Local chronicles, known as geographical chronicles, geographical records, diagrams, local chronicles, etc., refer to informational documents that comprehensively and systematically describe the history and current situation of the natural, political, economic, cultural and social affairs of an administrative region. The continuous compilation of local chronicles can be regarded as a unique and heavy cultural gene of the Chinese nation, and the history of the Chinese nation has never been interrupted since the beginning of the aspiration, which is a rare phenomenon in the world.
The country has a history, the city has aspirations, the family has a genealogy, and the people have a legend. Villages are the cells of towns and cities, and villages of all sizes constitute the prosperity of mainland China. It systematically records the evolution process of the village's geography, population, economy, culture, social life and other aspects of the village from ancient times to the present, truly and objectively records the farming civilization and settlement culture, inherits the customs and human feelings of the local society, is the extension and supplement of the provincial, municipal and county chronicles, and is also an important carrier and witness of rural history and culture. It is no exaggeration to say that the village chronicle is an important carrier to retain "nostalgia", and it is also the foundation of cultural self-confidence.
Mingshan District has continued to explore and make progress on the road of compiling village chronicles, laying a solid foundation for comprehensively promoting the high-quality completion of the compilation of town and village chronicles. The compilation center of the district local chronicles exchanges and publishes village chronicles from other places, and through study, combined with the actual situation of the pilot village chronicles, formulates an outline, trains the main writers, and follows up and guides until the compilation work is completed. Up to now, Mingshan District has completed four village chronicles: "Ji'an Village Chronicles" in Cheling Town, "Hongcao Village Chronicles" in Wangu Town, "Mengshan Village Chronicles" in Mengdingshan Town, and "Hejiang Village Chronicles" in Maohe Town.
Cheling Town "Ji'an Village Chronicles"
Ji'an Village has a long history and outstanding people, and is a village with great historical and cultural heritage. Located in the hills, the location advantage conditions are not obvious, but the people of Ji'an Village are not willing to be backward, down-to-earth, pragmatic and hardworking, dare to break through and dare to work, and have walked in the forefront of the times in various historical periods. Wu Zhiying, a famous scholar, calligrapher, and master of scripture, and Wu Shangzhong, an old Red Army veteran who experienced the 25,000-mile Long March, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, were born in this village.
The compilation of "Ji'an Village Chronicles" was completed in May 2020, and it is the earliest village chronicle in Mingshan District to complete the compilation. Quanzhi is about 120,000 words, using chapter style, divided into village history, physical geography, party and government groups, land and agriculture, commercial enterprises, education, culture and sports, medical and health care, population and family planning, construction and environmental protection, road traffic, folk customs, places of interest, Wu Zhiying research, a total of 13 chapters, which are subdivided into 60 sections, 152 items. The journal mainly records the development and changes of Ji'an Village from 1950 to 2016, and many chapters involve the social life of the Republic of China, especially the chapter on Wu Zhiying's research, which records Wu Zhiying's historical events in academics, teaching, political opinions, calligraphy, cultural inheritance, etc., which has certain characteristics and is a letter history for the study of social development in the Cheling area.
Wangu Town "Red Grass Village Chronicles"
Hongcao Village was formerly known as Red Lawn, named after the production of red grass, and has a profound cultural heritage. Red grass is red cattail grass, the grass color is red, you can weave a mat, it is rumored that the mat woven with red grass is colorful, sweat-absorbent, and it is more precious because of the small amount, and it was used as a tribute to the imperial court in the Ming Dynasty. In 2014, in accordance with the State Council's "Lushan Earthquake Recovery and Reconstruction Master Plan", the new village is located in the core area of Hongcaoping 10,000 acres of ecological sightseeing tea garden, supporting riding square, wetland park, Hongcao micro home and comprehensive service center, which is the central area of the industrial development of Wangu Town.
The compilation of the "Chronicles of Hongcao Village" was completed in July 2020. With about 250,000 words, the book is divided into 15 chapters, including village history, physical geography, party and government groups, agriculture and forestry, tea industry, commerce and trade, education and culture, medical and health care, transportation construction, population and family planning, folk customs, architectural construction, cultural relics and historic sites, post-earthquake reconstruction, and general situation of villagers' groups. The journal mainly records the development and changes of Hongcao Village from 1950 to 2017, focusing on the development history of the tea industry in the village, as well as the fruitful results achieved by taking advantage of the recovery and reconstruction opportunities after the "4·20" Lushan earthquake to accelerate the integration of tea tourism and develop rural tourism, which has regional characteristics and characteristics of the times.
