The History and Culture of Yuan Shang Town

Gujinglin Temple Gujinglin Temple is located in Yuan Shang Village, China. Founded in Beiqi (550 ~ 577), it has a history of 1400 years. The village in the courtyard was built on the top of Lin Jing Temple, hence its name. Historically, Lin Jing Temple was renovated several times and abandoned in Qing Dynasty. At present, there is only one stone carving, which is 3 meters long, 2 meters high and weighs about 3 tons. Carved in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the image is lifelike, more than 400 years ago/kloc-0. According to legend, in the Northern Qi Dynasty, a farmer in Yuan Shang village got up early to collect dung and met a large group of turtles passing by. In doubt, he cut a shovel, hitting a turtle's hind leg, which became lame because of the residual leg here. The villagers in the backyard regarded this huge spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny spiny Now it has become a landscape of the small town in the courtyard.

Yan Zhenqing's Poems of General Pei also includes the Stone Carving of General Pei by Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. This stone carving is made of three stone slabs with the same size, all made of marble, with a length of 64cm, a width of 33cm and a thickness of 12cm. Both sides are chiseled smoothly, and the carved words are clear. The first line is engraved with the words "General Pei", the end is engraved with Yan Zhenqing's famous pen, and the middle is engraved with the words "General Pei's poem". Its calligraphy layout is rigorous, the font structure is peculiar, and each line has two, three and four characters, which changes suddenly. The words "sword dance", "one shot", "dare not" and "go home" are coherent and integrated. 1973 cultural relics were found in Zhudong Village, Yuanzhang Town, and were collected by Laixi Cultural Center.

Dali village has a long tradition of afforestation. Dali Village in Yuan Shang Town is located at the intersection of Dagu River and Xiaogu River. Residents along the river in China have a tradition of planting trees to prevent wind and sand, so as to reduce sandstorms. In the fourth year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1799), people in Dali Village discussed the matter of afforestation and sand prevention along the river and organized people to plant trees over the years. In the eleventh year of Daoguang (183 1), in July, in order to vigorously advocate the wind of afforestation, the people of Dali Village set up a monument to record the discussion on afforestation and sand prevention. This monument has been preserved to this day. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), the local people have planned and organized to build shelter forests, constantly expanding the results of afforestation, and effectively avoiding the harm caused by sandstorms. The forest coverage rate of the town reached 23%. In 2004, it was awarded the title of "Advanced Greening Unit" by Shandong Provincial Forestry Department.

Huayuantou Village Cultural Heritage Huayuantou Village has Amin Dynasty Drum, which was purchased by Huayuantou Village people and Wang Jinshi Yongmo during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573 ~ 1620). The drum height is 0.6 meters and the waist is 2.5 meters. It is mounted on a wooden frame, and there are four big iron rings around the drum body as a lifting system. The drum is well preserved and has been used for cultural and recreational activities in the village. There is an ancient pagoda tree in this village, which was planted in the first year of Hongxi in Ming Dynasty (1425). The Ming Dynasty drum history in Huayuantou Village, Yuan Shang Town, Laixi City has been nearly 600 years. The tree is tall and vigorous, with the north-south crown area 12 and the east-west crown area10m. Trunk bust is 2.85m, stem height is 6.5m, and overall height is15m. The villagers at the head of the garden regard this tree as an auspicious tree and protect it. Although nearly 600 years have passed, it still grows vigorously and leaves are flourishing. Now it is listed as a key cultural relic in Qingdao to be protected.

Huayuantou Anti-Japanese Monument is located in the east of Huayuantou Village. The monument is white marble, with a height of 1.95m, a width of 0.98m and a thickness of 0.20m It has a three-layer cement base and is surrounded by brick walls. The monument faces south, and the front is engraved with the eight characters "Yuantou Anti-Japanese Monument". 1938, 16 In March, China anti-Japanese pioneers and people in many villages along the Xiaogu River, such as Yongfengzhuang, Huayuantou, Gejiabu and Cai Jiazhuang, were led by the Laiyang County Committee of China and the District 9 Committee, and more than 300 Japanese troops who invaded Laiyang from Pingdu were stopped at the east bank of the Xiaogu River, killing 75 people. 66 people were killed in Huayuantou village.