Yunque Stone Village

　　Naji Stone Village (formerly known as Yunque Village) is situated in the western part of Naji Town, Enping City. It lies 11 kilometers east of National Highway 325 (Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Road) and 3 kilometers from Jinshan Hot Spring Resort. The village can be reached by driving 25 kilometers southwest from downtown Encheng. Covering an area of approximately 200 acres, the village is distinctive and unique for its ancient stone architecture. The houses are built from stone, the roads are paved with stone, the pond edges are lined with stone, the water channels at the edge of the village are constructed from stone, and even the surrounding walls and vegetable garden plots are made of stone. These ingeniously crafted, one-of-a-kind stone structures are truly remarkable. The stone village has a long history. Stone tools used by humans over 4,500 years ago have been discovered here, as well as relics indicating that ethnic minorities were active in the area during the mid-Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago. The founding ancestors of the stone village bore the surname Li.

　　The founder, Li Siwen Weng, was the eighth-generation ancestor of the Li family to migrate into Guangdong, the third eldest, who earned the title of Imperial Scholar and was appointed as a professor in Nanhui Zhou (modern-day Yangjiang City and the Enping area). During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, amid frequent warfare, he once journeyed a great distance with his family to Liangpi River near Yunque. Though not wide, the river had rapid currents that were daunting. His wife and child crossed first with the help of his wife holding their child, reaching the other side safely, but as Li Siwen Weng was making his way across the river alone, he slipped on a smooth rock, lost his footing, and was on the verge of being swept away by the strong current. In a moment of quick thinking, he managed to grab tightly onto a large protruding rock on the riverbank. The unusual-shaped rock stood firmly against the force of the water. Li Siwen Weng felt as though someone had pulled him to safety, so he took the opportunity to leap onto the shore and narrowly escaped danger. His wife and son, seeing him safe, were relieved and overjoyed. Standing by the river, Li Siwen Weng gazed at the countless large and small rocks scattered across the exposed bed of Liangpi River, and reflected: “Could it be fate that I encountered danger and was saved here, suggesting that this is where we are meant to settle?” A sudden realization struck him as he looked at the bright white stones on the riverbank. He quietly made up his mind: “Alright, this is where we will establish our home.” From then on, Li Siwen Weng and his descendants began to live, thrive, build families, and create a livelihood in Stone Village. Over 600 years later, the village has grown into nine natural villages, with over 300 households and around 1,940 people, becoming one of the most populous clans in Naji Town.