The open lake, the rotating waterwheel, the dazzling red bridge, one moment, you thought you had strayed into the park in the city, the next second, the winding waterway, the ancient ancestral hall, the family school, let you feel like you have returned to the Lingnan water town hundreds of years ago, time slows down here. This is the unique charm of Lecong Dadun, an ancient village located next to the core area of Foshan New Town.
大墩村梁氏家庙。
During the May Day period, the first Youth Art Festival of Foshan City and the 8th Rural Tourism and Culture Festival of Lecong Town will be held here.
Today, let's follow the reporter's footsteps and get to know this "Chengyang Water Town" - Dadun. The former Dadun Primary School is now a community comprehensive service center integrating functions such as elderly care, health care, and art exhibitions.
The old school building in the village.
Different from many small parks in the countryside, the small parks along the village road are planted with different flowers and trees. This is one of the "four small gardens" in the village, Ruihang social worker Miss Liu said that the flowers and trees in the garden are carefully selected and planted by the villagers, and they bloom in different seasons, which is a beautiful scenery in the village.
If the well-built "four small gardens" are like the flower land of the park, the waterwheel park not far away is comparable to the park of the city. Large green meadows and rotating waterwheels will make your mood feel relaxed. On the bank of the river, there are also trees that have just changed to new green, which is very eye-catching. On Qinchuan Lake, the red bridge is more vivid and dazzling in the greenery around it. Looking up from the watermill park, the Foshan New Town on the opposite bank is lined with high-rise buildings, and this place enjoys a quiet place.
Dadun Village Watermill Park.
In recent years, Dadun Village has attracted a group of artists to settle in one after another, transforming low-value old houses into art spaces. In the demonstration block of Dadun Art Street, Ah Zhi's tea space, Zhong Ge, a member of the Guangdong Chinese Painting Society, and so on, have gathered. Walking around the village, you can also see that the returning villagers have also joined in the renovation of the old house, and they have created unique light meals such as tea and coffee, which have attracted many foreign tourists to check in.
Big Dun Dragon Lice Show Match.
Hechong is the main waterway of Dadun Village, and it is an important channel for villagers to travel and run errands in the old days. There is still a 368-meter-long century-old river channel on the Tong'an River in Dadun Village, which was built by Guatemalan Chinese donations to improve the environment in the village. Along the Tong'an River, you can see Huaiyou Family School, Pingxin Family School, Zhuowan Family School and Fengning Family School, which have a history of nearly 100 years.
Now the provincial cultural relics protection unit of the Liang family temple, built in the Ming Chongzhen period, is the Ming Chongzhen Emperor in recognition of the achievements of the Hanlin Academy scholar Liang Yansi, gave him the place of birth as "Jinmafang Yutang", and allowed him to return to his hometown to build the family temple. The Golden Horse Jade Hall is a place for scholars to discuss matters in ancient times, and is exclusive to Hanlin Academy or Hanlin Scholars, symbolizing the highest status of scholars in ancient times. Shunde's only stone carving cultural relics of Jinma Yutangfang are now preserved in the Dadun Liang family temple.
A tea shop located in Dadun Village.
The Liang Family Temple, once used as a school site, is the collective memory of the post-80s villagers in Dadun Village, and now it is re-injected with the cultural spirit of "advocating literature and learning" through community building, awakening and uniting students of all generations, and promoting and inheriting traditional culture. Cultivating and reading heirlooms, poems and books to help the world, having the world in mind, and actively entering the office, this is the spirit of the Liang family, and it is also one of the genes of the positive and enterprising spirit of the Lecong people.
大墩村村容村貌。
Based on the ecological foundation and strong artistic atmosphere of Dadun's water town, the first Youth Art Festival of Foshan City and the 8th Rural Tourism and Cultural Festival of Lecong Town will start from the perspective of "art x life", with the "1+9+N" art matrix as the main line, and create an immersive art event through the integration of "art scene + art enjoyment + cultural wonder". This May Day holiday, let us walk into Dadun together and appreciate the charm of this city of art and life.
Text/Shunde financial media reporter Huang Wenjing
Photo/Shunde financial media reporter Zhou Zhuojie