Dayan Village./大堰村。[Photo by Fan Jianwei]樊建威攝
By Dong Na
Dayan Village is located along the upper reaches of Fenghua River, backed by the ridges of Tiantai Mountain. It has beautiful scenery and is the hometown of many great politicians and writers, such as Wang Fang, the Minister of Public Works in the Ming Dynasty, and Ba Ren, a famous 20th-century writer. In 2019, it was included in the fifth list of "China's Traditional Villages".
大堰村地處奉化江上游，背倚天臺山余脈，山清水秀、人杰地靈，是明代工部尚書王鈁和近代著名作家巴人的故里。2019年被列入第五批中國傳統村落名錄。
Dayan Village has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The name "Da Yan" means "big weir" in Chinese, a commemoration of the village's major dam project. The village had a magistrate surnamed Zhou in the Song Dynasty. He mobilized the villagers to build a dam for flood control and irrigation in the nearby river to ensure the safety of the community. Today, several overflow dams have been built in the riverway near the original weir, over which water calmly flows. The trees along the bank and the clear river surface form a beautiful landscape and a natural "water park" for visitors.
大堰村歷史悠久、文化底蘊深厚。其名是為紀念村中建造的大堰工程，宋朝時一位周姓縣令發動村民，在村邊的河道中修筑了一條用來防洪灌溉的堤壩，以保百姓平安。如今，古堰遺址附近的河道中修建了若干漫水壩，水從壩上緩緩流過。河岸邊的古樹與清溪組成一幅美麗的畫卷，成為村里的玩水勝地。
Villagers' homes line the river, stretching for nearly a kilometer from north to south. There are many locations of interest in the village: the ancient weir, writer Ba Ren's former residence, historical architecture, and a lane of quaint stores and B&Bs. The village is also surrounded by fitness trails, fruit-picking farms, rafting clubs, and camping resorts that attract many tourists.
村居沿溪而建，南北綿延近一公里。村子里分布著古堰遺址、巴人故居等文物古跡和古建筑，以及客棧風情街、民宿等。大堰村周邊還有許多健身步道、水果基地，以及漂流和露營勝地，吸引眾多游客前來觀光游玩。