Mong-Há Village is one of the traditional administrative villages in China,established during the years of the Wanli Emperor during the Ming Dynasty.In the Qing Dynasty,it was under the administration of Xiagongchangdu of Xiangshan County of the Guangzhou government.Due to the penetration of the official forces of the governments of the Ming and Qing dynasties,Mong-Há Village had formed a rich rural culture,reflected in the implementation of rural political systems such as the Baojia-Lizhang system and gentry system.At the same time,Mong-Há Village also gave birth to a unique village temple culture,for example,Lin Fong Temple,Kun Iam Temple,Kun Iam Ancient Temple,Hong Chan Kuan Temple and City God Temple staying in a room.In the nineteenth century,external forces pressured Mong-Há Village into beginning the process of urbanization.Members of the gentry and senior villagers fearing the loss of their traditional rural culture organized groups of Mong-Há residents to fight for their culture.However,the urbanization of Mong-Há Village also is a unique historical case of rural urbanization in China.
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