Experts determined that the tunnel excavated in the old man's home was an ancient tunnel from the Song Dynasty. What items were stored in it?

In ancient my country, tunnels were an important underground structure excavated as a siege tactic, that is, an important fortification.

According to research, the earliest use of tunnel warfare in our country's military originated from the Warring States Period, such as the Battle of Guandu between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

As recorded in Chapter 30 of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": This Yuan army cannot attack the light but attacks the dark. It explores hidden roads and wants to penetrate the camp from underground and penetrate into the enemy's ears. ?

The "Fudao" mentioned here is an authentic tactic.

Of course, with the development of the times, the passage of time, the influence of wind, rain, sun and rain, and the vicissitudes of life, the tunnels excavated in ancient times have gradually collapsed, disappeared, or been destroyed. Hidden in dust underground and unknown to anyone.

However, it is said that an old man in Luoyang, Henan Province, dug a mysterious ancient tunnel in his house, which attracted everyone's attention. For this reason, the old man was sent to the hot search. .

01 The origin of the incident

The old man who dug the tunnel was named Jia Pengju, 75 years old. According to the old man, this ancient tunnel was originally sealed with thick earth bricks in the cave where he lived. Before it was excavated, he finally dug it out and saw it again after two years of digging. .

After that, Jia Pengju, his daughter, and son-in-law spent about half a month cleaning the inside of the tunnel, and found that its internal structure was relatively intact and there was no sign of collapse.

After several people went through a series of clean-ups, they disclosed the secret to the outside world.

Finally, the ancient tunnel excavated by the old man can continue to move forward after going down the ladder. It is said that it can connect more than 20 households in the village and is 200 to 300 meters long, with many homes. Are there entrances?

However, because some residents no longer live in their homes and some houses have collapsed, there are fewer people walking around.

In addition, most of the people staying in the village are old people and it is inconvenient to go up and down the tunnel. Therefore, most of the people who come and go are tourists who come here to visit.

02 What is inside the ancient tunnel?

After the ancient tunnel was excavated, you could walk through the yard of Jia Peng’s family and follow the small brick door. After passing two doors, you can see the tunnel entrance.

Only after entering the tunnel, due to the relatively narrow space, about 1.5 meters high and less than 1 meter wide, only one adult can barely pass.

The height in the tunnel is about 1.6m, and the highest point is 1.7m. Generally, adult men need to bend down slightly to move forward.

There are relatively small cave dwellings scattered on the walls on both sides of the tunnel entrance.

According to speculation, this should be a place where people kept their belongings in the past, or where people lived or hid in emergencies.

The ground inside the ancient tunnel is not as flat as walking shoes, but has steep slopes and undulations. The walls of the tunnel are also pitted and uneven. If there is no lighting, people walking are likely to trip over the complex terrain structure.

(Electric lights are installed in the renovated tunnels)

According to the stories that local elderly people heard when they were children, it is speculated that the ancient tunnels may have been from the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the relatively wealthy people in the village Because the family had a big business and suffered from social unrest during the Republic of China, they built a secret tunnel to store food, transfer and protect property, or hide the passage of soldiers to avoid being looted by bandits, and played a defensive role.

03 After the ancient tunnel was successfully declared as a traditional village

After that, the local cultural relics department and archaeological experts studied the lampshade-like tiles cleared out of the tunnel to determine whether The excavated ancient tunnels are from the Song and Jin Dynasties.

Jia Pengju said that the village has a long history and culture, and various stories, legends and culture are passed down orally. The elderly in the village are accustomed to calling the village "Zhaizi".

Since clearing out the ancient tunnels, Jia Pengju feels that his village is very culturally distinctive, surrounded by ancient temples, temples, ancestral halls, and ancient schools such as Chanyang Study.

(Guxuetang Chanyang Study)

In addition, some ancient artifacts previously unearthed in the village, including stone axes, tiles and other utensils, were studied and identified by archaeological experts and believed to be from the Neolithic Age. , cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

(Some stone axes, tiles and other artifacts unearthed in the village)

All these things gave Jia Pengju the idea of ??applying for the village to be designated as a traditional village.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Chanyang Study is one of the few Chanyang Studies. It was a tuition-free school founded by Jia Zhiyan, a famous Jinshi in the Qing Dynasty, mainly to allow children from poor families to study. They can also afford to go to school. For this reason, this school is also called "Jia Gongyi School".

(The former site of the ancient Xueyang Study Hall)

In the end, the application was successful, and Dayanghe Village was included in the fifth batch of Chinese traditional villages.

Afterwards, Jia Pengju also converted a room in his home into the Dayang River Folk Museum, which contained many ancient farm tools, tiles and other utensils that he specially collected, as well as local information such as the Jia family tree. characteristic cultural content.

Nowadays, many people come to participate in the ancient tunnels, but Jia Pengju, who is already over fifty years old, still greets tourists enthusiastically and actively explains the history and culture of the village to them. There is no charge for tourists to participate in the Zhaizi Village and ancient tunnels.

Jia Pengju hopes that the cultural heritage of Dayanghe Village can be carried forward and promoted. The plaque hanging on the wall of the museum, which says "Historical Witness, Cultural Inheritance" written in eight characters, is actually a reflection of Jia Pengju's heart.

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