Xuantan Ancient Village, Pingle, Guangxi.

Xuantan Village is an ancient village with a history of hundreds of years. From the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, Xuantan was an administrative village. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was an administrative township in Pingle County and was the political, economic, and cultural center of Qiaoting. Later, Xuantan gradually faded from the political and historical stage from an administrative township to an administrative village to a natural village. "Xuantan" was originally a fasting altar for Taoist gods, but it became a village name. At first glance at this name, it naturally reminds people that this was once a place where Taoism prevailed. However, over hundreds of years, this place has been full of books and talents. The "Xizi Furnace", ancient stage, numerous stone tablets and stone carvings, and lifelike rock paintings and reliefs create a strong Confucian cultural atmosphere. Walking into Xuantan Village, you can see a large village with hundreds of households built on the mountain, a small stream winding around the village, and endless rice fields in front of the village. Most of the village has been built into villa-style farmhouses. But some ancient houses with flying eaves and horse-head walls can still be seen everywhere. Especially the "Zhao Gong Temple" standing in the middle of the village, the ancient building is well preserved and very eye-catching. Behind Xuantan Village is a mountain about 80 meters high that looks like a lion, extending from the east of the village to the west of the village, hence the name Lion Mountain. The surface of Lion Mountain is a mountain, but the inside is a cave, and there are caves in the cave, which are connected to each other. There is a deep pool at the entrance of the cave, which is the oldest ancient well in Xuantan Village. The stream in the pool is warm in winter and cool in summer, sweet and refreshing, and never dries up all year round. The water source comes from the undercurrent in the Lion Mountain Cave. The first batch of traditional Chinese villages.