Which city is Houying Village located in?

Houying Village is located at the northwest end of Beigou Town, Penglai City, just across the lane from Li Jiacun, Longkou City. In two villages, the house is connected with the ridge, and the ground is connected with the edge. There are many flower beds between the two villages. You have me and I have you. From the appearance, we can't tell the two villages apart. A lane connects two villages, and relatives are opposite each other. As the folk song says, "One county is divided into two counties, and the same flesh and blood continues." Become a unique landscape of village culture. The friendship between the two villages for generations has always been a beautiful talk.

The name of Houying Village is related to Emperor Taizong's eastward expedition to Li Shimin. According to legend, during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (AD 644), Emperor Taizong of Li Shimin made an expedition to North Korea and led Wei Chijingde's generals to Penglai via Huangxian County. Now he is attracted by this land of geomantic omen. Looking around, the north faces the sea, the silver waves are rolling and the white waves are monstrous; In the east, the clouds are lingering and the peaks are undulating, just like islands in the sea; To the west and south are endless fertile plains. A breeze blew, and the seedlings set off layers of green waves. It can be said that Zhong Ling is beautiful in mountains and seas. Looking up at the sky, auspicious clouds are blossoming, and auspicious gas is coiled. Emperor Taizong couldn't help laughing and praising his entourage: "This place is a fairyland on earth with beautiful scenery, fertile mountains and rivers and misty clouds. It is also a treasure trove of the Tang Dynasty. I might as well stay here. " Immediately, Emperor Taizong ordered the army to camp here. Emperor Taizong was stationed in Qianzhai, which was named Test Drive Village (planned to belong to Longkou City, away from Houying 1km). The army is stationed in the back house, called the back camp. Later, villagers built villages based on this, hence the name Houying Village.

One day, when Emperor Taizong was training cavalry in Houying, he suddenly saw the landscape of a city at the junction of the sky and the sea in the northeast. High-rise buildings stand in the sea, vehicles and pedestrians appear and disappear, and there is a busy scene. Emperor Taizong was extremely surprised after reading it. In the evening, I dreamed that a fairy told him that this place was Penglai Wonderland, and there was a fairy pavilion called Penglai Pavilion. The Eight Immortals once got together in Penglai Pavilion, got as drunk as a fiddler, and then showed their magical powers and crossed the ocean. Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also came to Penglai Fairy Mountain to seek the elixir of life. After listening to the immortal's advice, Emperor Taizong entered Penglai City a few days later, built a big ship, chose an auspicious day, waited for a calm, followed the footsteps of the Eight Immortals and crossed the ocean.

Legend has it that Emperor Taizong's massive crossing of the sea alarmed the Dragon Palace. Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea, knew nothing about it. He led Long Er, his grandson, a soldier and a crab to explore the sea. He saw that the brigade's military forces marched triumphantly, braving the wind and waves and crossing the sea to stop them. As a result, Wei Zhi was killed by the Dragon King, and Emperor Taizong was in a coma for several times because of grief. He went to the underworld and witnessed the horror of many ghosts. Therefore, when he woke up and returned to the dead, he wrote a letter to the world, granting amnesty. The folk left the myth that Taizong sleepwalked in hades.

According to the old people in the village, before Houying Village, there lived surnames such as Sha, Chang and Hu. Sha lives in the north, often in the south, Hu lives in the east, and borders Beigou Village door to door. Later, I don't know when, when, these ancient villages disappeared, leaving only a few graves, confirming their existence. Later, the surname Hu disappeared, leaving more relics. Hu's surname is located in the highland east of the village, and his name is Hujiading. Legend has it that the Hu family was hacked to death and destroyed the village because it violated the national law. Remaining building foundations, brick fragments, stone thresholds, etc. It was not cleaned up until the land preparation in the 1970s.

