According to legend, the strange stone descended from heaven and was shaped like a horse, and the town of Shima, located in the northeast of Xingning City, Meizhou, got its name. The mottled ancient bridges, the mountain songs that echo the beams, the former residence of He Tianjiong, one of the leaders of the Xinhai Revolution... In this historic town, culture is its identity and its connotation.
Culture is the spiritual lifeblood of the nation, and literature and art are the clarion call of the times. Entering a new era, Guangdong has incorporated the construction of a culturally strong province into the "1+1+9" work deployment, and vigorously promoted the great development and prosperity of culture.
In recent years, Shima Town, located in a remote mountainous area, has integrated human resources into the construction of rural revitalization, which not only shapes but also casts the soul.
In the territory of Shima Town, a Shima River passes through the six villages of Yangmen, Qianqian, Taobei, Xinqun, DiaoTian and Xinshi, stringing together the "Six Villages Linkage" rural revitalization contiguous demonstration area of Shima Town. Rural cultural revitalization is the endogenous driving force of rural revitalization, Shima Town revitalizes and utilizes cultural resources, lights up the beauty of the countryside with cultural creativity, and helps rural development with the integration of culture and tourism.
A thousand-year-old bridge
Connecting ancient and modern times to retain nostalgia
Recalling the picture of his son crossing this three-eyed ancient bridge many years ago and going out to study and work, Zhang Yuying, an 84-year-old stone horse man, is still vividly remembered. At that time, the Three-Eyed Bridge was overgrown with weeds, but it was the only channel for Shima Town to communicate with the outside world.
The Three-Eyed Bridge, which has a history of nearly a thousand years, is not only a geographical concept, but also a spiritual landmark of the Shima people. South + Chen Zeming photographed
Located in Yangmen Village, Shima Town, the ancient bridge was built in the Song Dynasty and is a three-hole stone arch bridge modeled on the Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei Province. In the past thousand years, the Three-Eyed Bridge has been full of wind and rain, the vicissitudes of the years have been carved on the mottled stones, and the changes of the times have been recorded in the yellowed historical materials.
The Three-Eyed Bridge is not only a geographical concept, but also a spiritual landmark of the Shima people.
Chen Yongmei, a village cadre in Yangmen Village, told reporters that Shima Town belongs to the mountainous area, and the children of poor families in the past could only get out of the mountain by reading, and when they came to the Three-Eye Bridge, they would stop and look back and look at their hometown that was about to leave.
In 1972, with the needs of development, a second bridge was built next to the Three-Eye Bridge. In 2017, a third bridge was erected. The three bridges stand side by side, focusing on the historical depth of Shima Town.
For wanderers, the ancient bridge is nostalgia; for the returner, the ancient bridge is nostalgia. Chen Yongmei said: "Nowadays, the hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes, and people have come back with emotions. ”
In recent years, with the construction of new rural areas, the Three-Eye Bridge has been rebuilt and protected, the collapsed dry eye has been repaired, thorny weeds have been removed, the piers have been reinforced, and the uneven bridge deck has been renovated.
According to Liu Shiwei, deputy secretary of the Shima Town Party Committee, in 2020, Shima Town began to build a "six-village linkage" rural revitalization contiguous demonstration area, with the Shima River as the axis, connecting 6 villages to revitalize and utilize their rich cultural resources and ecological resources.
As a starting point, Yangmen Village relies on the historical and cultural charm of the Three-Eye Bridge, combined with two other bridges, to form a "Three Bridges and Moon" landscape, and build the impression of an exclusive Shima Town. The reporter noted that the area has built a song platform, fitness trail, splendid promenade, celebrity column, peach garden, parking lot, public toilets and other facilities.
The millennium bridge has a new mission. "The 'Three Bridges Moon Collection' focuses on the Three Bridges and its surroundings, and is intended to be the best Internet celebrity viewing point in Shima Town." Chen Yongmei said that on weekdays, there are many tourists here, not only local villagers, but also attract many foreign tourists.
When building the "Six Villages Linkage", the enthusiasm of the villagers made Liu Shiwei feel a lot of emotions. "For example, when the Three-Eye Bridge scenic spot was built, the enthusiasm of the masses was high, including the construction of the land needed for the construction of the greenway along the river, and the villagers selflessly donated it." Liu Shiwei said that at present, the construction of the "six villages linkage" has also entered the final stage.
