First, the ancient ancestral halls, ancient temples:
1. Mai's Grand Ancestral Hall: Huangge Mai's family ancestor Mai Bida ancestral hall, built in the Song Dynasty, have been repaired. In the Guangzhou area in the big name of the ancestral temple in Guangzhou, second only to the Chen Family Ancestral Temple, Shawan "stay plow hall", ranked third. This ancestral hall is situated in Lianxi Village, Huangge Town, Suguo New Street, and Jizong Mai Gong Ancestral Hall, Ruihui Mai Gong Ancestral Hall (now Kirin Culture Exhibition Hall) and Ziping Mai Gong Hall form a group of ancestral halls, all of which are situated in the south and facing the north. Inside the ancestral hall, there are stone lions, stone drums, wood carvings, brick carvings, murals and other traditional crafts. After the establishment of New China, the ancestral hall was listed as a local property by the state. 2000, approved by the higher government, it was returned to Lianxi Village for use, and in 2004, it was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Guangzhou.
2. Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall: It was built in the twenty-first year of the Qianlong reign (1756), and was rebuilt in the thirty-first year of the Republic of China (1942) and 1999. According to legend, Zhang's twenty-fourth generation of Zhang Junzheng was originally from Fanyang, in the Tang Dynasty years led the family moved into the Guangdong Province, Nanxiong, Zhugei Lane, the thirtieth generation of Zhang Da Nian to escape from the war moved into Dongguan Boshiak. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the thirty-eighth generation of Zhang Youliang moved to Dajing, Huangge, Nansha, and was the founder of the Dajing Zhang Clan. The Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall was not only an ancestral hall, but also the school building of Rongshan Elementary School, the first school in Dajing Village, in the early 1930s.
3, Li family ancestral hall: Huangge original two Li family ancestral hall, one in front of the Zhang clan ancestral hall, is the Huangge Datang Li ancestor ancestral hall. It is said that the ancestral hall is divided into three, the hall called "Jishu Hall", the plaque is now stored in the village of Datang. There is a large square in front of this ancestral hall, facing the Li Family Pond, which is surrounded by blue waves and ten miles of wind. This ancestral hall was once used as a middle school, and was later demolished and rebuilt into the Datang Elementary School, which has been changed into a residential area, and is no longer in its original form.
The other is located in Daxi Street, is the largest ancestral hall in Huangge, also known as the "new ancestor", the hall name is "ShaoDeTang". 1971, the ancestral hall was demolished, the villagers of the Central Primary School (the former National Center School) broken and dilapidated auditorium, the auditorium and so on to move the bricks and tiles of the hall to the central school (the former National Center School), and the villagers of the central school (the former National Center School). Hall of bricks and tiles, etc. moved to the original site of the ancestral hall built Huangge Hall, that is, the current Datang Park.
4, Chen family ancestral hall: now Huangge Town, Datang Park side of the Huangge power supply storage building site, side by side with the Li family ancestral hall. Ancestral body for the oyster shell structure, quite classical features. The ancestral hall had three entrances, and the hall name was "Dun Bend Hall". It was demolished during the Cultural Revolution.
5, General Ancestral Hall: located in Huangge Town, Dongli Street, was first built in the Yuan Dynasty, for the village of Dongli, the first ancestor of Mai Liusan, Mai Gongjin's ancestral hall. The ancestral hall for the Huangge ancient official position of the highest memorial ancestor shrine, the selection of materials, facade brick carving fine, the first into the screen door through the flower wood carvings, opera character stories for crafts.
6, Rui Hui Mak Gong Ancestral Hall: located in the Huangge Lianxi Village, Cebu State New Street, the ancestral hall has a stone tablet records that the ancestral hall was built in the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi six years (1867). The building specifications of the ancestral hall is slightly inferior to the Mai ancestral hall, but the material, workmanship, etc. at that time is also superior, brick carving, wood carving pattern exquisite, fine decoration. The ancestral hall is the seventh generation of the Huangge Mai's Mai Guangzu's ancestral hall, so the hall name "Guangyu Hall".
7, Shao Shan Mak Gong Ancestral Hall: located in the town of Huangge Dongli Street, west of the entrance to the Hedley Lane, north to south, Dongli Village, Ming Dynasty ancestor Mai Hongju (No. Shao Shan) Ancestral Hall, was built in the Ming Dynasty, is now well-preserved.
8, auxiliary party Mai Gong Ancestral Hall: located in the town of Huangge Dongli Street, Hedley four, is the village of Dongli Ming Dynasty Yin Fu's ancestral ancestral hall, was built in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty renovation, the "Great Leap Forward" era for the elderly home, was a canteen, nursery, is now well-preserved.
