Sure enough, when a family surnamed Ding moved to Longchuan and became the caretaker of the Hu ancestral hall, Longchuan Village flourished and prospered. It is said that because he was worried that the population of the surname Ding would be too large and there would be too many "nails" to puncture the big ship, Lai Wenzheng secretly made a trick on the ancestral grave of the Ding family, so that the surname Ding could only be passed down from generation to generation.

The surname Ding at Kengkou has been passed down for 16 generations. In order to commend his life for replacing the Hu family's ancestral hall, the Hu family also built a sub-ancestral hall for the surname Ding on the east side of the ancestral hall. This technique of a feng shui master relies on adapting measures to local conditions and skillfully making feng shui articles. ”

Wang Zhong recalled for a while and told an anecdote with a smile.

"No, the ancient Chinese dynasty Gonggong and Zhuan Xuan fought for the throne, and Gonggong was defeated, and in a rage, he couldn't touch Zhou Mountain with his head. Buzhou Mountain is the pillar that supports heaven and earth, and after the co-workers knocked down Buzhou Mountain, the sky collapsed. The sky tilts to the northwest, so that the stars in the sky are concentrated in the northwest direction; The land is submerged in the southeast, so that the water on the ground flows eastward, so there is a saying that "a river of spring water flows eastward". In Xidi Village, the two main streams flow westward, and "Dongshui Xidi" is a famous wealth gathering bureau in feng shui, so Xichuan is called "Xidi". It is all because of the support of this feng shui bureau that it has brought about the 200-year heyday of both government and business prosperity in Xidi Village. In addition to its unique geography, Xidi Village also has an ingenious layout. This is why there is today's Xidi Village Feng Shui.

Mr. Feng Shui carries out feng shui planning, emphasizing the "unity of heaven and man", and the requirements of the overall environment of the whole village are: there is a mountain in front of it, leaning on the dragon vein in the back, there is a mountain peak like a dragon and a phoenix lion elephant to guard the water mouth, and the village site is selected in a wide land of three yangs, and there is a water mouth in the west of the village, and the whole village is built in imitation of a boat, which means "the boat type is handed to the west, and the good fortune is great", "the east water flows west, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing". A system of village streets and alleys that stretch north-south.

After that, Hu Shiliang moved his family to Xidi, and the living space of Xidi, which was Tibetan, provided a new living and production environment conducive to the survival and development of the Hu family.

Water mouth and water collection: showing a prosperous pattern

Xidi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, formerly known as Xichuan, the mountains are like Dai, surrounded by peaks and mountains, there is "the victory of Tianma Spring." The wonder of the rhinoceros looking at the moon". Two streams flow west from the north and east of the village through the village (the water mouth is Gengyou), and converge at the Huiyuan Bridge in the south of the village, so it is also called Xixi. The buildings in the village can collect Changsheng water and Diwang water.

Water is the element of feng shui, "the law of feng shui, water is the top".

There are two streams in the village, and there is a jade belt that flows to the whole village. Most of the residences are built on the waterfront. The gate of the ancient dwellings in Xidi is mostly oriented to the east, west and north, that is, some houses have to open the gate to the south due to the limitation of the foundation. I have to try to deviate from it, and I would rather open it into a diagonal door. In doing so, there are many folk legends: First, feudal society has a distinction between respect and inferiority. The palaces and temples all face due south. The Emperor's Seat is also seated in the north and faces south, which is called "South Honor". When building houses among the people, they must be more east or westerly, so as not to be guilty of "sneering"; second, according to the feng shui theory of "Xunshan dry direction". Xun is the southeast, and the dry is the northwest, that is to say, a good house should sit in the southeast and face the northwest.

