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Ｍｉｌｌｅｎａｒｙ　Ｖｉｌｌａｇｅ 　　A whole village has the same family name, remaining intact for 　　1000 Years 　　Photo By Zhang Xinming 　　 　　Although time has left its imprint in the maze-like streets and lanes, the houses, archways, temples and numerous wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings and murals and plaques are part of the life of the present-day Liukeng villagers. 　　 It is not a rigid and dead historical site. It is a natural village that has lived for 1000 years and is still living. 　　There are many ancient villages in China. But Liukkeng is unique. 　　Judging the popularity of a place by the number of talented people it produces, Liukeng is worthy of its name. Historically, the village contributed 32 successful imperial examination candidates, all coming from a clan, with the family name of Dong. A whole village has one family name - this is another wonder. The whole village regards Confucianism scholar Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago as their patriarch. 　　One village, one family name - this is rare in China. Liukeng has therefore become a model for observing the ancient Chinese society. With its glory and decline, it is an epitome of Chinese social history. It has preserved the best part of the ancient culture but also the dark side of it. It has also demonstrated how new times and new life grew in the centuries-old social entity. 　　 　　Wonders of Liukeng 　　 　　In the middle of the 10th century, a scholar with the family name of Dong took his family to Beiyuan of Linchuan, Jiangxi Province. The. 　　beautiful rivers and fertile land attracted him and Dong decided to settle down there. He built a house and opened up a piece of land. 　　It was the Five Dynasties period in China. Many people from the north migrated to Jiangxi. When Dong set his feet in Liukeng, it was just an important period when Jiangxi culture was forming and developing. 　　As a scholar, he applied what he learned from the ancient culture in building his vil