This unknown place is located in Yanghe Village, Longmen River, 2.5 kilometers west of Changping Township, Qinyang City. Some explorers are at the top of Zhaoshan Mountain, the old Longling on the cliff.
Let's talk about the artificial water diversion and storage project. With the strong support of the superior leaders and the strong leadership of the village team, all the villagers in Houyanghe experienced hardships and had no choice to solve the problem of water shortage for generations. It consists of water diversion and water storage.
The so-called "broken wrist" water storage project-large pool. /kloc-in the winter of 0/972, the villagers demolished the Longmen Temple with a thousand-year history and then excavated and built it on the original site. The large pool is square, with a side length of 60m, an area of 5mu and a depth of 5m. In addition, a small pool with a size of half an acre and a depth of 2 meters was dug in the middle of the pool, with a total capacity of 20,000 cubic meters. As far as storage capacity is concerned, such a pool excavated completely by hand cannot be said to be the first in the country, at least it should be the first in Henan. Its momentum is really eye-catching!
UAV aerial photography of large pool
There is also a diversion project to support the big pool. It is more than 600 meters long and consists of more than 300 meters of tunnels and more than 300 meters of open channels. Among them, the tunnel with a length of more than 300 meters consists of two tunnels with a length of about 200 meters and a length of 100 meters, and an open channel with a length of more than 50 meters on the cliff connects the two tunnels into a whole. The tunnel section is 2m high and 1.8m wide. The ground is flat, its outstanding function is to divert water, and it is also a shortcut for people to get in and out of the mountains at ordinary times.
The reason why this project is "amazing" is that it was completed by two hands of the villagers in this village, and it took less than a year before and after. Let me talk about the excavation of tunnels and canals. At that time, all the young and middle-aged laborers in the village were concentrated, and four caves were dug at the same time, with three people in each class and three shifts, 24 hours a day.
It was completely destroyed by hammers, steel drills and explosives. Lighting with lanterns (there was no electricity in the village at that time), measuring with hanging wires (no instruments), no protective cover (I don't know what a mask is), using people's fans to exhaust smoke (no ventilation equipment), not eating during recess (bringing sweet potatoes and persimmons to satisfy hunger), earning work points (no money). The difficulty of excavation is enough to make an earth-shattering novel. But from beginning to end, no one complained, no one borrowed, and no accident happened. This is a miracle.
The magic of building a big pool is "digging". With all the young and middle-aged men in the village digging holes and canals, the remaining women, the elderly and children have become the main force of excavation. The excavation volume of about 20,000 cubic meters was completed in just over two months, with reeds on shoulders and poles on shoulders.
At that time, the contract system was implemented, according to households, people and time. Every family has a task and everyone has an indicator. Therefore, many families not only ask for leave from their families who work outside the home, but also ask relatives in other villages for help.
Children, from each according to his ability, walk shoulder to shoulder like running, come early and leave late, even on a moonlit night. At the labor site, the red flag is slight and the passion is overflowing. As a result, the villager Song was moved to write a 9-page narrative poem, which recorded the labor scene in full swing at that time in detail. As a typical report of agricultural Dazhai of Qinyang County Radio Station, it has been broadcast continuously for two weeks in the county.
How hard and short the construction time is in this small ravine! The people's will and motivation to improve water use from generation to generation fully demonstrated the indomitable fighting spirit of Yanghe people under the leadership at that time.
It is a real pity that only a few people outside know that there is a big pool here, but few people have experienced the whole project, and no one knows that Yanghe Edition has a touching story of "Red Flag Canal". It can be said that you don't know the treasure in the mountains, and the wine is not afraid of the deep alley.
1 south exit of diversion tunnel
Let's talk about the amazing cliffs. There is a natural "Taishan Shi Gandang"-Zhaoshan Mountain on Longmen River in Yanghe Village. Its highest peak is more than 250 meters above sea level. Since ancient times, there has been only one narrow path up the mountain, and it is very steep. Few people go except shepherds. The peak is shaped like a very narrow dragon ridge, with an average width of1.5m. The narrowest part is only one person wide, and there are cliffs on both sides. The side facing Houyanghe Village is an endless cliff. Standing on the top of the mountain, my legs suddenly trembled with fear. Seen from a distance, the view is extremely broad. The feeling that "once you climb to the top of the mountain, you will see other mountains look short under the sky" suddenly arises spontaneously. Ma 'anshan, the highest peak of Taihang Mountain, lies due north. Changping and Yaotou are just around the corner. Especially overlooking Houyanghe Village and the big pond at the foot, and the Longmen river bed winding between the village and the mountain, it suddenly became so small. Because this mountain is steep, few people climb to the top, so no one knows its steep, broad vision, strange environment and unique and amazing resource landscape.
