The special feature of Zili village lies in its idyllic scenery. The roadside is covered with green paddy fields. The wind blows the fragrance of rice. The village and farmland blend harmoniously. One or two gray watchtowers or dwellings emerge in the green waves, which is a very quiet and beautiful picture. It is worth mentioning that there are many films set in the period of the Republic of China. Let the bullets fly is one of them. Combined with the banditry in Kaiping in history, this film is tailor-made for this small city.
Zili Village
Zili village, located in Tangkou Town, Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, belongs to Qiangya village committee of Tangkou town. It is one of the world cultural heritage sites and one of the national key cultural relics protection units, commonly known as Huangniling. It is 12 kilometers east of Kaiping City. It is composed of three natural villages named anheli (commonly known as litouzui), he'anli (commonly known as Xincun) and yong'anli (commonly known as Huangniling). In 1837, the village was first established in ligouzui.
In November 2017, it won the top 300 in the 2017 influential ranking of villages.
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Zili village has nine natural villages with Fang's surname. In the late period of land reform after the founding of the people's Republic of China, the three villages are collectively called Zili village, which means to support themselves. The Diaolou group in the village is the representative of the prosperous period of Kaiping Diaolou because of its exquisite architecture, harmonious layout and well arranged. There are 63 families and 175 people in Zili village, but there are 248 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao. They are mainly distributed in the United States, Canada, Britain, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions. Remittances from overseas Chinese are one of the main sources of life in the village.
There are nine watchtowers and six pavilions in Zili village, namely western style villas, namely Longsheng Building, Yangxian villa, qiuanjulu, juanlou, Yaoguang villa, yunhuan building, Zhulin building, Zhen'an building, Mingshi building, Anlu and Yinong building. Ye Shengju, Guan Shengju, Chen Shengju and Zhanlu. The earliest Longsheng Building was built in 1919, and the latest Zhanlu building was built in 1948. Among them, the most exquisite is the six story stone inscription building.
Zili village has a subtropical monsoon marine climate with an average annual temperature of 21.5 degrees and an annual rainfall of 1700-2400mm.
Historical evolution
At the beginning of the establishment of the village, there were only two dwellings, surrounded by farmland. Later, more and more people bought farmland, and some dwellings were built one after another. After the Opium War, the people lived in hardship. In addition, the capitalist countries needed a large number of labor to develop production. They came to China to recruit labor. Many people in Kaiyi left their hometown and went abroad to make a living. It was also during this period that self-supporting villagers began to live abroad. After that, one will take another, and there will be many travelers. When they made money, they came back to buy land and property one after another, and then they went back abroad again and again.
In the 1920s, due to the rampant banditry and frequent floods, some overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots set aside part of their savings to build blockhouses and residences. These Diaolou and Julu are usually named after the founder or his will. Diaolou is a tall building with four or five floors, including two to three standard floors. The structure of the wall, there are reinforced concrete, there are also concrete brick, doors and windows are made of thick iron plate. The building materials are imported from foreign countries, except that the green bricks are produced in lougang. The upper structure of Diaolou has four cantilevers, four cantilevers, front cantilevers and back cantilevers. In terms of architectural style, there are many foreign architectural features, such as colonnade style, platform style, Castle style, and mixed style. In order to prevent bandits from looting, blockhouses are usually equipped with gun holes. First, they are equipped with pebbles, soda water, water guns and other tools, and then overseas Chinese buy back guns from foreign countries. The purpose of the water gun is to spray the bandits' eyes when they get close to the building because the water gun is filled with alkaline water, so that they lose their fighting power and retreat in the face of difficulties. In order to enhance self-defense, many women learn to shoot. These Diaolou were built according to the drawings brought back by the builders from abroad. Some of them have no drawings, just because of the owner's style. Sanxing hammer is used to drive loose piles in the foundation of the building. After piling, in order to avoid the influence of the weather and facilitate the construction, a tall and large sunflower awning is usually built to cover the whole construction site. There are more than twenty or thirty building builders, most of them are local people. The master's daily wage is about six millionths (three double millionths) and the miscellaneous worker's is four millionths (two double millionths).
Some of the Diaolou groups in Zili village were built on the basis of the drawings brought back by the builders from abroad, while some did not have any drawings, just out of the unique mind of the building owners. Therefore, it is difficult to find two identical watchtowers throughout Kaiping, which can be called "World Museum of architectural art".