Mengdingshan Town "Mengshan Village Chronicles"
Mengshan Village is luxuriantly wooded, with fresh air, pleasant climate, and abundant animal and plant resources. Mengshan Village has the only national-level famous tree in the whole region - superba superba, as well as 63 national-level ancient trees, the most famous of which are the ginkgo trees that are more than 1,500 years old and the ancient tea trees that are more than 1,100 years old before and after Tiangai Temple. At the same time, the thousand-year-old tribute tea and Mengshan specialty Thousand Buddha mushrooms also come from Mengshan Village. The village was recognized as a national "forest village" by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration in December 2019, the title of "Demonstration Village for the Implementation of Rural Revitalization Strategy" in April 2022, the first batch of traditional villages by the Provincial People's Government in April 2023, and the fourth batch of provincial "Rural Tourism Key Villages" by the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism in June of the same year.
The compilation of the Mengshan Village Chronicles was completed in December 2023. Quanzhi is about 670,000 words, using the entry style, with four levels: categories, subheads, entries, and subheads, in order to highlight the red history of Mengshan Village and the advantages of resource industry, the frontispiece has a special category of "Thematic Description", which consists of two subheadings: "Red Army in Mengshan" and "Supporting the Construction of State-owned Mengshan Tea Farm"; The special category of "Tea Industry" and "Tourist Attractions" is specially established. The chronicle mainly records the development and changes of Mengshan Village during the period of water control in ancient Dayu with humanistic history records in the village, and the development and changes of Mengshan Village during December 2021, focusing on the history and current situation of nature, politics, economy, culture and society in Mengshan Village, highlighting the unique connotation and famous advantages of Mengshan Village's "development process" and "natural humanities", and showing the village's rich historical and cultural heritage.
Maohe Town "Hejiang Village Chronicles"
Hejiang Village belongs to the jurisdiction of Maling and Hebao since ancient times, and is historically in the throat of western Sichuan into Tibet, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was placed to defend the army, set up the Heshui Garrison, and formed a corner with the defenders of Pang Ying and Liu Ying. Because of the setting up of Heshui and the garrison guard, so the history of Hejiang called Hejiang "Hejiang Town". During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Pang Shizhong purchased the site of Heshui Shu along the Puming Ancient Road to build a temple, named Hejiang Temple, and later named Hejiang Village because of the temple. Before December 2019, Hejiang Village was under the jurisdiction of Lianjiang Township, formerly known as Shanshan Township, and in December, after the adjustment and reform of the administrative division of Mingshan Township, Hejiang Village, Sundao Village, Xuyuan Village, and Liangshui Village of the original Lianjiang Township were assigned to Maohe Township, which was formerly known as Maohe Township, and six villages of Maohe Township formed Maohe Town.
The compilation of the Hejiang Village Chronicles will be completed in February 2024. The whole book is about 230,000 words, using the entry style, and the structure is presented in the form of categories, subheadings, and entries, and subheadings are added in individual places as needed. The chronicle mainly records the development and changes of Hejiang Village from 1950 to 2023, fully records the natural environment, historical changes, economy, politics, culture, education, health, social life and outstanding figures of Hejiang Village, highlights the well-preserved folk culture and customs in Hejiang Village, and introduces the local local specialties one by one, showing the unique regional culture of Hejiang Village.
In recent years, the village chronicle is attracting more and more attention, and the compilation of the village chronicle has become a cultural phenomenon, which means that more and more people are aware of the importance of rural cultural inheritance, and more and more people are participating in it to help preserve the historical context and preserve the nostalgia of the past.
General Secretary Xi Jinping once said: "To immediately understand the important situation of a place, it is necessary to understand its history." A reliable way to understand history is to read the chronicles, which is a habit of mine. "In the past, no matter where I went, the first thing I did was to read the local history, so that I could quickly understand the mountains and rivers, folk customs, celebrities, merchants, and mulberry farming of a place, and I could grasp a lot of things with regularity." As a "local encyclopedia" type of cultural resource, Fangzhi resources have the characteristics of continuity, regionality, and objectivity, and its three functions of "preserving history, governing information, and educating people" play an irreplaceable role in cultural inheritance.
Scan the code to download the tea source Mingshan APP Source: District Local Chronicles Compilation Center Editor: Han Tao Editor: Huang Hao Review: Li Xiaoyang