Xiamen Village is an ancient village next to the Fen River. The Fen River meanders here, forming a Fen River Valley due to perennial alluvial accumulation. Xiamen Village is located in such a valley with a relatively flat terrain and mountains on its back. The dangerous and unique geographical location, the Feng Shui pattern that embraces yin and embraces yang, and the ever-changing landscape create an excellent living environment in Xiamen Village.
The origin of Xiamen Village can be traced back to ancient times. The so-called "Xiamen" refers to the place where Xia Yu opened the stone door. Li Xianda, a native of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in a poem that "the road to Xiamen is cut steeply and the power of Yu is sparse" ("Xiamen Road Zhong"). It is said that in ancient times, the Taiyuan Basin was a large lake called "Zhaoyu Qize". In order to eliminate the disaster of perennial floods, Xia Yu once led the people to "not only set up Hukou, manage Liang and Qi; not only build Taiyuan, but also Yueyang", that is, he chose the narrow place between the Taiyue and Luliang mountains, dug the mountain pass, and connected Fen. The water flows into the Yellow River. The place where Xia Yu founded the mountain was called "Lingshikou", which is where Xiamen Village is today. Shanxi folk proverb goes: "Open the mouth of Lingshi and empty Jinyang Lake." In order to express their commemoration and gratitude for Xia Yu's flood control achievements, later generations named this place "Xiamen", and "Xiamen Village" got its name from this. The main building complex of Xiamen Village was built in the Ming Dynasty. The Liang family living here was one of the four prominent families in Lingshi County at that time. They had many officials and scholars and strong industrial and commercial financial resources. Therefore, the site selection, layout and construction of the ancient village were extremely important. Be particular about it. At present, more than half of the buildings in the ancient village are Shanxi's traditional architectural styles from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The ancient building area is about 75,000 square meters; there are currently 6 groups of well-preserved courtyards, more than 60 buildings, and more than 1,000 cave dwellings and traditional houses. . Building kilns on kilns, building courtyards within courtyards, connecting kilns and courtyards, and connecting courtyards are a major feature of the architectural environment of Xiamen ancient village. In addition, there are many temples, ancestral halls, archways, shops, etc. with powerful shapes and exquisite carvings, which together form a castle-like ancient building complex.
The three historical and cultural heritage sites in Xiamen Village: the Baichi Tower (Yu Shifu of the Qing Dynasty), the Guandi Temple (the Prefectural Palace of the Qing Dynasty), and the Duibeitan Cliff Stele were designated as county-level key cultural relics in 1974. In addition, there are Han Xin's Tomb, Qinwangling, Laosheng Village, Queshu Valley, Dafudi, Shenxiuzhai, Dunxu Ancestral Hall, Ancestor Worship Hall, Family Temple, Guanyi, Wenchang Palace, Zhulin Academy, "Zhi" There are many unique and well-preserved historical relics such as the "Yabaishune" archway.
Xiamen Village has entrusted the Urban Planning and Design Institute of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology to compile an ancient village protection plan in August 2006, which was approved by the Lingshi County People's Government. At present, the cadres and masses of Xiamen Village are carrying out in-depth implementation of the plan in accordance with the protection principles and repair measures determined in the protection plan.