Xijiao Ancient Pagoda

Xijiao Ancient Pagoda

A cultural heritage site of Zhongshan City. Built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, it is the only ancient pagoda remaining in Shaxi and shares the same long history as the Wen Tower on Yandun Mountain in Shiqi. The ancient pagoda has witnessed eight hundred years of storms, dynastic changes, the vicissitudes of life, and also the prosperity of Longrui Village today.

Longrui Village: Introduction to Longrui Village

Longrui Village in Shaxi Town, Zhongshan City, is located in the northeast of Shaxi Town, bordering Xiqu District of Zhongshan City. It has a permanent agricultural population of 3,375 people and a total of 883 agricultural households. Originally part of Xijiao Township, Longrui Village was established around the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. Liu Ruxian, the second son of Liu Shaoxiong, the prefect of Nanxiong, migrated from Zhujixiang to Tugualing in Dongzhen, Xiangshan. By the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, his sixth-generation descendants, brothers Liu Zizhong and Liu Ziping, settled here together. The village has now seen 30 generations. At its founding, due to a reef at the edge of the village’s coastal corner that was carved in the shape of a rooster, the village was initially named Shengji Jiao (Rooster Corner), later changed by homophonic approximation to Shanxi … More detailed information about Longrui Village ++