Is there an uninhabited village in Kaiping (Diaolou Department)? What is the legend?
Kaiping Diaolou, located in Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, is a special type of local architecture in China, and it is a multi-storey tower-style building integrating defense, residence and Chinese and western architectural arts.
According to the existing evidence, Kaiping Diaolou was produced in the late Ming Dynasty (16th century) at the latest, and it developed into a unique group architectural image that expressed the history, social form and cultural tradition of overseas Chinese in China in the late 19th century and early 2th century. This kind of building complex is large in scale, various in categories and unique in shape, and distributed in the countryside of Kaiping City.
It is characterized by the combination of Chinese and western dwellings, which have many styles such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome and * * *.
since the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Kaiping, located between Xinhui, Taishan, Enping and Xinxing, has been a "four-no-care" land, where bandits are rampant and social security is chaotic. In addition, there are many rivers, and every time there is typhoon and rainstorm, floods occur frequently, and local people are forced to build towers in the village to protect themselves.
On June 25th, 21, Kaiping Diaolou, as an important historical site and representative building in modern times, was approved by the State Council to be included in the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
Function
In the sixth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1649), Kaiping county was established, so it was named "Kaiping" in the hope of peace from now on. Since the establishment of the county, the "disturbance of social thieves" has been restrained, and the public security is more stable than before, so the number of watchtowers in the Qing Dynasty is small. The period before the Opium War broke out in 184 was the initial stage of the development of Kaiping Diaolou.
in the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China, the United States, Canada and other countries implemented the policy of exclusion from China, and the harsh living environment overseas forced the overseas Chinese in Kaiping to place their wish to carry on the family line in their hometown. They regard building a house, buying land and getting married as the highest goal in life, and constantly send their hard-earned money back to Kaiping, thus providing a substantial economic foundation for the construction of Kaiping watchtowers and villages. In the days when banditry flourished, in order to prevent thieves, the villagers and overseas Chinese in Kaiping raised funds to build watchtowers in the village. The construction of a large number of towers combining Chinese and western culture is the most prominent change in Kaiping village during this period, and the numerous towers have since become the spectacular cultural landscape of Kaiping village. From the end of 19th century to the early 194s, it became a prosperous period for the development of Kaiping watchtowers and villages.
Features
Kaiping Diaolou is a multi-storey building, which is much higher than ordinary houses and is convenient for commanding defense; The wall of the watchtower is thicker and stronger than that of ordinary houses, and it is not afraid of bandits digging walls or fire attacks; The windows of the watchtower are smaller than those of the residential buildings, and they all have iron bars and window sashes, with iron windows and doors outside. In the four corners of the upper part of the watchtower, there are generally fully enclosed or semi-enclosed corner castles (commonly known as "Swallow's Nest") that protrude and overhang, and there are forward and downward shooting holes in the corner castles, which can fight back the enemies entering the village from a commanding height; At the same time, there are shooting holes on the walls of the tower, which increases the attack points of residents in the building.
The shape of the upper part of Kaiping Diaolou is the most expressive. People make great efforts to use the architectural elements such as domes, mountain flowers and columns in foreign buildings to make a fuss, forming an architectural style with thousands of buildings and faces. According to the shape of the upper part, Kaiping watchtower can be divided into colonnade, platform, retreating platform, cantilever, castle and mixed style. These different architectural shapes reflect the owner's economic strength, aesthetic taste and the degree of influence by foreign architectural culture, which is the most attractive place of Kaiping Diaolou.
There are many kinds of watchtowers in Kaiping. According to the building materials, they can be divided into four types: stone buildings, rammed earth buildings, brick buildings and concrete buildings.
Stone buildings are mainly distributed in hilly areas, which are also called "stone buildings" locally. Some of the walls are made of stone with regular processing, while others are made of natural stones laid freely and filled with soil. At present, there are 1 stone buildings in Kaiping, accounting for .5% of the total number of towers.
rammed earth buildings are distributed in hilly areas, mainly in Chishui town and Longsheng town. This kind of watchtower is often called "mud building" or "yellow mud building" in the local area. Although it has been eroded by wind and rain for decades, it is still very strong. There are 1 existing towers, accounting for 5.5% of the total number of towers.
