History and Culture of Lingxi Township

Before 1990, the only local languages spoken in Lingxi Town were "Lingxi dialect" and "Dongyang dialect" spoken by the residents of Dongyang Village.

In 1992 and 2000, Nanshuitou, Hushan, Lingjiang, and Dupu were successively incorporated into Lingxi Town, and the dialects of the town were increased to include "She dialect" and "Wenzhou dialect" (Ou dialect).

"Lingxi dialect" (South Zhejiang Min language) accounts for the majority in Lingxi Town, followed by "Wenzhou dialect" (Ou language) and "She dialect" (She dialect) spoken by a few townspeople. In the 21st century, as the number of elderly people speaking "Dongyang dialect" gradually decreased, "Dongyang dialect" gradually disappeared. Ancient Ruins

●Dulongshan Ruins

Dulongshan Ruins is a site of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, located on the gentle slope of Dulongshan in Lingxi Township, with a distribution area of about 4,000 square meters. The cultural layers are unknown, and the stone tools collected include adzes, axes, chisels, scrapers, flints and so on. The pottery pieces are mainly clay come pottery, the tire is thinner, the sintering temperature is higher, and the decoration is mostly large and small chevrons and net patterns, followed by stripes. The recognizable shapes include jars, kettles, and so on.

●Houshan Ruins

Houshan Ruins, a Shang and Zhou Dynasty site, is located in the back of Yutangkou Village, Lingxi Town, with a distribution area of about 2,000 square meters. The cultural layer is unknown, and the collected stone tools include adzes, axes, chisels and scrapers. The pottery pieces are printed hard pottery, decorated with stripes, and the vessel shapes can be recognized as urns and jars.

●Fuqi Gongwei Ruins

Fuqi Gongwei Ruins is a site of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, located in the Fqi Gongwei Mountain of Lingxi Town, with a distribution area of about 2,000 square meters. The cultural layer is unknown, and the collected stone tools include chisels, adzes, axes and scrapers. Pottery pieces are mainly sandwiched pottery, sintered at a high temperature, decorated with stripes, and recognizable shapes such as urns and cylinders.

Ancient Kiln Sites

●Daguan Shangyao Kiln Site

Daguan Shangyao Kiln Site is a kiln site of the Tang to Song Dynasties, located in Daguan Village, Lingxi Town. Daguan kiln site distribution area of about 300 square meters, the pile layer is 2 meters high, the pile layer to pots, pots, pottery, porcelain, accompanied by a larger type of ware. Vessel type to folded mouth, slanting belly or belly slightly arc, flat bottom, thick wall, repair marks obvious, with green glaze, sauce glaze, black glaze and other varieties. Glaze color is dull. Pottery is rare, porcelain tile tire gray, with air holes, softer texture. Pottery products, ware type and porcelain similar. Yellow tire with air holes, holes larger, thick-walled plain lines, repair obvious, soft texture.

●Daguan lower kiln site

Daguan lower kiln site for the Song Dynasty period kiln site, located in Lingxi Town, Daguan Village. Daguan lower kiln site, the pile layer is about 1.5 meters high, distribution area of about 300 square meters. The stacked layer is accompanied by porcelain and ceramic flakes such as pots and jugs. Porcelain tablets: beige tire, tire accompanied by impurities, the vessel is large, thick-walled. Lip mouth, short neck, curved abdomen, flat bottom, see repair marks. A small amount of sauce color, lime green glaze, glaze is thin and uneven, glaze is not as good as the bottom, lime green glaze has sesame seeds, is sauce color. Porcelain tile: gray tire, slightly curved belly, flat bottom. Inside and outside the wall is covered with lime green glaze, the glaze is not as thick as the bottom. The lime green glaze contains sesame dots and is in a sauce color.

●Kengdi kiln site

Kengdi kiln site for the Song Dynasty period kiln site, is located in Lingxi Town, Kengdi Village, kiln pit bottom hill east slope, distribution area of about 1,000 square meters. The pile layer is about 1.5 meters thick, the collection of bowls, pots and other ceramic pieces, the tire is coarse, the glaze is green or greenish-yellow, the glaze is not uniform net. Ware mostly plain, a few incised grate pattern, kiln with sagger.

Ancient Tomb Group

●Yantou Tomb Group

Yantou Tomb Group is a group of tombs from Tang Dynasty to the Fifth Dynasty, distributed in Yantou Mountain, Yantou Village, Lingxi Town, covering an area of about 1,000 square meters.1984 cleaned up three rectangular vertical pit tombs, unearthed wares include plates, jugs, dish pots, double-system jars, six-system jars, high-footed bowls and other celadon porcelain, all of which are Ou Kiln products.

