#Media People Weekly # Bao Yilai, a peer of the Republic and senior editor of Anhui Daily, has retired and has done a lot of work for the excavation of ancient culture and rural revitalization in Lingjiao Village, Sanyang Town, Shexian County, over the years, and has been well received by villagers and society.
The picture shows the author visiting Mr. Bao Yilai
In order to let everyone know about his deeds, the author recently visited the door for an exclusive interview. However, considering the haste of time and the lack of detailed understanding, I saw a "Five Notes on watching" written by himself from the Internet, and here I am lazy, mainly because what he wrote himself is more detailed, more accurate, more vivid and comprehensive, and more in line with the facts. Now he has made some changes and reproduced it later for the benefit of readers. One note: Repair the ancestral hall
In 2013, my already dead heart in my hometown came alive with a phone call.
In the spring of this year, my hometown called and said that the village committee wanted to rip off the primary school and the old site of the Bao Family Ancestral Hall to build a villagers' activity center, and asked for my opinion.
Lingjiao Village is restoring the ancestral hall
This question aroused my infinite pain. Because since the village primary school was spelled into the central primary school where the township government is located, the original school of the political and cultural center of a village has completely decayed, first the compound is overgrown with weeds, and after three or five years it has grown into a big tree with a thick bowl. Now that all the village activity centers are about to be built, isn't my Bao Family Ancestral Hall about to disappear?
I said on the phone, that's not ok, right? That's the Old Summer Palace in my village.
The village chief asked me to go back and discuss what to do. The day I arrived home, it was also such a sunny spring in March, and I had already begun to work on farming. During the day, someone cut down the trees in the school yard, cut the weeds, and pulled up the electric lights to facilitate the discussion at night. It was late, the clan gathered together, perhaps touching the long-lost shame in the depths of the soul, because the scene faced, how can it be worthy of the ancestors, and what filial piety and grandchildren can be talked about? Finally, the opinion was unified, and there was money to pay for it, and a strong contribution was made, and the Zhongjin who still retained the remains of the ancestral hall such as the bluestone railing was repaired. In the next half a year, Zhongjin was able to recover, spending a total of 180,000 yuan. Young entrepreneurs Bao Guangshui, Bao Shanbo and others took the lead, and I followed closely behind, and the clan members also did their best, and everyone collected firewood and flames high, and held the inauguration ceremony of the ancestral hall and the 500th anniversary of Taigong Jinshan in early 2014.
The picture shows the internal layout of the restored Bao's Ancestral Hall
However, because there is no experience, it may not be able to cut down the big trees of the year, and the wood in the newly restored is not as large as that year, and there is no courage of the year, so after consultation, simply restore the forward and backward together, and try to use the large material. As a result, led by the village entrepreneurs Bao Guangshui and Bao Fujiu, as well as my nephew and Bao Guangshui's cousin, each of them first took out 50,000 yuan, purchased imported trees, coupled with more clans and relatives warmly responded, the result was that in addition to the deliberation hall, the first entry was not completed, and the three advances in three years were launched, which was beautiful, just as bold as that year, with a total investment of more than 600,000 yuan.
At the same time, the Pan Ancestral Hall adjacent to my Bao Family Ancestral Hall is also repaired as old as ever.
The landmark of a village has once again stood in the old village. My already dead heart was activated in this way. Second Note: Repair ancestral house
My family's Surname Bao was moved from Huaitang in Xixiang, Shexian County in the eighth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. As for the reason for moving to this remote mountain village under the Old Zhuling Ridge, it is said that I went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to run to relatives and friends and encountered a situation and stayed, but I believe that it was because there were many people and business opportunities on the ancient official road in Huihang that I made such a choice.
