Foshan is not only one of the most developed cities in Guangdong Province for economic and social development, but also the source of Lingnan culture and Guangfu culture, and is a long and profound cultural capital. In addition to inheriting and carrying forward the timeless Lingnan culture, cuisine, language, traditional customs, etc., there are many ancient villages like history books, which are worth exploring by friends who like nostalgia.
In today's highly assimilated urban and rural development process, the modern cities in various districts of Foshan still hide many treasure-like ancient villages, although close to the city, but far from the hustle and bustle. Located about 5 kilometers west of Xiqiao Mountain in Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, Baixi Cuntou Village is one of the most unmissable ancient villages in Foshan.
Tracing the history of Baixi Villagetou Village, as early as the end of the Southern Song Dynasty (1338 AD), the ancestor of the village, Banyan Tree, migrated from Gaoming Gele Village to this place, which has a history of nearly 700 years. It is quite interesting that when the village is opened, the terrain is like a giant dragon opening a tent, a phoenix wing, and the village head stream is coiled, so it is called the village head. Hundreds of years of historical precipitation, giving Baixi Cuntou Village a rich cultural heritage, in the torrent of rapid social development, still preserves many simple and profound historical imprints, is one of the historical and cultural villages in Guangdong Province.
Strolling through Baixi Villagetou Village, what made me feel most deeply was that there are many ancient buildings preserved here. As one of the best-preserved villages in Foshan, Baixi Cuntou Village retains a large number of ming and qing dynasty ancient buildings and stone roads, and has been selected into the list of top ten ancient villages in Nanhai District of Foshan City, and even won the title of "Little Guangzhou".
The ancestors of Baixi Cuntou Village have been good at business for generations, and after accumulating funds, every household has built a large-scale village, which was the most prosperous in the Qing Dynasty. After that, the village is lined with shops and prosperity, making people feel as if they see the shadow of Guangzhou, the thousand-year-old commercial capital, and the title of "Little Guangzhou" also comes from this.
After nearly 700 years of vicissitudes, many ancient buildings in the village are still alive, including more than 30 green brick and stone foot wok ear houses, which can be described as having the largest number of wok ear houses in the South China Sea, the best preserved wok ear houses, these Lingnan traditional buildings have sophisticated structures, excellent craftsmanship, and the prosperity of ancient villages is still faintly visible in them today.
Baixi Cuntou Village is surrounded by a moat, walking in granite slab lanes, and the wok ear house with the characteristics of Lingnan ancient architecture makes people feel like they have traveled back to an old time. The construction process of the barrage stone dam in Baixi Villagetou Village shows the outstanding wisdom of the ancient people in the village, which became a model for the local construction of water conservancy.
Walking into the Baixi Village head village surrounded by the city, it is like an instantaneous transformation of a time and space, compared to the noisy environment outside the traffic, the environment here is particularly quiet and leisurely, small bridges, flowing water, old trees, ancient houses, old alleys, the elderly, together outline a picture of a comfortable and comfortable life, everywhere ancient charm, time leisurely.
Hundreds of years of long history, profound culture, giving the ancient village a deep heritage, the ancient building in the village is quite interesting, the most representative "Pan's Ancestral Ancestral Hall", "Xiangzhai Ancestral Ancestral Temple", "Zhongxuan Ancestral Ancestral Ancestral Temple", "Instrument Zhai Ancestral Ancestral School", "Jingxue Ancestral School", "Wenwu Ancient Temple", "Liuzu Ancient Temple", etc., not only highlight the architectural charm of Lingnan Ancient Village, but also have high historical value and artistic value.
Among them, the Pan's Ancestral Hall, which was built in the early Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient ancestral halls in the South China Sea, with the "Shide Hall" plaque hanging in the middle of the main ancestral hall and the "Pan's Ancestral Hall" plaque hanging above the gate. In the Qing Dynasty, the village of Cuntou produced a total of 10 juju people, 2 jinshi, and many gongsheng, national students and xiucai. Today, the flagpole in front of the Pan Ancestral Hall is lined with stones, which proves that it has achieved remarkable results in the examination of the imperial examinations of previous dynasties.
There is an ancient temple of the Six Ancestors in the village, which is called the "source of harmony" of the Baixi community. According to legend, the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism, Huineng, once came to Baixi Cuntou Village under the Xiqiao Mountain and used a spring water west of the village to cure the scabies disease of the local people. Since then, the atmosphere of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue has taken root in this land, and the village has been filled with Zen and aura.
Baixi Cuntou Village has been simple in the past, and in the past it was definitely a famous township family, which was quite famous in the local area, and it was also the commercial center of xiqiao area at that time, with many shops, prosperous trading, and superior economic strength. It is said that the people who came here to talk about the media in the old days can be said to have broken through the threshold and squeezed their heads, and everyone wants to climb up with the villagers of Baixi Village and live a good life without worry. 【Original works, no reproduction, infringement must be investigated】 Please pay attention to me and share more wonderful travel experiences with you