From Kulue To Gulian:the Life Of An Immigrant Village In Taiyuan Basin Since The Ming And Qing Dynasties

Based on genealogy,local chronicles,inscriptions and other literature,combined with field work,this paper describes the development history of Gu Lian as a living body.By combing the whole process of Gu Lian’s birth,development and decline,this paper explores the influencing factors of village changes.In the early Ming Dynasty,the government organized large-scale immigration.Under this background,the immigrants established "Ku Lue" in Taiyuan Basin.During the Jiajing period,the conflicts between Ming Dynasty and Mongolia occurred frequently.In order to defend the Mongolian cavalry,the fortress wall was built and developed into the fortress wall.In the early Qing Dynasty,Gu Lian built the Dadong canal to promote agricultural production and lay the foundation for the development of the village.In order to better adapt to the development of the village economy and find a suitable cultural match,"Ku Lue Bao" has been transformed into "Gu Lian Bao".At the beginning,the village was destroyed,and its name was changed from "Gu Lian Bao" to "Gu Lian".After the middle of Qing Dynasty,the trade activities of Gu Lian merchants spread all over the country,and even set foot overseas,and the status of villages in the regional society increased accordingly,known as "Silvery Gu Lian".During this period,despite the shortage of Ding Wuqi,Gu Lian still reached its peak in the reign of Guangxu.At the end of the Qing Dynasty,the tea trade between China and Russia was difficult to continue,and the decline of Shanxi’s ticket office made a large number of Shanxi Merchants abandon commercial trade and return to their hometown to manage land.The Gu Lian of both agriculture and Commerce turned into an ordinary village dominated by agriculture,and lost the glory of "Silvery Gu Lian".The abolition of the imperial examination system in the late Qing Dynasty cut off the traditional way to study and become an official,and Gu Lian lost the support of the official power.In the 21 st century,Gu Lian,with its rich cultural heritage,has been rated as a traditional Chinese village and a famous historical and cultural village.With the advancement of urbanization and rural revitalization,Gu Lian has entered a new life cycle and started a new round of development.In the 600 years of Gu Lian’s life history,the saline and alkaline geographical environment of Taiyuan Basin has become the basis of its birth,and its influence runs through the development of the village.Politics is the fundamental factor of the great turning point in the process of Gu Lian’s change,which determines the fate of the village.Agriculture provides the material basis for the development of Commerce,and they are the core power of village development.The culture with education as the core provides talents for the development of the village,which is the inner soul of Gu Lian’s eternal vitality.In order to realize the “Silvery Gu Lian”,we should seize the political opportunity and explore the cultural gene from the history of village development.This is of great academic significance for the protection and development of village cultural heritage,the tourism development of traditional villages,and local urbanization,and has reference value for the study of Rural Revitalization in the new period.