A hundred years ago
Dozens of "bunkers"
Appears in the villages and markets of Guanlan
They are built in different styles and have different uses
These are high-rise buildings of varying styles
Why in the densely packed guanlan cultural town
Release Jun takes you to see
Behind the unique Lingnan style
What a special story
| What is a watchtower |
Watchtowers
Originated from the watchful warning
Ancient watchtowers and corner towers
The corner tower of the Forbidden City in Beijing
As a defensive type
Multi-storey tower-style military building
During the Han Dynasty, it was widely distributed in different regions
In the Sichuan-Tibet region
The depths of the Hengduan Mountains
The towering Tibetan Qiang Tower is located here
Guarding the local Tibetan and Qiang villages
△ Ancient watchtower in Jinchuan County, Sichuan Province, the shape of the top is like a crown
/Source Sichuan Cultural and Tourism Hall
Different from the Tibetan Qiang Tower
There are many local watchtowers in Lingnan
The shape of the building is still retained
Lingnan Diaolou is currently mainly distributed
Kaiping (Guangdong's first World Cultural Heritage)
Dongguan Fenggang, Shenzhen Guanlan and Longgang
△ World Cultural Heritage Kaiping Diaolou
/Source Kaiping Diaolou Cultural Tourism Zone
Today
Follow the story of the release jun into the Guanlan Watchtower
| Guanlan Watchtower |
Guanlan is the area with the highest concentration of diaolou buildings in Shenzhen
Most of them were built during the Republic of China period
Most of them are yellow mud rammed earth structures
These watchtowers are built in different styles
The functions are also more diverse
Some are used for family defense
Some are used as financial symbols
Some are used for ticket numbers, pawnshop vaults
Some are school watchtowers
There are a total of 49 watchtowers within the town limits
The number of floors varies from 3 to 8 floors, and most of them are 5 floors
It generally has small windows and thick walls
Flat roofs and daughter walls have common features such as shooting holes
In terms of decorative style
Watchtowers around the ancient ruins
It is mainly based on rustic Chinese traditional architectural style
The walls and roofs lacked decoration
Watchtower, No. 28 Ximen Street, Guanlan Ancient Market
The appearance of the watchtowers in the Niuhu area is relatively gorgeous
Most of them are decorated with Western-style carvings, railings and other decorative elements
Enhance the artistry of the building
Watchtower 131 Mutou Lake Village
| The watchtower originated |
In the early days, the tower was mainly built by the Hakka to defend against bandit harassment
The architectural style is simple Chinese architectural style
In the middle of the period, the architectural form, the structural shape
Gradually evolved into a combination of Chinese and Western architectural styles
At the same time, the significance of watchtowers and defenses is gradually weakening
Gradually become used for living and living
In the late period, it has evolved into a local custom of Guanlan
The watchtowers are also becoming more and more ornate
Among them, commerce and trade are in the development process of Guanlan and Guanlan Diaolou
Always play an important role
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the people, river transportation flourished
Located in the western part of the town, Guanlan Ancient Market is thriving on the water
Guanlan River
It was once known as "Little Hong Kong"
It was the commercial and trade distribution center in Bao'an and Huiyang areas at that time
meanwhile
Many locals travel far and wide to sea to make a living
But when the overseas Chinese accumulated some money
When returning to the hometown to build a house or do business
Wealthy overseas Chinese have become "fat meat" in the eyes of bandits
To protect yourself and your family
Overseas Chinese introduced overseas architectural styles
A cluster of watchtowers was built
The watchtowers around the Guanlan Ancient Market, where money trade is close
Most of them are pawnshops and treasuries of ticket numbers
It is used to preserve precious gold and silver jewelry and Ayara satin
They are simple and simple, safe and reliable
Such as the 8th floor of Dongmen Street
Wenchang Ancient Watchtower (later renamed ChengchangLou)
It is the treasury of the historical Chengchang ticket number
Chengchang Building
Chengchang Building, which is more than 20 meters high
It is the tallest watchtower in Guanlan
At the same time, it is also the most storytelling watchtower
According to Huang Muyou, editor-in-chief of the "Centennial Guanlan Culture Series", he recalled
The middle and late Republic of China
After the decline of the guanlan ancient market
As the tallest defensive building in the ruins
Chengchang Building became a military facility at that time
It is used to detain prisoners and store ammunition
Until today
The bullet marks on the walls of Chengchang Building are still clearly visible
In some places, bullets were fired intensively
Exposed in a striking earth-yellow round pit
About Chengchang Building
There is also a red story of "burning into Chang Lou"
I understand the beginning and end of the fire into the Chang Building
During 1946, the Kuomintang launched an all-out civil war, conducting the "Great Three Marches" in various parts of Guangdong with the goal of collecting grain, taxation, and conscription to supplement the Kuomintang's serious losses on the northeast battlefield. Chen Jinghui, secretary of the Kuomintang sub-district in Guanlan Town and head of the Guanlan Joint Defense Brigade, also participated.