Former residences of celebrities
Witness a revolutionary history
In Hexiupo, Xinqun Village, Shima Town, a two-storey, three-arch building stands out, which is the former residence of He Tianjiong, who founded the Alliance association in Japan with Sun Yat-sen, and its style is similar to the former residence of Sun Yat-sen in Cuiheng Village, Zhongshan City.
He Tianjiong's former residence. Courtesy of respondents
On the hill behind the side of the former residence, there is the He Tianjiong Cemetery specially built by the Xingning County Government in 1985, with tombstones and solemn style. The inscription "Epitaph of Mr. He Tianjiong" records his life. He Tianjiong, born in 1877, is a founding member of the Chinese League Association, a pioneer of the democratic revolution, and an elder of the Republic of China.
"When I was a child, I thought that in this remote mountain, my great-grandfather was a strange person." He Tianjiong's great-granddaughter He Shixin introduced, and later asked her father, and learned that his great-grandfather He Tianjiong was talented and intelligent, loved to read since childhood, and had great ambitions.
He Tianjiong's former residence is titled "Wuhe Zhai", also known as Tianjiong Building. It means not to seek fame and fame, and to take the allusion of the Han Dynasty "He Wu has no famous name, and it makes people think after going". This is exactly the case: He Tianjiong devoted his life to the democratic revolution, did not change his original intentions, did not seek fame and fortune, and in July 1925, a few months after Sun Yat-sen's death, he also died of illness.
According to the "Chronicle of Xingning County", He Tianjiong was influenced by the new trend of thought in his early years, deeply hated the monarchy of the Qing Dynasty, and longed for a democratic system of government. In 1903, he resolutely cut off his hair and went east to Japan to study politics, exploring the truth of saving the country and saving the people.
In Japan, He Tianjiong became acquainted with Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Qiu Jin, Zhang Taiyan, Liao Zhongkai, Zhu Zhixin, Hu Hanmin and others, and joined the League in 1905. At that time, Sun Yat-sen was the premier, Huang Xing was the assistant and secretary, Hu Hanmin was the secretary, and He Tianjiong was the accountant.
In early 1911, He Tianjiong secretly returned to Hong Kong from Japan to participate in the preparation and planning, responsible for the liaison and transportation from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, and transported guns and ammunition. On the day of the uprising, he organized a death squad of more than 50 people in Hong Kong and personally led them to Guangzhou. Unexpectedly, when it arrived in Guangzhou, the uprising was held earlier and had failed.
After the victory of the Xinhai Revolution, He Tianjiong successively served as secretary of the Presidential Office and plenipotentiary representative in Japan.
A good story of Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges. When he first arrived in Japan, He Tianjiong had no relatives, but he was full of enthusiasm for serving the country. He enrolled in the Tokyo Regular Preparatory School and met the Japanese miyazaki Inzo (later renamed Miyazaki Heoshiro) near the school, and the Miyazaki family was very sympathetic to China's restoration and revolution, and the family was also the main activity place of Chinese revolutionary heroes such as Sun Yat-sen. When He Tianjiong returned to China in 1913, the two met and corresponded frequently for 10 years.
It is understood that he Tianjiong's former residence was listed as the second batch of Meizhou city cultural relics protection units in 2014, and was listed as a patriotic education base in Xingning City in 2019.
Students visit the former residence of He Tianjiong. Courtesy of respondents
The former residence gives a new mission. He Xiaoqing, secretary of the party branch of Xinqun Village, introduced that at the end of 2020, Shima Town completed the exhibition layout and exhibit display of He Tianjiong's former residence. With the revitalization of the former residences of revolutionary martyrs, more and more primary and secondary schools and other units will organize visits.
"I tell my children about my great-grandfather, and they'll be proud and proud." He Shixin said.
Shima Is the town of revolution and the land of generals. In Chongfengdi, The village of Xinqun, where He Tianjiong was born, 5 generals emerged successively: He Diying, He Tianxiang, He Xuezhi, He Baosong, and He Mengchun.
Liu Shiwei introduced that since the Republic of China, a total of 11 generals have emerged in the entire town of Shima, and they have worked hard to drive out the Japanese and national liberation. In the road of rural revitalization, Shima Town has strengthened the revitalization of the resources of celebrities' former residences, and the former residences of He Tianjiong and He Ziyuan have become a resounding business card.
