Gegong Town is located in the east of White dongzhi county on the south bank of the Yangtze River, with Shitaitian Township in the east, Hongfang Township in the south, Duyao Town in the west and Yanghu and Gaoshan in the north. The town is 39 kilometers away from the county seat, and provincial highway 23 1 passes through the town. Anqing County is the only way to Qimen and Huangshan County via Chaqiao.
Gegong Town, with a total area of 134.6 square kilometers and a population of18,000 people, belongs to a subtropical humid monsoon climate zone with mild climate, distinct seasons, abundant rainfall and moderate sunshine. The economy is dominated by agriculture, and forests, tea and grain are also planted. It has a mountainous area of150,000 mu, rich in plant resources and a wide variety.
The well-known Huidao Tea and Gegong Tofu are said to have been tasted by Emperor Qianlong himself when he visited Suzhou Road, and they were praised by people. As a result, businessmen came in an endless stream, and Gegong developed into a political, economic and cultural center and a distribution center for agricultural and sideline products in four neighboring towns.
In recent years, the wood and bamboo processing industry in Gegong Town has risen quietly, striding forward to a mountain city with deep processing of forest tea products.
Ten-faced gongs and drums by red artists
1959, Ding Bangqing, a blind artist from Hongfang Township, dongzhi county, played "Fan Shi Gong and Drum" composed of four tunes, such as "Magpie Climbing Branches", "Dragonfly Drinking Water" and "Starlings Getting Up", with you Creary Qin, and won the prize in Anqing Art Show. 1993, during the 11th Jiuhuashan Temple Fair, Chizhou rearranged the music score of "Fan Shi Gong and Drum", organized rehearsals and gave a grand performance. Nowadays, Fan Shi gongs and drums are not only used for performances of drama, folk art and lanterns, but also go deep into folk festivals, temple fairs, family weddings and funerals, business opening and factory completion, and become one of the indispensable entertainment activities for the masses.
"Ten gongs and drums are knocked on, and dancing lights and singing are inseparable. Every time a wedding is held, festive activities are held again and again, and a harmonious life is enjoyable." The urban and rural folk cultural and recreational activities in Chizhou are booming, the number of "Cao Taituan" troupes in rural areas is gradually increasing, and the backbone of farmers' art is constantly growing. Fan Shi gongs and drums have the opportunity to show their charm. During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, Chizhou organized ten gongs and drums to celebrate the Lantern Festival in urban and rural areas.
Fan Shi gongs and drums in Chizhou, also known as "one-column incense", belong to Qingyang cavity system, which is basically Qupai style. There are more than ten kinds of gongs and drums, such as long beating, sitting beating, falling beating, sharp beating, awkward beating, three beating, five beating, three whips, sudden wind, beating yin and twisting silk.
Accompaniment instruments are mainly percussion instruments, and later speakers and suona are added, which makes the sound effect particularly sonorous, unrestrained, smooth and high. This kind of folk instrumental music prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was mostly played during the Lantern Festival. Later, it was processed, transformed and enriched by tenor artists in past dynasties. It not only retains the high-pitched characteristics of "drum is the festival, the sound is the key" and "one person sings the harmony of all people", but also gradually breaks through the shackles of Qupai style and develops into "singing in vain", playing while walking, and transitioning from Qupai style to. There are 52 major qupai in Chizhou rural areas, such as Langtaosha, Partridge Sky, Soap Green Robe and Four Dynasties Yuan, with instruments such as brass gongs, leather drums, crisp drums, large cymbals, cymbals, suona, flutes and cloud disks. The whole song uses percussion instruments with different timbres, with the beautiful melody of suona silk and bamboo, which is elegant and beautiful.
