According to legend, there are no villages in and around Dongchang Village. At the foot of Dongyin Mountain on the south bank of Zhanghe River, there was only one mysterious temple-Qingyun Temple.
About 1400 years ago, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, foreign farmers such as Henan, Hebei, Anhui and Shandong appeared in Liao (now Zuoquan County). Because of the local disaster, they came to Lin Qiu or the deep mountain area of our county, and mainly planted mountains and raised cattle (commonly known as fleeing from the desert). Over time, they settled down.
In 605, when the Emperor of Sui and Tang Dynasties was ugly, a family named Song in northern Liaoyang (formerly known as "Guangshou") found that Dongyin Mountain was fertile and beautiful, and it was greedy for the dark every morning, and reclaimed land around Qingyun Temple, which presided over the dharma number-Pearl Flower Ni. Seeing that he was thrifty and simple, they helped him build several thatched cottages outside the temple. This man's surname is Song and his name is Changyi, so passers-by call this place.
Sui Gongdi (Youyang) Yining, Dingchou 6 17, Huangtugou in western Liaoning, Zhaojiacun and Nan 'ao, a family named Zhao also moved here. Later, on the grounds of recognizing fellow villagers and becoming relatives, there were Guo from Sizhuang Village, Wu 'an City, Hebei Province, Li from Dunjing Village, Wu 'an City, and Zhang from Muniuchi Village, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. From then on, people used to call this village "Changyi Village". At that time, the Song and Guo surnames in Changyi Village were big families.
In 656, when Chen Bing celebrated in Tang Gaozong (Li Zhi), due to the increasing population year by year, the remote land was inconvenient for farming, and the phenomenon of family brothers dividing their fields gradually appeared. Wang Ming is too new, and the four brothers moved to the upper reaches (now around the new site of Yichang Village). It used to be called "Changyi West Village". Legend has it that the Qingzhang River at that time was far from the south bank, and the mainstream of the river was in the old field of Qilidian Village. It is inconvenient for Changyidong and Xicun to draw water. In addition, the river is frozen in winter and the flood is very heavy in summer, so Changyidong and Nishimura agreed to find a water source between the two villages and dig a well. Well water is clear and sweet, which is used by both villages. When the summer is dry, they take the well water to the field to grow vegetables and support one side. Zhang and other families moved here and formed a small village, which was successfully called "Jinggou", so it was said from generation to generation that "things are long and righteousness is great" and the three villages were connected together. This is just a legend.
About 742 years before and after Tianbao Renwu in Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (Li Longji), Changyi East Village, West Village and Jinggou were rich, just as Du Fu always said: "Recalling the golden years of the past, there are still thousands of small towns, with white rice and rich public and private granaries." "Recalling the past", he described the bustling scene of the lobby for us with simple words.
According to documents, in the eighth year of Tianbao (749),12,656,620 stone was stored in major granaries all over the country, among which in (197 1 year), archaeologists in China excavated the site containing Jia Cang, with an area of 420,000 square meters and about 4,000 grain kilns, which can store about 654,300. At that time, the development of Dongchang Village was unprecedented, and its geographical location was in the urban-rural fringe. Liaoyang county post office and post office are located here. The Sanyuan Pavilion at the entrance of the village is magnificent and unique in shape, which is the best in western Liaoning. The ruins of residential buildings are also unique. The scenery, village appearance, folk houses and houses of the whole village are all related to the family's professional activities. Legend has it that the Song family mainly cultivates rice wine, rice vinegar, sugar and tea (raw materials are locally produced wild jujube leaves and leaves), the Zhao family is engaged in ironwood processing, and other single households are engaged in papermaking, incense pressing, wax filling, hemp spinning, jacquard weaving and other occupations.
Liao County is located in a deep valley of mountains and rivers, where merchants are blocked, boats and cars are blocked, and traffic is blocked. The self-sufficient natural economy is the main form of local economy. Every Wednesday, Saturday and September is the county fair day, and every household puts their products on the market for exchange. At that time, there were many temples in the county town, commonly known as Jiugelao nationality in seven streets and eight lanes. Twenty-four Wudao temples, one at the T-junction, plus six big temples and twelve big temples, have been burning incense, catching up with temple fairs and singing big plays, which also provides excellent opportunities for farmers engaged in commercial activities to exchange materials and coins. It is conceivable how prosperous people and logistics were at that time! That's really:
Food is abundant and the market is prosperous.
Have plenty of food and clothing and live and work in peace and contentment.
There is another saying about the origin of the legendary Dongchangyi Village, that is, to the west of the county pool, the new site of Xichangyi Village is a post station, and Dongchangyi Village (the village site in the Tang Dynasty, at the foot of Dongyinshan Mountain) is a post station, also called the official residence. The post station is the temporary residence of the messengers who come and go from the post office, and the post office is the place where the messengers border and talk (negotiate) with the county envoys. Because the station is far from the post office, it is named Changyi, Changyi in the west and Changyi in the east.
According to the Records of Freshmen in Yuan Dynasty, "Liao County is divided into three clubs, namely, the city club, the east club and the west club. There are eight passes in the territory, namely Huangzeguan, Suting Pass, Changcheng Pass, Yuzhuang Pass (Shahe), Changyi Pass, Houfeng Pass, Gaozhuang Pass and Lingnan Pass. ("Guan" means "important place" for communication, communication and card), which shows that Changyi Pass has a long history. In addition, people at that time lived in Xiguan Street and Dongguan Street near the west of the city, with rivers in the south and moats in the north, so the messengers (called posthouse in ancient times) lived in the west of the city. According to legend, the ancient city of Liaoyang has a history of more than 4,000 years and belongs to Zhili Shanxi Province. Due to the long history, there is no complete textual research. However, it is also recorded that plaques are hung inside and outside the gate of the old city. Dongmen Building mentioned that "Taihang is in the east and Qingyang develops"; The south gate building mentioned "South-to-North Water Diversion Project, showing German civilization"; Ximenlou mentioned that "the west is locked in today, and Jinde returns to the city"; In the north gate building, the Chinese character "North Arch is a system of gods, and Yuan Gong is collected" is written in red gold letters. There are also four archways "Jinyang" at the Yamenkou of Chengzhong District, namely "Taihang in the east, Shen Xi in the north, Qingzhang in the south and Jinyang in the west"-the seat of Shanxi provincial capital (formerly known as "Bin" and "Jin" Jinyang). It can be seen that Changyi Pass is a place under the jurisdiction of rulers and messengers, and it has long been a barren land.
Anyway, the origin of Dongchang Village is true. Let's say that in 904 (the last year of the Tang Dynasty), there was constant war and rain year after year. After a heavy rain, the Zhanghe River soared and flooded, taking away all the residents of Dongchangyi, Xichangyi, Jinggou Village and Qingyun Temple. After the heavy rain, most residents moved to places near the hillside, and a few moved to other places. Song Changyi's descendants moved to what is now Zihui Village. Since then, Dongchang No.1 Village and Dongchang No.1 Village have never built a landmark, symbolic and historical witness building like the rise of the Tang Dynasty-Sanyuan Pavilion.
It can be seen that there are two opinions about the origin of Dongchang Village, but there is no objection to the surname Song Lizhuang. Where is Song from? According to the investigation in our county, most of the surnames of Song came from Shangqiu, Henan Province, and their origins can be traced back to Weishui, Shaanxi Province. At present, Wang, Li and Zhang in Dongchang Village are all big families. In the past, there were only three families named Guo, and there was no one named Zhao Song. Only Song Jiaping and Zhao Jiapo are permanent witnesses of history.