长沟观景点

龙脊梯田风景名胜区面积70.1平方公里，龙脊古壮寨梯田文化观景区属其中之一，位于龙脊村，是具有较高人文观赏价值和梯田观赏价值的观景区。龙脊古壮寨目前有300户人家，1300多人口，有廖、侯、潘三姓，壮族，是广西北壮的聚居地。龙脊古壮寨是我国现存最完整的壮族典型“干栏”建筑群，村寨里上百年的老房子目前还保存有七座，最早的一座是清朝同治年间修建距今已有150多年的历史。村寨内还保存有几户人家连在一起的壮族连屋，古风古韵，极具壮族建筑代表性。

龙脊古壮寨至今还保留着许多完整的古迹：有上百条千回百转的青石板路和雕刻精美的青石板桥；有清朝光绪八年修建的大青石条寨门，至今还立于村寨东西两面；有清朝同治十一年修建的用于防火的太平清缸，清缸至今完好，仍为壮民所用，水缸上的石雕动物栩栩如生、清晰可见；有记载着乾隆五十七年间潘天红为民请愿的《奉宪永禁勒碑》；有康熙六年清庭为征剿湖广少数民族起义在龙脊札兵驻营的旧址；在村寨的中央还有一口日夜清泉喷涌的龙泉井，井口雕刻着一条石龙，仿佛一条神龙降雨凡间；有雕刻着象征壮族三兄弟团结一心，艰苦创业的“三鱼共首”图案的石板桥；有全国罕见雕刻精美的壮族绣球石碑；村寨内还有许多珍贵的风水树：有树龄已有两百多年的国家一级古树红豆杉，树枝上仍然挂满了一串串的红豆；有树龄已达三百多年的国家重点保护古树大樟树，古树参天至今还能为村民遮风避雨。

龙脊古壮寨是壮族梯田的发源地，历史悠久，在清朝时期就以盛产茶叶而闻名，龙脊古壮寨梯田文化观景区最高海拨1300米，最低海拨350米，这里的梯田其规模和气魄之大，巍峨、雄浑，像巨龙一样绵亘不绝。目前这里已开发形成“始祖田”、 “游龙下江”、 “长沟”三个观景点。
 

Guide Map of Longji Old Village Cultural Terraced Fields Spot

Longji Terraced Fields Scenic Area has an area of 70.1 square kilometers. Being part of it, Longji Old Village Cultural Terraced Fields Spot is located in Longji Old Village. There are 300 families with a population of over 1300 people. The residents are Zhuang with different family names of Liao, Hou and Pan. In this village, the ganlan style houses are most complete extant architectural complex for our country. Seven houses are more than one hundred years old, and the oldest one was built in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, which has gone through for more than one hundred and fifty years. The archaic linking houses in the village are representatives of the Zhuang style.

Until now many historic sites are retained: the countless zigzag stone roads and stone bridges; the stone made Village Gates, which were built in the eighth year of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, are standing on the east and west of the village; the Taiping water vat, built in the eleventh year of Emperor Tongzhi, with clear animal sculptures on it, and used for fire proofing, is still serving the local people; the Memorial Stone, that is to remember Pan Tianhong, who presented a petition for civilians in the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty; the Site of the Qing troops, whom were dispatched to stamp out the revote that was raised by remote minorities; the Longquan Fountain, carved with a dragon, is projecting water day and night; the Stone Bridge, with a pattern of “Three Fishes with one Head” on it, symbolizes the three brothers’ unity and pioneering spirit; There are also many precious trees: the over two hundred years old Chinese Yew, which belongs to the first-grade State protection, is full of strings of red beans; the over three hundred years old Camphor tree, another State protection plant, offers the residents a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.

Longji Old Village as the source of rice terraces has a long history. It was famous for Longji tea in the Qing Dynasty. The altitude is from 350 meters to 1300 meters above sea level. The terraces here are vigorous, bold, and look like an unimpeded dragon. Here are three valuable view points: “The First Rice Terrace”, “Floating Dragons to the River”, “Slender Ditch”.