Huidao Shang Hui
Huizhou Road is called "Chihui Road" by Jiangnan people. The pool is Chizhou and the emblem is Huizhou (now Huangshan City), which is the only channel for Huizhou merchants to traffic goods from south to north in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because of the traffic jam and poor logistics at that time, goods can only be transported by one person, and objective conditions force people to find shortcuts to shorten transportation time and reduce transportation costs; Moreover, Huizhou merchants should try their best to avoid the harsh environment and the invasion of bandits on the road to ensure the safety of people and goods. Huidao came into being. For many years, travelers have tried to explore Huizhou Road, an important carrier other than Huizhou ancient houses and ancient archways. However, Guhui Road crawls in the rolling mountains, wild animals such as wild boar, hedgehog, leech, pangolin, muntjac, roe deer and poisonous snake breed, trees, Liquidambar formosana and heather are towering, wild plants such as thorns and vines breed, and the natural environment is quite harsh. After all, the dream of folk travelers has not come true. With the help of team strength and collective wisdom, the third national cultural relics survey finally awakened this old road that has been sleeping for hundreds of years, thus brushing away the dust of the years.
At that time, the general route of Huizhou Road was: from Huizhou via Qimen, Shitai and Migenling of Xianyu Mountain at the junction of three counties in the east, crossing Shitai boundary in the east and entering Jitouling, and then taking Sanjianqiao branch in Peng Pai: once crossing Cendiling, it will reach Yanghu, Liu Dong County in the west, and from Xiaolouzui and Yanqi to Anqing or Wuhan in Hubei Province in the north; All the way through Xiaogongling, Gegong and Cailing, you can reach Jiande (now East) County, and then through Ximeishan County to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province.
Huizhou Road passes through the territory, showing a colorful and unparalleled unique charm.
Peng Pai, namely the double awning of Huidao Village in dongzhi county, is used by Huizhou merchants in the south, and Huizhou merchants in the north walk hand in hand here, which is a transit point for Huizhou merchants' trade. According to Shuangpeng's "Chen Family Tree", "hundreds of businessmen live in it every day". There are many business trips, and this place is very important.
The stone carvings about 100 meters northwest of Shuangpeng clearly record the historical facts of building the ancient Huizhou Road that year. There are six stone carvings in a row, with a total width of 7.5m, a single monument width of1.0m, a height of 1.8-2. 1 m and a thickness of 0.15m. Among them, Yitong was founded in the 12th year of Qing Daoguang (1832), which was a monument to collect and restore the merits of Huidao at that time, and another Wu Tong was founded in the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), which recorded that "a canopy was built in Ciyuan Shili to raise money and silver", and Jiande, Liu Dong, Guichi, Qimen and even Hankou, Hubei, and other industries were in different degrees. From Shuangpeng to Jiyuan and then to Jitouling, the distance is about 17 Li, which is the key mileage connecting Huizhou Road. This monument records important information about this emblem.
On the ancient Hui road, stone slabs were laid along the road. Each slate is 1.2- 1.5m long and 0.3-0.4m wide. The stone surface is evenly engraved with a large number of parallel lines or exquisite embossed flower patterns. There are stone pavilions across the ancient road every three miles on the slate road. There are stone benches in the pavilion and ear rooms on both sides for pedestrians to rest or board the bus. Every stone pavilion has an inscription when it was built.
On the ancient Huizhou road, Huizhou merchants sold their main salt, wood, cloth, tea and Four Treasures of the Study to Jiujiang, Anqing, Hankou and other places along the river. On their return trip, they bought mandarin fish, dried fish, eel, loach and other specialties along the Yangtze River, as well as vegetable oil, pigs and grain rich in Huizhou mountain area in the east. When the elderly Shuangmang people dictated the Huizhou merchants who went in and out of Shuangmang that year, they told them in detail and had a sincere attitude.
