The Lin family’s ancestral house in Silian Village, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City has a history of 359 years and was designated as a cultural relics protection unit in Nanning City in 2002. However, the protection of the cultural heritage protection unit was not satisfactory, and the "Qiweidi" became a chicken house, with feed slag and chicken manure everywhere, which is a pity.
"Qiweidi" appearance.
Current status:
Crops are everywhere in the cultural protection unit
Floors are covered with chicken manure residues
Lin's ancestral house was built in the second year of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a brick and wood courtyard-style building with small green tiles and hard mountain roofs , with antique flavor. The brief introduction of the cultural protection unit on site stated that the entire building is in order, and there are still plaques such as "Qiweidi", "Jinshi", and "Xinfei Xuefu".
"Qi Weidi" with a plaque hanging.
"Qi Weidi" is the east part of Lin's ancestral house. Nanguo Morning Post client reporter walked into it and saw many chicken cages, chicken food troughs, large water tanks, etc. in the yard. Some of them were walking leisurely, while others pecked at the vegetables scattered on the ground. The grounds of the yard and side rooms were covered with chicken manure, feed residue, etc., so I couldn't get off for a while. The mud bricks inside some side houses have collapsed.
The chickens were walking in the "Qiweidi". The charm of the house was still seen from the structures such as beams, pillars, carvings, etc.
Many dilapidated and scattered items were scattered in the main hall. There was a large pit in the middle of the mud-rammed ground, and the wooden boards and magic platform in the middle hall were also mottled. In this "Qiweidi" that has a history of hundreds of years, the wide thresholds and high pillars are still eye-catching, and the wooden carvings under the eaves are also exquisite. Although these structures have faded their color, they can still see the spirit of the past.
"Qiweidi" main hall.
Reason:
"The house is empty and empty"
The old lady said raising chickens is to relieve boredom
According to reports, the ancestors of the Lin family came to Nanning, Guangxi in the Ming Dynasty from Putian, Fujian. One of his descendants was the teacher of Luchuan County (equivalent to the current county education director) and got married and established a business in Guangxi. In the second year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty moved to Huabiaofang (now Linwupo), and gradually developed to form today's Linwupo. The complete preservation of Lin's ancestral house is of great significance to the study of Nanning's history and the style of house construction.
Who raises chickens in a cultural heritage protection unit with a history of hundreds of years? At the scene, an old lady who claimed to be in her 80s was drying vegetable seeds. She said that she raised the chicken. She married into the Lin family decades ago as her daughter-in-law, but now she is no longer a "Chiweidi". She just comes here from time to time to watch chickens feed chickens. Regarding whether it is appropriate to raise chickens in the cultural relics protection unit, she said that everyone lives in a building, and the house is also empty, and it can be used to raise chickens to relieve boredom.
Chicken flocks were walking in "Qiweidi", and the ground was full of chicken food residues, chicken manure, etc.
On November 10, outside the Lin family's ancestral house, a man surnamed Lin said that he was a descendant of the Lin family and together with other brothers, the property rights of the main part of the Lin family's ancestral house. "Qi Weidi" is the ancestral property shared by several other brothers in the family. He said that the government does not raise chickens in the ancestral house, and these chickens should be kept secretly.
Since "Qiweidi" does not belong to his ancestral property that he participated in management, it is not convenient for him to intervene.
The stone pier in "Qiweidi" is carved with rabbits, and the ground is filled with chicken food residues, chicken manure, etc.
Department:
Private property rights protection has always been a problem
will urge and guide villagers to correct their behavior
According to the cultural relics protection regulations of the state and autonomous region, non-state-owned immovable cultural relics is responsible for repair and maintenance by the owner; it is prohibited to discharge pollutants, pile up garbage and other behaviors within the protection scope of cultural relics protection units; it is prohibited to use destructive uses of cultural relics.
At present, the reporter has informed the relevant departments of the Nanning Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Television and Tourism of Lin’s ancestral house. Staff of the department said that regulations stipulate that all units, organizations and individuals have the obligation to protect cultural relics, and it is definitely wrong for villagers to raise chickens in cultural relics protection units. However, some cultural relics protection units are private property rights, and some are even shared by multiple property owners. It is often difficult to unify opinions on how to protect and repair, resulting in the failure of protection and repair to proceed smoothly.If state-owned assets are collected, funds are a problem and the villagers may not agree. This is also one of the current problems in the protection of cultural relics in Nanning. Cultural relics protection is not only the work of the government, but also the public must improve their awareness of cultural relics protection and jointly protect Nanning's historical and cultural carriers.
The chickens are walking in the "Qiweidi".
The staff member said that the information will be transferred to the relevant departments of Xixiangtang District, Nanning City to understand the current situation of Lin’s ancestral house and urge and guide villagers to change their behavior of raising chickens in cultural heritage protection units. (Reader Mr. A Remuneration Yuan)
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