Mentougou water village the Peach Garden live farm

Bridges through things, many ancient houses in both sides, slope vegetation coverage but accidentally tour, there are four ancient cypress "positioning" embellishment, is described as a "the Peach Garden live farm". Here is a good place for the ancient West Beijing for exploring the -- Water Village reed.

Reed Water Village

Wei Zi Shui Cun is and "Cuandixia village," comparable to the root, legend has it that in the Han Dynasty here has been inhabited, recorded history of 600 years. Reportedly, the early Ming Dynasty, the village from the ancestor sShanxiHongdong big tree migration is found here, reeds, root soaking, and then settled here, named "Wei Zi water". Now the water dried up, reed was gone, Mura Naya became "the reed and water". Here the 100 villagers all surnamed Gao, is the clan relatives.

The ancient bridge leading to the temple of the Dragon King

At the Grange, and water ditch ditch, surrounded by nine mountain ridges, far look like a dragon, and leading towards the village. Because of the village have Lingquan water, like a golden bowl, Kowloon head to golden basin edge, like to drink water of the Lingquan, Kowloon play Jinpen said. Standing on the west slope of the ridge head, Kowloon play Jinpen beautiful panoramic view of the.

Reed water village was Temple of the Dragon King and Dragon King Temple Niangniang Temple, it is said that for a dragon, white dragon, dragon, dragon four Dragon King clay statue, villagers in the butcher sheep and pray for good weather. Now the temple has not see the old style, only the gate of the temple and the Millennium ancient pagoda still standing.

The whole village along an east-west direction, depth of nearly two meters wide spring brook and built, ancient houses in both sides. The existing 48 Ming and Qing Dynasty courtyard, courtyard 37, more complete preservation of the 7 yard. Also early in the courtyard the Anti-Japanese War period than that, when the Japanese invaders burned will have more than 500. Hegou every not far away, there is a stone, stone bridge, for pedestrians, large and small, a total of 12 seats, or flat or arch, or wide or narrow, distinguished air of elegance and coquetry. Village in the ancient, ancient stone mill can be seen everywhere, there are Yai Juji mill. Nowadays, there are four Furui not dry, local villagers to carry water washing and cooking. Is said to be especially good water quality, cooking is not bad, do not drink bad stomach.

Reed water native yangko dance, is singing opera, only percussion accompaniment, no music, no music, because of its characteristics, and mildly, harmonious nine cavity eighteen harmonic juniors legend, was namedBeijingThe intangible cultural heritage. Where the yangko dance drama come from, is not a, one is, the late Ming and early Qing, an old folk artists, came to the village Beijing dialect accent, the self-proclaimed "king of Yangko dance". By the villagers of hospitality, the old artists yangko dance opera singing will be passed to the son, respected the "eight old", since the yangko dance drama tradition. The yangko dance drama and water is always between the master and oral teaching that inspires true understanding within, content change is not big, there is no word leave the script, has been retained for more than 400 years is not easy, as cultural fossil.

In addition, the reed and water toon is famous in Beijing, has a history of over 500 years. Chinese toon here in the big hug together, rich aroma, bright color, succulent fresh, unique taste, has a "red head toon", Ming and Qing Dynasties served as a "red head pile" tribute for the Royal palace. Every spring, and water will be held toon Festival, tourists to this product. (author: Lu Lan)

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Transportation: subway Pingguoyuan station by 892 road to the reed and water station

����Self-driving: along national highway 109 to Qin Meiyukou North Grange Road 5 km