Nie Family Residence

Shouyang County, under the state village since ancient times is a cultural village, before the Northern Wei Dynasty, the village has become a large-scale, the earliest by the Nie ancestors in this piece of fertile land to the sun and live, hard work, farming, breeding, repairing homes, building temples, and set up a village rules. Later, Yan, Hao two surnames moved in successively, living in the north of the village and the front and back of the puddle. So the village Nie population is the most, the village nine shares of Nie accounted for the first seven shares, eight shares, nine shares for Yan, Hao two surnames. The village of large households in the Nie, Yan two surnames, they are rich in business, most of the business to supplement agriculture, not land for profit, which is the biggest feature of my village rich households. Employing long-time workers is mainly to manage the land carriage and all kinds of labor, etc., to the land to get grain for food.

? Nie Peizhi, the richest man in the village in the Qing Dynasty, the family originally lived in the west end of the two buildings in the courtyard, where the mansion complex is his father Nie Pinzheng (Wuyi Lieutenant) and grandfather Nie Kaiqi built in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period, Nie Peizhi had five sons, due to the inconvenience of living in the Qing Jiaqing years and the eldest son of Nie Zigong and the second son of Nie Zi Jing and in the village in the half of the road, the purchase of land and construction of the Nafoling compound, after nearly 15 years of construction in the Daoguang years completed, Nie Peizhi will be Nie Peizhi left the two courtyards at the west end of the building, the courtyard and the front and back gardens to her other three sons, Nie Zihui, Nie Ziyi and Nie Zimin, to live in and manage. (After the death of Zi Hui, in the Guangxu years, because of his son Yuan Milling, Yuan Boring defeat, the mansion was sold to Nie Yaohui, Nie Shoucheng, the two sides of the sale of mansion contract is still preserved, this is not repeated).

Nie Peizhi and Zigong, Zi Jing and his descendants moved into the half of the Nafoling compound in the two courtyard living, the two courtyards are two courtyards, the middle of the hall, the two courtyards, the courtyard and the Changgongyuan are open with a corner door can be interchangeable.

As time passes, Peizhi old age, Zigong died early, Nie Zi Jing one presided over the gateway to the compound, Zi Jing Deputy Tribute and Qi Wenduan years of friendship with the good, its eldest son Nie Yuanyong Deputy Tribute, the second son of Nie Yuanjun childless after marriage died early, the third son of Nie Yuanjin Chief Secretary of Department of Science, presided over many years of village affairs, philanthropy, building temples and repairing bridges, planting trees and open springs, digging drains and draw water, the village was praised by the plaque said; " Lilian Ge Gong "," Lilian Ge Gong ", the school and the long work yard can open corner door can be interconnected. Lixiang Ge Gong", the eldest grandson Nie Yuxiang is a scholar, the school, students throughout the Yu Shou and other areas of the peach and plum door. After several changes of the times, the descendants of the compound in this recuperation so far.

The compound's exquisite architecture, although after 200 years of vicissitudes of life, it is still difficult to hide its bright light. This compound of buildings, although part of the human demolition or heritage traffickers to steal demolition, but some are still well-preserved.

The first eye is the nine ridges and ten beasts hush roof brick "Nafplin" gatehouse, the eaves hitching, flying arch, kissing the beasts hanging high, brick carving exquisite. On both sides of the main gate, there is a big Chinese character for "longevity" carved on each side of the voucher gate, and there are also carvings of plums, orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums, grapes, gourds, and other auspicious motifs. On both sides of the gate, there are monkeys riding on elephants in the base stone, which means "to be a vassal" and "to be a vassal on one's back". The lintel above the center of the "Nafu Lin", the door of the "Chongshan De", the East Wing of the courtyard door plaque "Dabin" two words and the Shuyuan holding the building above the door court of the "Void White Room". "virtual white room" and other plaques are the Qing dynasty military minister Qijuizao title,. In the academy in the two gate pagoda south of the brick carving "spring and autumn" four words, north of the "ancient training is the style" four words, overflowing with a strong atmosphere of the academy, the upper courtyard hanging under the eaves of the main room, "Lane Song Gong" plaque, is the whole of the people of the academy. The plaque hanging under the eaves of the main room in the upper courtyard is "Lane Song Gong", which was presented to Nie Yuanjin, the owner of the courtyard, by the whole community.

According to Shouyang County Records, Nie Peizhi and his second son Nie Zijing was one of the ten richest households in Shouyang at that time, Nie Peizhi was a senior guest of the township drinking, was appointed to the title of Wuyi Lieutenant, his son Nie Zijing was the National Zizhi Supervisor of the Book of the State Council, the township drinking big guest of honor, some people praise "virtue and goodness of the book incense is thick, and still heard the sound of reading".

The blessing of the future, not forgetting the ancestral grace, Nie Lei for the realization of his grandfather's "will to try to protect the mansion will be good," in 2005, part of the repair. 2010 May 2, in order to teach the future generation, from Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Taiyuan, Yuji, etc. back to Nie's family of more than 40 children and grandchildren, in the old mansion for the late father! Nie Yuki (Nie Yuan Jin's son) mother Lan Shuhui 100th anniversary of the birth of the ancestral activities, the same family also participated in the activities of the family, the children and grandchildren of a filial piety traditional education.

