In the village of Ningbo, there is an ancient scripture volume that has gone through more than 400 years.

After the ancestral hall in the village, there were ancient scriptures that had gone through more than 400 years.

Ninghai Longgong Village survived due to the young generation of villagers spontaneously protecting ancient villages

Recently, an expert in cultural relics discovered a well-preserved scroll at Longgong Village, Shenjing Town, Ninghai County. The ancient book experts from the Hangzhou Library and Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion all made high comments on it. It is also advisable to apply for the “National Precious Ancient Book List”.

The experts did not know that this ancient scripture scroll has survived to this day and it has depended on the meticulous care of the Longgong Village people for 400 years, which has caused it to escape the catastrophe again and again.

Like the protection of ancient scriptures, people in Longgongcun also protect their homeland. In recent years, people in the village have had money and built new houses, but the appearance of the old village has basically not changed.

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Over 400 years of villagers relay protection ancient scroll

Need to care for the home of generations

There are numerous ancient villages in eastern Zhejiang, but with the development of economy, many ancient villages that archaeological experts have studied have disappeared or existed in name only. How the small dragon palace village survived the impact of modernization and the villagers had their own profound experience.

At present, the cultural protection work of Longgong Village has also received the attention of relevant departments. According to the relevant person in charge of Shenzhen-Shantou Town, they are making plans for the Longgong Village to better protect them. However, they also admitted that Longgong Village was able to stand out from the many destroyed ancient villages, except that it had not been developed because of its remoteness and it was inseparable from the spontaneous protection of local villagers.

The villagers' protection of ancient villages does not depend on economic interests but on the recognition of local culture.

The 80-year-old Chen Linke, the home of his family, hangs the plaque of the Guangxu period and writes four characters in the “five generations together”. “When I looked at this plaque, I was thinking, This is a symbol of our family and generations living here. If I were to move anywhere, I would not like to,” Chen Linke said.

Today, Chen Linke, his children and grandchildren are working in the city. He insisted on working every day, an acre of rice, an acre of vegetable fields, well-organized. He feels that this is his entire life, and that his ancestors have lived like this for the rest of their lives. He will stay with the old house like his ancestors until he grows old.

The new generation of Longgong Village people go out to study and go out to do business. After earning money, they also thought about refurbishing their old houses and letting the old villages rejuvenate. However, young people who have seen the outside world have experienced more and more rare old villages and valuable old houses.

“When I was young, I didn’t know anything about it. I felt that the building was definitely better than the courtyard of my hometown. However, after coming back for decades, I discovered that there wasn’t a place that gave me such a sense of intimacy and a sense of belonging. If you take it apart, Caused by the building, I will lose the feeling of home. Even if the house was built well, what use is it?" Speaking of why the original gave up when making a new house, 39-year-old Chen Guoqing replied this way.

This deep recognition of the local culture deep in the heart of the villagers is reflected in their protection of the scrolls, the old houses, and the ancient streets. It is also reflected in their respect for traditional rituals and festivals. Only if this sense of identity is inherited from generation to generation, our ancient villages can remain forever and become a vehicle for future generations to understand traditional culture.

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Spontaneous protection

Due to the villagers' recognition of local culture

"In March of this year, I went to Longgong Village because of work. I found an ancient scroll in the local ancestral hall. It looked very old. I told the people in the village that I should let the experts in the city see it. Look," said Hu Zhihan, a cadre in Shamian Town, Ninghai County.

In the next two months, Hu Zhihan brought this ancient volume expert who had visited Nanjing, Hangzhou, and other places. It did not occur to the experts that they gave a high rating.

This volume is called "Hua Yan Jing," a total volume of 80 volumes, hidden in the Dragon Palace Village, there are more than 50 volumes. Tianyige ancient expert Liu Kaisheng, Liu Yun and other appraisals, believe that the Dragon Palace "Hua Yan Jing" experienced more than 400 years of wind and rain, still ink like paint, paper white jade, and full font style, especially the fine print, illustrated, exquisite writing The higher cultural value, literature value and artistic value are rare and rare books in Buddhist scriptures.

