Houpu Village (formerly known as Heshan) is an administrative village in Duwei Town, Xianyou County, Putian City. It is located in the west of Xianyou County, upstream of Mulan River, bordering Zhongfeng Village to the east, and 20 kilometers away from the county seat to the west. It borders Banling Village, Xiyuan Township; it is 5 kilometers from Liujiao Mountain to Xiyuan Township Government in the north; it is bounded by Mulan Creek in the south (with Xiangxi Village on the other side) and 5 kilometers away from the town government seat.
[Village and Residents] Houpu Village has a total area of ??3 square kilometers; the current population of the village is 4562 people; 1185 households; there are 28 villager groups within the jurisdiction.
[Village Style and Appearance] The people of Houpu bravely launched an arduous and outstanding struggle against the enemy for the birth of New China and made great contributions. They were awarded the title of Revolutionary Base Village by the party and the government. The dedication of the people of Houpu is admirable. They voluntarily raised funds to build the Xinxitou Bridge (costing 500,000 yuan). The streets and alleys in the villages are also paved with cement pavements to facilitate transportation and greatly promote economic development. .
[History and Humanities] Lin Mengming, the founder of the Houpu tribe, moved from Putian Dingzhuang to Heshan (Houpu) to settle in the Tang Dynasty. It has been more than 1,500 years and has gone through twenty-eight generations. The whole clan was multiplied to more than 4,000 people. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Tianzhong was a Jinshi, and he was appointed as the director of Linqing, Shandong Province. He was a quiet official, not good at flattering, and indifferent to his ambitions. The scholar Linzu was a role model. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Dazhang was promoted to a scholar. He was good at poetry, calligraphy, and calligraphy. There are many of them. The stone carvings in the stone square outside the east gate of our county (a provincial-level protected cultural relic) are well-known in Shenzhou. It is really beautiful! However, the four words on the plaque of this stone square, "Doule is good at charity", are more beautiful with their strong and powerful words, and passers-by are full of praise. This was written by Lin Dazhang; in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Lin Dongcai (known as Houpucai) was in Fuzhou Zhou Da engaged in timber, real estate, insurance, banking and other businesses, and became a famous provincial wealthy man; after the founding of New China, Gao Yida became a prominent figure and a literary figure. Lin was a doctor of medicine in the United States. After returning to China, he worked at Peking Union Medical College He worked in the hospital and wrote many books. Later, he served as vice chairman of the Tianjin Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference.
[Architectural Landscape] Houpu Village now has more than 20 ancient residential buildings from the Qing Dynasty, and the "three sculptures" landscape resources of ancient residential buildings are particularly rich. In particular, the Lin family ancestral hall is famous for its large scale and large beams and pillars, a large hall (four halls), a large patio (three) and large side stones. The building covers an area of ??more than 3,000 square meters. It is built step by step with four connected buildings. It is really spectacular. It can be said that it is the first ancestral temple with surnames in the county. It is included in the county-level cultural relics protection. After more than 600 years, it is well preserved and amazing. Incessantly. In addition, there are the former residences of "Hupucai" and Lin. The "three carvings" have wonderful scenery and superb craftsmanship, which makes people forget to leave. The Qingquan Pavilion and Guanyinshan Temple built in the Tang Dynasty are famous places and historic sites.
Nowadays, the residential buildings in Houpu are very distinctive. The houses on both sides of the main road are next to each other, forming a long queue, which is called "Wuli Street".
[Product Economy] Houpu Village is located in the upper reaches of Mulan River and has unique water resources. The Jiangge Reservoir and the energy storage pumped hydropower station with a national investment of 4.4 billion yuan are both built here. The climate here is pleasant and rainfall is abundant, which is suitable for agriculture, forestry, fish, tea, fruit and other production. Eel farms can be found on demand, tea and fruit are all over the hillsides, and forests and bamboos are all over the place. In particular, the famous Wendan pomelo is the economic pillar industry of Houpu Village.
Near Houpu Village are the former site of Houpu Pocang grain distribution site, the former site of Xiande Guerrilla Corps station, the former site of Lishanzhai’s anti-"Qing suppression" struggle, the former site of Xiande Working Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the former site of Houpu Pocang Tourist attractions such as the former site of grain distribution and the former site of the Baigeling rescue battle have Duwei Wendan pomelo, Duwei Wendan pomelo, Xianyou Shufeng loquat, Xianyou Zhengzhai tea, Jinsha barley and other specialties. Houpu Village Travel Guide Former Site of Houpu Pocang Grain Distribution
The former site of Houpu Pocang Grain Distribution is located in Houpu Natural Village, Houpu Village, Duwei Town, Xianyou County, Putian City. In mid-June 1947, the Daiyun Column in Central Fujian secretly operated in the northwest district of Xianyou. On June 15, it was stationed in Lucian Village, Shufeng Township. The leaders of the column held a meeting to study the attack on Xing'an (today's Shediao Township). action plan. Hu
The former site of the Xiande Guerrilla Squadron
The former site of the Xiande Guerrilla Squadron is located in Houpu Natural Village, Houpu Village, Duwei Town, Xianyou County, Putian City. At the end of July 1949, after the Xiande guerrillas attacked the Shanhua Town Hall, they retreated to the Lingxi base area to rest and recuperate. A few days later, the Xianyou Puppet Self-Defense Force once again entered Lingxi. The guerrillas took the initiative to avoid the enemy and moved to Houpu Primary School to hide.