What is the origin and history of Shanxi old pagoda tree?

The origin is the migration of Sophora japonica in Hongdong.

Jinnan is a densely populated area in Shanxi, and Hongdong was the largest and most populous county in Jinnan at that time, and it was also a traffic gathering place. In the Ming Dynasty, * * * set up a bureau in Guangji Temple on the west side of Jia Cun, two miles north of Hongtong, to concentrate immigrants, and the pagoda tree next to the temple became a gathering place for immigrants.

To this end, the big locust tree and the old stork nest on the tree have become the signs for immigrants to bid farewell to their hometown.

"Ask me where my ancestors came from, Shanxi Hong Tong Sophora japonica.

What's the name of your ancestral home? The old crane nests under the big locust tree.

"For hundreds of years, this folk song has been widely circulated in many parts of our country.

Descendants of immigrants from Shandong, Henan and other provinces and cities 18 often gather at the ancient pagoda site to remember the vicissitudes of millions of immigrants from Sophora japonica more than 600 years ago, forming a unique custom of "seeking roots for Sophora japonica".

History: At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan * * * used foreign troops year after year to carry out ethnic oppression at home. Coupled with the constant floods, droughts and famines in the Huanghuai Valley, the Red Scarf Army uprising was finally aroused.

Yuan * * * brutally suppressed, and ten people in Huaibei, Shandong, Hebei and Henan were killed.

Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other places have suffered greatly, and almost all of them are uninhabited.

During the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty, Shanxi was relatively stable, with favorable weather and bumper harvest every year. Compared with neighboring provinces, Shanxi has a prosperous economy and a rich population.

And a large number of refugees from other provinces also flowed into Shanxi, making Shanxi a densely populated area.

After the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, in order to consolidate the new regime and develop the economy, eight large-scale immigration activities were organized during the fifty years from the early years of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Yongle.

It is said that people didn't want to leave their homes when the locust tree immigrated. The government widely posted notices to deceive the people: "Those who don't want to move must reach the locust tree within three days.

Those who want to emigrate can wait at home. "

After hearing the news, people rushed to the old locust tree. On the third day, hundreds of thousands of people gathered around the ancient pagoda tree.

At this time, the officers and men of the brigade surrounded the unarmed people under the big locust tree, and an official announced loudly: "Emperor Daming ordered that all those who came under the big locust tree should be removed.

"Soon people woke up, crying and cursing, but to no avail.

The officers and men forced people to register, issue certificates and move to other places.

Hongdong was the largest and most populous county in southern Shanxi at that time.

There is a Guangji Temple on the west side of Erhuali Jia Cun in the north of Hong Tong. The temples are magnificent, the halls are magnificent, and there are many monks and pilgrims.

There is a locust tree next to the temple, surrounded by trees, one acre at a time.

The old people's nest on Fenhe beach is dotted with trees, which is very spectacular.

In the Ming Dynasty, * * * set up a bureau in Guangji Temple to centrally handle immigration, and the pagoda tree became a gathering place for immigrants.

In late autumn, the locust tree leaves, and the old crow's nest is very eye-catching.

When the immigrants left, they stared at the tall ancient locust tree, and the old harrier who lived among the branches kept moaning, which made the immigrants who had left their hometown burst into tears and could not bear to leave. Finally, they can only see the old crane nest on the big locust tree.

To this end, the big locust tree and the old crane nest have become symbols for immigrants to bid farewell to their hometown.

"Ask me where my ancestors came from, Shanxi Hong Tong Sophora japonica.

What's the name of your ancestral home? The old man's nest under the big locust tree.

"This is the origin of this folk song.

Immigrants are mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei and other places, and a few have moved to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.

Immigrants who moved from Shanxi to the above places later moved to Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Xinjiang and northeast provinces.

Extended information: Migration of Sophora japonica in Hong Tong: From the sixth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1373) to the fifteenth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 17), more than ten large-scale migrations were carried out, which was an important part of the great migration in the early Ming Dynasty.

Now there is a "ancestral hall" under the old pagoda tree in Hongtong County, which contains ten cabinets. Every immigrant who moved out from under the big pagoda tree has a memorial tablet for each surname, 88 1 surname and 88 1 memorial tablet.

At the entrance of the main hall, there are nine ancestor worship platforms with the most populous names: Wang, Zhang, Li and Liu, on which people who come to worship their ancestors can worship.

Other surnames are listed in each cabinet.

They all immigrated to all parts of the country 600 years ago.

Now it is said that people with the same surname 500 years ago were a family and came from here.

More than 600 years have passed, and the ancient Huai no longer exists and disappears into the dust of history.

Hu Aixiang's descendants are distributed in more than 20 provinces and 400 counties in China, and some are as far away as some countries and regions in South Asia.

Think about how many sad tears our ancestors shed when they left their hometown to help the elderly and bring up the young. May the pagoda tree take root forever and be heart-to-heart with compatriots at home and abroad.