China's famous historical and cultural city: Hancheng, scenic spot 2: Dangjia Village

Dangjia Village in Hancheng was first built in the second year of Zhishun in the Yuan Dynasty (1331 AD) and has a history of nearly 700 years. The village is located on the north bank of the east-west Bishui River, facing the water and close to the mountain. It has excellent feng shui. The architectural layout of the ancient building complex follows the "ritual system" and has a strong cultural atmosphere. It has extremely high historical, scientific, artistic and ornamental value. It is praised by domestic and foreign experts as a "treasure of folk houses" and a "living fossil of ancient traditional residential villages of Eastern humans." It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit. Wandering in the village, you will find that every household values ​​poetry, books, and family traditions. “The only way to pass on a family tradition is to be kind, and to do things simply and directly” is deeply imprinted in my mind. As early as the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the family implemented the "integration of commerce and agriculture" and the "joint-stock system". Its business scope extended to Xining and Lanzhou in the west, Hohhot and Beijing in the north, Foshan in the south, and the coastal provinces in the east. It was quite far-reaching. Therefore, every family in the entire village lived a prosperous life, everyone was well-read and polite, becoming a truly prosperous family in Hancheng, and Dangjia Village became a well-known village far and wide.

Post by matilda_evelyn_rosewood | Feb 21, 2024