I. Historical origin
During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368), the eighth ancestor could move from Lang Feng Township in Shengyunli, Shanghang, Fujian Province to Shitang Village in Renhua. You can stay in Xiafu, move to Zhoutian in Qujiang and move to Chencun in Guangzhou. You can ask to go to Shitang to have a baby, and the government will judge; The temple inherited the birth of Xiao Shi _, who was born of nature (commonly known as Wu Ji _). From the beginning of men, the ancestral temple was built in Shitang Village. Twelve ancestors once built more than three halls at the high threshold of Shitang Village. Sanduotang sits facing south, and the high threshold is 50 meters in front of Sanduotang. The high threshold has seven steps from south to top. In the past, if someone asked you if you were from Shitang, he would first ask how many steps there were at the high threshold. If you can answer it, it proves that you are from Shitang. If you can't answer, you will be suspected of being an impostor. The high threshold is a major symbol of Shitang.
Second, the characteristics of tourism resources
(1) has beautiful natural scenery and rich agricultural specialties. There are no industrial and mining enterprises in Shitang, with clear water and blue sky and beautiful environment. Spring is full of green eyes, summer flowers and fruits are fragrant, autumn rice waves are golden, and winter is quiet and leisurely. Shitang is an important grain and cash crop producing area in Renhua County, with unique advantages in agricultural resources, and has basically formed an agricultural industrial structure with seven traditional projects such as high-quality rice, peanuts, vegetables, horseshoes, watermelons, sweet bamboo shoots and ganoderma lucidum as the main body.
(2) The red fortress shines for a long time. Shuangfengzhai, also known as Shitangzhai, was built in Guangxu period (A.D. 1899), lasted for 12 years and was completed on191year. The building is still well preserved. Shitang Village is an old revolutionary base area. During the Great Revolution of the Republic of China 17 (1928), the battle of Shuangfengzhai in Shitang Village shocked Beijiang area. At that time, it was praised as "the greatest battle of peasants-China" by Guangdong Provincial Committee, and its heroic deeds were immortal. After 1978, Shuangfeng Village in the village has been listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province and the whole country, and a patriotic education base in provinces, cities and counties. In 2006, Shuangfengzhai was approved by the State Council and announced as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
(3) Unique architectural style. Overlooking Shitang Village, the walls and eaves are connected and the roof is connected with clouds. More than 42,000 square meters of ancient blue brick houses, covering an area of 3.8 hectares, are magnificent. Most of the houses and houses in the village are blue brick horse-headed walls. This volcano-sealed wall above the eaves and ridges is an obvious feature of Huizhou architecture, while the indoor beam-frame caisson structure has a strong Fujian style, and some rammed earth and mud brick houses have typical Hakka local architectural style. Most of the existing buildings were built in Ming and Qing dynasties, which has great historical research value.
(4) Folk customs are distinctive. The unique folk culture of Shitang is mysterious and has a long history, among which the most representative is the Moon Song. "Moon Song" is a traditional folk art in Shitang ancient village. Singing in the unique dialect of Shitang ancient village has a unique flavor. It has been listed as "Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage". Shi Tang's "Sister Moon Song" has participated in many provincial, municipal and county cultural performances and won wide acclaim. On holidays, farmers dance lions, sing tea-picking songs, put on flowery clothes and sing big plays, twisting their waists and dancing harvest dances, which is very lively. At the same time, the long history has left many touching legends for Shitang ancient village, such as the story of the cornucopia and the story of the legendary Li Ke.
(5) The diet culture is profound. In Shitang ancient village, the pile of flowers and wine with a history of more than 300 years is "Shaoguan intangible cultural heritage". Shitang pile flower wine is famous for its unique and excellent underground water source, homemade wine cake and traditional brewing technology. It is clear, mellow and pleasant to taste. During Guangxu period, there were more than 30 wineries in Sanjiao Street of Shitang alone, and there were more than 200 at the peak. Every county in Shaozhou, northern Guangdong, came to Shitang market to buy rice wine. Before liberation, it was exported to Guangzhou and Southeast Asia. Now there are more than 80 flower wine workshops in the village. In addition, there are many snacks in Shitang, such as making Ciba, making zongzi, fried sugar doughnuts and jiaojiao. Braised pork, tofu, sweet and sour pork, saute spicy chicken and crispy fish, which have been circulating for hundreds of years, make people salivate.
Third, warm reminder
traffic
Most of the trips to Shitang Ancient Village are transited in Shaoguan, where the traffic is developed. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway runs through the urban area and is the transportation hub of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi provinces.
Railway: Beijing-Guangzhou Railway runs through Shaoguan from north to south, and trains stop at major railway trunk lines in East China, North China and Southwest China. Trains from Guangzhou to the north pass through this city, many of which go directly to Guangzhou, as well as trains to Guangdong cities such as Shenzhen and Zhaoqing. At the same time, the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway also passes through Shaoguan, and it takes only 45 minutes to take the high-speed train from Guangzhou to Shaoguan. The Shaogan Railway will also undergo benevolence, and the transportation is extremely convenient.
Highway: Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, National Highway 106 and National Highway 323 run through the city from east to west, and Shaogan Expressway also runs through Renhua, starting from the railway station square, 50 kilometers away from Shitang Ancient Village, with a 45-minute drive.
Optimal travel time
Shitang Town has a subtropical humid monsoon climate, which is hot in summer and cool in winter, and is suitable for tourism all year round. The best travel time is spring (March-May) and autumn (10-65438+February).
There are tourist attractions such as Shitang Ancient Village, Shuangfengzhai, Lilin Shuikou Tower, Shitang Duihua Rice Wine Exhibition Hall and Danxia Mountain near Shitang Village, and there are special products such as Shitang Duihua Rice Wine, Fried Oyster Sauce, Fried Fish in Shitang, Shitang Gulu Meat, Shitang Braised Meat and Shitang Sweet Bamboo Shoots. Li Zhongsheng, a celebrity in Shitang Village.
Li Zhongsheng (1911-1984) is a male from Shitang Village, Shitang Town, Renhua County. Li was smart and studious when he was young, and studied China's paintings and calligraphy with his father. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), he studied in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. In the 20th year of the Republic of China, he joined the Painting Research Institute of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. In the same year, he met Japanese oil painter Ota while sketching in West Lake, Hangzhou.