Scenic spots in Wangcun Town

Wangcun Town has a long history and is a famous historical and cultural town in Shandong. There are currently two municipal key cultural relics protection units in the territory - Pu Songling Library and Wanjia Ancient Buildings. There are also Pangling Ancient City Ruins, Tugu Ancient City Ruins and Wanya Proterozoic Building Group. The "Pang Kingdom", a vassal state with the surname Jiang established during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, is one of the birthplaces of Qi Jiang culture. The ruins of the old city of Pangling and the ruins of Tugu County in the Western Han Dynasty are both located in Tugu City. Tugu City is the Tugu County seat established in the Western Han Dynasty. Gaoqi merged Tugu County into Weiguo County, then Weiguo County was renamed Tingshan County, and Tingshan County in Tang Province became Zhangqiu County. After Tugu County was abolished, four villages were successively established around the ancient city. They were distinguished by the surnames of the residents, and the natives collectively called them the ancient city. According to the "Zichuan County Chronicles" written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty: "Shenjia Ancient City, Yangjia Ancient City, Caojia Ancient City, Zhangjia Ancient City, Luanjia Cliff", and Luanjia Cliff was later called Luanjia City. Nowadays, in the west of Shen Gucheng Village, there is still the former site of the side gate, with stone foundations, stone walls, and wooden frames and green tiles.

It is located 2.5 kilometers southeast of Wangcun Town, bordering Qingyang River to the north, Chongshan Mountains to the east, Fengshan Mountains and Provincial Highway 011 to the south, and is a hilly alluvial plain. The site is more than 1,300 meters long from east to west, more than 2,000 meters long from north to south, and covers an area of ??about 2.8 million square meters. Cultural accumulations and inclusions can sometimes be seen on the cliffs. Red pottery tripods from the Longshan Culture, Shang and Zhou pottery pots, and Han Dynasty pottery pots, Fragments of bricks and tiles, as well as fragments of Song Dynasty porcelain. There are five villages scattered on the ruins of the current ancient city, namely Zhang Gucheng, Luan Gucheng, Cao Gucheng, Yang Gucheng and Shen Gucheng. "Taiping Huanyu Ji", a history of Song Dynasty and Yue Dynasty, records: "The old city of Fenling is located forty miles northwest of [Zichuan] County. "Zuo Zhuan" says: Qi doctor Feng Chou's father changed throne with the king, and was captured by the Jin division. If people abandon it, Duke Xiang of Qi will be spared. It is said in the valley that this is the city of Choufu." There is Dashi Village 4 kilometers southeast of Wangcun. There is an ancient tomb in the southeast of the village, which is said to be the "Yundali Tomb".

According to Qianlong's "Zichuan County Chronicles Sanxuzhong Tomb": "The tomb of Yuandali is located in the south of Da Shijiazhuang, forty miles west of the city. It is about 10 feet high and about an acre wide. It is surrounded by Pituo and the top There are no monuments in the garden. There is a small tomb in the south, which is commonly known as Wang Tomb. In the old days, someone went to the tomb to dig a tunnel and built it with stones on both sides. Looking at this, the theory of the king's tomb does not seem to be false. However, according to the old legend, there must be some basis for calling Yuandali's tomb, which cannot be tested today. . Now the tomb site has been razed to the ground due to villagers building houses and other reasons. Pu Songling, a famous writer in the Qing Dynasty, once set up a library to teach in Xipu Village and wrote the famous "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" both at home and abroad, making Wangcun a research center for Pu Studies and an important birthplace of the culture of gods and ghosts.

The present "Pu Songling Library" is the east courtyard of the former residence of Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. It is 56.63 meters from north to south and 26.9 meters from east to west, covering an area of ??1,523 square meters. Among them, Zhenyi Pavilion is the most spectacular. It is a double-story attic-style building with six upper and lower rooms. It has a stone base and brick body, a wooden frame structure, a single ridge of blue tiles, and a powerful beast sitting on the ridge. There is a plaque given by Emperor Chongzhen, and 4 original copies of the imperial edict of the Qing Dynasty are preserved. Shangshu Bi Daoyuan Memorial Hall. The Memorial Hall of Bi Daoyuan, Minister of Rites during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, is located in Wanjia Village, Wangcun Town. There are existing monuments such as Baiye Hall, Bi's Eight Branches Temple, Bodhi Temple, and the imperial tombs of Bi Mu, Bi Ziyan, and Bi Zhongchen. In 2003, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic protection unit. During the Qing Dynasty, Wang Yuening from Lijiatuan Village in the town had outstanding martial arts skills and was named Wu Yayuan by the court.

