Ticket
20 yuan
Traffic
Walk to the south for 10 minutes and arrive promptly from rock head to lotus.
Introduce
The lotus village lies in the west bank of middle reach of Nanxijiang river, about 1 kilometer from the north to rock head village. In the period of Song peaceful to make the country prosperous 976- 983),The first ancestor joins it while passing here oldly once in a while, because see that plump here, the aquatic weed is lush, move to horbor from the long bridge of Rui an, and form the blood relationship village progressively. Because the intersection of village and southwest have lotus three preceded again, red to set each other off while being pale, as the lotus, then regard lotus as the village name. Lotus village be be resisted by yuans of soldiered last yearsed, be destroyed by fire once,until yuan to ( 1341) of the first year of an era Reconstruction.
The present lotus village takes up an area of 14.333 hectares, there are more than 400 households now. The ones that were still keeping more than 600 years ago so far in the village were gathered and leaving and planning the appearance. The joint of road is 0.2 meters high in the village, the square platform with an area of 2- 3 square meters, called star ,There are square numerous ponds in the joint of ditch in the village, the pond is called fights ,Taken together seven The star Eight fight .
Lotus pool, the largest pond lotus pool of centre of pavilion village of lotus are 43 meters long from east to west, the north and south is 13 meters wide, commonly called as fighting big, on the satisfactory street southern side, water is reflected the lotus three precededs (In front of the rock head town, there are three mountain peaks, three precipices are all steep and towering, high up in the air to stand, its color of stone is all white touched with red, reflect in the clear stream under the mountain, as three budding lotus flowers in bud, so the precipice of the lotus gains the name) . The lotus pool has a function of storing water, taking precautions against drought, firing prevention, washing etc. concurrently.
Lean towards the east and build the lotus pavilion in the middle of the pool, it is the square pavilion of a two storeyed pavilion type hiproof, south, north two sides of the pond have slab bridges to understand the pavilion. There are lanes of nine streets, five verticals and four horizontals in the village. The satisfactory street of main street, 195 meters long, 2 meters wide, the east west trend, the centre spreads bricks, inlay the stone one on both sides, combine and spread in the road, ditch The star fight And form the system. Assign seven stars eight fight ,Intend to receive Heaven s constellation, hope the high-ranking official of the younger generation comes out one after another, descendants gain fame and fortune.
The whole village is slightly square in shape, face east. The wall of stockaded village built of cobble all around, it is more than 2000 meters long, 2 meters high, the whole village is like a small castle.
In the east in the centre of wall of stockaded village to build the splayed arch over a gate of layers of eaves, it is the main entrance of the lotus village. Both sides distant place turn on two light door slightly, stockaded village build the intersection of Qiao and building in the door, considerable to hope all sides.
Other three times opened five small doors. The type of south gate, for door of certificate of common Shi of Nanxijiang river, the wall of stockaded village in a frontier of the door is built by laying bricks or stones with the original stone, rough and deep and serious. Guide the stream and decorate the numerous ditches in the village along wall, road, private residence of stockaded village, circuitous by one by the residence, the ones that are for villagers to wash, fire prevention are used.
Ming Dynasty large the intersection of residence and site under village, distinguish while being clear still 5. Extant private residence wooden tile-roofed house mostly, roof join the mistake set like the scale, the shape is sincere and plain, and every household grows flowers and plants trees around the house, enclose and build the stub wall with the stone, form a harmonious and beautiful village view.
Residence Sima: The intersection of village and northwest corner have one large mansion house, known as the residence Sima ,It is ( 1750) in the 15th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty Local the intersection of rich family and the intersection of person and mythical bird like the phoenix Chen build, 3 Chinese courtyard house make up, range broadly from 70 always shoulder to shoulder, there are 15 pieces of form of address for a Grand Secretary, 6 courtyards, 24 jars, 58 houses, have garden, pond, well concurrently, cover an area of 6400 square meters.
Residence Sima still live in old 36 households of family now. Each there are one s own doors in 3 Chinese courtyard houses, there are passageway Lian Tongs among the courtyards, goes from main entrance to 18 meters wide the room steps, divide into several large courtyards. The whole house seems open, cordial.
The plain still Confucian or feudal ethical codes of ancient people of every village of the lotus, the condition of the people is honest, plough and read the wind to hold. The intersection of the the intersection of lotus and getting old family tree and year, clansman pass the highest imperial examinations by high school entrance examination successful candidate, 34 of persons who born, have 18 people to hold a post in Beijing in successive dynasties, claim generation 18 gold is taken ,Collect today 18 gold is taken Hold picture, tablet held before the breast by officials when received in audience by the emperor of jade, court dress and sacrificial offerings, imperial edict, gold bottle, horizontal inscribed board,etc..
Lotus academy: The southern side located in satisfactory street of the centre of the village, are close to the lotus pool. The lotus academy is the close patio type building, the outer wall is 52 meters long from east to west, extend along the satisfactory street, the north and south is 12.8 meters wide.