? In Taiyuan Yangxinzhai

?December 2011

? Ancient house and land deeds appeared by chance

In 2005, when repairing the old mansion, I found part of the ancient house and land deeds by chance, *** more than 20 copies, including 16 copies from the 57th year of the Qianlong reign to the 13th year of the Guangxu reign. It is Soga grandfather Nie Zijing died three years later, three sons divided, my grandfather Nie Yuanjin share of its a ("Nie family ancient house deeds") has now been printed into a book. It shows that the ancestors in the Daoguang, Xianfeng years, the family business is still prosperous, bought a lot of real estate.

Listen to my father said, the grandparents purchased land and property, some of which is to do good to the poor, the two sides of the deed to cash, the land is still letting the seller of the house and yard to live and cultivate the land harvest still belongs to the seller's own use, such as the family's situation can be redeemed in the future.

These are the first time that we have seen the world's most famous and most importantly, the world's most important and most importantly, the world's most important and most importantly, the world's most important. The times are good, people are not thrifty, people are thrifty, the times are not good. Fortunately, woe, it is difficult to say, this is history.

Excerpted from; Nie Rui Shu "Nie family ancient house deeds" preface

?September 2014

? Qi Wenduan for the Nie family inscriptions

Nie Zijing and Qi Gong Nianyi Shihao, Qi Gong for the Nie family inscriptions quite a lot of banners, banners have. Qing Xianfeng 11 years, Zi Jing accompanied Qi Gong on the Shouyang Dongfangshan disease, for its title banner "Fangshan line", Zi Jing live in the East House door plaque "Dabin", West School plaque "virtual white room", Nie family garden was built, please Qi Gong for the garden name and plaque "moment garden". Qi Gong in the notes recorded that; "Shouyang Nie's garden into, please name, Yu name is said to be moment garden, living in idleness to serve their relatives, travelers in, the good both flotsam and jetsam, its heart is not over, it is the moment garden for Nie's, not for self-entertainment."

September 2011

? Fuxing Temple, Xiashou Village, Shouyang County

In the northern suburb of Xiashou Village, 25 miles north of Shouyang County, there is the magnificent temple Fuxing Temple. Created in the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiaoming Emperor Yuan Dang Zhengguang two years (AD 521), covers an area of about 60 acres, the temple seat north-south gate built on both sides of the bell and drum tower, the gate is built south of the ancient theater, theater arches, columns, all built by the carving of the stone, modeling is very elaborate. Inside the gate there are four heavenly kings tall clay statues, the temple is divided into the front yard and the back yard and the east yard. By the Manjushri Bodhisattva Temple, the three emperors Jun Hall, five dragons Virgin Mother Shrine, Jade Emperor Temple, Guan Di Temple,, pure Yang Lu ancestral ancestral temple, Yan Wang Temple and so on the composition of several temple groups. Ming Jiajing fourteen years, the bodhisattva descended to give medicine to save the masses, the village people Nie Shiyong compiled should be a monument, a piece of the village in the county east of the boundary stone, and the other piece do not know the whereabouts. According to legend, Yangmo Temple for the double upper temple, Fengshan for the lower temple, Fuxing Temple for the middle temple.

Fuxing Temple and Yangmo Temple and Datong Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Hengshan Hengkong Temple, are the same, are in the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty was created during the light years, has a history of nearly 1,500 years, the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiaoming Emperor revered the Buddha, Taoism, so Fuxing Temple is the Buddha, and Taoism and the supply of the temple.

The Republic of China in 29 years (1940 AD), Fuxing Temple are with the village temples in the statue and Bie painting for a period of two years of restoration of the painting, restoration is completed, held a grand opening ceremony, singing in the Fuxing Temple for three days. Village clansmen and nearby villagers took the initiative to donate money and food for the temple to perform good deeds. Unfortunately, 12 years later, after 1953 was man-made demolished one after another, razed to the ground.

2, Yang Mo Temple (on the temple)

In the Twin Phoenix Hill, three miles north of Xu Ling Song rock west, created in Jin, there are stone caves wall sculpture of the Buddha and celebrity handwriting. Jin Xiaowu Emperor Taiyuan nine years, that is, after the Qin A Shen years (AD 384 years), played the amount of said Ling Song Temple, the Eastern Wei Wuding three years (AD 456 years) to increase the repair, the temple has a stone room, clear pools, fairy caves and Dragon Palace of all the victories, commonly known as Jinfo Hall. Tang Baoying yuan loaded, Beijing Liushou and Yu County Order for the temple monk Jin Gangzhao up building merit hall. There is a monument, lost compiler's name, calligraphy like Chu shengjiao preface. In the Tang Dynasty Chong Dali two years (AD 767), repair, there are merit inscriptions carved in stone. Changshan Taishou by imperial edict, common pseudo call for wool temple. Today, the temple are abolished, but the stone cave in the Tang pen still exists. 1879 (Guangxu five years) Temple have been abolished.

3, Five Dragons Virgin Mother Temple (the next temple)

In the Double Phoenix Mountain built Five Dragons Virgin Mother Temple, legend has it that the West Zhang Village, Chang's female raccoon swallowed five-color stone and pregnancy, five dragons were born in the stone caves in the foothills of the Double Phoenix Mountain, thunderstorms, five dragons were flying, the local people seek to set up a temple for the. The temple was built in the years without examination, according to the monument records, Yuan to Yuan (AD 1336), has been a remodeling, Jiaqing, Daoguang both by the time of the remodeling.

The main reference

1879 AD (Guangxu five years) Shouyang County Records and other information.

? October 2012