According to historical records: "The prince, whose courtesy name is Guancheng and whose name is Guanying, is the Marquis of Wu Yayuan in Ding Mao Ke. He was elected as a transportation tax officer and was granted the title of Wu Lue Cavalry Lieutenant. Wu Yayuan used a sample sword of more than 150 kilograms." The Wuya Yuangu architectural complex covers an area of ??more than 60 acres and has more than 200 preserved houses. The building is in the style of the Qing Dynasty, with a stone base and brick body, a wooden frame structure, and a single ridge of blue tiles. Lijiatuan Village is located at the westernmost end of Zibo City, bordering Zhangqiu, Jinan. It retains the typical traditional courtyard layout of Shandong folk houses.

Lijiatuan was built in the Han Dynasty. Zichuan County Chronicle and village stele record that "the surname Li was the first to settle in the village, hence the name Lijiatuan". In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Wang clan was ordered to move and settle here, and they have been living and multiplying here since then. From the Qianlong period to the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, represented by the twelfth king Yiqi, the Wang clan members were either officials or engaged in business, which made Li Jiatuan reach its peak during this period. During the same period, Li Jiatuan carried out the largest renovation of the old buildings in the ancestral village in history. A large-scale reconstruction was carried out to build the Wang Family Manor.

The Lijiatuan ancient building complex began to gradually take shape in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a relatively complete ancient building complex of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Shandong Province. The most representative one is the Wangjia Building planned and constructed during the prosperity of the Wang family. manor.

The main body of the building complex is the Wang Manor, covering an area of ??about 68,000 square meters. The core protection area is the Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient buildings to the west of Central Street, covering an area of ??about 40,000 square meters. The historical architectural relics located in the core protection area are The construction area of ??the protected unit is 21,000 square meters, and there are more than 300 ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The historical and cultural buildings in Lijiatuan mainly include "Nine Gates and One Village", Yayuan Mansion, Jieyuan Mansion, etc.; the traditional streets and alleys mainly include North and South Street, Hotel Hutong, Yandian Hutong, Archway Street, etc. ; There are also a large number of horse bolts, horse mounting stones, flagpole stones, stone carvings, brick carvings, ancient wells, etc.

The ancient village of Lijiatuan has a strict architectural layout, large scale, unique style and rich cultural connotation, and has extremely high historical, artistic and scientific value. It was listed as a key municipal cultural relic protection unit in 2006. On July 22, 2010, the selection of the fifth batch of "China's Famous Historical and Cultural Villages (Towns)" was announced, and Li Jiatun was named a "China's Famous Historical and Cultural Village" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage; in 2013, Li Jiatun was named The Qing Dynasty architectural complex is listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. In 2014, the first batch of Chinese traditional villages included in the scope of central financial support was announced. 327 traditional Chinese villages were selected, and Lijiatuan Village was one of the selected villages. In the same year, Li Jiatun was selected into the first batch of “Rural Memory” project pilot units in Shandong Province. Wanjia Village is located one thousand meters northeast of the Wangcun Town Government. It was once the residence of three generations of ministers during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was awarded three times, with the honor of being the first rank of the eighth generation and the second rank of the fourth generation. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the first assistant minister was Wan'an Shangshu; during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, Bi Ziyan was the Shangshu; during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Bi Daoyuan was the Shangshu.

According to the "Zichuan County Chronicles" and "Bi Family Genealogy": "Wanjiazhuang was originally named Wan'an Village. Because Wan'an committed plagiarism, the Wan surname was lost. Bi Tingzuo moved here and changed its name to Wan. The village was later renamed Wanjia Village. According to historical records, Wan'an was defeated in the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. In the 23rd year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1487), Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne and Wan'an committed corruption. In the middle of the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Bi Tingzuo lived in Xipu and purchased Wan'an Village, later named Wanjiazhuang. Hundreds of years ago, the Bi family lived alone. Over the past hundred years, other surnames moved in one after another to get along with each other, forming the current population scale. Historically, Wanjiazhuang was under the jurisdiction of Zichuan District and was placed under the jurisdiction of Zhoucun District in 1970. On June 5, 2006, Wanjia Ancient Building was listed as a municipal cultural relic protection unit.

The overall direction of roads in Wanjia Village continues the early pattern, but the area has expanded to the surrounding areas. The ancient river Wan'an River flows through the south of the village in a northwest and southeast direction. The ancient architectural complexes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are mainly distributed in the west, south and southeast of the village. With Zhongcheng Mansion (Wan'an Mansion) as the main mansion complex, it is mainly distributed in the west and is large in scale. It forms three axes along Zhongchen Street, Dongshun Street and Xishun Street. Ancestral halls and private schools are located in the central and southern part of the village, religious buildings are located in the southeastern part of the village, and tombs are distributed in the north of the village and the south of Wan'an Prefecture. The village roads are in a well-shaped shape, with two main roads in the north and south and two main roads in the east and west.