On the ancient emblem road, the excitement is far more than that. Digging wells along the way is known as "Yuquan" and "Ganlu". These wells are all about 30 cm in diameter, and most of them are silted up. Those that are not silted up are three or four feet deep, and well water is faintly visible. According to local genealogy records, these wells were dug by Huizhou merchants in those days for drinking during business trips. A mountain monument at the foot of Jitouling Mountain is 0.83m high, 0.6 1 m wide and 0.015m thick. Built in the eighth year of Daoguang in Qing Dynasty, it is a forbidden mountain monument to prohibit deforestation on both sides of Huizhou Road and prevent soil erosion. This should be the material evidence to protect the ecological environment in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Xianyushan Mountain, which passes by Huizhou Road, is rich in "green in fog" tea, which is famous at home and abroad. 300 years ago, "green in the fog" arrived in Guangzhou along the Huizhou ancient road, passing through inland river basins such as Jiangxi and Guangdong, and finally boarded the merchant ship "Gothenburg" and shipped it to Sweden, becoming a treasure enjoyed by European nobles. 1984, when archaeologists salvaged the Gothenburg, they found that the "fog green" that sank with the ship was still drinkable in the sealed package. Three hundred years later, the "Fog in the Blue" was once again brought to Europe by the "Gothenburg" which returned to China, becoming a legendary story.
What is more striking is that 14 stone arch bridges have been newly discovered on Huidao Road. This 14 stone arch bridge was built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the stone carvings are well documented, which can be seen from the Red Star Bridge. This bridge is located at 100 meters north of Hongsheng Village Group in Gegong Town, dongzhi county, Anhui Province, and it is one of the important bridges and culverts of Guhui Road. The bridge is 9.07 meters long, 3.85 meters wide and 3.65 meters high. Single-hole stone archway, the top of which is inlaid with stone carvings, with vertical double-row regular script engraved in fine print on the left and right, right saying "Autumn Moon in the third year of Kangxi, Xinmao Hitachi", left saying "Rebuilt in the twenty-fourth year of Jiaqing, around the sun and spring moon" and middle saying "Hong Xing Bridge". The specifications and shapes of this bridge are similar to those of other 13 bridges. In the third year of Kangxi, that is, 1665, the bridge has experienced more than 300 years of wind and rain, and its structure is still stable and stable as Mount Tai. It shows that the bridge construction technology was exquisite at that time, and Huizhou merchants invested heavily. If Huizhou Road is the link between the north and the south in Ming and Qing Dynasties, then the stone arch bridge is the 14 pearl on this link.
It is worth mentioning that only five of the 14 stone arch bridges are on Guhui Road, and the other nine are only near Huilu Road. The genealogy of Chen in Shuangpeng and the genealogy of Li in Jiyuan recorded in detail that the construction of these stone arch bridges was closely related to Huizhou merchants. Huizhou merchants were born in the Tang Dynasty, and the 300-odd years from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty were the golden period of their development, and their business industry, business scale and scope of activities ranked first in the national business circles. While engaging in commercial operations, Huizhou merchants also created rich material and spiritual civilizations for the society. 14 stone arch bridge is a representative work of Huizhou merchants who are charitable and repay the society. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, feudal rule gradually declined, and taxes became more and more serious. Huizhou merchants were overwhelmed and began to decline. Nevertheless, Huizhou Road still played its due role, and Huizhou merchants still insisted on running until the early liberation.
Although the mystery of Huidao has not been completely unveiled, it is not far away for Huidao to become a virgin land for exploring historical sites and finding the origin of traffic, and it is also close at hand for Huidao to provide strong power support for future tourism development. The business philosophy of Huizhou merchants based on honesty and winning by righteousness, the entrepreneurial spirit of diligence and thrift, hard struggle and the team spirit of professional cooperation are still worth learning from.
