Discovered Wuyuan

Author: Wu Xufeng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Wuyuan is a land where scholars and heroes have left their mark in history, and where knowledge and righteousness shine through the ages. Wuyuan is like a painting with small bridges over flowing streams and daughters washing clothes, with white walls and dark tiles in the depths. Wuyuan is like a song with the sound of trickling springs and singing streams, with children's clear voices in the countryside. Wuyuan, the cultural heart of ancient Huizhou, is one of China's most beautiful rural areas. Discover Wuyuan begins with an interpretation of the character "Wu." The book carries a romantic sentiment of blooming flowers in the mountains and a humanistic care for the ideas of "Li" (reason) and "Yi" (righteousness). "The character 'Wu' in Wuyuan, when broken down, represents a woman holding a spear in her left hand and writing in her right; a woman who is both literary and martial. This woman hidden in the deep mountains is so beautiful and pure, so ancient and natural. She comes from the farthest horizon and flies back to the distant sky." The author delivers such thought-provoking praise. This book is a pastoral-style travel guide. Wuyuan has spring with "mountain flowers blooming all the way to the sky," summer with "green hills and white rivers," autumn with "white clouds and red leaves drifting leisurely," and winter with "every home cheering the drunkards home." There is the delicate and refreshing Dazhang Mountain with crystal-clear water; the calm Yuanyang Lake, a witness to love; the beautiful Shuikou with ancient trees thousands of years old; the ancient residential buildings with horse-head walls; and the Rainbow Bridge, a traditional covered bridge in China. This book is also a cultural reader of Wuyuan. In Wuyuan, you can take up the torch of the spirit of "Li" (reason) and "Yi" (righteousness) from Zhu Zi and Wang Gong, meet the descendants of Xiao He in Jiangwan Town, and touch the ancient brick wall with the character "Teng." You can visit Ziyang Town to find the "Old Zhu Family House" and taste the water from Hongjing Spring; you can go to Yancun to experience the ancient charm of "Genghis Khan" and explore the mysteries hidden in the "Business House"; you can go to Kengtou Village to feel the freshness of mountain huts with clear children's voices and the of "each generation producing talented people." This book is both a pastoral-style travel guide and a cultural reader of Wuyuan. The pastoral beauty of Wuyuan blends with Huizhou culture in a simple and sincere writing style. It includes engaging travel notes, exquisite photographs, and the author's deep love for this land. The text flows gently, with a fresh and elegant style but without lacking the weight of history.