The first stop on the way into the village is Wenchang Pavilion, which was built in the forty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty and has undergone several repairs. The exhibition hall has four floors, with a height of16m, a width of10.6m, a depth of10.2m and an area of10.8m.. Historically, Lianxi Academy was built on its east side, but only a few buildings remained. On the left side of Wenchang Pavilion is Qian Fang Temple, and on the right side is Longfeng Temple, with a stage in front and a post road and pavilion behind, forming a palace-style building complex. It can be said that it used to be a cultural, entertainment and educational center for local residents. Pass by Wenchang Pavilion and come to Maiqiao. The bridge is located at the southwest entrance of the lower reaches of Xiemu Estuary, which is the main entrance and exit of Upper Gan Tang. According to historical records, Maiqiao was built in the first year of Song Jingkang (1 126), and was collected by several Zhou clan chiefs at that time, "Sang Zi's nephew, * * * paid hundreds of thousands of dollars". After five years of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1 135), two years of Yuan Dynasty (1468), four years of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty (1468) and Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt or overhauled. Now there is a three-hole stone arch bridge, which is 30 meters long, 4.5 meters wide, 9.5 meters long and 5 meters in arch diameter. Due to years of disrepair, at present, the upstream direction of the arch bridge is destroyed by floods, and the collapse is 7 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. Bought the bridge with a semi-circular thin arch, small and unique, set off the solemn towering Wenchang Pavilion, forming a landscape, which set each other off. For thousands of years, Maiqiao has maintained the ancient post road in front of the village. This ancient post road, supplemented by bluestone slabs, has been the traffic artery from southern Hunan to northern Guangxi since ancient times.
After crossing the Mohammad Bridge, strolling in Upper Gan Tang, where the ancient style still exists, seems to be in an ancient village. Qingshixiang, which is all over the village, is a typical southern Hunan residence, which makes people linger. The cultural relics with the richest cultural connotation in Upper Gan Tang Village will serve as pavilions for several months. Yuepige is located by the Xiemu River in the southwest of the village. There is a pavilion here, so it is called Shiting and Yuepitang. On the stone wall tens of meters long in Yuedou Pavilion, 24 ancient stone carvings are engraved, which span the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, it belongs to the two parties in the Northern Song Dynasty, the four parties in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty 1 party, and the Ming Dynasty 1l party.
Among the numerous stone carvings, the most striking one is the words "loyalty, filial piety and sincerity" inscribed by Wen Tianyang, the minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. According to historical records, Zhou of Gan Tang Village worked as a magistrate under Wen Tianxiang and got along well. The words "loyalty, filial piety and honesty" were given by Wenshan Gong himself. Zhou Ru got the treasure and brought it back to his hometown. Later generations handed it down as a monument. In the 28th year of Qianlong (1736), the main hall of Yongming (now Jiangyong) county and Wang Weishi revered Wenshan Gong and ordered him to write calligraphy on the stone wall for posterity. These four characters are 1 m wide and 1.5 m high, with vigorous handwriting and excellent engraving. It can be said that the cliff stone carving in Yuebei Pavilion is a family tree of stone carving left by Zhou family in ShangGan Tang village. Experts from the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau said: "This is the first time that such a cliff stone carving has been found in our province. A family has carved it for nearly a thousand years, which specifically reflects the development process of family history."