"Ten people are doing business for eighty-nine burpees, and they are best at calculating and planning. Rich people know more about etiquette and justice, and Nanzhou is crowned the most famous ancient town." This little poem was written by Li Gengen, a recent man. Suitable for local characteristics. Tengchong is a must-pass place for the ancient "Silk Road" on land in southern Sichuan, Yunnan, Myanmar and India. Heshun is right next to the "Guanma Avenue". The harmonious residents were originally from brother ethnic groups. During the Nanzhao-Dali period, Han and other ethnic groups gradually moved in, especially during the Ming Dynasty. These residents from the mainland have a high level of culture. In addition, the land is close to Myanmar, and travel across the border is relatively free. There is no need to travel thousands of miles or cross oceans. People on the border often communicate with each other and the language is easy to understand. Therefore, when there are official affairs in the military, diplomatic, commercial and other fields, they are often hired as "translators" (translators) and guides, and some are responsible for cultivating translation talents in the "Siyi Pavilion" and "Burmese Character Pavilion"; Some travel to and from the border between Yunnan and Myanmar, doing business, mining, and working in the military; some work in the Myanmar government and agencies, and even become important officials. For example: Yin Rong in the Qing Dynasty was once revered as the master of the king of Myanmar, and Xu Mingkuan was the prime minister of the king of Myanmar. Generally they can only make a living, but some have become powerful industrialists and merchants. During the Qianjia period, the society was stable, the maritime ban was not lifted, and trade with foreign countries was mostly along the land route. There were also many overseas Chinese in Myanmar at this time, and it was also a period of great economic and cultural development in Heshun. Since the opening of navigation, business in Teng and Myanmar has dropped sharply. From the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, the railways from Myitkyina, Lashio to Mandali were successively built, and the transportation from Tengchong to the hinterland of Myanmar was greatly improved. Yunnan cigarettes, wine, silk, and tea were sold well in Myanmar; Myanmar's cotton and jade , precious stones are also collected in large quantities. Tengchong's textile industry also flourished for a time. Heshun's economic development has reached another peak. After that, the confinement was strict, especially during the Anti-Japanese War, business routes were cut off and business was depressed.
Heshun overseas Chinese are abroad and care about their motherland. They fervently hope that their motherland will prosper and are always concerned about border construction. They actively supported the revolutionary cause during the Revolution of 1911, the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the War of Liberation, donated generously, and worked in many directions. Some of them gave their lives and blood for this. Sun Yat-sen once commended Heshun Overseas Chinese Cun Haiting as "the flag of overseas Chinese and the glory of the nation." They have been enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings in their hometown for a long time, building bridges and roads, building temples, cultivating scenery, and developing culture and education in their hometown. The construction of public housing in the village is all filled with their hard work. Walking into Heshun Village, you can see that all the houses in the township are built around the mountain from east to west, gradually getting deeper and higher. The houses are densely packed, well repaired, with white walls and black tiles, clean and beautiful. There are many spacious courtyards with very few people living there. Because most of the owners live abroad, the houses are only entrusted to relatives and friends. The roads and alleys in the village are all paved with stone strips, which are smooth and smooth; even the field ridge in front of the village and the slope of Bajiao Pass behind the village are also paved with stone strips. It rains a lot in Tengchong, and it is muddy and difficult to walk elsewhere, but here it is neither muddy nor slippery. On the Qingxi River that surrounds the village, laundry pavilions are built across the river. Most of the pavilions are the size of two bungalows. The four corners of the roof are slightly raised. There are tic-shaped stone bars standing on the water and wooden benches beside them. The spring flows under the stone and is within reach. Villagers wash and wash vegetables here, taking shelter from the heat on sunny days and rain on cloudy days. After returning from working in the fields, they can wash down and enjoy the cool air. There are often semi-circular platforms on the side of the village and along the alleys and streets. The ground is flat, surrounded by guardrails, with stone benches in the middle and covered with large green trees. Every evening, the elderly gather to chat and children play< /p>
While playing, there was laughter and laughter. Looking at the library with a rich collection of books and the relatively well-equipped Yiqun Middle School that stands in the village, people can truly feel that this is a prosperous village where everyone is enthusiastic about public welfare, and it is a cultured and virtuous village. Overseas Chinese hometown.
