Right in Foshan! Discovered the most spectacular ear wall of Lingnan in Daqitou Village

📸Right in Foshan! Discovered the most spectacular ear wall of Lingnan in Daqitou Village👀 Also known as Zheng Village, it was established during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty by the Zhong and Zheng families. They have thrived here for generations✨. Originally, because a large bridge was built next to the village, the village was called Daqiao Village. After the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the sixth-generation grandson of the Zheng family in the village, Zheng Shaozhong (who once served as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy and was promoted to the rank of Shangshu), returned to his hometown to prepare for the renovation of his private house, and re-planned and built the east-facing area where the three-room Yuli branch is located🧱. The entire architectural complex is centered on the Zheng ancestral hall, and his Shangshu Mansion is built next to the ancestral hall. On the one hand, it highlights his prominent status, and on the other hand, it also shows Zheng Shaozhong's filial piety, indicating that he will always be with his ancestors👴. Zheng Shaozhong also deliberately distinguished the orientation and levels of the buildings from the other Zheng branches and Zhong villagers in the village🚧. It is said that the funds for Zheng Shaozhong to build a private house were allocated by Empress Dowager Cixi🤔. Empress Dowager Cixi not only cared about her royal gardens, but also cared about the houses of her ministers. When she heard that the minister had no decent house in his hometown, she ordered the national treasury to allocate funds for construction🎉. After Zheng Shaozhong's death, he was buried in the Tiger Hill to the southwest of the village. Looking from the village, Shaozhong's tomb is like a big flag fluttering, so the later generations changed the name of this village to Daqitou, and this village name has been used to this day🚩. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Zheng Shaozhong family in Daqitou was regarded as a reactionary landlord class, and the historical relics of Daqitou Village, especially the family temple, ancestral hall, mansion, and cultural pagoda, suffered devastating blows😔. The various commemorative buildings built around Zheng Shaozhong and his clan were either severely damaged or used for other purposes. Like other ancient villages, no matter how glorious the ear houses were in the past, they are no longer loved by modern people