I strongly feel that the ancient Central Plains culture and Fujian ancient architecture thinking are in the same strain in time and space and cultural inheritance.
As early as Shun Di's southern tour, it was recorded in Historical Records that Fujian is a new continent that has just emerged from the sea. This is a desolate place where few people live. At that time, only two brothers, Wu Peng and Peng Yi, were famous for their alchemy in Wuyishan. Until the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a war in the Central Plains, and the princes disputed. The people moved south to escape the war, and gradually went down to Jiangnan and entered Fujian. Due to the differences in the groups and dialects of the Central Plains people who entered Fujian in different periods, there has been an interesting phenomenon of "different styles and customs in a hundred miles" in Fujian since ancient times. I feel this most deeply: my family has moved to many places in the central and western Fujian, and the villages less than a mile apart have their own different ancestral halls and dialects, so I can still speak the words of several villages so far.
Especially, Fujian is a hilly area. People from the Central Plains who moved to Fujian in different periods worked in the sunny areas of different mountains, lived a self-sufficient farming life and sought a peaceful and harmonious life. The ancestral motto "Peace is bliss" is deeply rooted in the hearts of these simple Central Plains people. In architectural culture, the earth buildings in Yongding and Anzhen Fort in Yong 'an are particularly prominent, emphasizing the need for defensive functions. Because the characteristics of Fujian's wild land were particularly prominent at that time, wild animals haunted and bandits invaded, just like the invasion of the Central Plains that year, Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of the Great Wall, which had beacon towers and archery pits; Anzhenbao also has a particularly strong and heavy external wall and a complete security system against enemies, which can well resist foreign enemies and wild animals and ensure the safety of the clan.
Another feature of An Zhenbao is that, like Yongding Tulou, there are many rooms for the clan colleagues to live in. The whole clan is a complete and unified whole, and no one can be less! "National unity and self-improvement" is originally a prominent highlight of Central Plains culture. Moreover, the layout structure of the fort building completely inherits the architectural style of the original Chinese people: master room, wing room, hall, patio, ethnic poetry, mill and kitchen-orderly. Moreover, living in different years, different sizes, different inside and outside, and not forgetting our ancestors-these are the virtues of the Chinese nation reflected in the glory of architectural culture, reflecting the unity and harmony of the national family, mutual respect and mutual care.
In addition to inheriting the style of ancient buildings in the Central Plains and imitating the layout of the Forbidden City, the most important highlight of Anzhenbao's architecture is that it embodies the harmonious unity between architecture and nature, man and nature, and guides the situation according to the situation, which well conforms to the ancient geomantic theory and is skillfully used in this special geographical environment of Fujian. Located on the west side of the mountain, it has a wide field of vision and is rich in green mountains and green waters. It was a good living environment in ancient times, and now it is also a paradise on earth and a fairyland on earth! It can be seen that Chi Zhanrui-Chi Liantong's father and son are ingenious in site selection and design. The rise of the whole building is even more ingenious and unprecedented. The perfect integration of Zhang Xian's inheritance and development. It is the original intention of the master's beautiful wish of "the front circle is round and the back circle is round, and heaven and man are one".
At the same time, the "Woniu Mountain" behind it is the image of a raw cow, and the farming civilization is vividly displayed here, which shows that the owner of Anzhenbao clearly knows where the foundation of life lies: food is the guarantee of life, and farming cattle is the real friend and backer of the people! I won't get carried away because I have studied for a few days or have a lot of money, but I will deeply root my roots in the fertile soil of farming in the deep mountains of central Fujian, which is practical and safe!
I have seen Anzhen Castle several times, up and down, inside and out. I always feel that this is not a building, but a textbook: a textbook of history, humanities and even Feng Shui. If there is an opportunity, you must bring your children here and read this precious book on nature and humanities.