Xishan Temple, also known as Guandi Temple, was built in Tianshun period of Ming Dynasty. It is said that before the Guandi Temple was built, there was a Ludao Zushe, and a big banyan tree was planted next to it. The foothills of the temple are secluded, and the old banyan trees cover the sky. In midsummer, autumn is crisp and the summer heat is gone. "Lujing Banyan Tree Shade" is one of the eight scenic spots in Fengcheng in Qing Dynasty.
There are many ancient pagodas in Shunde, all of which are pavilions and feng shui pagodas. Many pagodas were destroyed because of disrepair. There are seven-story tower in Longjiang and Waicun Tower in Guizhou. Both pagodas were built in the Qing Dynasty, seven stories high, and each lintel was engraved with Chinese characters. Longjiang Wenta is still located on the edge of Tangji in northern Hebei, while Guizhou Wenta has been transformed into a park and opened to tourists.
The residential buildings of Shangzhong people in ancient Shunde were mostly brick-wood structures, with blue bricks as walls, terraced bricks as floors, red and white stone slabs as patios, and dragon boat ridges and "bell ears" on the top of the tiles, with flowers, plants, insects, fish, birds and animals painted on them. Its purpose is not only to decorate, but also to keep the roof from the wind, so it is called "Bell House".
The hometown of Cantonese opera has a long history. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China to modern times, there were many famous musicians in Shunde. Today, Quyi clubs (commonly known as "private clubs") abound in towns and villages, especially in Jun 'an, Rong Gui and Daliang. In their spare time, members of Quyi Club get together to sing some classic songs. When there are festivals, they will perform on stage or sing Cantonese songs in front of the ancestral temple to help celebrate, so as to increase the festive atmosphere. Most of the performers are relatives and friends familiar to the audience, and the performance atmosphere is warm and harmonious.
Shunde has a dense river network. In order to facilitate traffic, ancient residents built stone bridges, thus showing the characteristics of small bridges and flowing water. Its architectural forms are mainly vertical and frame vertical masonry. At present, there are hundreds of stone bridges scattered in Shunde water town, with different ages and structures. The existing famous ancient bridges in China include Mingyuan Bridge, Juji Bridge, Liri Bridge in Luoshui, Women's Bridge in Shifu Town, Longjiang Bridge, Luoyang Bridge in Four Seasons and Rong Gui Bridge.
Sociology is a primary Confucianism established in rural communities in ancient times. It is organized by the local government and managed by the government. Beginning in the early Ming Dynasty, it developed rapidly during Jiajing period. Sociology teachers are selected by county academic officials to teach classics, history, calendar, calculation and etiquette. At present, there are only a few social studies left, which have become places for villagers to pray or play chess every day.
Shusheng Bridge, also known as Peng Yong Bridge, is located in Lirong Village, Rong Gui, with a history of more than 300 years. On both sides of the bridge, there is a banyan tree, which is luxuriant in branches and leaves, and its air roots are coiled between the beam trees, spanning the piers on both sides of the bridge for a long time and inserted into the soil. The railing of the bridge is also formed by tree roots, forming the spectacle of "a tree is a bridge and a bridge is a tree". There is a well near the tree, which is narrow in mouth and wide in inside, clear and recognizable, commonly known as leafless well. Shushengqiao Park has been built, which has become a good place for local residents to enjoy the cool in summer.
Tanabata, also called Qiaoqi Festival, is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. On the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, good faith in villages all over the country spontaneously raised funds to make exquisite handicrafts, set up a case display in the ancestral temple Tianjie, and set up sacrifices of incense, fruit, flowers and powder to pray for the blessing of Seven Sisters (the weaver). This is actually the yearning, worship and praise of the villagers for their loyal love in real life.
In the past, due to the river network all over Shunde, Xijiang River and Beijiang River flowed through it. All the residents on the water take boats as their homes and live a life of "western smoke and water return to the east", so they are called "Yi people". Yi people get up every morning and return at night to catch fish, shrimp, sand clams and sell them in rivers for a living. After liberation, the former water residents settled on land one after another, and now most of them are foreign water fishermen who are active in Shunde River.
Bingyutang, located in Shatou Village, Jun 'an Town, was built to raise funds for "self-grooming girls" living abroad. In ancient feudal society, when a woman got married, she had to wear a big gold bun. After marriage, she must abide by three obedience and four virtues. Many Shunde women refused to be bound by clan rules, so they found several sisters to become sworn brothers, held a ceremony another day, and never got married, so they were called "self-grooming women". After 1930s, Shunde self-grooming girls went to Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and other places in large numbers. In the 1970s and 1980s, they returned to their hometown and built a building, which was named "Ice Jade Hall", which means purity.