But the emancipators of the mind. But it is not bound by the rules of the door. Hu Xingge, the original owner of the "West Garden" in Xidi Village, was open-minded and insightful of the world, and served as the prefect of Kaifeng, Henan Province during the Daoguang period. He believes that there is no need to choose the direction of the door when choosing the location of the house, and there is no need to arrange the eight characters for the marriage of children, but to choose the phase and the auspicious day. I think I want to do it, and everything goes smoothly, there is no taboo, so I carved the three big characters of "Baike Garden" with Yixian marble at the door of my house and embedded it on the wall as an eyebrow inscription, which has survived to this day?????.

Inspirational reading is the best behavior Feng Shui

Approaching the ancient house of Xidi, I was intoxicated by the fragrance of books. The ancient Huizhou people's habit of re-reading is the driving force for their family to continue to grow and make a difference. I saw couplets related to reading in Xidi, which were written down in a notebook, to name a few:

For hundreds of years, people have nothing but goodness

The first good thing is just reading

It is good to study, to do business, and to be effective

It is difficult to start a business, it is difficult to keep, it is difficult to know, and it is not difficult

Harmony in the family comes first

Poetry and books are the most expensive in heaven and earth

The career starts from Wulun

The article is six scriptures

From these couplets, it is not difficult to see that the ancients have the fragrance of books flowing from the blood, and the concept that only by reading good books can we do good business has been deeply rooted in people's thoughts. A person who is in a good feng shui environment of nature has a pure heart, enterprising, and concentrated, and knowledge changes people's destiny. This is especially true in today's knowledge-based economy. We feng shui masters create a feng shui pattern that is conducive to reading for the future generations of the owner, which is the research topic that needs to be deepened?????

The hill of the Xidi building is ????

Xidi Village, which is praised as the "Ming and Qing Dynasty Residential Museum" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts, is a small mountain village, but there have been many big people in ancient times????

According to some records, since the Ming and Qing dynasties alone, there have been more than 100 officials in the whole village in other places, and there are also many wealthy businessmen and tycoons with thousands of dollars in their pockets. In order to show the grandeur of the clan courtyard when they returned to their hometowns, they spared no expense to build ancestral halls and houses, thus forming a huge building complex crisscrossed by 600 houses, two main streets and 99 alleys in Xidi Village. Up to now, there are more than 120 well-preserved ancient buildings in the village.

Hui architecture has the saying that "no mountain, no water, no habitation". Therefore, when choosing the village site, great attention is paid to the natural interest of the environment and the aura of the landscape. Xidi Village should be said to be very typical. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by greenery, which is refreshing, and is an ideal place to live???

(1) Xidi Hu Wenguang archway?

(2) The memorial arch of the history of the thorn was approved by Emperor Mingshenzong, and it was built by Hu Wenguang, who handed over the people to the west of the table - the official to the history of the Jiaozhou thorn, which had the meaning of showing the emperor's favor and commendation. It stands majestically at the entrance of Xidi Village, is three stone carved arches with four pillars and five floors, imitates the roof type of eaves and arches, commonly known as the archway. It is 12.3 meters high, 9.95 meters wide, built with high-quality Yixian bluestone, and is the largest single archway in Huangshan City. The banners on the east and west sides of the archway are written "Prime Minister of Jing Domain" and "Jiaozhou Thorn History", and the font is vigorous and dignified. The archway is also carved with the dragon, the unicorn, the peacock, the crane and Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu and other eight immortal figures, the stone pillars on both sides of the archway in the middle of the archway are carved with 16 large and small stone lions before and after, add a bit of majesty to the archway.

Sitting on the mountain is in the direction of Zhengjia Mountain Geng.