In addition to the above rare landscape resources, this mountain also has the "red hero story" of the anti-Japanese period remembered by the descendants of Yanghe. Before 1940, the mountain was covered with cypress trees, which blocked the sun. It is not only a great natural landscape, but also has made an indelible contribution to avoiding Japanese aggression. From 1938 to 1939, Tian Shifeng, then the county magistrate of Qinyang Anti-Japanese Democratic Government led by Zhong * *, led the members of the "Chinese National Pioneer in Qinyang" to live in the village irregularly, and fought hard against the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Changping by resting during the day and harassing at night. In order to protect their safety, Yang Haixin (the first secretary of the village branch after liberation), who is only 12 years old in Houyanghe Village School, stands guard for them and the villagers at the top of Zhaoshan Mountain every day. As soon as the Japanese invaders were discovered, when Yang Haixin shouted, the anti-Japanese team and villagers would immediately go up the mountain and hide in the bushes. They escaped the enemy's sneak attack many times. Unfortunately, in the famine year of 1940, in order to make a living, the villagers cut down all the cypress trees on the mountain for firewood, and the rare natural landscape disappeared. This has become a major defect that the cliff landscape can't make up for now.
Zhaoshan Peak is only 1.5m wide on average.
Houyanghe village under the cliff is so small.
I have to say that there are magical mountains and ancient villages around the village. Longmen River, where Houhe Village is located, is more than 30 kilometers long. Originated in Huxianling, Zezhou, Shanxi Province, it flows into Danhe River through Yanghe and Xiwan. The villagers living along the whole river moved away in the 1970s and 1980s, and all the natural villages have long been empty (including Shanxi), with few people left. It is the only undeveloped or even unknown virgin land in all rivers between Yuntai Mountain and Shennong Mountain. Longmen River twists and turns in the canyons on both sides of the river, with different shapes. Especially in the nearly two kilometers reach of Houyang River, due to the special mountain situation, the river makes a series of sharp turns from west to east, and the gap between the size is increasing. When the river surges in summer and autumn, many unique waterfalls, rapids and deep pools will form on the riverbed. People around and under the mountain will come here to have a look, and wash up quickly!
The winding Longmen River connects Houyanghe Village and Zhaoshan as a whole.
The narrow Longwangkou and its drop form a spectacular waterfall.
The clear river brings rare pleasure and coolness to the people gathered here.
Rivers and villages set each other off in interest and have picturesque scenery.
This paper focuses on the place where the largest waterfall is formed-"Dragon King". It is also the most important place where the Dragon King of Longmen River lived in legend, with the most stories and classics. Next to the "Dragon King", there are other places related to the legend of the Dragon King, such as Longwangkou, Longquan, Longtouzui, Longmen Temple, Nan 'an Temple, Xiangluwa, Geliangshan Temple, Houdian, Tiemacha, Womakeng, Mayinkeng, Dragon Furnace and Black Longwangtan Scenic Resort Scenic Area. The most noteworthy is the Longmen Temple, because the Xiushui Pool was demolished. At that time, its architectural scale was unparalleled. There are many cultural relics in the temple, but only one big iron clock cast in the Ming Dynasty (now in the Qinyang Museum) is enough to prove the thick history of this temple. 1939 also served as the anti-Japanese democratic government and the first private primary school in Qinyang, and served as a temporary place to escape the Japanese invasion for more than six months.
Houyanghe Village (formerly Songzhuang Village) is surrounded by mountains, with mountains in front, mountains behind and beaches under, and the air is fresh. Villagers have a strong learning atmosphere since ancient times. There have always been private schools in history, and there are many literate people. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, many people took the examination of juren and scholar, including the positions of county officials and other officials. According to the inscription in the village, another person took a bachelor's degree in the Qing Dynasty (the highest institution in China). After his father died, he was also awarded "Huang Qing Longevity Officer" by the emperor (the inscription now contains it).
Now both Qinyang Museum and Longmen Temple have a 500 kg iron clock.
In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, the tombstone of "Qing Emperor's Case of Life" was awarded.
The location of Houhe Village is stepped. With a slight lift, the buildings are patchwork, which is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. At present, the drinking water in Changping township is supplied by motorized wells, and the water in large pools is enough for other water needs. Electricity is used as usual, the cement road from the village to Changping and the road from the mountain to Xiwan Town. Cars get in and out easily.
Houyanghe village under the cliff in winter
The inspection team believes that Yanghe Village has unique tourism resources and exquisite scenic spots. For example, develop and make good use of the "Hongqi Canal" water conservancy project, excavate the story of "Hongqi Canal" and tell the villagers' "Yanghe Spirit"; Develop a fitness trail around the mountain from Zhaoshan Cliff to Maanshan and then to the diversion tunnel and large pool.
It should have certain development potential to develop the outdoor adventure route from the diversion tunnel in the north of Longmen River bed along the canyon to Quanshuihei Longwangtan Scenic Resort Scenic Area and make good use of the historical resources of ancient villages. In this way, it will be an ideal place for mountaineering, fitness, leisure, photography and vacation!
Yanghe, this precious land, warmly expects you to climb the precipice and enjoy the precipice scenery! See the Red Flag Project and experience the spirit of Yanghe! Enjoy the scenery of the canyon and explore the simple folk customs! Believe: you must be very happy that you came!