Where is Woyunpu Scenic Area?

Woyunpu Scenic Area is a national AAA tourist attraction.

Woyunpu Village is located at the foot of Moyun Mountain. Due to the high terrain, it is often shrouded in clouds and mist, and the entire village seems to be lying in the clouds, hence the name "Woyunpu". The village has been rated as a traditional Chinese ancient village, an internationally beautiful village and a tourist characteristic village in Shandong Province. The villagers of this village have simple customs and outstanding people. Since ancient times, "one mountain separates Qilu", making it a veritable geomantic treasure. There are world cultural heritage sites such as the Qi Great Wall Beacon Tower and Fengmen Daoguan, as well as the majestic and magnificent mountain terraces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are more than 200 stone houses and courtyards in the village, which are primitive and ancient, unique in construction and unique in style. There are seven major surname groups in the village: "Yan, Liu, Wang, Zhang, Li, Su, and Wu". Each clan has a large courtyard, a well, and a grinding plate, and the clans live in harmony. There are many ancient steles from the Ming and Qing dynasties existing in the village, and four of them, represented by the "Gambling Quit Stele", are well preserved. The village is rich in ancient crops such as millet and Jiashan white corn, as well as green and organic wild yam, air-dried persimmons, mountain spring tofu, etc., with a rich and mellow taste. The specialty red toon is famous far and wide.

PILIJIAN

PILIJIAN, 850 meters above sea level, is located at the junction of Laiwu, Boshan and Zhangqiu, 3 kilometers northwest of Woyunpu Village. The highest peak. There is an artificial limestone wall on the top of the mountain, which is the ruins of the beacon tower on the Great Wall of Qi. According to local legend, it is Jiang Ziya's altar to confer gods. On the west side of the Thunderbolt Point, a group of naturally-made strange rocks presents a great drama: Meng Liang Jiao Zan, waving his stick and moving forward; Liu Lang straddling the horse, holding the reins tightly, the horse holding its head high, roaring to the sky; Mrs. She, leaning on the stick Farewell, parting with affection, a thousand warnings, saying goodbye with tears, and a rainbow of pride. The name of this play is: "Liu Lang Goes to the Battle", which is about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, and it is set in an eternity.

Guanyin Temple

Guanyin Temple was built in 1757 and renovated in 2016. The main walls on the east and west sides of the temple are old walls from the early Qing Dynasty, with various stone carvings and carvings on them, which are very exquisite.

Yan Family Courtyard

The Yan Family Courtyard is a centralized residential courtyard built for the Yan clan. It is commonly known as the "Big Patio" and has a history of more than 200 years. The building is built with two floors according to the terrain. The first floor is used for raising livestock. The second floor has good ventilation, good lighting, no moisture, warm in winter and cool in summer, and is used for living. According to the descendants of the Yan family, the ancestor Yan Changshan was a farmer with unique skills. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the four brothers moved their Qi family from Shaanxi to Shandong because they offended the government. Yan Changshan, the third eldest, fell in love with Woyunpu, a geomantic treasure. He used a trick to burn down the bandit's den, captured the bandit leader Zhao Mazi alive, and helped the local people eradicate the Pili banditry, becoming a famous hero far and wide.

Liu Family Courtyard

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of the Liu family moved from Longtang Village, Zibo. Their descendants were hardworking and capable, and they developed and expanded in just a few generations. The Liu Family Courtyard is only separated from the Wang Family Courtyard by a wall. It was expanded on the basis of the houses donated by the Wang Family and became a centralized residential courtyard for the Liu family. The courtyard has been in disrepair for a long time, and part of it has collapsed. Climb up the stairs and enter the courtyard. The winding paths in the courtyard lead to secluded areas, and there are small paths that connect the front and back, making it convenient to travel.

