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Guangdu village

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-08-16

Guangdu village in Xiakou town, Jiangshan, a county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, is a historic village located on the border of Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces.

The village is home to many public ancient buildings and ancient dwellings.

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The Bagua well in Guangdu village, Xiakou town, Jiangshan, Quzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/qz828.com]

The Bagua, Sijiao and Quanshui wells in the village were all dug and built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), and some of them still play a role in villagers' lives today.

According to the official data, the village still has 18 ancient dwellings from the Qing Dynasty.

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A view of Songfeng Mountain in Guangdu village, Xiakou town, Jiangshan, Quzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/qz828.com]

Songfeng Temple on the top of Songfeng Mountain, an ancient building constructed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangshan.

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An 800-year-old ginkgo tree in front of the Songfeng Temple. [Photo/qz828.com]

In front of the temple, there are two ancient ginkgo trees more than 800 years old. They are not only included in the protection catalogue of ancient and famous trees in Jiangshan, but also rated as "the most beautiful ancient trees in Zhejiang" and "the most beautiful kings of ginkgo trees in Zhejiang".

In addition, the village has given birth to talented people from generation to generation. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), there were nine Jinshi (successful candidates in ancient Chinese imperial examinations) from the village. Mao Liangzhen, associate professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, also comes from the village.