Brick buildings are mainly distributed in hilly and plain areas, and there are three kinds of bricks used: one is red bricks fired by indigenous methods in the Ming Dynasty, the other is blue bricks fired locally in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and the third is modern red bricks. At present, the watchtower built with red bricks fired by early indigenous methods is rare in Kaiping, and the early part of Yinglong Building is an extremely precious relic. Blue brick watchtowers include three kinds of masonry: internal mud and external blue bricks, internal cement and external blue bricks. A small number of watchtowers are built with modern red bricks, with a layer of cement on the outside. At present, there are nearly 249 brick buildings in Kaiping, accounting for 13.6% of the total number of towers.
concrete buildings are mainly distributed in plain and hilly areas, also known as "stone concrete buildings" or "stone rice buildings", which were mostly built in the 192s and 193s. They were designed and built by overseas Chinese drawing on the different characteristics of buildings around the world, and their shapes can best reflect the architectural features of combining Chinese and western styles. The whole tower is made of cement (generally imported from Britain, then called "red mud"), sand, stones and steel, which is extremely durable. Because the building materials were imported from abroad at that time, the cost was high. In order to save materials, the floors inside some towers were made of wooden pavilions. At present, there are 1,474 existing concrete buildings in Kaiping, accounting for 8.4% of the total number of towers in Kaiping. What are the characteristics of Kaiping Diaolou? Folk culture of Kaiping Diaolou
The folk customs and culture of Kaiping are unique and self-contained. From Kaiping eight-tone gongs and drums to folk art, from Shuikou Pancun dancing lights to national dragon boat races, from alms cakes to Chikan Tofu Corner, Kaiping has its own characteristics. The unique culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese makes the tourists from home and abroad linger.
Kaiping folk songs
Kaiping folk songs, as a literary form with local characteristics of Kaiping hometown of overseas Chinese, originated in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Kaiping folk songs were brought hundreds of years ago when people moved to Kaiping area. With the variation of customs and languages, folk songs with unique styles have gradually formed.
selling chicken tune
"selling chicken tune" is a popular folk song in Wuyi area, especially in Kaiping and Taishan.
Dragon Boat Race
The traditional custom of dragon boat race in Kaiping has a history of 6 to 7 years. Traditionally, the whole dragon race activities-generally including starting the dragon, launching the dragon into the water, holding a dragon boat banquet, prospering the dragon, launching the dragon, picking the green, matching the scenery and fighting the dragon (that is, the formal dragon boat race) and so on. These links still retain a very traditional form and a very strong local flavor today.
Diaolou culture
Kaiping Diaolou has various forms, and its biggest feature is that different foreign architectural styles are selected according to their own wishes and integrated into a whole, with both ancient Greek and Roman styles and architectural elements of Gothic, * * *, Baroque and Rococo styles. What's the function of Kaiping watchtower
(1) Preventing theft and waterlogging
The historical function of watchtower is mainly to "avoid bandits". Kaiping is low-lying, with dense river networks, and often suffers from floods. Kaiping County is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province. The area around Chikan Township used to be called Tuotuo. In the past, it was a wetland with reeds and flocks of water. The first person to settle here was Lu An Gong. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty (AD 1644), the society was in turmoil, and bandits often harassed the people. In order to protect the safety of the villagers, Guan Zirui, the fourth son of Lu An Gong, built a Ruiyun Building in Jingtouli Village. This building is very strong and has two functions of flood control and theft prevention. When there is a flood outbreak or disturbance by thieves, villagers in Jingtouli Village and the adjacent Sanmenli Village go to Ruiyun Building to take refuge. In 1884, the Tanjiang River was flooded, and many houses in the vicinity were flooded. All the villagers in Sanmenli, Chikan, Kaiping survived because they boarded the watchtower in time.
