Some places are remembered by history because great events once happened there; others are remembered because they quietly nurtured a culture. A Thousand Years of Huizhou speaks of the latter kind of place. Huizhou lies among mountains and waters. It may seem far from the storms of the Central Plains, yet over long centuries it accumulate.

Millennial Huizhou
千年徽州
Some places are remembered by history because great events once happened there; others are remembered because they quietly nurtured a culture. A Thousand Years of Huizhou speaks of the latter kind of place. Huizhou lies among mountains and waters. It may seem far from the storms of the Central Plains, yet over long centuries it accumulate.
Watching A Thousand Years of Huizhou today is not only about understanding one place. More importantly, it helps us understand again how Chinese traditional culture grows within locality. Culture is not abstract. It needs mountains and waters, families, academies, trade routes, and the lived practice of generation afte.






《千年徽州》:粉墙黛瓦之间,藏着中国人的精神原乡
有些地方被历史记住,是因为它曾经发生过大事;有些地方被历史记住,是因为它安静地养出了一种文化。《千年徽州》讲的,正是后一种地方。徽州坐落在山水之间,看似远离中原风云,却在漫长岁月里积淀出文物、文献、宗族、商帮、理学、建筑、艺术和生活方式,成为中国文化版图上一处极其独特的精神坐标。徽州之所以动人,不只是因为粉墙黛瓦、马头墙和烟雨村落很美。更重要的是,这些外在景。
Some places are remembered by history because great events once happened there; others are remembered because they quietly nurtured a culture. A Thousand Years of Huizhou speaks of the latter kind of place. Huizhou lies among mountains and waters. It may seem far from the storms of the Central Plains, yet over long centuries it accumulate.
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