Heshun is the hometown of overseas Chinese with a mild climate and luxuriant flowers and trees. People attach great importance to the cultivation of rural scenery and many ancient buildings are preserved. To the west, at the end of the village, at the southern end of Heshun Dam, and on Aoshan Mountain at the mouth of the Daying River, there is Kuige standing with a giant cedar. The fragrant fruit trees all over the mountain, the moss-spotted bluestones, the clean stone paths in front of the forest, the classical buildings at the end of the winding paths, the stone cows lying on the platform, the rough About five meters of ancient fir trees from the Yuan Dynasty are "locked" in a lush green. Next to Jiaoxi Village in the east of the village, Yuanlong Pavilion is located at the junction of Shuai Tou Po and Laifeng Mountain. It has intertwined pavilions and is majestic. The pool in front of the pavilion is green and green, surrounded by ancient trees, and the lake is illuminated by the shadow of the pavilion.
In Jiaoxi Village next to the pavilion, there are dozens of families living along the mountain, including the former residence of the famous Chinese philosopher Ai Siqi. Ai Siqi's former residence is a Chinese-style courtyard with relatively exquisite architecture. The front hall of the main house has a round arch made of stone and wrapped with ivy, which is simple and elegant. In recent years, Ai Siqi's relatives have donated their former residence to the country, and the government has allocated funds for its maintenance.
The exquisite and elegant Heshun Library, founded in 1929, is the earliest and largest library in China's villages and towns. It currently has more than 60,000 books, many of which are domestic rare and unique books. Yiqun Middle School, built in 1940, has cultivated many talents for overseas Chinese and now has more than 1,000 students.
Heshun Township also produced Li Yuegai, secretary-general of the First Army of the National Defense Army, who was called "a pen in southern Yunnan" by Zhang Taiyan, Cun Shusheng, an educator in central Yunnan, and other celebrities. Most of them are good at business and have contributed to the economic development of the place where they live.
In Tengchong County in western Yunnan, close to the border between China and Myanmar, there is a classical and beautiful Jiangnan countryside - Heshun Township. This is a secret place in the world that preserves the most classical rural scenery in Yunnan and many buildings and folk customs before the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Time flies and years are ruthless. The exquisite life and gorgeous pomp that we once had have disappeared and been buried in the dust of history.
Four kilometers out of Tengchong County, passing through a rice field, and crossing a stone bridge amidst the sound of frogs, we arrived at Heshun Township. Heshun originated from the poem "The clouds are auspicious and the wind is gentle". Heshun was an important stop on the ancient Southwest Silk Road between Sichuan, Yunnan, Myanmar and India and a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.
Besides the country road stands a gray wind and rain pavilion for people to take shelter from the rain, and a Ming Dynasty-style laundry pavilion among the gurgling streams and water lilies. There are still young women pounding clothes and washing vegetables on the thick wooden boards by the water. White geese swim leisurely in Longtan as described in Tang poetry. The painted buildings, carved beams, furniture, archways, Confucian temples, and plaques built a hundred years ago are still intact. Although their colors have been faded by wind and rain, they are even more pleasing to the eye, setting off the rich ancient charm of the beautiful countryside. All these have given Heshun a rich historical and cultural heritage and a rich cultural atmosphere, which "perfectly complements and complements each other" with the beautiful natural scenery of the pastoral countryside.
After crossing Shuanghong Bridge, we came to Shuizhui Village in Heshun Township. We saw densely packed ancient houses built around the mountain, with white walls and black tiles, clean and beautiful. There are deep alleys between the houses, connecting the whole village together. It can be seen that this is a village with a large scale and well-planned and designed architectural form. It once had glory. Several clan ancestral halls in the village are exceptionally ornate, showing the majesty of the family and reminding people of the glory of their ancestors in their ancestral homeland after each family has gone through vicissitudes of life and hardship.
