After Pan Shi moved to Kunyang, he lived and worked in peace and contentment, with great wealth and prosperous population. Up to now, there have been 49 generations, with branches all over southern Zhejiang. After several generations' efforts, villages have been fully developed, with houses, pastoral areas, ancestral halls, temples, academies, pavilions, stone pagodas, bridges, roads and canals, and all kinds of buildings that a farming society should have are readily available. Unfortunately, due to the changes of the times, the stripping and melting of wind and rain, and human changes, there are few ancient buildings left.
Only Pan Shi Grand Ancestral Hall in Kunyang can be regarded as a precious heritage of ancient farming civilization. According to the genealogy of Pan Shi in Kunyang, Kunyang Ancestral Hall was built by Pan (known as Mei Gong in the world), the ninth grandmaster, who entered Jingfu with his brother and then returned to his hometown to live in seclusion. Renovated during the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty, the building is magnificent, unique in shape and exquisite in architecture. It is really a romantic generation in Xishan. From June 5th to 10, 2003, Professor Tsinghua University and Chen Zhihua, a famous local architectural expert, came to Kunyang for investigation. When I arrived at the entrance of Kunyang village, I was surprised to see a large number of old houses with gray walls and tiles. He said there was such a big village in such a deep mountain. If it is in the north, it is the county seat, the largest county seat! Get off the bus and shoot immediately.
He also visited the Pan Shi Grand Ancestral Hall, pointed to the archway of the East Gallery, and gave a thumbs up, praising it as unprecedented in the nanxi river Valley. I also observed the folk houses with great interest, and I was praised all the way from West Village to East Village. He was very sorry to see the decay of old wooden houses and the occupation of modern houses. He said, I'm late 10 years!
In 2004, Professor Chen's book Ancient Villages in the Upper Reaches of nanxi river was published. The book has a high evaluation of the ancient village of Kunyang: "I went to Kunyang on purpose at the end of June 2002 165438+. It is a big town with developed transportation and commerce, and it is very imposing. There is Pan Shi Grand Ancestral Hall in the town, which is large in scale. A large number of old houses have high specifications. " The following year, Yongjia county government issued a document (Yongfazheng [2003] 1No.) approving Pan Shi Grand Ancestral Hall in Kunyang as the fifth batch of protected units in the county. The township government attached great importance to it and immediately established the Kunyang Township Cultural Relics Protection and Maintenance Committee, and made preparations for the maintenance of the ancestral temple. Thanks to the efforts of the people and the support of many parties, it was completed in winter of 2005. After the ancestral temple was completed, its original appearance and ancient rhyme remained unchanged.