The persistence of Dongshima Village: the cultural inheritance behind the 100 million subsidy
In the vast land of China, there is a small village called Dongshima Village, which is quietly located in a corner of Zhengzhou City, which seems to be ordinary and unremarkable, but carries a profound historical and cultural heritage. However, as urbanization accelerates, the small village also faces an unprecedented challenge – demolition.
In this demolition turmoil related to the fate of the village, an old man named Ren Jinling became the focus. He is not a powerful person, nor is he a wealthy party, but the old mansion where he lives has unexpectedly become the object of people's attention. When the demolition team knocked on his door with a huge subsidy, Ren Jinling firmly rejected the seemingly tempting offer. Even if the subsidy amount is as high as 100 million, he is still unmoved, why?
It turns out that the old house of Ren Jinling is not an ordinary dwelling, but an ancient building containing rich historical and cultural value. This old house has witnessed the rise and fall of Dongshima Village, and carries the memories and emotions of generations of villagers. Every brick and tile of it seems to tell the story of the past, and every carved beam and painting shows the wisdom and ingenuity of ancient craftsmen.
When the team of experts walked into the old house, they were deeply shocked by what they saw. They discovered that the old mansion was not only a jewel of architectural art, but also a living history textbook. Its existence is not only of irreplaceable significance not only for Dongshima Village, but also for the cultural heritage of the whole Zhengzhou and even China.
After in-depth investigation and research, the expert team finally decided: this old mansion must not be demolished! They realized that once the old mansion was demolished, all the historical memories and cultural contexts associated with it would dissipate. This is undoubtedly a huge loss for the cultural self-confidence and inheritance of a country and a nation.
This old mansion, which is considered by experts to be impossible to be demolished, is owned by Ren Jinling. Dongshima Village is strategically located and faced with demolition, and most of the villagers happily signed a consent form and moved into the resettlement community, and also received a demolition payment. However, Ren Jinling resolutely refused to move away and became a "nail household".
In order to make the project go smoothly, the developer continued to increase the compensation for demolition, from 5 million to 30 million, and finally even increased to 100 million, but Ren Jinling still refused. He said that the house was very important to him, and that some of the things in it were priceless and could not be sold for any money.
As a result, Ren Jinling's persistence is no longer just his personal insistence, but has become the common voice of the people in the entire Dongshima Village and even in the wider area for the protection of historical and cultural heritage. In this materialistic era, perhaps we should cherish these historical relics that allow us to have a dialogue with the past and feel the pulse of the nation.
It turns out that this old house of the Ren family has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It was built in 1755 (during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty), the builder was Ren Junxuan, after the efforts of several generations of the Ren family, and finally completed the construction by Ren Derun and Ren Dexin generation during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The ancestor of the Ren family was a big official of the Qing Dynasty, the largest official to the second grade, deeply favored by the emperor, and the Daoguang Emperor once gave the Ren family a plaque of "auxiliary wing national politics".
The construction of the old house is exquisite, and exquisite wood carvings and brick carvings can be seen everywhere in the house, which has high artistic value and historical research value. After the experts entered the house to inspect it, they were shocked by its historical and cultural value, believing that it was a relatively well-preserved ancient building that could not be easily demolished.
Later, the Ren family compound was listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Zhengzhou City in 2009. In 2017, it was named "Tianxiang Museum", and Ren Jinling became the director and narrator of the museum, which is open to the public free of charge. Ren Jinling adheres to the ancestral teachings, protects the ancestral home, and inherits its culture. His actions were not vexatious by the nail household, but to protect the family's historical and cultural heritage.
Today, Dongshima Village still stands quietly, and Ren Jinling's old mansion is still standing. They are like mirrors that reflect our attitudes and values towards history. The persistence of the old man Ren Jinling has become a microcosm and footnote of an era, reminding us that on the road of rapid development, we should not forget our original intention and remember history, so as to better move towards the future.
In the end, it became a museum artifact and was guarded by the world!
In the corner of the city, there is a small village, silently telling the vicissitudes and changes of history; There is an old mansion that quietly guards the roots and inheritance of culture. And in this materialistic era, there are always some ordinary people like Ren Jinling, who use their actions to interpret the awe and persistence of history and culture. It is the convergence of these seemingly insignificant forces that constitutes the most solid cultural cornerstone of our nation.
It also reminds people that in the process of urban development and construction, it is necessary to pay attention to and protect those buildings and heritage with historical and cultural value, which are an important part of urban memory and cultural inheritance.