I was walking in the alley, searching in the alley. When it is windy and rainy, the alley is dark and long, seemingly endless; under the sun, the sunlight casts mottled light spots on the alley, twinkling, mysterious and fantastic. The large gates on both sides of the lane are gray and black; the thick walls are also gray and black. I just felt that the door and the wall were like a big, thick book open in front of me. A page of history, a page of wind and rain, each page is written solemnly and long. The 600 years of wind and rain in Heshun Overseas Chinese Village have left deep marks on every stone slab, every blue tile, and every stack of gray walls in every lane.
When you walk into any ordinary home or deep courtyard, when you hear the old clock on the wall ringing, you will feel like you have traveled through the tunnel of time and space and walked into ancient times. Every outsider will see things and think back to the living scenes of Tengchong people and their fashionable lifestyle that was "in line with international standards". Each house has its own endless stories, and each family's collections are also different.
After years of precipitation, utensils scattered inadvertently among the people tell people about the former glory and fashion of Heshun countryside. A commoner woman walked down the creaking wooden stairs into the main room, the faintly shining oil lamp in her hand lighting up her steps. Make a cup of coffee with a Russian teapot, and a strong aroma immediately spreads in the old house with bluestone paving and carved wooden windows. Sit down on the rosewood chair with Nanyang style carvings and take a sip. The metal pendulum of the Italian Roman wall clock on the wall makes a low and rich sound, which adds to the loneliness of the left-behind people, but also seems to tell people that now It's time for the host to have evening tea.
Walking around Heshun Township, everything shows the world the tranquility and elegance unique to the Confucian culture of the Central Plains.
Walking in the small streets and lanes of Heshun always makes people feel indescribable pleasure and comfort. All the buildings appear so harmonious, and the bluestone slabs reflect the crystal light after being washed by the rain. The roads, the swaying camphor trees on the Feng Shui platform, the plaques that can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, the ancestral halls nestled against the mountains and rivers, the Longtan reflecting the towering trees... everything shows the world a kind of Central Plains Confucianism The unique tranquility and elegance of culture; showing the long scroll rooted in the countryside and benefiting from the modern waterside style.
Heshun people pursue elegance. They not only pass on the pursuit of knowledge and culture from generation to generation, but also express their wishes on various buildings in the village
The village Everywhere you can see plaques such as "The Fragrance of Books" and "Heirlooms of Poetry and Literary Family" hanging on the lintels that cannot be concealed by years of smoke and dust. The houses and plaques in the ancestral halls and the pavilions and pavilions in the lotus pond are all overflowing with the distant spirit. Culture and scholarship reveal their good wishes.
Heshun Township Library, an ancient building with carved beams and paintings, stands at the entrance of the village. It is the village-level library with the longest history and the richest collection of books in the country. Gently pushing the door open, a breath that is very familiar in the history of literature rushes into my face... The neatly trimmed yellow fragrant trees in the courtyard are full of green, and the bamboo clusters on both sides are lush and green. A magnolia plant opposite the bamboo has new buds blooming, which seems to be there but not there, which makes people even more fanciful about the beauty of the flower when it is about to bloom. I stood in front of the door of Heshun Library, overlooking the green water of Jiaoxi River, the double bridge rainbow and the golden waves of rice. The clear flow is constant, the fountain of knowledge is endless, and the boats of culture are weaving in and out. Aren’t the elegant gentleness, deep alleys, and outstanding talents all related to this library? The deep alleys carry countless romances through the ages; the gurgling streams carry endless elegant legends of the ancient towns in Biandi.
The moss-stained stone walls are enough to prove its long history, and the antique buildings and inscriptions by literati are even more solemn
Ticket to Heshun Overseas Chinese Village: 80 yuan/person