9, Tianhou ancient temple: a long history, incense, with Foshan Ancestral Temple, Deqing Yue Cheng Dragon Mother Temple, Guangzhou Huangpu South China Sea Temple, is one of the four famous temples in Guangdong. According to legend, the temple was built by Mai Birong, the first ancestor of Huangge, and the temple is dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. The temple has been repaired and enlarged many times over the past 800 years, especially during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, when it was enlarged in a very grand manner. The temple was repaired again in the 15th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty and was in its heyday until the 20th year of the Republic of China. Every year, a grand temple fair was held on the 23rd day of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar for the Birthday of Tin Hau. Unfortunately, the temple was demolished after the liberation of the flat land, the temple of cultural relics lost.
Two, the ancient tomb
Mai Birong, Mai Bida brothers' tomb: the tomb is located in Huangge Town, Dongli pond south bank of the big Heshan Tsui, is the Huangge Mai's ancestor and his brother's tomb. Song Dynasty Xianchun nine years (1273, another version of the 1131 Song Shaoxing first year), five brothers with their families by the South Xiong Zhugei port south of the Pearl River Delta, of which Mai Bida stayed in Huangge, his brother, Mai Birong to the development of Dongguan. The two brothers were originally buried at the back of the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall in Sham Wan, Nansha, and were relocated back to Huangge due to the construction of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zhuhai Expressway. This tomb has become a bridge for Mai clansmen from all over Guangdong to connect with each other, and every year at the Chung Yeung Festival, the Guangdong Mai Ancestors Group and the Hong Kong and Macao Clansmen Group pay homage to this tomb. Now the whole tomb is well preserved, in 2004 was listed as a district-level key cultural relics.
Mai Liusan Tomb: the tomb is located in Huangge Town, the right side of the gourd mountain. According to the tombstone, the tomb is the joint tomb of Mai Liusan and his wife. Mai six three is the Huangge ancestor Mai Bida and the son of Mrs. Zhan, at the end of the Song and early Yuan into the body of the Yuan, the rate of the son of the public into the military combat in Guangxi, pacify the turmoil, the official worship of Guangxi Governor General. The main monument on the inscription "Song Guangxi Governor Kao six three Mai Gong Fu Jun, mother Zeng's tomb of a first-class wife". Now the whole tomb is well preserved, in 2004 was listed as a district-level key cultural relics.
Mai Gongjin Tomb: built in the early Yuan Dynasty, the Qing Daoguang thirteen years (1833) remodeling. It is the most imposing tomb existing in Huangge. The whole tomb is a senior stone craft tomb, carved stone flower tomb door embedded in the main monument, inscribed "Huangyuan attacked the sealing of the deputy general light car lieutenant third ancestor of the Kaogong into the Mai Gonghe Tomb, the Qianlong jichou section of the bachelor's degree under the Shanxi Department of Mai You wrote the monument, the Daoguang deci thirteen years on the 15th of September, restoration". The tomb is located in Huangge Town, Dongli pond south bank of the Heshan Tsui, is the Yuan Dynasty Vice General Mai Gongjin and his wife Xu's joint tomb. Mai Gongjin is Dongli Mai's third ancestor, because with his father to go on a campaign, Shi Yuan have merit, the official appointed deputy general, light car lieutenant, is the Huangge Mai's family by the ancient dynasty of the highest official position, so every year the tomb by Mai's ancestor worship group unified visit. Now the whole tomb is well preserved, in 2004 was listed as a municipal key cultural relics.
Lady Liu's Tomb: the tomb is located in Huangge Town, Datang Village, Daren Mountain, built in the Qing Dynasty Guangxu years. The tomb before the monument on the book "Huang Qing enjoined a grade of Mrs. Xian mother Li mother Shude Liu's wife's tomb", the right side of the monument engraved on the "Guangxu ding ugly years in the mid-autumn auspicious day Chen Sacrifice male Yang a great-grandchild of a certain" (due to the long time part of the text is damaged, so the name is not known), in the back of the tomb there is a stone tablet. A stone tablet, inscribed with the "Grant of Heaven". The tomb owner's son Li Yang ah, said to be Dongguan people, is a well-known government officials during the Qing Dynasty, the official title of the "Ministry of War Minister". His official title plaque was once hung in the Huangge Datang Village, the Li family succession of the Great Ancestral Hall, the existing elderly pro-eye this plaque. The ancestral hall was demolished in 1958 and the plaque was lost. The tomb is a first-class construction, majestic and spectacular, and it is a tomb of historical celebrities, which has a greater historical value. Now the whole tomb is basically well-preserved, in 2004 was listed as a district-level key protection of cultural relics.