●Xi Cheng Tomb Group

Xi Cheng Tomb Group is a group of tombs from Tang Dynasty to the Fifth Dynasty, distributed in Xicheng Village, Lingxi Town, covering an area of about 1500 square meters.1984 cleaned up two rectangular vertical hole earth pit tombs, unearthed with marigolds, tray, dish, bowl, barn, plate mouth pot, koi mouth bowls, four series of pots and other celadon porcelain wares, the tire is more coarse and sparse, glaze layer is thin, are all the Ou Kiln products.

●Park Hill Tomb Group

The Park Hill Tomb Group is a group of tombs from the Tang to the Five Dynasties period, distributed in Park Hill, Lingxi Town, with an area of about 1,500 square meters.In 1987, three rectangular vertical cave mound tombs were cleared. The unearthed wares include bowls, jars, bowls, marigolds, small cups, dish pots and other celadon wares, with coarse and thin tires and thin glazes, all of which are made in Ou kilns.

●Xu Songgang Tomb Group

Xu Songgang Tomb Group for the Ming Dynasty, located in Lingxi Town, Beishan Village, West Chen Hill. Xu Songgang, name Xin, word Shuangtai, Songshan (now Cangnan County Qiaodun Town) people. Because of the merit of helping the hungry, Qin Zhi Jinshi. The tomb was built in Zhengde fourteen years (1519), sitting north to south, covering an area of about 500 square meters. Tomb mound was chair-style, green stone masonry, and relief carving of unicorns, flowers and other patterns, the tomb stood in front of the monument 2, lying for the Zhengde between the "Shouwu" monument and Jiajing 15 years (1536) "Songlan Xu Jun tomb table". County-level cultural relics protection units.

Ancient Architecture

●Baizhang Lin's former residence

Baizhang Lin's former residence is located in Lingxi Town Baizhang Village, the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period (1736 ~ 1795) itching Lin Yu Hou built. Sitting in the east west, by the stage door, the front hall, in the hall, the hall, such as the composition of the three into the courtyard-style wooden buildings, the outer wall to irregular block stone enclosure, covers an area of about 5000 square meters. Inside the hall, there are 5 plaques in Qianlong and Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty, which are "Dengke", "Rongdeng Tianfu", "Daifang Wenhui", "Yanjie Songling", "Deodejing Songling", and "Dengjie Songling". "

These are "Dengke", "Rongtianfu", "Difang Wenhui", "Yanjie Songling" and "Dezhao Quyi".

●Du Pu Luo's Duk Jing Residence

Du Pu Luo's Duk Jing Residence is located in Pingnan Village, Lingxi Town, covering an area of about 4,000 square meters, built in the early years of the Republic of China. Sitting in the south and north, by the main hall, the left and right rooms, patio, backyard and backstage door, etc., the plane is "concave" shape, for the single Western-style brick and wood structure building, the backyard brick wall, set the side door, is a rich "baroque" architectural style of the Western-style small house. The main hall and compartments are two-story, the main hall of nine rooms, both sides of the compartments are three questions, with a fire pool, the main hall and compartments on the second floor corridor through. Duging residence is well-preserved, is the study of Zhennan Minqing period of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges of important physical information, in 2005 as a county-level cultural relics protection units.

●Duolong Song Bridge

Duolong Song Bridge is located in Duolong Village, Lingxi Town. It was built in the sixth year of Xining of the Northern Song Dynasty (1070) as a single-hole stone beam bridge. East-west, across the Duolong River Road, 4 meters long, about 1 meter wide, the bridge is paved by three stone slabs and become. Piers on both sides of the block stone masonry, and the remains of the sluice stone, coupon surface stone beams on one side of the bridge is inscribed with the construction of the year and month of the inscription. County-level cultural relics protection units.