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National famous historical and Cultural Village
An outstanding representative of Kaiping Diaolou in its prosperous period
The Diaolou group in Zili village was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council in June 2001.
In July 2005, it was rated as "the most beautiful place and the most beautiful folk house in Guangdong"; in November 2005, it was rated as "the national famous historical and cultural village",
In April 2006, it won the gold award of "50 Places in China most worthy of foreigners to visit"; on June 28, 2007, it was listed in the world heritage list by the 31st World Heritage conference.
Diaolou group
Diaolou and Julu in Zili village are generally named after the founder or his will. Diaolou is a tall building with four or five floors, including two to three standard floors. The structure of the wall, there are reinforced concrete, there are also concrete brick, doors and windows are made of thick iron plate.
The building materials are imported from foreign countries, except that the green bricks are produced in lougang. The upper structure of Diaolou has four cantilevers, four cantilevers, front cantilevers and back cantilevers.
In terms of architectural style, there are many foreign architectural features, such as colonnade style, platform style, Castle style, and mixed style. In order to prevent the bandits from plundering, they first equipped pebbles, soda water, water guns and other tools, and then overseas Chinese bought back guns from foreign countries. Some of these towers were built on the basis of the drawings brought back by the builders from abroad, while some of them had no drawings, just because of the owner's ingenuity.
There are 15 watchtowers in the village, which are Longsheng Building (1917), Yangxian villa (1919), qiuanjulu (1920), yunhuan building (1921), ju'anlou (1922), Yaoguang villa (1923), Zhulin building (1924), zhen'anlou (1924), Mingshi building (1925), Anlu (1926), Yinong building (1929) and ye Shengju building according to the building age( In 1930), Guan Sheng Ju Lu (1934), Lan Sheng Ju Lu (1935), Zhan Lu (1948). The most beautiful Diaolou is mingshilou. The building is six stories high. The first floor is the hall, the second to fourth floors are the living rooms, the fifth floor is the place for ancestor worship, the colonnade and the four corner cantilevered tower. In the center of the sixth floor platform is a Chinese Western hexagonal lookout Pavilion. Complete furniture, living facilities, production appliances and daily necessities are preserved in the building.
traffic
international traffic
Kaiping has convenient transportation. Kaiyang Expressway and national highway 325 run across the whole city. It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Guangzhou to Kaiping by bus or by car.
1. Guangdong provincial bus station (next to Guangzhou railway station) to Kaiping, the first bus: 6:30 am, the last bus: 7:30 pm, every 35 minutes;
2. Guangzhou Zhongshan No.8 bus station to Kaiping bus, first class: 6:30 am, last class: 8:30 pm, every 35 minutes.
There are two ways to drive from Shenzhen to Kaiping, both of which are within three hours. One is to go to Guangfo, Fokai, Shuikou and Kaiping along the national highway. Ten kilometers to the west of Kaiping is Tangkou town. This road is easy to take. The second road is Guangshen - Humen - the exit of Zhongshan City - Zhongshan City - along the national road to Jiangmen and Xinhui - ancient town - Jiangmen (don't turn into Jiangmen City) - Jianghe Expressway (there's a BP oil station at the entrance, don't walk through) - Shuikou - Kaiping. Ten kilometers West of Kaiping City is Tangkou town.
Traffic in Kaiping City
1. Guangdong provincial bus station (next to Guangzhou railway station) to Kaiping, the first bus: 6:30 am, the last bus: 7:30 pm, every 35 minutes;
2. Guangzhou Zhongshan No.8 bus station to Kaiping bus, first class: 6:30 am, last class: 8:30 pm, every 35 minutes.
Traffic in Kaiping City
(1) There are buses in the main streets of the city. It costs 1.5 yuan for less than 7 stops and 2 yuan for more than 7 stops. (2) There are four taxi companies in the city, namely Volkswagen Taxi Co., Ltd., jie'an Taxi Co., Ltd., sanbugang Taxi Co., Ltd. and Kaiping 206 Taxi Co., Ltd., with a total of more than 200 taxis. The starting price of a taxi is 6 yuan (2km), and it is 0.50 yuan per 250m over 2km. When calling a taxi, you should pay attention to whether boarding and alighting are prohibited in this section. It is easier to call a taxi in the main street or at the gate of a hotel. In addition, you can call a taxi by calling the service hotline.
(3) After the famous watchtower, residential attractions frequent shuttle bus, Yi temple to Magang bus by
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