Huizhou local traditional culture

There are many ancient Hakka houses in Huizhou, such as Linchong Stone House, the second largest in Guangdong, Biyan House, the "father of Kuala Lumpur" in Malaysia, and Huilong House, an outstanding representative of Hakka enclosed houses, all of which are very beautiful and magnificent.

However, in Duozhu Town, Huidong County, Huizhou, there is a very low-key and large-scale ancient enclosed house complex, which is Huangsiyang Village.

The "Huangsiyang Village" that is very domineering when listening to its name. Indeed, the name of this village is related to the gift of the emperor. The ancient houses here were slowly formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of more than 500 years. They are built according to the needs of prevention and control, and have typical Hakka traditional cultural characteristics.

The main surnames in the village are Xiao, Yang, Xu and Zheng, all of whom moved from Zhangzhou, Fujian in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Later, they developed into a big walled village with an area of 200,000 square meters and a huge building scale. The village gate, ancestral temple, academy and other buildings are very beautiful, which can be called the essence of Lingnan folk architecture decoration.

The development of Huangsiyang Village reached its peak in the middle of Qing Dynasty, because there were two very powerful people here at that time.

One is Xiao Fenglai, a Wu Jinshi during the Qianlong period. He was appointed as the company commander of Zuojiang and Youjiang towns in Guangxi at that time. Because he was brave and loyal and made many contributions to the Qing Dynasty, Xiao Fenglai became an example and pride in the village. Later, people built Wu Kuilou in the village to commemorate him.

Huang Siyang also created an awesome figure-Xiao Zhang Xian, who was an official and upright, and was awarded three banners by the emperor. Moreover, the emperor personally wrote an imperial edict, praising his mother and grandmother for teaching him so well, and wrote on linen with a brush: "The imperial edict was carried out by the emperor."

These are the pride of Huangsiyang Village, and their pride is not limited to these two. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 20 scholars, juren and many wealthy businessmen, so the Huangsiyang Village we see today is large in scale.

Although the glory of the past has disappeared with history, only the quaint and elegant Guzhai village and even some ruins are left, looking at this neat old house standing quietly and looking at the flagpole clip and archway are telling the glory here.

Huang Siyang is a good choice if you want to visit ancient houses quietly during the National Day holiday!

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