Dingnan Folk Tales--Dingdinggong of the Li Family and Changfu Dingxingwei
Dingxingwei, located in Jinbei Village, Changfu Village, Longtang Town, Dingnan, was built by Dingding Gong of the local Li family in the 23rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1758), with a history of about 250 years. Dingxingwei faces south and north, with a width of 44 meters, a depth of 28 meters, and an area of 1,232 square meters. It is backed by the Qinglong Mountains and faces the San'an Bijia Peak in the distance. Its Feng Shui pattern is excellent. At the same time, it also expresses his good wishes for his descendants to seek official positions and wealth. Dingding Gong of the Li family built this enclosure, hoping that his descendants in the enclosure would be "prosperous and prosperous", so he took the "Ding" from his own name "Dingding" and the "Xing" from "prosperous and prosperous", and named the enclosure "Dingxingwei". According to legend, Dingding Gong of the Li family specially invited three people, a tile-making master, a carpenter and a plasterer, to come and build it. The three masters were warmly received by the landlord, but they had a hobby: they all liked to eat animal organs. Ding Dinggong knew their hobbies very well, but they were not happy when they had a feast on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. They made a lot of changes when building the enclosure. In fact, the three masters did not know that the landlord had made these things they liked to eat into preserved meat, and would give them to the three masters when the project was completed. When they found out, they were deeply moved and corrected their mistakes one by one. From then on, the enclosure was smooth sailing, and the people were prosperous and wealthy. Today, when you walk into Dingxingwei, you will see the Hui-style modeling of the gate of the enclosure, the auspicious wood carvings of the niches and altars in the upper hall, the hollow carving art of the "Four Seasons Bottle An" on the screen door of the wing room, the elegant gilded flying colors of "Pine and Crane Longevity, Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness" on the porch beams, and the landscape paintings on the lintels. These superb wood carvings and their expressions all demonstrate the beautiful hope of Li Dingdinggong for the "prosperity" of his descendants in the enclosure, the wealth of his former owners, and the rich and harmonious atmosphere between Dingdinggong and his three masters. After liberation, the descendants of the Li family in the enclosure have a number of college students, including those admitted to Renmin University of China, China Agricultural University and other prestigious universities, and one of them has a doctorate degree. In short, the historical value, artistic value and scientific value of the enclosure are all true reflections of the values, outlook on life, aesthetic orientation and diligence and wisdom of the Hakka ancestors. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)