Fengjian Village
22°48′46″N 113°09′18″E / 22.8128°N 113.1549°E
Fengjian
逢简 | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Fengjian Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°48′46″N 113°09′18″E / 22.8128°N 113.1549°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Foshan |
| County-level city | Shunde |
| Town | Xingtan |
Fengjian Village (Chinese: 逢简村) is a village in Xingtan Town, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China[1][2] with a total area of 5.22 square kilometres (2.02 sq mi).
The village has a long history and features historic sites throughout. It has three stone arch bridges: the Juji (Chinese: 巨济桥) and Mingyuan Bridges (Chinese: 明远桥) built in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), and the Jin'ao Bridge (Chinese: 金鳌桥), given building permission by the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). Ancient temples, shrines and houses abound amongst a network of rivers and streams. Due to comparisons of the local scenery with the noted sights of Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu province, the village is also known as the "Zhouzhuang of Shunde" (顺德周庄).[3][4]
History
[edit]There has been archaeological evidence of human activity in the Fengjian area dating back to the Western Han dynasty. Artifacts from this era and the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties have been found at the Biwu (Chinese: 碧梧) Western Han Dynasty Site. [5]
Features
[edit]- Stone arch bridges: the Juji (Chinese: 巨济桥) and Mingyuan Bridges (Chinese: 明远桥) built in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), and the Jin'ao Bridge (Chinese: 金鳌桥), given building permission by the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911).
- Jinshi Archway
- Ancestral halls
- Golden Osmanthus tree (Chinese: 金桂树). The tree was a gift to Li Chiangming (Chinese: 李昌明), a native of Fengjian, from the Emperor Guanxu of the Qing Dynasty. [6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：杏坛镇 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Xingtan Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
440606105212 112 逢简村委会
- ^ 杏坛镇 [Xingtan Town] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
辖{...}逢简、{...}35个行政村{...}【2011年代码及城乡分类】440606105：{...}～212 112逢简村
- ^ "Fengjian Ancient Village". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Shunde zhouzhuang, fengjian village
- ^ "Foshan Museum 碧梧西汉遗址". Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Foshan Ancient and Famous Trees: The Past and Present of the Golden Osmanthus (sina.cn)". Retrieved 2024-08-25.