A mountain song
Highlight the cultural heritage and show a new look
"Sister-in-law Diao ... Old sister, you come here..." Talking about diao sister-in-law Mountain Song, He Xiling, a 68-year-old stone horse man, came to hand. He began to be exposed to mountain songs as a teenager, from the beginning of his ear to the stage performance, creation, this tune has accompanied him for most of his life.
Shima Town is the hometown of mountain songs, and the Shima Mountain Songs represented by "Diao Sister-in-law" are municipal intangible cultural heritage.
He Xiling said: "The male sings 'Old Sister you come over', and the female sings 'Agor', plus the word 'hang out', interspersed in the mountain song, which is the characteristic of the Shima Mountain song board. ”
A mountain song represents the sound of the countryside and symbolizes the destination.
The Shima Folk Orchestra performs. Courtesy of respondents
"Diao sister-in-law is a special term for stone horses." He Xiling introduced that in the past, the old people in Shima Town would sing the mountain song of diao sister-in-law, and in other places, they knew that the other party was a Shima person.
Behind the mountain song is the unyielding spirit of the Stone Horse people. According to the "Cultural Stone Horse" compiled by the Shima Town Committee of the Communist Party of China, it is said that Diao's sister-in-law, whose original surname was Zhang, lived in the mountainous area north of Shima Town. She is very standard-looking, intelligent and clever, and has a straight personality, which is easy to fight and uneven. She is quick in her thinking, and she uses songs to speak on behalf of the rise and fall, singing the voice of the people, and is deeply loved by the people.
At the age of 14, Diao's sister-in-law was forced to make a living, so she had to work at the home of the rich man in the snake cave (place name). The rich man was a treacherous and evil lustful person, and his sister-in-law was humiliated. Once, the rich man of the king tried to do evil to him, but she was not humble and did not hesitate, and fought back with a mountain song, "You are not afraid of being a little person, although the wasp can take a needle, the king eight heads a needle, and the heart of the human face beast appears in its original form." Because of the close sounds of "small" and "sister-in-law", she is called Diao sister-in-law.
The unique mountain song attracts the attention of Tian Xiaohui, the "daughter-in-law from abroad". It has been 25 years since he married in Shima Town, Henan, and Tian Xiaohui, who likes to sing, often hears the local folk orchestra singing mountain songs, "I think it sounds very good, so I have the idea of learning." ”
This year is the fifth year that Tian Xiaohui has sung mountain songs, and although it has not been very long, she has become a female singer in the orchestra. According to her, in the past, every Chongyang Festival, Spring Festival, Women's Day and other programs, the mountain song band would be invited to perform on stage by various villages in Shima Town; in the past two years, the folk orchestra would perform small performances in inns, parks and other places.
"We will also follow the development trend and create around the construction of a beautiful new homeland, party history study and education, 'six village linkage', etc., and use mountain songs to sing the new face of the entire shima." Tian Xiaohui said.
Today, Diao Sister-in-law's mountain song is reproduced on the stage. Zeng Ling, a town cadre in Shima Town, told reporters that with the construction of the "Six Villages Linkage", two new song platforms were built next to the Three Eyes Bridge, looking across the river, "We will invite the orchestra to sing, and sometimes they will come spontaneously." ”
On the afternoon of December 11, 2021, Huang Jingran, who returned from Guangzhou, took his children to Shima Town to play. When she stopped at the opposite stage, she chanted a song aloud. "When I come to the song stage, I will be touched by the scenery and want to sing." Huang Jingran recalled that when he was training in the university, he heard his classmates who were also From Meizhou singing mountain songs, "That sense of belonging and pride will arise spontaneously." Huang Jingran let the children understand the history, culture and local customs of their hometown.
Zeng Ling introduced that Shima Mountain Song is loved by the masses with its profound historical heritage and strong life atmosphere, and when building the "Six Villages Linkage" rural revitalization demonstration area, it focuses on continuing the front edge of the song and inheriting it for future generations.
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Zhang Dan, Associate Professor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics:
Promote the in-depth integration of Shima Cultural Tourism and stimulate the new vitality of rural revitalization
How can Shima Town, which has rich historical and cultural resources, accelerate the revitalization of the countryside? A reporter from Nanfang Daily interviewed Zhang Dan, a member of the Guangdong University of Finance and Economics's task force and associate professor in Shima Town. She said that the development of cultural tourism is an important model for the construction of new rural areas and an important way to achieve rural revitalization, and Shima Town can rely on existing historical and cultural resources to innovate ideas to promote the deep integration of cultural tourism and stimulate new vitality of rural revitalization.
