Today, I take you into Cuanxixia Village, located in Zhaitang, Mentougou, Beijing. Cuanxixia Village is also known as Chuanxixia Village. It is 90 kilometers away from the capital and only 3 kilometers away from Zhaitang Town, Mentougou. It is a relatively well-preserved ancient village in northern China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Cuandixia Village has a history of more than 400 years. Although it has been baptized by time, there are still 74 courtyards with a total of more than 680 buildings. It can be said that its scale is relatively large throughout China.

The Ming and Qing dynasties buildings in Cuandixia Village are mainly presented in the form of a combination of mountain courtyards and plain courtyards. Just like the Beijing Siheyuan, its main composition is composed of the main room, inverted seat and left and right wing rooms.

However, due to the influence of geographical environment, the quadrangles of Cuandi Village also combine the compact and flexible characteristics of Shanxi quadrangles. It can be said that the quadrangles of Cuandi Village absorb the advantages of Beijing quadrangles and Shanxi quadrangles and form their own unique style.

Cuandixia Village is a relatively complete mountain village ancient building complex discovered and preserved in our country. It has reasonable layout and rigorous structure. Therefore, it was praised by Mr. Luo Zhewen, a famous ancient architecture expert, as the pearl among the treasures of Chinese classical architecture.

Perhaps many friends will ask when they see this place, how was this Cuanxixia Village formed? How can a remote small village be related to Kangxi? Don't be anxious to see the official, listen to me slowly.

Cuandixia Village was built in the Ming Dynasty. In 1403, Yongle. Who founded this village? The answer is from Shanxi. Friends who are familiar with history know that the Ming Dynasty was the dynasty with the most serious disasters in my country, especially in Shanxi, where disasters were more frequent and serious.

During the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty's rule, a total of 362 disasters occurred. It can be said that the people of Shanxi at that time were in dire straits and were devastated. Leaving their hometown and looking for a new place of residence was the choice of many Shanxi people at that time. According to historical records, a severe drought occurred in Shanxi in 1403. The first people who came here were Shanxi people named the Han family. It was against this background that they came to Cuanxia and established the Han settlement here. Of course, the original Cuanxia was not as big as we see now. scale.

In 1451, more than 50 years after the Han family settled here, because this place was an important official road to Shanxi and a military hub, the Ming Dynasty built a pass at Cuantou, established Cuanlikou, built Zhengcheng and built a post station. The local Han people served as the chief officer and were responsible for guarding it. From then on, the rudiment of Cuanxixia Village gradually took shape until it reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty.

Earlier, we mentioned that this small mountain village has a trace of connection with Kangxi. In fact, this stems from a legend, whose authenticity has no way to verify. Everyone can just listen to it as a story. It is said that during the Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Kangxi, Kangxi suffered from a strange disease, and even the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless. So Kangxi went to the temple to burn incense and pray, and vowed that if he recovered from his illness, he would step down from the throne.

Unexpectedly, Kangxi's illness really recovered soon, but as an emperor who was used to living a luxurious life and living a luxurious life, how could he endure the rules and regulations of the temple? How can we not fulfill our promises before Buddha? This worried Emperor Kangxi. What should I do?

Just as he was full of ambition, the counselor around him gave Kangxi an idea to find a person who looked similar to him to become a monk. So Kangxi sent people to look around. After many days of hard searching, a person who came to Beijing to take an exam came into the eyes of the official. This person was named Han Shoude. Han Shoude not only looked very similar to Kangxi, but also was very willing to accept this assignment. So Han Shoude went to Wutai Mountain instead of Emperor Kangxi to lay down his hair and become a monk.

After Han Shoude went to Wutai Mountain to become a monk, Emperor Kangxi rewarded the villagers of Cuanxixia Village with a large amount of property to express his gratitude. Not only that, he also exempted Cuanxixia Village from official taxes. This is the story of Cuanxixia Village and Kangxi that is spread among the people. Does it sound interesting to you?

Not far from Cuanxixia Village, there is a place called "Yixian Sky", which is a typical fault landscape. A long and narrow rift valley is more than 150 meters long. The road in the canyon was once an important post road in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Today's Cuanxixia Village has long become a famous cultural and tourist attraction around Beijing. Here you can not only see many century-old buildings, but you can even live in these old buildings.

At present, many ancient courtyards in Cuanxixia Village have been converted into special B & Bs. When you walk among the old buildings in the village, or drink tea and chat in the B & Bs, people feel like traveling through.

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