从湘西名片凤凰小城往北,走上二十余里,就是麻阳地界了。此地属清朝苗疆所谓“生苗”“熟苗”的分野之际。麻阳虽与凤凰鸡犬之声相闻,但风景迥异,全无凤凰的清秀,显示着一幅苍凉粗犷的面孔。不讲麻阳风光或风俗,单讲这里世代居住的土司之家——陆家的几件逸事。土司家系麻阳属于“熟苗”领地。改土归流之前,陆氏乃地方 From the phoenix town in western Hunan northbound, embarked on more than twenty years, is the Mayang border. Here is the Qing Dynasty Miao Xinjiang so-called “Sapling ” “Mature ” the occasion of the occasion. Mayang Although the sound of Phoenix cock smelling, but the scenery is different, no handsome Phoenix, showing a desolate rough face. Do not speak Ma’yang scenery or customs, single talk about the family to live here for generations toast - Lu Jia’s a few anecdotes. The chieftain family, Mayang, belongs to the “mature seedling” territory. Land reform before, Lu is the place