The ancient official road starts from Shexian County, where Huizhou is located, and goes all the way to the east, passing through our village, denglao Zhuling, passing through Yuling Pass, and then entering the zhejiang boundary, which is a very important passage connecting the two Zhejiang and three Wu in addition to the Xin'an River, especially the Southern Song Dynasty capital of Hangzhou, which is a state-level traffic artery. It was not until after the opening of the Hanghui Highway that the ancient road was deserted. Especially after the reform and opening up, the villagers had a car, so they made new houses on the side of the road, or went to the city to buy houses, so the old houses in the village were demolished a lot. In those years, the old houses that came down from the old Zhuling into the village disappeared one by one, they did not end their lives, but because there were many households, new houses were built, and the old houses were demolished and sold at a very low price, thus becoming a ruin everywhere, which made me feel sad, which was another reason why I was dead to my hometown.
I lived in an old Qing Dynasty house in my ancestors until I was six or seven years old in the mid-1950s, when I was sold by my uncle's descendants. After the reform and opening up, it became a dangerous house because no one lived anymore. In 2014, when several heads of household were discussing selling for 4,000 yuan, I could not bear the appearance of a ruin, but Bought it for 8,000 yuan, repaired as old, and I thought I should take practical action to stop the continuation of this domino phenomenon. In 2015, I went on to repair an old house built by my grandfather in the early years of the Republic of China, which was later the house where our family lived. To tell the truth, this is also forced by my family next door to a Qing Dynasty old house with huge beams and columns was demolished for a few thousand yuan, leaving a ruin, resulting in my family's three floors alone and independent, no one to rely on, had to be repaired, and moved my Hefei collection of books, hit two rows of bookshelves against the wall to the top, became a library building, found a home for my collection.
The picture shows the nine-thousand-volume hall of Bao Yilai's family
My two old houses were repaired together for 160,000 yuan, mainly the money given by my nephew and niece, because they had lived in my grandmother's house since they were young, and they also had feelings for the old house, which was the result of fundraising.
Today, whenever I sit in front of the church, look up at those thick beams and pillars, and look back at the past, I feel a lot of feelings, maybe this is nostalgia.
Also in 2014, the villagers told me that if the old Zhuling Pavilion is not repaired, I am afraid that it will not be able to survive the winter.
The picture shows the slope on the west side of the old Zhuling Pass
I thought, why are you telling me? Because the cadres at that time lacked this awareness; and my appearance, especially my performance in the past two or three years, gave the villagers a glimmer of hope. After that, I went up to the old bamboo ridge, and what I saw was really sad, the centuries-old pavilion not only tilted the beams and pillars, the tiles were on the ground, and even the walls were cracked by seven or eight inches.
County and town leaders took a group photo with friends such as the tea industry at the Dafang Museum
Laozhuling, is the highest peak of the 200-kilometer stretch of huihang ancient official road, and Yuling Pass is far away, is the second barrier across Yuling Pass from Zhejiang, is an important military point in the era of cold weapons, at the end of the Ming Dynasty Jiang Tianyi guarded this town, and also wrote "Repair of Old Zhuling Stone Pass Introduction", which shows the importance of geographical location. The Ming Dynasty scholar Li Rihua also described the scenery in his Diary of Weishuixuan. Dafang monks live here and create Laozhu Dafang, one of the top ten famous teas in China. Unfortunately, many temples have collapsed, and the old Zhuling Pavilion is the only one that has survived.
Tea circles and other friends took a group photo at the Old Zhuling Dafang Monk's Sleeping Tower
One day, I invited Fang Xinhui, secretary of the Party Committee of Sanyang Town, to climb the Old Bamboo Ridge together, a place of victory, a desolate scene, and a sense of vicissitudes.
Old Zhuling Pavilion "Since we have come, this monument cannot be poured down after we have come to see it."
Water pillars
Secretary Fang promised to allocate 20,000 yuan from the government, and I selected responsible villagers, and after a winter of repairs, I finally saved the ancient pavilion.