Three, ancient wells
1. Dajing Yin well head: also known as "Yin Cheng Quan", located in Huangge Township, Dajing Village jurisdiction, was built in the Yuan Dynasty, has been repaired many times, for the stone structure of the well. It is said that Zhang's townspeople were once given the title of "Lord of Yonseong" (Yonseong was an official title at that time). His ancestors opened the well in honor of this official name, so it was called "Yin Well". Some old people say that the well has a history of more than 700 years. At that time, there was a shortage of drinking water in this area, which was originally a lake field flooded with seawater. A person surnamed Yin dug a well, but after the well was dug, the water was so sweet that the whole village consumed the water from the well. In honor of this person surnamed Yin, the people called the well "Yinchengquan" and erected a monument next to the well to commemorate the event. Although the well has a history of several hundred years, it has been used to this day through many repairs and renovations by successive generations of villagers. Today, even though the village has piped water, the whole village still likes to consume water from the well. Because of the large size of the well, people gradually used to call the well "Daejung" and the village name "Daejung Village".
2. Three Sacred Temple Well: located in Huangge Township, Dongli Village jurisdiction, excellent water quality, sweet taste, is Dongli villagers since ancient times to eat well water. The history of this well is closely related to the Three Holy Temples. In ancient times, people believed in God, that daily life is inseparable from the water is God in charge of the village people used to call this well water for the holy water. In ancient times, altars were set up to offer sacrifices, life baptism, all to this well to get water. Villagers, such as funerals, for the dead bath water (commonly known as "buy water"), must be the son of the first to this well put down a few coins, and then to the well to take the water home to the deceased bath.
3. Half a day Yunquan: also known as "Tianyunshan spring", in the Huangge Dashan feminine half of the mountainside. About the name of this spring, Huangge is rumored to have a story. It is said that the Yuan dynasty vice general light car lieutenant Mai Gongjin year had come to this mountain hunting, General Gongjin horse galloped, do not feel a little horse lack of thirst. Occasionally saw the stream in the forest gurgling, then take the war horse White Dragon colt to find the source of hiking to find this spring. General Mak Gongjin after drinking this spring feel the cleanliness, praise, the accompanying staff will ask General Mak to give the name of this spring. At this time, the white horse drank the spring water after the long whistling, jumping and leaping. General saw this scene, then said: "spring in the mountains in the middle of the white clouds out, and white horse jumping like clouds fly, called 'half-day cloud spring' it." In the past, there are many celebrities to the Huangge, have to ask someone to pick "half a day Yunquan" water to make tea and sip tea. 1982, this spring was developed for the Tianyun soda plant's water source, and then due to the mining of quarry and the drying up of the water source. In addition to traditional Chinese festivals, the Huangge people also have their own special places.
In the past, from the 20th of the year, Huangge people began to prepare food for the Spring Festival, such as fried piles, oil angle, rice cakes, sugar rings, fried rice cakes, etc., are made by their own family members, and most of the younger generation does not know how to make them, especially sugar rings and fried rice cakes, only the Huangge people who are more than 50 years old know how to make them. Most people go to a wide range of New Year's Eve stores to buy holiday food, and the more preserved is the production of fried piles, oil horns.
The lion and unicorn dances dominate the New Year's Eve, and it is believed that these two animals will ward off evil spirits and welcome good fortune. Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Huangge's lion dance and unicorn dance happily in the town hall, and then dance into every house in every village, a lively and extraordinary scene.
The opening of the lantern is a custom unique to the four main villages of Huangge Township (Dajing Village, Datang Village, Dongli Village and Lianxicun Village), which is serious and solemn. The opening of the lantern is for the previous year's newborn male children, from the seventh day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month, the local people according to Haumea's regulations for the opening of the lantern for the baby in the ancestral hall to hang the lantern, invited friends and relatives to gather, praying for good luck in the coming year.
"Huangge Qilin Dance" is an ancient folk art in Huangge Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, has been prevalent for more than a hundred years, the New Year's festivals, God's Birthday Jiaojiao will be, the autumn color outing, people dance the Qilin, in order to express the good luck and good wishes for good weather, the country's prosperity and people's peace, so the folk have Therefore, there is a folk saying that "the unicorn is dedicated to the good fortune of the people".