The ancient enclosure regains its brilliance
2023-08-25
Figure ①: Aerial photo taken at Xichangwei, Guanxi Town, Longnan City. Photo taken by Shi Hongxiong ②: In Yanyiwei, Yangcun Town, Longnan City, a weaver showcases Hakka weaving techniques. Photo taken by Li Linxuan ③: Located in a corner of Foziwei in Guanxi Town, Longnan City, the previously idle old house has been converted into a homestay. Zhou Huan took photos of the towering walls on all sides, towering turrets at four corners, and thick and sturdy walls... Hakka walled houses, a characteristic Chinese residential building, have protected Hakka ancestors for hundreds of years in peace and contentment. Longnan City, located in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is named as the "Hometown of Chinese Surrounded Houses" by the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association, with 376 Hakka enclosed houses preserved. As time passes, the ancient walled houses face the risk of collapse or even disappearance. The Longnan City system implements the action of protecting and repairing surrounding houses, and promotes the activation and utilization of these houses, making them shine with new brilliance. In the evening of implementing rescue measures to protect and repair the surrounding houses, we walked into Xiaxingwei, Dongcun Village, Nanheng Township, Longnan City. The afterglow poured down on piles of mottled old walls, and the floor in front of the surrounding houses was covered in golden rice and corn. After dinner, Chen Jiandong came to patrol the house as usual. Check if the old walls have collapsed, if the walls have fallen off, and if the roof is in good condition. "Xia Xing Wei is the ancestral home of the Chen family in Xia Xing Village. As one of the property owners of the enclosure and the chairman of the repair council, Chen Jiandong is most concerned about the preservation of the enclosure. Hakka enclosed houses refer to enclosed residential buildings built by Hakka families. For thousands of years, Hakka people have migrated from the Central Plains to other places and built enclosed buildings that integrate family, ancestral temple, and castle functions, gathering together to live together. Times have changed, and some villagers have moved out of the surrounding houses. However, the ancient surrounding houses are still an important material carrier of Hakka culture, and an important place for worshipping ancestors and uniting relatives. During holidays, descendants of the Chen family will hold ancestor worship and celebrations at the Xiaxingwei Ancestral Hall. What we are seeing now is the appearance of Xiaxingwei after the government implemented a subsidy policy last year and carried out overall repairs to the exterior of the surrounding houses. Previously, the family donated tens of thousands of yuan per year, which was only enough to repair the ancestral hall and could not take into account the other parts of the surrounding houses, "Chen Jiandong said. Houses support people, and people also support houses. Surrounded houses are made of civil or brick and wood structures that cannot be inhabited for many years. Coupled with wind and rain erosion, ants and insects, they have been in disrepair for a long time, and they are afraid of catching fire on sunny days and falling down on rainy days. Pan Ping, director of the Hakka Culture Research Center in Longnan City, loves Hakka culture, and the center is also the main leading unit for the protection, repair, and revitalization of the surrounding houses in Longnan. In 2018, Pan Ping began conducting field investigations on the surrounding houses in Longnan. He woke up before 6 am and visited several surrounding houses before going to work. Over the course of three years, he visited all the surrounding houses in Longnan and systematically collected and organized information such as their names, addresses, construction years, property rights, and degree of damage. More than half of the surrounding houses are partially or severely damaged, with some only remaining ruins and only surrounding names. "Pan Ping frowned tightly," The protection and repair of the surrounding houses are urgent, and at least emergency protection must be implemented first. "In December 2021, Longnan City issued the" Implementation Plan for the Protection, Repair, and Utilization of Hakka Enclosures in Longnan City "(hereinafter referred to as the" Plan "), proposing to explore the establishment of a Hakka enclosure protection system and mechanism, Key implementation of Hakka enclosure protection and repair work
Edit:XiaoWanNing Responsible editor:YingLing
Source:People's Daily
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