(2) Jingai Hall: Located on the east bank of Qianbian River, Jingai Hall is a typical Hui style brick and wood structure building with an area of 1,800 square meters, and it is also the largest existing Hu clan ancestral hall in Xidi Village. The eaves in front of the door of the hall are warped, and the momentum is magnificent. Entering the middle gate is the shrine hall, which is divided into upper and lower courts. There is a large patio in the middle. The Hall of Respect is a place to worship ancestors, educate future generations, unite clans, and hold various religious activities. The upper courtyard hangs the plaque of "Jingai Hall" on the horizontal fang, stands under the patio, raises its eyes and looks around, and hangs four plaques such as "Heavenly Grace Heavy Mu", "Shangguo Linlang", "Fourth Chengen", "Handsome of the Sheng Dynasty" and so on, it is not difficult to imagine the prominence and glory of the Hu clan in those years. In the hall of respect, there is a large word "filial piety" hanging on the door, which is one meter square. The upper part of the word filial piety resembles a back-facing face to respect the old filial piety, and the back of the head of the human face is clearly like a sharp-mouthed monkey head, which means that the old filial piety is a person, and the disobedient and unfilial person is a beast. It is rumored that this word of filial piety was written by Zhu Xi, a great Confucian of the Southern Song Dynasty, when he visited Xidi.

It sits on the mountain and stands in the direction of Chenshan (Renchen Cave), Shuikou Gengyou, Genyin Water Hall bypasses the front of the house.

Speaking of water. In front of the ancestral hall, there is a stone bridge across the stream, and the water flows under the bridge, and the bridge is not seen to see the water. Therefore Yun: "Dark Na Jin Shui". According to the "Hu Family Genealogy", the twentieth ancestor Shiren Gong studied the theory of public opinion, and he believed that the stream was surrounded by a loop of gold belts, but it was covered by a stone bridge. So, consult with the clan elders. It is believed that the dark gold water is not as good as the open harvest, and the bridge must be removed. "There are many virtuous and virtuous people, and there is no shortage of people in generations", and "children and grandchildren are prosperous??????, and people are prosperous".

(3) Yingfu Hall is the private residence of Hu Shangxi, the highest-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty. "It was built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a three-in-three-story structure. Yingfutang is a typical Hui courtyard house, and the partition doors in the house are carved into the shape of lotus flowers, which is refined and elegant. The finches around the patio are carved with wood to climb the lion upside down, showing the grandeur of the official and commercial mansions.

Sitting on the mountain is facing Chenshan in the direction.

(4) Shangde Hall: Shangde Hall is located in the upper reaches of Qianbian River, which was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of about 400 years, and is the oldest Ming Dynasty residential building in the ancient village of Xidi.

The gate sits on the mountain and stands in the direction of the mountain and the ugly direction of the mountain and the Ding Gui (癸未龙), collects the water of Renzi, and the main hall is the direction of the Chenshan Mountain. ???

(5) West Garden, East Garden: The West Garden is on Zhongheng Road Street, built in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, with a history of 260 years, and is the private residence of Hu Wenzhao, a four-grade official in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. The courtyard is divided into front, middle and back three, separated by low walls, there are flowers and trees in the courtyard, fish pond rockery, plaque leaking window, with a typical Hui style gardening technique. The East Garden, which corresponds to the West Garden, is a group of multi-unit old residences with a quaint style and no luxury.

The west garden sits on the mountain and stands in the direction: the gate is the Xushan Chenxiang and Xinyi, and the main hall is ugly and the mountain is not directed to the Ding.

(6) Taoli Garden?Taoli Garden is located in the middle of Henglu Street, built in the Qing Xianfeng period, composed of the main house and the courtyard, is the old residence of Hu Yuanxi, a merchant of Xidi Hui, and is also the only building that matches the residence and library in Xidi. There are 12 carved wooden boards on both sides of the hall, which are inlaid with calligraphy lacquer carving "The Story of the Drunken Man's Pavilion" in turn, and the full text is from the hand of Huang Yuanzhi, an ancient calligrapher in the Kangxi period, which is very precious.

The gate of the courtyard is not ugly to the mountain and Ding Wei, and the door is open to the east, which means "purple gas comes from the east". The main entrance is Zhengding Mountain.?