(2) The opening of
Kaiping Diaolou
Pingdiaolou, an anti-Japanese stronghold, played a certain role in preventing the Japanese aggressors from opening a shortcut from Siyi to Liangyang, that is, from Xinhui and Jiangmen to Guangzhou, and connecting them into a traffic line retreating from South Road to Guangzhou. Among them, the South Building located in Tengjiao Village, Chikan Town is the most famous. South Building, located in Tengjiao Village, Chikan Town, Kaiping City, is adjacent to Tanjiang River in the south and Donglong Highway in the north, which is the hub of land and water transportation from Sanbu to Chikan, and the terrain is dangerous. In 1912, Stuart built this building to prevent thieves. The building is 7 floors and 19 meters high, covering an area of 29 square meters. It is of reinforced concrete structure with rectangular gun holes on each floor, and the sixth floor is a lookout with machine guns and searchlights. During the Anti-Japanese War, the team headquarters of the Sixiang Self-Defense Force of Situ was located here. On July 16, 1945, in order to get through the main line of the South Road in order to retreat, the Japanese invaders split up from the three ports and headed for Chikan Town, and the * * * army fled. The warriors of Situ's four rural self-defense forces fought against the Japanese army with the south tower, which dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. On the 17th, Chikan fell. That night, the Japanese army surrounded the south building by land. Due to the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves and the lack of reinforcements, some members of the Self-Defense Force broke through in the fierce battle, leaving seven members, including Situ Xu, Situ Xuan, Situ Yu, Situ Chang, Situ Yao, Situ Nong and Situ Bing, to stick to the South Tower and fight for 7 days and 7 nights, which dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army. In the case of running out of ammunition and food, the Seven Warriors smashed the guns and wrote their last words on the wall: Swear to the survival of the South Building. The Japanese army couldn't attack for a long time, so it transferred heavy weapons such as mortars to bombard, but it couldn't work because the building was strong. Finally, the dehumanizing Japanese invaders fired poison gas bombs at the south tower, and the seven strong men were arrested after fainting. The enemy took them to the Japanese base camp of the Situ Library in Chikan, tortured them and brutally killed them, and cut the remains of the martyrs into several pieces and threw them into the river. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the people of Kaiping held a memorial meeting in Chikan Town. More than 3, people from Kai, En, Taiwan and Xinsi attended the meeting, which shows that the heroic deeds of the martyrs won the hearts of the people.
(3) * * * Underground activity places
Many watchtowers in Kaiping have played an active role in the revolutionary activities carried out by the Party in various revolutionary stages. On August 18th, 1937, * * * Kaiping Special Branch held a meeting in the "Zhongshan Building" of Xie Chuangjia's watchtower in Qingmin, Yijing Township, Tangkou District, and was declared to be established. Chuang Xie was elected as the secretary of the special branch. At the meeting, it was decided to lead the people of Kaiping to carry out the anti-Japanese national salvation movement with the anti-Japanese national salvation as the center, which made the Kaiping revolutionary struggle enter a new stage.
"Zhongshan Building" was built in 1912 by Comrade Chuang Xie's father, Mr. Xie Yongheng, and was named in memory of Sun Yat-sen. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, "Zhongshan Tower" was once an important activity center of Kaiping Party Organization. Leading organs such as * * * Kaiping Special Branch, District Working Committee, County Party Committee, * * * Siyi Working Committee and Guangdong Southwest Special Committee were all set up in "Zhongshan Tower", and all kinds of revolutionary activities were studied and arranged in this watchtower. Therefore, this watchtower became the command center of the anti-Japanese national salvation movement at that time and played a role in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement in Kaiping.