The existing surnames in Houying Village are: Zhang, Yan, Liu, Qi, Cui, Zhu, Chen, Xie, Tian, Yu, Sui, Hu, Jiang and Han, with a total of 270 households and more than 700 people. Zhang Heyan is the most popular name in this village. According to the genealogical records of Zhang and Yan in the past, and according to the fact that they are cousins, they came together from under nine big locust trees in Tiegai, Chengde County, Chengde District, Shanxi Province in Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. After several migrations, they came to Houying Village, a beautiful and charming land of geomantic omen, and settled down to live and work in peace. Zhang Gang, the ancestor of Zhang, has lived for more than 20 generations and is over 500 years old. Take Zhang's "Chasing the Far Hall" as an example. The generation of characters in Zhang's works is arranged. Most of the previous generations were single words, and then they continued for more than twenty generations from "Fu, Yuan, Zhong, Fang, Zhi, Jia, Xing, Poetry, Calligraphy, Career, Ji, Zhao, Xiang, Rui and Ji". Yan's typography is: "Fu, De, Zhong, Yong, Sheng, Wen, Hua, Shi, Yu, Min, Kai, Guo, En" and so on. It should be similar to Zhang's surname before and after, and it is also more than 20 generations.

Walking into Houying Village, the most striking thing is not the modern buildings, but the antique century-old houses, old streets and old locust trees, which perfectly show a charming picture of the ancient village. There are many old houses in the village, with blue bricks and tiles, rising from the ground, wooden doors and windows, and carved dragons and phoenixes, completely retaining the style of ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties. These old houses still stand in the village after a hundred years of wind and rain. Walking along the old house in the distance is a long and narrow old corridor. A small alley, connected to more than a dozen families, are descendants of the same surname. It is considered a traditional virtue to live under the same roof for generations. This big family, one lane and one well, shares joys and sorrows, works at sunrise and rests at sunset, showing the pastoral scenery in the era of small-scale peasant economy.

Behind the old house in the village stands an old pagoda tree. Autumn music is vigorous, magnificent, tall and bold, magnificent. Although this ancient pagoda tree has experienced more than 500 years of wind and rain, it is old and has always maintained its youthful vitality. This tree is about four feet tall, about two weeks thick and full of foliage. The tall and curved trunk of ancient Sophora japonica is enough for three or four people to shake hands before folding. Brown bark is like a warrior's armor covered with scars, as if telling people about the vicissitudes of history. It is said that this ancient pagoda tree was brought from my hometown when my ancestors migrated here from under the big pagoda tree in Yunnan. In order to commemorate my hometown, I don't forget 0. This ancient locust tree is the same age as the village and has accompanied the villagers through ups and downs so far. It is regarded as the treasure of the town and village, the auspicious tree and the ancestral tree. Everyone worships it from generation to generation, respects it and loves it.

There is a hole at the top of the trunk, and a beautiful big bird lives in the hole. Every day at dawn and sunset, you can hear the crow of this big bird, which is melodious and beautiful. People say that this bird is very aura. It can wake people up in the morning and remind them to call it a day at night. Under this big pagoda tree, the roots are deeply rooted in the soil, and some still grow on the ground. The big trees are flourishing, strong and tall, lush, with dense green crowns, covering the village. Every year, groups of magpies nest, lay eggs, hatch eggs and feed young birds on the branches.

Year after year, winter passed and spring came. Under the careful care of people in Houying Village, the locust tree is intact and full of vitality. In the warm spring, Sophora japonica began to spit green buds, shoot branches and raise buds, and bloomed a string of white flowers, emitting charming bursts of fragrance. In the hot summer, the sun is like fire, and the big locust tree is covered with a new green dress, which covers the sky and dispels the heat wave, providing shade for the villagers who have been tired for a day and dispelling fatigue in obscurity. People are sitting around this big pagoda tree drinking tea and enjoying the cool, talking and laughing. In autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light. The leaves of Sophora japonica turn from green to yellow, and the golden fruit of Sophora japonica is full of gold beads. In the cold winter, snowflakes are flying and locust trees are covered with silver. In the cold wind, it is like a sentry with a sword, standing at the head of the village, standing guard day and night for the peace and tranquility of the people in Houying village.