Wang Family Courtyard

The Wang family was the first family to settle in Woyunpu Village. Wang Sanli, the founder of the village, was originally a stonemason. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a drought in his hometown of Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province, so he fled here. Because he took a fancy to the "Eighteen Elements" stones here, he used local materials to build a house with stones to provide shelter for his wife and children. Later, the Wang family generously accepted the Liu family who came to seek refuge and gave them part of their house to live in. The two families helped each other and depended on each other. Later, other families with five surnames merged in successively, and after generations, this stone-filled village was finally built. The cornices of the Wang family courtyard are engraved with the pattern of "turning back a deer", which means: No matter how far away from home you are, you must remember to look back at the way you came.

Gambling Quit Stele

There are five ancient stone steles in Woyunpu Village, most of which record the rebuilding of Guandi Temple. But there is a "Gambling Quit Monument" of extraordinary significance, which can be said to be an early village rule and folk agreement. The stele was erected in the 11th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. The forehead of the stele is "famous for eternity" and the inscription is inscribed in Yan style. It is recorded that during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, five or six thieves from outside the village came to Woyunpu Village. They gathered day and night and almost killed people in fights over gambling money. Under the influence of thieves, money-playing became common in the whole village. Many families were separated and their families went bankrupt, and even property theft occurred from time to time. The village leaders Yan Wenzhi, Wang Zhentai and others convened consultations with the whole village to reach political consensus, formulated laws and regulations prohibiting gambling and stealing, and erected a monument as a village rule and convention that the whole village abides by. This move effectively curbed the trend of corruption, and the social atmosphere improved greatly.

Fuxiang’s former residence + ancient stage

Fuxiang (1885-1966), formerly known as Teng Xianxiang, was a master of the inheritance of opera culture in Chayekou Town. Fuxiang's ancestral home is Chaicheng Village, Loude Town, Tai'an County. At the age of 10, he joined the "Laiwu Bangzi" Shengchun Troupe to study opera, and his stage name was Fuxiang. In the spring of 1915, the theater troupe was disbanded due to the war and he was forced to engage in business. In the winter of that year, he went to Boshan to sell porcelain. When he arrived at Woyunpu, he was suddenly caught in a heavy snowfall. He was trapped for a long time. In his spare time, he was bored and sang opera for the villagers and business travelers. At this time, youth violence in Woyunpu Village was becoming popular, and theft and robbery occurred from time to time. People in the village saw that learning opera could divert their attention, so they encouraged young people to participate in learning opera and begged them to stay and teach opera. Feeling the sincerity of the people in Woyunpu Village and out of his deep love for the art of opera, Fuxiang stayed here for 50 years! For 50 years, Fuxiang was obsessed with teaching the art of opera and taught more than 120 plays. For this reason, he never got married in his life.

He was invited to teach opera in more than 40 villages along the Qi Great Wall, covering Laiwu, Zhangqiu, Boshan, and Zichuan. The "Laiwu Bangzi" sang north and south of the Qi Great Wall, with more than 3,000 disciples. In Woyunpu alone, it has been taught for 6 generations and has more than 300 disciples. On the 20th of the first lunar month in 1966, Teacher Fuxiang passed away at the age of 81. His grave is on the west hillside of Woyunpu Village.

During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, gambling was prevalent in Woyunpu Village. In order to eradicate gambling, a "Gambling Quit Monument" was erected in the village. In order to avoid the resurgence of gambling and activate cultural life, an amateur theater troupe was established at the initiative of the village leader, and Mr. Fuxiang was hired to teach opera. The whole village worked together to build this stage, and set up the stage to sing opera during the holidays, making the famous "-- "The village has been transformed into a loyal village that advocates culture. This stage has never stopped performing for more than 130 years.

