On March 26, at the invitation of Mr. Liang Ruisuo, the branch secretary of Daliangjiang, I, together with Zhao Yanfeng, the director of the Hebei Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Institute, Fang Xiaodong, the secretary, and Mr. Xia Chun, the president of the Asian Art Newspaper, drove to the I visited Daliangjiang Village, a thousand-year-old ancient village at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, and prepared to set up a creative base there. At the head of the village, I was warmly welcomed by Secretary Liang Ruisuo and President Wang of the Jingxing County Poetry and Couplets Association.
In Daliangjiang Village, we also met with Mr. Liang Jianzhang, executive vice president and secretary-general of the Provincial Poetry and Prose Society, Mr. Zhang Jili, dean of the Qinhuangdao Academy of Literature, and Bai Shuhua, director of the Office of the Poetry and Prose Society, and their delegation. , accompanied by President Wang, entered the ancient village to visit the ancient times. Mr. Liang, a cultural celebrity in Daliang Village and retired principal of an old middle school in Jingxing County, acted as a "tour guide" for us.
In front of the thousand-year-old locust tree at the entrance of the village, in front of the village pavilion built in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, in the scholar courtyard, the martial arts field, in front of the ancient theater building, and in one gate and nine courtyards, the old gentleman was eloquent and offered us countless treasures. Introducing the past origins, historical stories, and celebrity anecdotes of Daliangjiang River, presenting the cultural context and historical sites of Daliangjiang River and the historical facts of the expansion and entrepreneurship of the Liang family here. As a descendant of the Liang surname, I felt the warmth of returning home and was deeply shocked and proud of the struggles of the clan members here!
Daliangjiang Village was originally under the jurisdiction of Pingding County, Shanxi Province, and was placed under the jurisdiction of Jingxing County, Hebei Province in 1959. Since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of Daliangjiang began to build stone houses, and gradually developed a village that "combines Shanxi and Hebei, and cleverly adopts Beijing".
The stone materials for the houses in Daliangjiang are all selected from the local area. Some of the original stones are untouched, and some are stained. There are two types of masonry methods: dry masonry and mortar masonry. A group of well-preserved ancient residential buildings, a collection of traditional Taihang residential buildings. For this reason, it is well-known as "The Liang Family's Grand Residence in Jingxing", "The Qiao Family's Grand Residence in the Deep Mountains", and "Taihang Historical Residential Museum".
To date, there are 162 well-preserved ancient residential courtyards of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Daliangjiang, with more than 3,000 houses. There are 3 streets and 5 alleys in the village, with a total length of more than 3,700 meters, all paved with bluestone and pebbles. Walking in the streets and alleys of Daliangjiang, as far as the eye can see are two- or three-story stone buildings, and what you touch under your feet are all smooth and rounded bluestones that have been trampled for a long time. The village is built on the hillside, so the streets are staggered and criss-crossed. The houses on both sides are located on the slopes, scattered and antique.
The courtyards in Daliangjiang Village are typical of courtyards, the most representative of which are some courtyards with courtyards. Among all the buildings, the most representative one is "one house and nine courtyards", which is the most luxurious courtyard house in Daliangjiang. This was originally the courtyard of Liang Shen, a martial arts scholar during the Qianlong period. The nine courtyards in the courtyard are all independent courtyards. Each courtyard has a door and is connected to each other. You can go from one courtyard to the whole courtyard. In addition, there are Liang Ancestral Hall and Guandi Temple in Daliangjiang River.
Standing in front of the ancient stage, the village pavilion with "a mountain and a river" and the stone tablets that chronicle all the events, walk on the smooth stone road that has been honed by thousands of years of footsteps, and caress the two trees. In the Cangguo locust tree that has been bathed in the light of the sun and moon for thousands of years, we seem to be able to hear the deep footsteps of the descendants of the Liang family who strive for life here, and feel a strong and vigorous breath!
As soon as I walked out of the village, I met Zhang Jia, my primary school classmate and a famous calligrapher and painter in Hebei Province, and a group of friends. They also came to visit and inspect.
While *** was having lunch, everyone talked about their impressions and spoke highly of Secretary Liang Ruisuo’s righteousness in giving up his own business interests to benefit the country, renewing Daliangjiang’s local customs and culture, and creating national cultural tourism highlights. Full support! I presented Secretary Liang Ruisuo with the calligraphy of "Spring Hua Qiu Shi" to express my best wishes.
I firmly believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, Daliangjiang, a pearl of folk culture deep in the hinterland of Taihang, will shine with more dazzling brilliance tomorrow! ——At Haohan Hall on March 27, 2019
Wen Liangshan, Photography Liangshan? Xia Chun? Li Xiang? Bai Shuhua
Attached are poems by Mr. Liang Jianzhang:
Qilu·Travel to Daliangjiang? Liang Jianzhang
On the 20th of the beautiful month of Jihai, I and my teachers and friends from the poetry, photography, calligraphy and painting circles of the provincial capital were invited to Daliangjiang River in Jingxing County, a national historical and cultural village. Collect style.
The peach blossoms in the mountains are beginning to bloom, inviting you to enjoy the spring breeze.
The locust tree is waiting for its branches to turn green, and the towering pavilion is holding the pines on the ridge in the distance.
There are winding paths with virtuous gates and elegant houses layered with lush greenery.
I greet my friends on the rooftop of Qionglou, and the warmth reflects in the sky along with the poems.
——Tuesday, March 26, 2019