●Barang Bridge

Barang Bridge is located in Lingxi Town, Yutangkou Village, built in the Southern Song Dynasty Chunxi fourteen years (1187). For the five-hole stone beam bridge, north-south, across the Daguan River, 18.8 meters long, 1.15 meters wide, the bridge each hole and paving slabs 3, slightly arched. Abutment with stone trapezoidal base, on the long, short two beams stone, in the hole on one side of the bridge surface is engraved with "Chunxi Dingwei Lin Qilang three official man-made" characters. County-level cultural relics protection units. Marriage In the old days, marriage, arranged by the parents, the matchmaker. Before the marriage, the male family chose to set the color, combined account was, open cut, welcome and other auspicious days, open the "marriage auspicious course", prepared bride price, sent by the matchmaker to the female side. Commonly known as "send day". Marrying, the male family sent people to carry a colorful sedan chair to the female home to meet the bride. Bride wearing cape, head covered with "gauze scarf", to the parents kneeling goodbye on the sedan chair. The bride's brother pulled the sedan chair three into three back, called "stay sedan chair". Sedan chair to the door of the male family stopped first "add light", to the hall before the bride out of the sedan chair. The bride disembarked from the sedan chair, and the bridegroom went to the hall to pay homage to the bridegroom. And then into the cave with eating dumplings. Family and friends, women and children to the room to share the happy candy, happy fruit. That day to do congratulations on the wedding wine, wine to the half-feast, the groom's head over the tea pots, on top of several cups of wine, kneeling in front of the hall to the maternal uncle and the guests to toast, the uncle gave the groom "red packets". At night, men, women and children to the new room to see the bride, split melon seeds, answer the verse, the bridal chamber.　　After the establishment of New China, the feudal marriage system was abolished. Marriage autonomy, the new wedding. Abolition of sedan chair, worship and other old customs.

After the 1980s, there was a gradual increase in collective marriages and traveling marriages.　　Into the 21st century, the abolition of marriage customs, the newlyweds to take wedding commemorative photographs are quite popular, wedding day, the groom's home hanging colorful string of balloons, set up inflatable festive arches, the bride in a wedding gown, the groom with a minivan to welcome the wedding, has been taken for granted; most of the urban residents in the wedding banquet held in the hotel.

Funeral

Old times, the funeral mainly has to send the end and into the coffin, super, funeral and other steps, usually directly under the burial.　　Since November 28, 2001, Lingxi Township fully implemented cremation.

Build a house In the old days, the town people built a new house, to choose an auspicious day to move the earth, plinth, beam. When the beam, the two ends of the beam hanging "grain bag" and "Faxing hammer", some people under the beam pressure ancient copper coins, to show good luck and continuous financial resources. The hosts would set up wine for the beams and entertain the guests who came to congratulate them. After entering the 21st century, this custom has gradually faded.

Helping the Newborn When a baby is less than a month old, the mother's family gives the baby clothes. Relatives and friends send chickens, eggs, noodles, fish and other gifts, commonly known as "send soup". The baby's four months to do the "hundred twenty days", the age of the week to do the "right week", relatives and friends to prepare congratulatory gifts, the front to celebrate. Lingjiang, Dupu area most of the birthday peach, turtles, fish and other rice molded products.

Longevity townspeople 30 years old began to wish for life, commonly known as "make up ten". Friends and relatives gift chicken, meat, clothing and other things. After ten birthdays, there are "make up ten" custom. Wealthy people, the age of flower and armor began to do life. Son-in-law to send "birthday peach" to pay tribute to the birthday; family and friends to send birthday gifts, birthday hanging scrolls, birthday couplets. The master of the birthday wine to congratulate the birthday. Spring

The townspeople burn incense and candles, set off firecrackers, and burn camphor leaves to welcome spring, which is known as "to spring".

February 2

On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the townspeople eat mustard rice, which is meant to "brighten the eyes" and "cleanse the body".

Tasting the new

When the early rice is ripe, farmers cook new rice, and the townspeople usually burn incense and candles to honor the gods and ancestors, and do the tasting of new wine. The ritual of honoring ancestors has been abolished.

July 29th

July 29th on the lunar calendar is said to be the birthday of the King of Tibet. It is the night to burn incense and light candles on the ground. Children will be inserted in the pomelo candle, the name "cut pomelo ball".

Winter Solstice

Also known as the "Winter Festival". Families cook dumplings. In the olden days, there were sacrifices to ancestors and the renovation of graves. "Private schools were closed on the day before the winter solstice. Therefore, there is a saying that "Mr. does not eat winter festival round".

December 24

The 24th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar is the day of sacrificing to Zao Shen. In the old days, the townspeople usually offered cakes, fruits and tea to send the god of the stove to heaven (this custom was later abolished). Then each family began to dust dust new, to meet the "New Year". This is the day, the long workers go home for the New Year, so there is a "long years do not eat twenty-four meals" said.