According to Qiu Jiajing, an ancient book group of the Hangzhou Library's Special Document Center, the scroll is identified as a clear and vivid print. Its value is mainly reflected in the form of disguised binding, which is rare in the present edition. The material is rare and valuable. Its historical and cultural properties and artistic representation are very high. It is necessary to immediately carry out rescue and protection, and it is recommended to apply for the “National Directory of Precious Ancient Books”.

The reporter saw a part of this scroll in Hu Zhihan’s office. The handwriting was clear. The figure's expression was very clear. Nothing in this book was a book that had been hidden for more than 400 years. However, this scripture also inevitably suffered some damage, such as many wormholes, and the paper was also very fragile.

“Tianyige hopes to collect this book. There are also many ancient auction houses who come to the door and hope to sell it to them at a high price.” Hu Zhihan said, but he intends to send the scroll to the Zhejiang Library for comprehensive restoration and then send it to him. Huilonggong Village, as a treasure of the town and village.

Ancient scriptures are rare treasures in Buddhist scriptures

Dragon Palace Village is not a famous scenic spot, and even local Ninghai people have never heard of its name. However, it is such an unknown village that has maintained the ancient village as it was. This is inseparable from the spontaneous protection of the villagers.

“I lived here when I was young. When I was a child, I had a few trips with adults and I felt that the house in the village was broken and old. At that time, I had an ideal. When I grew up and made money, I pushed the house down. Building a good-looking and magnificent building,” said 39-year-old Chen Guoqing.

"This is where we lived for generations. How can we be willing to tear it down?" Chen Guoqing's mother, Li Aifen, inserted a sentence.

In the village, the reporter saw that in addition to a small number of newly built brick houses, most of the houses retain the style of the former wooden structure courtyard. Most of the newly built houses are basically located outside the ancient village.

In Longgong Village, such a story has also been circulating. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the general headquarters of an anti-Japanese army stationed in Longgong Village was commanded by Yu Zhiming. In order to get rid of the command, the Japanese army sent planes to bomb. The villagers believe that the ancient village is going to be finished. However, for various reasons, they only destroyed one temple.

"The bombing of Japanese planes has not destroyed our village. We cannot destroy it even by ourselves." Chen Linke said.

Villagers' committee chief Chen Zhanying told reporters that in order to protect the ancient villages, the villagers spontaneously numbered the old buildings in the village, repaired them in the order of numbers, and took turns on duty at ordinary times in order to prevent the cultural property traffickers from stealing ancient buildings overnight. Carved decorations. Among them, the important Chen’s ancestral hall is ranked first, and the Yuying Academy in the village is also the key protection target.

This scripture was born in the Ming Dynasty, and how it was originally found in Longgong Village was not clear to anyone. There are not many people in the village who can understand this scripture, but this does not prevent the villagers from loving the scriptures. Although there is no professional library equipment, despite the many catastrophes that have been experienced for more than 400 years, this scroll is still well preserved.

How do people in the village protect?

A few days ago, the reporter went to Longgong Village.

This is a small mountain village far from the city. Starting from Ninghai County, it took more than 50 kilometers of rugged Panshan Road, finally arrived. “Before the highway was repaired, we went to the county town to walk. In the morning, we arrived in the afternoon,” said the villager Chen Guofen.

At the entrance of the village, there is a Chen ancestral hall, which is an important building in the village. It basically remains as it was in the Ming Dynasty, and now it also functions as a village elderly activity center. The scroll was stored here.

“In the beginning, the scroll was placed in the village’s Jifu Temple. Later, in order to protect it, we hid it behind the priest's forehead. There is no wind, no rain, and no sun. In the turbulent years, It also escaped the search and survived,” said Chen Linke, 80, who is from the village.

Chen Linke said that this volume has something to write about. He can't tell, but he knows that this is the treasure left by his ancestors. He must be kept safe. In the past few years, some people stole several of them. Everyone was very distressed and sent someone to watch it.

Chen Linke said that when he was little, his grandfather told him to protect the scriptures. Today, he has become a grandfather himself. He said that the task of protecting the scrolls will be passed on from generation to generation.

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