 On the ancient land of Beijing lies an ancient mountain village with peaceful tranquilities and distinctive is "the cultural pearl of ancient villages"—"Chuandixia Village",Which hides itself quietly in the deep valleys in the west of Beijing.
Chuandixia village lies on a ancient post road,90km far form was first built in the Ming Dynasty,where the Han's Family has its development for several generations,it became a flourishing inn on the post by many economics is dominated by farming,combining farming with trading,ploughing with village,having a long history of several hundreds of years,has retained the beauty of traditional and vernacular environments.
Mountains surround Chuandixia village and streams flow through village layout merging with the slopes is quite orderly and 70 various and flexible courtyards were built one by one following the terrain of the houses were built with natural stones and wood,the steep stairs and streets paved by the rocks are all simple,natural and poetic landscape,the ancient architecture,the emotional carvings and antithetical couplets all express the villager's love of beauty and the desiring for environments,where the villagers have inhabited,ploughed and enjoyed themselves for generations are full of serenity,just like "a Land of Peach Blossoms".In this village,the beauty of nature,artifacts and society have been combined to a unity,producing and idyllic drawing full of reflects the traditional concepts of harmony between"human and nature","human and human","human and society"
Chuandixia village has the rare value as the "live fossil".It records the historical development,the intelligence and practicing of the ancestor during the construction of the relics from different periods have been reserved.
Chuandixia village has experienced many things and changed much over the not brilliant any more,it's still very attractive for its cordial,natural and vivid well-preserved village and the hilly courtyards,the intense depositions of vernacular culture and the captivating idyllic scenery are all astonishing and splendid! |