The Li family courtyard + the former site of the printing department of "Taishan Times"

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of the Li family moved from Zibo. The Li Family Courtyard is a centralized residential courtyard built for the Li clan. The courtyard layout is well-organized and the second floor is comfortable and comfortable. Local rumors: In the spring of 1857, the Nian Army on the East Route was defeated by Zeng Guofan's troops of the Qing army. Black Flag leader Su Tianfu led his troops to flee to the Laibei Mountains and rested in the area south of Huangshi Pass on the Qi Great Wall. In order to raise military expenses, Su Tianfu ordered people to cast fake copper coins. After investigation, they chose Lijiayuan, which was hidden deep in the mountains and had an underground layer, as a secret place to cast coins. People in Woyunpu called this place an "underground bank." During the Anti-Japanese War, because the Taishan Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China held regular activities in Woyunpu Village, the mass base was good, and the geographical location was conducive to carrying out work, the printing department of "Taishan Times" once moved to the Li Family Courtyard, where The printed "Taishan Times" was distributed to party organizations in counties and districts under the Taishan Prefectural Committee and anti-Japanese armed groups, playing an important role in publicizing central policies, inspiring revolutionary fighting spirit, and striving for victory in the Anti-Japanese War.

Su Family Courtyard

Before leaving this place, Su Tianfu, the leader of the Black Banner of the Nian Army, knew that the future was bleak and the odds were against him, so he entrusted his 8-year-old son Su Quan to At that time, Wang Zhong, a businessman in Woyunpu. After Su Quan grew up, Wang Zhong built a house for him next to the Li family compound and married him. The Su family has been passed down alone for several generations, and their descendants have always lived in Woyunpu. Standing in the courtyard of the Su family, you can overlook the scenery in front of the mountain, which is leisurely and quiet.

Zhang Family Courtyard

The ancestor of the Zhang family, Zhang Zhengqi, was an orphan from Xixiang Village, Boshan. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, he moved into the Woyunpu family. His descendants still have the surname Zhang. The Zhang family courtyard is a courtyard structure with five main rooms, built against the mountain, using local "Eighteen Elements" as the main building material. The side rooms and the south room each have three rooms, and the west room has two rooms. Later, as the population increased, new stone houses were built around the compound, like stars over the moon. The family uses one mill, one grinding mill, and one well spring. The uniqueness lies in the application of the architectural concept of "hitting the mountain when entering the door", that is, one house and two courtyards, living in separate courtyards and living in harmony.

Wu Family Courtyard

In 1953, Wu Guangjin, the first generation of the Wu family, remarried into the Li family from Dongxiang Village, Boshan, with his mother. He was only 14 years old at the time. He has five sons, all of whom now live in Boshan. Therefore, only two generations of Wu Guangjin and his children have lived in Wu Family Courtyard. In summer and autumn, the criss-crossing ivy trees make Wu’s courtyard covered in green.

The former site of the "Taishan Times" management department

During the Anti-Japanese War, the "Taishan Times" management department not only had to find ways to raise newspaper funds and purchase items, but also undertook the work of the wartime post office, armed Escorting manuscripts and newspapers is always in danger of encountering enemies. To this end, the management department is equipped with seven war horses to ensure that the newly published newspaper is delivered to all seven counties under its jurisdiction within two days. Li Zaiyong from Woyunpu Village joined the management department, experienced a near-death experience in the war, and grew into a heroic wartime postman.

Calpa tree

Calpa tree, also known as Catalpa tree, Golden Catalpa tree, belongs to the family Bignonaceae and Catalpa genus. It is native to China and is one of the precious tree species in China. Its material is good and It has a wide range of uses and high economic value. It is known as the "Redwood of the North". In ancient times, people had the habit of planting catalpa trees as property to pass on to future generations. This is the only remaining tree in Woyunpu Village, and it is more than a hundred years old.

Couple Sophora japonica

This ancient Sophora japonica tree has the same roots but different trunks. The two trees are nestled against each other and have luxuriant branches. According to legend, they are the incarnations of a couple in need. It embodies the long-cherished wish of "I would like to be a winged bird in heaven, and I would like to be a twig in heaven". "Husband and wife locust tree" also symbolizes people's hope for love, peace and auspiciousness between husband and wife, growing old together and being united forever.