Hui Zhou Village

Author: Lu Linling, Jiang Shanjin, Jiao Huafu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Complete Collection of Huizhou Culture is composed of 20 monographs and over 1,000 color and black-and-white photographs (images), with a total of over 6 million words. It is the largest academic work in Anhui Province since the founding of the People's Republic of China and serves as an encyclopedia that systematically summarizes and showcases Huizhou culture and the lives of its residents. The book focuses on the most distinctive cultural phenomena within the Huizhou cultural system, which have a significant impact both nationally and internationally, categorizing them into 20 sub-topics, each forming a separate research monograph. The titles of these volumes are: The Land System of Huizhou, The Huizhou Merchants, The Clan Society of Huizhou, Xin'an Neo-Confucianism, Huizhou Education, Huizhou Architecture, Huizhou Villages, Huizhou Technology, Huizhou Folk Customs, Huizhou Seal Carving, Huizhou Dialects, Huizhou Woodblock Prints, Huizhou Neo-Confucian Scholarship, Xin'an Painting School, Huizhou Historical Archives, Huizhou Book Publishing, Xin'an Medicine, Huizhou Opera, Huizhou Crafts, and Huizhou Cuisine.
The Complete Collection explores various Huizhou cultural phenomena from the perspective of historical and cultural studies, comprehensively and systematically examining their relationships with Huizhou's natural geography, socio-economy, politics, and the lives of its residents. It places Huizhou culture within the broader context of national and even global culture, and from the historical height of the turn of the century, it systematically reviews and summarizes the research achievements of domestic and international academia on Huizhou culture since the early 20th century. On this basis, it conducts higher-level rational thinking and academic discussions. Overall, The Complete Collection is the largest original academic work in our province since the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the most comprehensive, systematic, and authoritative academic work on Huizhou culture to date. The publication of The Complete Collection is a significant event in the development of local culture and humanities and social sciences research in our province.
A review of the 20 volumes of The Complete Collection reveals four fundamental characteristics:
1. Contemporaneity: The Complete Collection is the first work to study Huizhou cultural phenomena from a broad, multi-level perspective, covering almost all aspects of Huizhou culture. It reflects the latest academic achievements, showcases the characteristics of Huizhou studies in the new era, and represents the academic standards of the times.
2. Authority: The authors of each volume are renowned experts currently active in the field of Huizhou studies in China, serving as academic leaders in their respective disciplines. They have produced substantial research and are highly respected in academia, essentially representing the academic standards of Huizhou studies in China. It is fair to say that the academic authority of The Complete Collection is undeniable.
3. Systematicity: The 20 monographs in The Complete Collection form an organic whole while being independently published. They take into account both the overall and universal nature of Huizhou culture and its typicality and internal logic, making it the most systematic academic work on Huizhou studies to date.
4. Innovation: The Complete Collection conducts in-depth research on the formation, evolution, and interactive relationships among various Huizhou cultural phenomena. Many of the materials and theories presented in the book are published for the first time, and many of the methodologies are at the forefront of the discipline. Whether in terms of materials, perspectives, or methods, the book demonstrates high originality.