Talking about the lost village scenery

It is said that Li Yijun, a half resident of Shicheng, came to Donglong to hunt. He saw the beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery here, which is a treasure trove of geomantic omen. He was reluctant to leave for a long time, so the family moved to Donglong. As the saying goes, "if a tree moves, it will die, and if a person moves, it will live." Since then, Li's descendants have really developed and multiplied for more than 1000 years. For more than 1000 years, the ancestors in Donglongli struggled for the future of Donglong. They went out to do business and accumulated wealth by hard work, making Donglong rich. In its heyday, the villages were uneven, and thousands of families lived together like a metropolis.

Donglong Village has the famous "Ten Scenes of Donglong", ancient pagodas with a history of more than 500 years, Dongli Hope (that is, "Hundred Houses") which embodies the traditional architectural concepts of "people-oriented" and "harmony between man and nature", nearly 100 fish ponds, 48 ancestral temples, 4 forts, 7 passes, 2 academies, 2 warehouses and 2 warehouses. Two clear streams lead from the mountains on the south and north sides and meander through the edge of the village, forming a trend of "mountains surrounded by water", thus melting the whole village into a green mountain and green water.

The long history of Donglong Village has created a profound cultural background, and folk cultural activities are very active. The main activities are lanterns, dragon dancing, moving bridges to tie lanterns, singing tea-picking operas, performing puppet shows, temple fairs, worshipping gods and tug of war. Every new year, it is very lively. One of the most lively is to move the bridge and tie the lights every year for three consecutive days; The most traditional temple fair is the eighth day of April every year, which attracts tourists from all directions. The most peculiar thing is the annual Jade Palace Festival, which is divided into Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. This strange custom of the confluence of the three religions is rare in the world and is a spectacle in folk culture.

Donglong Temple has exquisite architectural art and unique style. In front of the gates of all ancestral halls and many houses, there are a pair of huge stone lions, which set off the majesty of ancestral halls; The gates of the ancestral temple are all built with huge stones, with extraordinary momentum; Some ancestral halls have memorial archways in front of them, and there are Dashiping, Parking Racecourse and Tiemashi in front of them. The main building is a brick-wood structure, and there is no need for an iron nail in the wood structure, and it relies entirely on wooden tenon joints, suspended beam sheds and carved beams to draw buildings; The doors, windows and ceilings are beautifully carved. The ancestral temple building has become an artistic treasure house full of rich cultural charm of the ancestral temple, which is pleasing to the eye. Especially the "Hundred Big Houses", the whole building has a strange layout, with carved beams and painted buildings. All the windows of this ancient house are decorated with exquisite carvings and plated with thin gold. After hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, the gold-plated layer has weathered into pale yellow powder, silently suggesting its former glory.

The years are long, and Donglong, a thousand-year-old village, has experienced too many vicissitudes. The remains left behind witnessed the development process of Donglong from prosperity to decline. It is prosperous and quiet, showing the charm of Donglong. Its profound historical background, extensive humanistic connotation, picturesque scenery, exquisite architecture and rich folk culture are attracting more and more experts, scholars and tourists at home and abroad. People are looking for it in the remaining ancient buildings and still active folk customs.