The Historical Origin of Tianbao Township

The name of Tianbao began in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, and it was taken from other meaning, such as "Green waves and clear waves, rich products, and heavy driving in Luoyang". Tianbao belongs to Jiujiang County in Qin Dynasty, Chengjian County in yugan county in Western Han Dynasty, Duoju County in Wang Mang, Chengjian County in Guangwu County, Shangcai County in Lingdi County, Yifeng County in Three Kingdoms, Wang Cai in Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chengjian in Sui Huangkai for nine years, Gao 'an in Tang Wude for five years, Xinchang County in Song Taiping for six years, with 65438+. 19 belongs to the second district and the first district. In the twenty-second year of the Republic of China (1933) 1 1, the countryside was included in the bridge-seeking special zone, and it belonged to Yifeng in April of the following year, and it belonged to four districts in August. In the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), the township was divided into Huangsha Township and Huishi Town. In the 30th year of the Republic of China (194 1), Shenzhen in Huangsha Township was merged into Huang Hui Township. In 36 years of the Republic of China (1947), Xinhui Township (later renamed as Township) administered Bao 8 and Jia 64. July liberation 1949, the countryside belongs to Tanshan mountain area. The following year, the township was divided into four townships: Xinhui, Hangteng, Lanxi and Xishi. 1956, 4 townships merged into Tianbao Township. 1958 10, the people's commune was established, and it is also a branch of Huanggang Mountain Reclamation Field, where townships, branches and people's communes are integrated. 1968 is decoupled from Huanggang Mountain, and has jurisdiction over 9 brigades and 49 production teams. 1983, the commune was renamed township, the production brigade was renamed village, and the production team was renamed villagers' group. In 2008, the township administered 16 village committees and 12 1 villagers' groups. By the end of 2005, Tianbao Township had 15 administrative villages, 2 farms, 1 forest farm, 1 market town neighborhood committee and 236 natural villages. The population of this township is * * * 14 178, with 22,276 mu of cultivated land, including 2 1453 mu of paddy field and 823 mu of dry land, and the total forest area is 1466 12 mu.

Before the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, according to Jiuzhou in Gong Yu, Tianbao belonged to Yangzhou. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this land first belonged to Yue State and then to Chu State. Qin Shihuang unified China into 36 counties, which belonged to Jiujiang County.

In the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220), Wu Dong set up Yifeng County here, which lasted for 245 years, and four counties were set up in the Tang Dynasty, so it was called "ancient Yifeng rule". In the first year of Song Guangzong (1 190), Liu Chun, the ancestor of Mozhuang, was appointed as the inspector of Daguling, where he became a descendant. Since the house was built in 8 15, it is the earliest, largest and relatively well-preserved ancient village in Yifeng. Tianbao Ancient Village has a superior geographical position, natural boat-shaped landform and unique natural environment. There are more than 2,500 meters of moat around the city in the southeast, rattan river in the west and 1 0,490 meters of magnificent ancient city wall ruins in the north. The ancient city has three streets, six cities, six doors, thirteen houses, forty-eight lanes and forty-eight wells, surrounded by eight views inside and outside.

Tianbao Ancient Village has more than 230 residents, including ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties 170 buildings, and the rest are antique houses in the early days of liberation. Houses face south, lined up, and the planning is complete and reasonable. Buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties can be divided into ten categories: ancestral halls, pavilions, painting halls, Kannonji, official halls, folk houses, stone tablets, pagodas and temples. The architectural style is that the exterior of the building is a volcanic wall with a raised courtyard, and the interior is a wooden structure, which is divided into bucket-piercing and beam-lifting, and there are also wind-style buildings combining bucket-piercing and beam-lifting. There are hard peaks and rest peaks on the roof. The architectural style is unique and elegant, including wood carving, stone carving and brick carving, and all kinds of flower doors, flower windows, gatehouses, stone piers and stone foundations are exquisite.

There is also a western-style building-Bacon Vocational School, which was founded in 19 19. It was founded by Liu Huacheng, the first person who accepted the new idea of the May 4th Movement. It is a vocational college specialized in cultivating agricultural talents, the only one in the province. Since ancient times, Tianbao Millennium Ancient Village has been a place with rich humanities, prosperous writing style and numerous celebrities and officials. Up to now, there are many attached cultural relics, such as plaques given by emperors, "vice plaques" given by patriotic generals and national heroes Lin Zexu, ancient ceramics, ancient household appliances, and precious cultural relics unearthed in Shang Dynasty, such as bronze Rao (first-class), Spring and Autumn Bell (second-class), Warring States sword, county main hall brick and so on.

Tianbao ancient village is rich in cultural and historical landscape, beautiful natural environment, dotted with historic sites and rich in red, ancient and green tourism resources. It has been a popular tourist destination since ancient times.