In 1948, the Bao'an Luxi Intelligence Station sent four intelligence officers to try to break into the interior of Chen Jinghui's joint defense brigade, using the soldiers as a cover to carry out counter-insurgency work, waiting for the opportunity to cooperate with the outside and drag guns to revolt. In October of the same year, the counter-insurgency work was basically completed, but because the information received accidentally fell into the hands of the enemy and the plan of the uprising was leaked, the four comrades and one of the intelligence officers who developed from it were arrested and imprisoned in the eight-storey Chengchang Building in Guanlan Market.
They were unyielding and set fire to the building to destroy the stairs to await rescue in order to save themselves, while five comrades hid in the pool on the roof to avoid the fire. They persisted on the roof for several days, unable to escape, and insisted until 4 days, when one accidentally jumped to his death for escape.
In order to rescue these comrades, the guerrilla troops specially dispatched three small detachments from Ludongkui Chong and Henggang, and in coordination with the Guanlan Wugong Team, they dispatched for two consecutive nights to surround Chengchanglou. However, due to the tight defense of the Kuomintang joint defense team and the four intelligence officers trapped on the eighth floor, the guerrilla forces could not carry out rescue, and by the sixth day, the four comrades were escorted by the Kuomintang joint defense team to the Guanlan River Shaba and killed. Before they die, they see death as homecoming. Show the heroic nature of communists and revolutionary fighters who are indomitable and indomitable!
There is also a pair in the town that is quite special
Twin Towers
Located in Guanlan Ancient Market Lixin Lane
Both towers were built during the Republic of China
Owned by the local Chen clan
It is said that during the War of Resistance Against Japan
The Twin Towers became the anti-Japanese headquarters of the Kuomintang
An anti-Japanese armed force was established
The Niuhu area is located in the east of the town
In the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, when overseas Chinese remittances were increasing
Overseas Chinese who returned to their hometowns were established one after another
A taller, more ornately decorated watchtower
As a symbol of the family's financial resources
Such as located in the Guanlan printmaking base
Dashuitian South Watchtower
The daughter wall is decorated with Western-style fences and columns
There are also ornate decorations on the swallow nest
It was built by the Ling clan
During the Republic of China period, it mainly played a defensive role
With the establishment of a printmaking base
The South Watchtower and The North Watchtower were also transformed
It became an activated cultural symbol
Now, the printmaking base serves as a must-visit attraction on a day trip to Shenzhen
It is gradually becoming well known
In the town
Those roof tiles crawling with the traces of time
It still gives us an idyllic imagination
Fang Yi Village North Watchtower
Elegant and popular, combining Chinese and Western decorations
Serious and lively
It is Guanlan culture
A portrayal of tradition and openness and compatibility
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In the torrent of time
Firmly guarding the local people
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