According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, in November of the 14th year of Yongle (14 16), immigrants started from the old nest of Sophora japonica in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. When immigrants set out, they didn't want to leave their homes, relatives and homeland. They are all in tears, dragging the branches of Sophora japonica in their hands, as if holding the hands of their loved ones. Seeing this, the immigration and escort officers flew into a rage, drove them away with sticks, whipped them with whips, and dragged them away. The group went up again, so the officers and men took out swords and cut off the branches dragged by people and drove the immigrants away. Ruthless sword separates the immigrant locust tree. They looked at the big locust tree with branches in their hands. They are reluctant to leave and don't want to throw it away.

Immigrants are getting farther and farther away, and the big locust tree is gradually out of sight. Only the locust branches in their hands are getting tighter and tighter, and they stay deeply in their hearts. This locust branch became a symbol of the big locust tree. People cherish the branches of Sophora japonica and carry them with them. Whenever I miss my hometown and my loved ones, I will take it out and have a look. They took the branches of Sophora japonica to their homes, planted them in courtyards and villages, watered them diligently and cultivated them carefully. The branches of Sophora japonica also take root, sprout and thrive in the new residence like immigrants. Immigrants settle down in their new places of residence and have children, but they have not forgotten their hometown or the big locust tree. They regard the newly planted locust tree as a symbol of their hometown. Facing the newly planted locust tree, they often miss their hometown and their loved ones, and pin all their feelings on it. Anyone who has a wedding, funeral, birthday celebration, etc. Go to the newly planted locust tree to worship the ancestors; Which enterprise opens for business and which enterprise goes out for business, all pray for the blessing of ancestors under the newly planted locust tree; Who has a headache and brain fever, three disasters and eight difficulties, but also burns paper and incense under the newly planted locust tree, hoping that the ancestors will bless peace. Over time, the branches of Sophora japonica have grown into big Sophora japonica trees, and the new Sophora japonica trees have become old Sophora japonica trees. The custom of immigrants living for generations and worshipping the old Sophora japonica trees has also been passed down from generation to generation. As a result of social changes, people's old habits of breaking superstition, emancipating the mind and worshiping ancestors have long been abolished, but the old pagoda tree, as a symbol of hometown and a sustenance for ancestors, continues among the villagers in Houying, never forgetting or humiliating their ancestors, and deserves to be regarded as an excellent virtue of Chinese children to their ancestors; Protecting the ancient pagoda tree and remembering the ancestors, the descendants of many immigrants still retain this fine tradition.

This big locust tree in Houying Village, together with the people in Houying Village, has gone through several dynasties and witnessed the vicissitudes of society. Today, it has entered a new era. I hope that this big pagoda tree, which bears witness to the history of immigration and has symbolic significance, will be more cherished and protected by people in the ever-changing Houying village, and will be more deeply rooted and last forever, accompanying the villagers in Houying to a well-off society.

Attachment: People in the village

In the Qing Dynasty, there were several literati in Houying Village, such as Zhang, who set up a "private school" in the village to impart cultural knowledge to future generations and were honored as "old gentlemen".

Zhang used to be the logistics minister of Lanzhou Military Region.

Zhang Zhifa used to be the head of Taixi District in Qingdao and the deputy director of Qingdao Education Bureau.

Zhang Zhiguo, former ambassador to Laos.

Zhang Qifang, former Counsellor in Chile and President of China-Soviet Friendship Association.

Zhang Yuanwei was once a commander of the Republic of China.

Nearby Houying Village are Nanwangwei Site, Penglai Haiphong Site, Penglai Coastal Beacon Tower Group, Penglai Pavilion Tourist Area, Long Island Tourist Scenic Area and other tourist attractions, as well as Penglai Sea Cucumber, Penglai Chijiahong, Penglai Sheng Di, Penglai Cargill Fish and Penglai Grape.