Fengjian Village Explained

22.8128°N 113.1549°W

Fengjian
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:22.8128°N 113.1549°W
Pushpin Map:Guangdong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangdong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Foshan
Subdivision Type3:County-level city
Subdivision Name3:Shunde
Subdivision Type4:Town
Subdivision Name4:Xingtan

Fengjian Village is a village in Xingtan Town, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China[1] [2] with a total area of .

The village has a long history and features historic sites throughout. It has three stone arch bridges: the Juji and Mingyuan Bridges built in the Song Dynasty (9601279), and the Jin'ao Bridge, given building permission by the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing Dynasty (16441911). Ancient temples, shrines and houses abound amongst a network of rivers and streams. Due to comparisons of the local scenery with the noted sights of Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu province, the village is also known as the "Zhouzhuang of Shunde" (顺德周庄).[3] [4]

History

There has been archaeological evidence of human activity in the Fengjian area dating back to the Western Han dynasty. Artifacts from this era and the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties have been found at the Biwu Western Han Dynasty Site. [5]

Features

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/44/06/06/440606105.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:杏坛镇 . 2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Xingtan Town . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. zh-hans. 2018 . 2019-03-24 . Chinese: 440606105212 112 逢简村委会.
  2. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/gd/16284.html . zh:杏坛镇 . Xingtan Town . XZQH.org . zh-hans. 2012-08-31 . 2019-03-24 . Chinese: 辖{....
  3. Web site: Fengjian Ancient Village . 2009-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714005240/http://www.luopan.com/t/en_US/528000L000004.html . 2011-07-14 . dead .
  4. http://www.jtdweb.org/symposium/03/Social%20programme.pdf Shunde zhouzhuang, fengjian village
  5. Web site: Foshan Museum 碧梧西汉遗址 . 2024-08-18.