The Entrance Pavilion and Huizhou Inn at Yuling Pass became the center of cultural exchange activities between the two provinces
Moreover, over the old bamboo ridge, is the ancient gate pit, also known as the new bridge shop, it and the neighboring village old bamboo shop and the cold water shop through the Yuling Pass are ten miles away, connected to the station, and the new bridge shop is the last shop in Huizhou, the history of the government sent agencies to handle the entry and exit documents. Of course, the vicissitudes of the sea and the mulberry fields are now only left with the ming dynasty new bridge and the ruins of The Shop Division, and the ming Dynasty Li Rihua's diary from Hangzhou to She also recorded the scenery here. However, the villagers told that the foot of the Ming Dynasty stone arch bridge in Gumenkeng had long been emptied by the water, and if it was not reinforced, it would probably be washed away in the rains and floods in the coming year, which of course was the result that everyone did not want to see. I remember that when I rushed to repair that winter, there were two days of snowflakes, and the ground was white, which added a bit of tragedy.
The picture shows the old Green Yixuan
There is also the New China's long-term village committee of the Pan Jiawenhui Green Yixuan, as the village committee moved to a new place, no one managed for more than ten years, becoming a dangerous house, tiles leaking, walls collapsing and crooked. A senior in the village approached me, hoping to keep me. I understand the feelings of the elders, this is the Pan Family Ancestral Hall was destroyed after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, built in a place where there was no discussion, and now it is in danger. But where is the money? I asked the government, and the government said that although there was a subsidy for dangerous houses, it only supplemented the houses, and the public property was not included; when I asked the cultural relics department, it was not good to help because it was not a cultural security unit. So I consulted with the "Village Retirement Association" that had been established at that time, and agreed that if there was no money, it should be repaired first, in short, there was no reason to let it go. After several months of hard work, the century-old famous building was preserved, and the cultural context of a village was continued. Later, the Village History Museum was established here, and folk craftsmen's performances were held here.
The picture shows the majestic posture of the old Zhuling Pass after the restoration
In early 2015, the "Village Retirement Association" wrote a letter to the county leaders to reflect the gap between the two provinces. That is to say, after passing through Yuling Pass, the Zhejiang side is two lanes wider than our Anhui, and it is still asphalt, but our side is still the width of the opening during the Republic of China, and the potholes are potholes, as evidenced by songs: "Once you pass through Yuling Pass, bump to Huangshan." To this end, we hope to attach importance to the construction of the border pass of Dongdaemun Province, or include our village in the construction of beautiful villages. After the letter was written, huang Renlin, the county magistrate, brought a group of people to investigate, and a forum was held with town leaders, village chiefs, village secretaries, and us.
Huihang Ancient Road
Given that the beautiful countryside in 2015 had been studied years ago, the county magistrate hoped that my village might as well do it first. However, the two village committees felt a little embarrassed, and the retirement association thought that it could not miss the opportunity again, delayed the time, and was forced to "do it first" according to the instructions of the county chief.
Of course, the old comrades have some strengths, one is familiar with the local history and humanities; The second is to have the enthusiasm to revitalize the hometown; Third, they all have retirement salaries, and they can dedicate as much as they can, and they do not ask for it.
Our plan is to build Yuling Pass as the node, open up the ancient road from Yuling Pass to our village, and gradually restore some scenic spots and monuments along the way, laying a good foundation for the next step of rural tourism.
Yuling Pass
In this year, under Yuling Pass, a parking lot of 600 to 700 square meters was renovated, a pavilion was built, Yue Fei's drinking and horse drinking place was restored, and a public toilet was built, which basically opened the ancient road from Yuling Pass to my village.
With the prominence of the characteristics of The Yuling Joint Point, the image of dongdamen has been enhanced, and because every penny of our money is spent on the project, the audit far exceeds the amount of engineering in the society. Our efforts have been highly recognized by the government and society, and we hope that we will continue to work on the unfinished projects in the coming year. In the next few years, we continued to repair the ancient road Zhaobi and Dengguan Bing Road at the Yuling Guanguan node, and also moved an old house to build the Huizhou Inn. The Gumenkeng Bridge Corridor was restored at the new bridge paving node. At the old Zhuling node, the GuanLou, the Tomb of the Dafang Monk and the Tea Making Office of the Dafang Monk were restored.