Xianyushan village
Xianyu Village is located in Gegong Town, dongzhi county, with Shitai in the east and Huangshan Mountain in the south, with a land area of 28 square kilometers. Xianyu Mountain is the remnant vein of Huangshan Mountain, with an altitude of1375.7m. It is the highest peak in dongzhi county and the birthplace of Huanggan River in the county. The forest coverage rate is 70%, and the ecological vegetation is well preserved. The residents of Xianyu Mountain Village gather or disperse, and are distributed on both sides of the source of the Yellow River, with green mountains and green waters, white walls and white tiles, and a scene of paradise. The whole village governs 18 villagers' groups, with 434 households and a population of 1696. The village has the largest waterfall group in southern Anhui, and there is an ancient Yao village, which is now in the Ming Dynasty. Ancient houses in Qing dynasty, handmade oil mills, tea shops. Cross the provincial highway 23 1 in the town, connect Huangshan in the east, Jingdezhen in the south, 20km from the entrance and exit of Jingfu Expressway Garden in the west and 30km from Guniujiang in the north. There is a direct cement road from provincial highway 23 1 to Xianyu Mountain Scenic Area. Convenient transportation and outstanding location advantages. There are bamboo, wood, tea, mushrooms, fungus and other local products in the village, which are pollution-free and pollution-free natural green food.
In recent years, guided by Scientific Outlook on Development, Xianyushan Village has actively adjusted its industrial structure and vigorously developed tourism and characteristic industries. In 2006, through attracting investment, Nanjing merchants were introduced to develop Xianyu Mountain. By the end of 2008, there were two-star tourist hotels 1 home in the scenic spot, with a total area of 1300 square meters. There are more than 20 rooms with different grades and 39 beds. There is a restaurant that can accommodate 120 people at the same time, and can hold small meetings with more than 40 people. The occupancy rate of non-holiday rooms is about 50%, and holiday 100%. In addition, there are more than a dozen "farmhouses" in the town. In 2008, the scenic spot received 26,800 domestic and foreign tourists, including employees 18 and indirect employees 126, with a tourism income of nearly 800,000 yuan. There are crystal clear clear clear water in Yaochi, Wu Dong Waterfall and Ice Waterfall, beautiful Xianyu Mountain and canyons with different styles, as well as ancient Huizhou Road, ancient village buildings and historical sites hidden in the mountains. Xianyu Mountain's natural tourism resources are characterized by beauty, beauty, wonder and danger, good ecological environment, high air quality and abundant wildlife resources, especially the Wu Dong Waterfalls Group, which has nearly 100 waterfalls, including several connected multi-fold waterfalls and single-fold waterfalls as high as 100 meters. The water keeps flowing all year round, and the clear spring in the valley and the blue waves in the waterfall are one of the highlights. There is also a low mountain lake with pure water quality-Yaochi, which is a lakeside leisure resort like pearls embedded in mountains. When the golden rooster calls, the stone gate opens, and the clear spring of Xianyushan Waterfall flows down the river and flows into Jinsheng Lake through Jinjixia. The whole journey is 3.5 kilometers, with clear mountains and clear waters and rugged rocks. Raft downstream, carefree. Along the drifting route, there are also the hometown of Zheng Sanjun, the famous Tongchun Teahouse in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinji Pavilion, Qingyun Bridge and Kangge Bridge, which are ideal places for leisure and holiday.
Xianyushan Village is an important tea-producing area of Gegong. Tea is a traditional dominant industry with a long history of production. Xianyushan high Shan Ye tea has the characteristics of thick leaves, fragrant taste, sweet aftertaste and resistance to brewing. In recent years, Xianyushan wild tea has won many praises in the market through its excellent taste. Xianrun Tea Cooperative was established in Xianyushan Village this year, and invited agricultural leaders and experts and professors from cities and counties to give on-site guidance and lectures from time to time. The establishment of tea professional cooperatives has given tea farmers a "mother's family" and a "backer" in production, supply and marketing. By providing various services before, during and after delivery, cooperatives not only effectively reduce production costs, but also expand the driving effect on cooperative members. At the same time, by establishing brands, they enhance the market competitiveness of agricultural products, expand product sales, and finally achieve the effect of increasing income and getting rich.
Xianyushan Village is an ancient village with beautiful natural ecology and a long history of ancient culture. It is famous for producing famous red and green tea. Welcome to the beautiful countryside, a city full of vigor and vitality.