Longgong Village. /龍宮村。[Photo by Yan Long]嚴龍攝
Longgong Village is located in Shenzhen Town, Ninghai County. It has a history of more than 1,000 years and was listed as a "Famous Chinese Historical and Cultural Village" in 2014.
龍宮村位于寧海縣深甽鎮，有一千多年的歷史，2014年被列入中國歷史文化名村。
Legend has it that a dragon is hiding in the village.
相傳這里是蛟龍藏臥之地。
In the west of the village, there is a deep, blue pond called the Shidou Pond below an overhanging cliff. According to myths, the dragon hides in a cave on the cliff wall and always brings timely rain to the village, banishing draught and keeping the land fertile.
村西有個石竇潭，此潭處在懸崖峭壁之下，潭深無底，碧水輝映，懸崖石壁上有個涵洞，傳說蛟龍就藏在這幽深的巖洞里，及時行雨消旱，使村民豐衣足食。
The locals consider the pond the dragon's residence, hence the village name "Longgong" (Dragon Palace).
所以，人們把此潭視作水晶宮，村名龍宮也由此而來了。
Longgong Village has a significant number of historical buildings.
龍宮村密布著一大片青瓦白墻、飛檐翹角、蒼華古樸的建筑群舍。
The most notable is the "Sanchuan Hall", built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Sanchuan Hall consists of three buildings interspersed with three courtyards. In front of the main entrance, there is a screen wall decorated with the Chinese character for good fortune (福). In the courtyards there are flower beds and a well. The design of the Hall is majestic.
如今最有特色的有明清時期的“三串堂”，即三幢房屋和三塊道地連串在一起，前有福字照墻，后有花壇、水井，顯示出建筑氣勢恢宏。
Another remarkable piece of architecture is the village's ancestral hall, fronted by a screen wall.
Two stone-drums flank the entrance. Inside, there is a Chinese opera stage with a spiral dome, painted with two dragons encircling a pearl, embodying the villagers' aspirations for good fortune.
村族宗祠前有一道照墻，宗祠大門兩旁屹立著兩只抱鼓石，祠堂內有獨特的藻井頂戲臺，繪畫著雙龍搶珠的圖案，象征村落龍鳳呈祥、興旺發達。
By Dong Na