When I came to Yulingguan, I often heard the language of contempt for Anhui; Now that I come here again, I see tourists who are constantly smiling and praising the continuation of the cultural context of Hui, and the ancient road tour is taking shape. Five Notes: Xiugu Village
In 2016, our village was included in the construction of beautiful villages at the municipal level in Huangshan, and in 2017, it was included in the construction of beautiful villages at the provincial level.
When discussing the plan, we proposed that in view of the fact that our village is located in the first village of Zhejiang into Hui under Yuling Pass, it is necessary to guard the style of the Huipai and thus distance itself from the small Western-style buildings in the countryside of Zhejiang, and to this end, it is necessary to repair the stone slabs of the village's ancient road and some traditional buildings that come from Yuling Pass and Laozhuling in the east, and set up an American Construction Council led by the two village committees and with the participation of the village retirement association, and the retired association will be responsible for the construction, and the old comrades have once again provoked the heavy burden of history.
In the past two years, we have also restored the stone road of the village and the Wenchang Pavilion that was destroyed by the fire, the Tongjiang Bridge Pavilion that was destroyed by the flood a hundred years ago, and then continued the Tongle Corridor, which provided convenience for the villagers to gather, cool off, talk, and watch the cultural performances, and won the support of the villagers.
Repaired the later Yue Wang Quan Tai
At the same time, it also repaired the famous yuewang quantai, a special mirror, yuping private school, etc., restored the water pillar, and also held a number of "I am a folk craftsman" performance, "walking the emblem Hangguan Road, tasting the old bamboo generously, listening to the story of the Water Margin, watching the handicraft performance" became the characteristic tourism of my village.
The picture shows the villagers building the Five Saints (Tongjiang) Bridge Pavilion
Facts have proved that inheriting excellent culture and inheriting the historical context is one of the important contents of rural revitalization, and it is the nostalgic expectation of villagers, so that they have more happiness and sense of gain. Of course, we are self-aware of the praise from the villagers, because this is not our merit, we are only with the support of the leadership of the party and the government, with the help of the east wind of rural revitalization, we have exerted our residual heat. In the next step, the two village committees will have greater determination and planning, leading the villagers to revitalize laozhu and develop rural tourism, which can be expected.
Naturally, there are also sweet and sour bittersweet in the past few years, and when the green silk returns to the snow, can it be indignant? However, it is fortunate to be able to help the revitalization of the countryside in this great era, which is a rare opportunity and gratifying.
Postscript: What needs to be added is that under the attention of the county party committee and governments at all levels, the rural tourism at Yulingguan, Lingjiao Village and the east gate of our county at the junction of the two provinces is steaming hot and ready to go, coupled with the strong driving and radiation of the Hutianshan project, it will definitely play a better role as a bridgehead connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou in the future. This year, Sanyang Town was also rated as a beautiful tea town in our province, Lingjiao Village was rated as a beautiful tea village in our province, and the Old Zhuling Ancient Road was rated as one of the hundred red tea brigade routes in the country, with better and better basic conditions and greater social influence. At the second Huixue Academic Conference jointly sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Guangming Daily, Professor Bao's "Inheriting the Historical Context and Adhering to the Huipai Style-Investigation on the Protection of Ancient Villages in Dongdamen, Our County" was exchanged and discussed at the sub-forum of "Huizhou Village Culture and Rural Revitalization", which was affirmed and concerned; especially how to give play to the leading role of Xinxiangxian in revitalizing the countryside and reviving Huizhou culture has become a hot topic for everyone. Laozhu Dafang Tea is one of the famous teas in local history, and Teacher Bao said that the next step is to continue to excavate its history and culture, so that the tea economy will become a growth point for local farmers to get rich. My compatriot Hu Genshen, a Hongqin native, is currently creating a novel based on the dafang monks creating dafang tea, which is the content of rural cultural construction and can enhance the cultural attractiveness of rural tourism.