It used to be used in war! Probably. The same reason as the bunker. For defense. What's delicious about Kaiping Diaolou
Introduction: There are not many restaurants in Kaiping town, there are three restaurants by Chikan River, and there is only one by Xianggang River. Only the town can find food in Chishui. Famous local dishes: Monopterus albus rice, Shuikou cabbage soup, Chikan tofu horn, Chikan steamed goose, duck porridge and Kaiping dog meat. What is there to eat in Kaiping Diaolou? There are not many restaurants in Kaiping town. There are three restaurants by Chikan River and only one by Xianggang River. Only the town can find food in Chishui. Famous local dishes: Monopterus albus rice, Shuikou cabbage soup, Chikan tofu horn, Chikan steamed goose, duck porridge and Kaiping dog meat. Chikan Tofu Corner In Kaiping Lane, Chikan Town, there is a well-known stall named "Ma Zi Tofu Corner". The Tofu Corner made here is not only loved by tourists, but also talked about by locals. In Chikan, an ancient town in Kaiping, when it comes to the most distinctive street snacks, people will say a name in unison-Tofu Corner, and those who go to Chikan to eat Tofu Corner will go straight to a stall called Ma Zi Tofu Corner. It is reported that Chikan Tofu Corner has a history of hundreds of years, and it has been passed down to this day with its unique flavor of crisp, smooth, tender and fragrant. Now many overseas Chinese come to Chikan to taste Tofu Corner every year when they return home. There are many delicious foods in Kaiping, and the most famous one is clay pot rice. The local famous clay pot rice includes rice with eel and steamed goose with Chikan. Although you can eat eel clay pot rice everywhere in Kaiping, the donkey friends recommend the clay pot rice from the "Yonglilong" snack shop in Zhonghua East Street, Chikan Town, which is delicious and heavy. After eating, you can go to the next door to buy the most famous snack in Kaiping-fried tofu horn, which is equally delicious. Guanghe fermented bean curd is golden in color, salty and palatable, fresh, fragrant and smooth, and melts in the mouth. Its products have won many national gold medals, sold all over the country, and exported to more than 3 countries and regions such as the United States and Britain. Jinshan Fire Garlic was planted in Qinglong Village of Shuikou Bookstore during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it was called "Jinshan Fire Garlic" because it was exported in large quantities at Jinshan Wharf. It is characterized by china white meat, thick meat, high oil content, rich taste and rich gum, and the section is like a bead vein. Shuikou cabbage is a famous traditional and excellent product in Shuikou town, which has a history of more than 3 years. It is rich in chlorophyll and vitamins, sweet and refreshing. Kaiping Diaolou and Village? Where can I find pictures of Kaiping watchtower and village?
Kaiping Diaolou and Village:
Licun, a national key cultural relic protection unit, is located in Tangkou Town, Kaiping, commonly known as Huangniling. There were nine natural villages with Fang surnames. In the late period of land reform after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the three villages were collectively called Zili Tree, which meant to support themselves. With its exquisite architecture, harmonious layout and patchwork, the village diaolou group became the representative of Kaiping diaolou's prosperous period. There are 63 families and 175 people in Zili Village, but there are 248 overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese from Hong Kong and Macao, mainly distributed in the United States, Canada, Britain, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Macao, and remittances are one of the main sources of life in this village.
Kaiping travel tickets are a bit expensive, so you can book them in the same journey. Travel guide of Kaiping, you can join the group owner's
1659869 Kaiping Diaolou. What are the good attractions?
Kaiping Liyuan, Independent Village, etc. Are all good? Is Kaiping Diaolou a Qiang Diaolou?
Kaiping is in Guangdong, not a Qiang, but was built by local rich people against foreign nationalities at that time.
Kaiping Diaolou is located in Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, and is a local building in China. It is characterized by the combination of Chinese and Western styles, including ancient Greece, ancient Rome and * * *. What is the historical significance of Kaiping Diaolou?
Kaiping Diaolou rarely embodies the extensive exchange of modern Chinese and western cultures in China countryside; It combines the unique architectural art of China's traditional rural architectural culture and western architectural culture, and becomes a memorial monument of overseas Chinese culture in China. It is also the most convincing historical testimony that China immigrant culture and cultures of different ethnic groups interacted, blended and promoted the common development of human beings in that historical period. It also highlights the process of overseas Chinese and people in China actively accepting western culture. At the same time, the rich and changeable architectural style of Kaiping Diaolou has condensed the buildings of many countries and regions in different periods in the history of western architecture, and has become a unique architectural art form, which has greatly enriched the content of the history of local architecture in the world and changed the local humanities and natural landscape. In Kaiping City, watchtowers are scattered all over the town and countryside, with more than a dozen in one village and 23 in the least. From Shuikou to Baijia