(7) Ruiyu Garden, located at the intersection of Henglu Street, was built in the Qing Dynasty and Xianfeng period, and is a representative Hui merchant residence. From top to bottom, it looks like the shape of the word "Shang", and when people pass through from the bottom, it forms a complete "Shang" word, which means "everyone is doing business", which is a unique case in the hall of the Hui school's houses.

The gate of the courtyard is Genshan Kun Xiang and Yin Shen, and the main hall is Genshan Kun Xiang and Chouwei.

(8) Mourning Hall?

(9) The memorial hall is located above Dalu Street, built in the year of Qianlong Jiayin in the Qing Dynasty (1794 AD), in order to remember the ancestors of the Hu family, so that future generations will not forget the origin of Li and Hu. The roof of the memorial hall is the cornices and corners, the eight-shaped gate building, there is a wooden railing outside the three-yuan door under the eaves, and the eight-character wall is made of a whole piece of polished and smooth marble, the style is unique, and it is extremely exquisite and magnificent.

Sitting on the mountain and standing in the direction of the dry mountain Xunxiang and Haisi.

(10) (9) "Xufu Hall", built in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, was originally the former residence of the great collector Hu Jitang of the Qing Dynasty, with three three-story structures, the house is elegantly furnished, simple and elegant, and it is a more typical scholarly home. The couplets of the Fulfillment Hall are quite distinctive and have a high cultural taste. For example, "the world makes the world three points of the world wide, and the heart has a little bit of children and grandchildren", "for hundreds of years, people have nothing more than to accumulate virtue, and the first good thing is just to read", "filial piety is the foundation of the family, and poetry and books are written by the world", "reading is good for business, good for good results, and it is difficult to know whether it is difficult to know whether it is difficult to start a business", which shows the penetration of Confucianism into architecture.

Sitting on the mountain and standing in the direction of Chenshan and Yixin.

(10) "Dafudi", built in the 30th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1691 AD). Originally used for viewing, the building forehead is hung with six big characters of "people in the peach blossom garden". Interestingly, most people use this building as the place where the lady chooses her son-in-law to "throw the hydrangea" in the costume drama, and has now become the place where Xidi Village holds this folk activity. There is also an inscription of "take a step back and think" under the forehead of the "doctor", which is a pun on the meaning and intriguing. In addition, the splendid houses, exquisite gardens, black marble door frames and leaky windows, stone carvings of exotic flowers, birds and animals, brick carved pavilions, characters and dramas, exquisite wood carvings, gorgeous paintings and murals all reflect the essence of ancient Chinese art.

Sitting on the mountain and standing in the direction of Weishan ugly direction and Kun Gen (Ding Weilong). ??? In addition, the Seven Philosophers Ancestral Hall is Haishan Sixiang and Renbing; Qingyunxuan is Choushan Weixiang and Guiding; the gate of the Xinrentang Courtyard is Weishan Chouxiang and Kungen, the main hall is Xushan Chenxiang and Qianxun; Diji Hall is Qianshan Xunxiang and Haisi; Huigong Ancestral Hall is Qianhai Mountain Xunsi Xiangxiaokong; Yanggao Hall has four gates, and the door is in different directions, of which the first gate is Kunshan Genxiang and Weichou, the second gate is Weishan Chouxiang, and the main hall is Chenshan Xuxiang.

After I roamed Xidi, I was deeply impressed by the ancient people's concept of ecological civilization in harmony with nature. In Xidi, we see that for hundreds of years, Cheng Zhu Lixue's concept of governing the family, ethics and morality, and ideological sentiments have regulated people's customs, thoughts, and behaviors; the simple and primitive cosmology of "the unity of heaven and man" that looks up at astronomy and geography is the basic embodiment of the ancient feng shui civilization and culture; and "people-oriented", adapting measures to local conditions, making full use of the natural environment in which it is located, and using it for our own use, has become the direct appeal of constructing the site selection of the village????. (To be continued......)