Jinzao Village, located in the south of Kowloon Town, is adjacent to Maple and Baoxi Villages to the east, Taiping Village to the south, Xinlong Village to the west, and Tangkeng to the north. The village has jurisdiction over 22 villager groups, 9 natural villages, a total population of more than 2,000 people, more than 400 households, and an area of more than 1,000 mu of arable land, including more than 800 mu of paddy fields, more than 300 mu of dryland, and more than 10,000 mu of mountain forests. Jinzao is located in the mountainous area, the land is fertile, the water is abundant, the transportation is convenient, the Jiusha Highway crosses the village, and the shuttle bus from the water's edge to Qingyuan passes in front of the village, and there are two round-trips every day. After the reform and opening up, they have given full play to the advantages of local resources, adjusted the crop layout, and popularized the planting of various cash crops such as trees, single bamboo, water bamboo, and bamboo shoots in the mountains, so that the agricultural economy has been effectively improved, and the villagers' economic income has increased year by year.
Jinzao Village, surnamed Luo, Kaiji Zusheng Songgong, Ming Chenghua moved from Guangzhou to Huangtangling Jun soap (golden soap) in the second year of the Ming Dynasty (1466). Jinzuo is a blessed land, known as "three-water alloy", there is gold under the riverbed, in the early days, because someone picked up a gold nugget shaped like soap, it was called Jun soap (gold soap), and later changed to Jun soap (gold soap) to gold.
The Jinzao Village in the cultural pen is: the seat is north to the south, the front and back of the three platforms, the graphic applause, the centipede spit beads, the geese fly south, the double dragon through the air, the water flow Yichen, a branch, surrounded by mountains, the scenery is pleasant, the predecessors are great, the wisdom is clean, the establishment of the ancestral hall, Wenchang Ancient Pagoda, Huilong Ancient Temple, Wanfu Arch Bridge, locked together.
The existing Ming and Qing ancient buildings in the village mainly include: Luoshi Family Temple, Qiongzhai Ancestral Hall, Ming and Qing Ancient City Wall, Wenchang Pagoda, Wanfu Bridge, etc.
County-level cultural protection units: Wenchang Pagoda, Wanfu Bridge, the former site of the Guangdong-Guizhou Xiangbian Headquarters, and the former site of the training class for party members and cadres of the Xiaobeijiang Special Committee of the CPC.
Folk folk activities mainly include: the fifteenth lantern dance of the first month, the dragon dance, the spring equinox ancestor worship, the first six days of June to thank the gods, the Mid-Autumn Festival night to burn Kong Ming lanterns to pray for blessings, etc., and there are two lion teams, every festive day, all lion dances to help.
Qiongzhai Ancestral Hall: In the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty (1579 AD), the Fourth Ancestral Qiongzhai Ancestral Hall was completed, the ancestral hall construction area was about 400 square meters, inside, middle and outside, the overall building of the ancestral hall adopted green brick Daiwa wood structure, the gate tower bucket arch cornice, exquisite decoration atmosphere, pot ear building construction, dedicated to you ancestor Qiongzhai public tablet, after several reconstructions, continuous improvement, add Luo Family Temple plaque, Shengsong Ancestral Hall plaque and excellent tribute plaque for meritorious names, the door has fifteen pairs of flagpole armor given by the imperial court, there are square head civil officials, The difference between the head of the garden (military attaché) flagpole armor to show the merits of the clan.
Shuikou Huilong Ancient Temple: Originally built in the thirty-first year of Qianlong (1766 AD), it was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and rebuilt on the old site in 2003, the temple enshrines Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and respects the role of worshiping the true and the holy, every first and fifteenth day of the first month, important festivals, incense is flourishing, endless, can make good faith pray for blessings, thank the gods for blessings, and pray for the peace of the country and the people, the wind and rain are smooth, the body is healthy, and the wealth is smooth.
Wenchang Pagoda: First built in the year of Kangxi Bingshen (1716 AD), it was listed as a "Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Yingde City" in December 1995 and rebuilt in 2016.
Located on the hillside 2 kilometers southeast of the village, sitting south to north, it is a flat triangular three-story loft-style round pointed hollow brick tower, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is quiet, and the tower body is trapezoidal green brick masonry. Height 12 meters, round door, the first floor height of 4.3 meters, the front side length of 3.38 meters, the remaining five sides of 3.28 meters, the tower wall thickness of 0.8 meters, the construction area of about 100 square meters, the above two floors in a number of decreasing columns, each floor above the eaves with stacked bricks, cover glazed tiles, there is a tower roof, no tower brake.
4, Jinzuo Wanfu Bridge: located in the southeast of Jinzao Village Changkengkou, built in the first year of Guangxu (1875 AD), the bridge length of 35 meters, width of 3 meters, height of 7 meters, forced arch stone bridge, full bridge 3 arches, each arch span of 9 meters, the north of the bridge is the Huilong Mountain in the alley, and the Ancient Temple of Huilong Mountain (Shuikou Huilong Ancient Temple) on the western slope of shanxi, the south of the bridge is a crane mountain shaped like a flying crane, "Yingde County Continuation" contains, "Wanfu Bridge can be opened to traffic, the next can be through the boat" Guangxu first year (1875 AD) built, The middle vault of the upstream direction of the bridge is embedded with a stone stele with the words "Wanfu Bridge", which was listed as a cultural relics protection unit of Yingde City in December 1995.
5. Lin Lang Jia Juku and Xiang Lin Jia Juku: During the Qing Dynasty, there were two large-scale private schools. Thirteen halls of size were built. Gu Feng built a Variety of Family Schools. Da You Gong built Xianglin Family School, a total of five rooms, with a garden, kitchen, living room, a forest model study room in the alley, and a temple. These are all places for children and grandchildren to study.
5. June 6 "Thank You For The Grace Festival": Every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, a traditional ceremony to invite the gods is held at the Shuikou Dragon Ancient Temple in Jinzuo Village, Jiulong Town, Yingde City.
In the early morning, the men dressed in costumes went to the ancestral hall early to prepare; when the auspicious time arrived, the gongs and drums sounded, and the lion dance team and the honor guard who received the bodhisattva set off from the ancestral hall and blew along the village road all the way to the ancient temple of The Dragon in front of the village to honor the bodhisattva. After a round of devout lion dances and prayer ceremonies, sixteen statues of bodhisattvas were respectfully invited back to the Roche Ancestral Hall. At this time, the women had already placed the offerings along both sides of the road, burned incense to greet them, and prayed with their hands folded, the scene was very solemn, and the villagers prayed for the next year to be able to adjust the wind and rain smoothly, and the country would be safe.
The "Festival of Thanksgiving" has been held for three days since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, including six bodhisattvas in the first six months of June, seven sacrifices to the bodhisattvas at the beginning of June, and eight bodhisattvas in the beginning of June.
7. Jinzuo Fabin Folk God Culture: Fabin is a common god in the South Huangzhai area of the Yingxi region, mainly in the Huangzhai Jinzuo village, affecting about 40,000 people with the surname Luo and 8 temples.
Fa Bin is the fourth generation descendant of the Duke Shengsong of Kaiji Zusheng of Jinzao Luo, a native of Jinzao Shuijing Village. Legend has it that he knew magic and had the greatest ability to ask for rain in drought. One year, when there was a drought in northern Guangdong, the Shaozhou government issued a complaint and hired "capable people" to go to the Nanhua Temple to cast spells and ask for rain to relieve the drought. Fa Bin's family lived in a remote area, and after learning the news, they hurried to go, and finally asked for a timely rain and got the court Jiafeng.
Fabin's tomb is on a hill next to Shuijing Village.