Liujiawan Ancient Village, Fuchuan, Guangxi

Liujiawan Village is one of the important ancient roads connecting Jianghua and Daoxian in Hunan with Fuchuan County and the Old Ancient City, only 5 km from the county seat. The village is flanked by beautiful bluestone mountains to the east and west, while the north and south are wide hills with fertile land and abundant water. The whole village is built along the mountains and rivers, with the winding Qinglong River running from north to south around the village. The houses are arranged in an orderly manner, with eaves in rows, flat stone streets, and houses all built in the Song Dynasty style with green bricks and tiles, and a large amount of stone. Walking along the village, the bluestone steps, old wooden doors, and stone pillows under the wooden doors are all carved with different patterns, which are delicate and vivid, and are a major feature of the Liujiawan dwellings. The winding Qinglong River runs from north to south around the village. The famous Yang Ancestral Hall in the village is located at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, 80 meters south of the village, facing east and west. It was built at the end of the Song Dynasty, when Yang Linggong (Yang Jiyue) made great contributions to the defense of the Song Dynasty, but was framed by the treacherous minister Pan Renmei. The Yang clan was very angry, cursing the Song Emperor as a foolish monarch and the treacherous Pan Renmei for framing the loyal and good. In order to commemorate Yang Linggong and to educate their descendants, they built a temple of merit at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, which was originally a small temple. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the country was prosperous and the society was stable, and the rulers rewarded the loyal ministers and good generals in history, so the "Temple of Merit" was rebuilt and renamed "Gongcheng Temple". A seven-story pagoda was built 20 meters to the left of the temple, and a large ancient theater was built 50 meters from the temple opposite the small stone mountain (the pagoda and theater have been destroyed). This gradually developed into the famous Liujiawan Village in the eastern Bai Li Yao Village. Fourth batch of Chinese traditional villages.