Introduction to the statue of Liu Zongyuan: When entering Xiwenxing Village, the first thing that catches your eye is the statue of Liu Zongyuan standing in the flower bed in front of the scenic spot. I saw him wearing official uniform and official hat, looking forward, as if he had some understanding. The statue is placed on a round wooden stake, with the gilt word "root" written on the wooden stake, which means: this is the place where the Liu clan people find their roots and inquire about their ancestors. The ancestor of the Liu family residence was the same clan as Liu Zongyuan in Jiezhou, Hedong in the Tang Dynasty. During the Yongzhen period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Zongyuan participated in Wang Shuwen's political reform and was demoted. His clan members fled in all directions to avoid being implicated, and one branch of the clan lived in seclusion here. Through the Song and Yuan dynasties, people of the Liu clan in Hedong lived in the Lishan area. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Chen, a Gong from Jiangzhou in Hedong, and his wife Yang settled in Qinshui and built Xiwenxing Village, about 600 years ago. The Liu family's residence truly records the history of social development from "officials and businessmen" in the Ming Dynasty to "business and officials" in the Qing Dynasty, and reveals the mystery of the Liu family's century-old scholarly family in Hedong.

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