In June 2021, Zhang Dan came to Shima Town and became a member of the team stationed in Shima Town to help the town and help the village, and going to the countryside and researching became her daily work. After more than half a year, she has her own views on the development of Shima Town. She believes that the development of cultural tourism to promote rural revitalization should uphold the thinking and concept of new rural development.
Zhang Dan said that it is necessary to innovate to promote the economic development of Shima Town. The development of cultural tourism has played an important role in promoting economic development. "Agriculture is the root, culture is the soul, tourism is the road", integrating cultural values, ecological values, economic values, we must dig deep into cultural, tourism, and agricultural resources. Innovate cultural tourism products and develop modern agriculture; encourage the development of rural pastoral tourism, ecological leisure tourism, farming culture tourism, modern agricultural tourism, health resorts, vegetable basket experience tours, and homestay tours; through multiple superposition models, drive the economic benefits of village collectives and villagers, improve the quality of life of the Shima people, and promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
"It is necessary to strengthen the integration of culture and tourism in Shima Town." Zhang Dan said that culture and tourism show integrated and coordinated development. Culture is the soul of tourism development, and tourism is the platform for cultural development. Rural tourism needs cultural support. The packaging of folk culture and the development of catering culture are conducive to promoting the development of rural culture. The two are symbiotic and co-resonant relationships. The integration of culture and tourism can improve the connotation of rural revitalization and achieve the long-term development of the industry. The integration of culture and tourism has played a vital role in the development of rural production, the improvement of life, the formation of rural customs, the construction of village appearance, and environmental governance.
In addition, Zhang Dan said that it is necessary to attach great importance to the leading enterprises in Shima Town. Cultivate and support local enterprises to become bigger and stronger, form a number of entity projects with support and driving force, and form a cultural tourism industry cluster through the parkization, base and integration of the cultural tourism industry. Coordinate the docking of rural tourism industry and leading enterprises, and further give play to the functions of leading enterprises such as leadership, resource integration, capital operation, and quality improvement. Cultural tourism and enterprise resources complement each other and empower each other, forming an economic form and industrial system formed by tourism, entertainment, service industry, cultural industry and leading enterprises.
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Shima Town
"Twelve Views of One River, Five Districts"
Yihe: Taking the curve of the Shima River as the route, it connects the six villages of Yangmen, Qianfeng, Taobei, Xinqun, Diaotian and Xinshi.
Five districts: Combined with the local natural, humanistic and living characteristics, the entire area of the project is divided into five sections, namely remembering the inheritance, cultivating and reading heirlooms, endless life, three bridges and water rhymes and zuo lin right li.
Bearing in mind that the inheritance starts from Xinshi Village to the end of the station, the focus is on the former residence and station of He Tianjiong, and the promotion of revolutionary culture.
Cultivating and reading heirlooms are mainly based on local natural and Hakka cultural scenery, embellished to reflect the hakka cultivation and reading characteristics of sketches, while excavating Hakka characteristics of life scenes, such as raccoon clothes, whipfish and so on.
Centered on the former village of Peanuts, which specializes in peanuts, it expands to the surrounding areas and reflects the local industry.
With the help of the ancient rhyme characteristics of the Three-Eye Bridge, the Three-Bridge Water Rhyme creates an Internet celebrity viewing point to improve the ornamentation of the landscape.
Located in Xinshi Village, "Zuo Lin Right Li" is planted on both sides of the Shima River with peach forests and plum gardens, taking the harmonic sound of the left neighbor and right li, which not only reflects the neighborhood harmony of Shima, but also highlights the theme.
Twelve Scenes: Yokozuna Fushi - Three Bridges Lanyue - Yingfei Grass Long - Long Stream - Huanxi Stacked Stone - Peanut Man Road - Yuxiu Luanxiang - Qushui Melting Love - Rice Flower Fragrance - Poetic Bird Bridge - Inheritance Impression - Dongzang Wine Aroma.
Original title:
A bridge, a song and a former residence, the culture stone horse has a new look
Xingning Shima Town activates cultural resources and integrates culture and tourism to create a "six-village linkage" rural revitalization demonstration area
[Source] Southern Daily Meizhou Observation
[Southern Daily reporter] Chen Zeming
[Correspondent] Liu Haiyang Zeng Ling
【Author】 Chen Zeming
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client