Zengcheng Kengbei Village has a history of more than 780 years. Like many old villages in this city, although it is so quiet, it once had a lively past.
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The history of opening the village can be traced back to the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The first person to settle here was a man named Mao Fuxing. His native place may be Shanxi.
Mao Fuxing is the fifth generation of the Mao family who traveled across the mountains and ridges to Lingnan. Several of his brothers also settled in Zengcheng. In addition to Kengbei Village, there are five or six natural villages nearby that also bear the Mao surname.
The world of man.
The buildings at the beginning of the establishment of Kengbei Village have completely disappeared. At present, the width is 152.43 meters, the depth is 53.96 meters, and the area is 8225.12 square meters.
The whole building is divided into 11 columns and 5 rows.
The shapes of independent houses are basically the same: hard tops, gray tube tiles, volcanic walls sealed with pot ears, painted, each with three rooms and a width of 10.49 meters. There are vertical and horizontal Qingyun Lanes between the rows and rows.
The village pattern was formed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the overall layout has been preserved to this day.
Basic introduction Chinese name: Kengbei Ancient Village Administrative District Category: Administrative Village Area: 8225.12 square meters History: more than 400 years Origin of the name, historical evolution, main attractions, looking forward to the future, origin of the name [1] The name of Kengbei Village comes from the nearby Jin
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The history of opening the village can be traced back to the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The first person to settle here was a man named Mao Fuxing. His native place may be Shanxi.
Mao Fuxing is the fifth generation of the Mao family who traveled across the mountains and ridges to Lingnan. Several of his brothers also settled in Zengcheng[2]. In addition to Kengbei Village, there are five or six natural villages nearby.
This is the world for people with the surname Mao.
[1] The buildings at the beginning of the establishment of Kengbei Village have completely disappeared. Currently, the width is 152.43 meters, the depth is 53.96 meters, and the area is 8225.12 square meters.
The whole building is divided into 11 columns and 5 rows.
The shapes of independent houses are basically the same: hard tops, gray tube tiles, volcanic walls sealed with pot ears, painted, each with three rooms and a width of 10.49 meters. There are vertical and horizontal Qingyun Lanes between the rows and rows.
The village pattern was formed in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it is rare that the whole village has been preserved to this day.
[2] Cai Meixin, deputy director of Zengcheng City Museum, told us that this is the most typical Guangfu architectural style.
In ancient times, Guangzhou people lived in villages like this.
Historical evolution Kengbei Village is the "previous life" of Guangzhou's residential buildings.
Lingnan people have always cared about Feng Shui, and Kengbei Village is a perfect example.
It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with the clear Xifu River in front and the lush Houlong Mountain in the back. The village itself is "round on the outside and square on the inside".
The "round" one is the half-moon-shaped fire-fighting pond in front of the village, and the "square" one is the smooth village pattern behind the pond.
The circle represents the sky, the square represents the earth, and humans living in the middle represent the three elements of heaven, earth, and humans.
The upper part connects to the weather, the lower part connects to the earth, and the middle gathers the popularity, which is quite consistent with the meaning of Kanyu.
This kind of layout is very beneficial to the management of the village.
Most of the ancient villages in Guangdong have a "comb-type layout", with only vertical lanes and no horizontal streets.
Kengbei Village is an exception.
The fifty-four houses here are arranged in a "chessboard style" like guards lined up neatly.
At that time, bandits often appeared and the public security environment was not optimistic. As long as the entrance to the village was closed, each house in the entire village could communicate freely with the help of criss-crossing lanes, giving full play to the spirit of mutual help.
If you look down at the wok houses in Kengbei Village from high altitude, you will find that the back row of the wok houses in Kengbei Village is slightly higher than the front row. There are vertical alleys connecting the front and back, and there is also a
A drainage ditch, so that rainwater will follow the terrain and be discharged to the pond in front of the village instead of pouring into the house.
Because the houses are arranged vertically, densely and regularly, radiant heat can be greatly reduced and good ventilation can be achieved.
Because there is a pond in front and Houlong Mountain in the back, even in the hottest season, there will be a cool breeze blowing through.
However, the beautiful and beautiful Kengbei Village is not a small independent village after all. It has also been full of dangers - there is a two-story watchtower at the back of it.
This Qing Dynasty watchtower was built to guard against bandits and to store food and wait for help in times of crisis.
Villagers told us that the watchtowers back then were more than twice as tall as they are today.
It is not a regular quadrilateral. If you count it carefully, you will find that it actually has twenty walls, and each wall has blast holes drilled out.
Hundreds of years ago, the people of Kengbei Village were stationed in this tall and powerful watchtower, paying close attention to the abnormal noises in all directions and defending their paradise-like home.
The legend of the wok houses in Hang Bei Village. Walking through the large wok houses in Keng Bei Village, it’s hard not to admire the ingenuity of the people who planned it.
The villagers of Kengbei Village passed down word of mouth that this remarkable figure was a high official in the village during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The continuous row of wok-ear houses in Kengbei Village is the best evidence that the village once had great scenery.
In the minds of the people of Kengbei Village, the wok-ear house symbolizes wealth, good luck, and plenty of food and clothing.
Only those who have achieved fame can adopt it.
Whoever's home has a big "wok", exquisite material selection, and magnificent decoration will have greater wealth.
The real name of these towering "wok ears" is "fire sealing wall".