Xiang'an Hecuo Village belongs to Maxiang Town, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province.
Hecuo Village is 4.5 kilometers northwest of the Maxiang Town Government Residency and belongs to Maxiang Town. It governs Hecuo and Shuangxihu natural villages, with 5 villager groups, 394 households, and more than 1,400 people. The village committee is located in Hecuo. Named after the resident village.
It has rich historical culture and folk culture, and is surrounded by Chen Wucong's Residence, Xiang'an Xiangshan Park, Zheng Ban Zheng's Family Temple, Hong Chaoxuan's former residence, Heroic Three Islands Battlefield Tourist Park, Huiguo Wengong Temple, " "Chaokuang" inscriptions and other scenic spots, with folk culture such as "Being a New Guest", "Zou Di", "29th Defense", Xiangshan Temple Fair, Spring Flower Customs, Houcun King Ship Sending, Xiang'an Breast-beating Dance, etc., and Xiamen Ginger Duck , Crocodile Island oyster sauce, Fuchun ginger duck, golden hoof meat, Maxiang tribute sugar, sweet potato powder, Xiamen bead embroidery and other specialties.
Introduction to cultural relics and historic sites in Xiang'an District, Xiamen City:
1. Damaoshan Ganlu Temple
Ganlu Temple is located north of Damaoshan Farm and south of Guanyin Mountain Foothills. Guanyin Mountain is more than 400 meters above sea level. It is named because of the strange stone on the steep west side that looks like a veil of Guanyin Seat. "Tong'an County Chronicle" records: "Ganlu Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and later abandoned. It was rebuilt by the founder of Zhongxing in the late Ming Dynasty, monk Jiuzi." It is a palace-style stone and wood building with two entrances and three bays, a patio and a worship pavilion.
2. Hong Chaoxuan’s former residence
Hong Chaoxuan’s former residence is located in Hongcuo Village, Xindian Town, Xiang’an District. It is a two-entry masonry and wood mixed building with a dovetail-style hard mountain tile roof and a wide surface. 12 meters, 20 meters deep. The former residence was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was demolished in the early 1950s and rebuilt on the original site in 1976.