved to express people's memory of their ancestors.
In the open space of many people in Changmei Village and in the square space under the big banyan tree, there is also a kind of moving stone called "Wushu Stone", which is a sports tool used by villagers in past dynasties to keep fit. Some of these tools are like scales, others are like stone mills, weighing about 100 kg, and the larger ones are more than 200 kg. The villagers will try it on as soon as they have time. It is said that it is this kind of martial arts stone that created the courage of ancient martial artists Yuan Feng and Yuan, Wu Jinshi Yuan Nuo and Wu Zongxi. ...
When villagers in Changmei Village tell their ancestors' stories with relish, they often see some young people can't help but show their talents under the ancient banyan tree. They will throw stones at each other in the air and enjoy their performances, which will make you feel their great courage. Especially in summer, young people are not afraid of heat. They often gather under the big banyan tree to compete and show their ability to move stones with their bare hands. Their arms and arms have bulging muscles, and they all look handsome.
In Changmei Village, there are 10 more than 300-year-old banyan trees, which cover the sun like handfuls of parasols and block the scorching sun, bringing people a natural and cool world. Here, even if the weather is hot again, it will lose its prestige in front of them.
On the oldest banyan tree in Changmei Village, it is full of luxuriant leaves and thick fibrous roots, and it is very beautiful to hang in the air. The longest is more than 20 feet, from top to bottom, until it takes root on the ground. First, the beards on some trees turn into chairs of different shapes and heights after landing. There are long tables and benches, round and square, and many artistic landscapes with beards landing. There is a 600-year-old banyan tree, more like a dragon, which makes people linger.
The ancient banyan trees are swaying and lush. Walking through the ancient banyan trees and ancient buildings, it is like wandering in a paradise, which is really a unique and attractive scenery in Changmei Village.