Ancient Chinese Village: Kucun

Author: Liu Jie
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Here, ancient scenic spots and historical sites are abundant, with mountains and rivers so magnificent that they can all be depicted in paintings. China has a very long history of natural agriculture, and farmers still constitute the majority of the population. Over five thousand years of Chinese civilization is essentially an agricultural civilization. The foundation of agricultural civilization is the social life of the countryside. In the vast rural areas, with farmers as the main force, along with small-scale artisans, petty traders, and a few local intellectuals, they have collectively created a profound and magnificent rural culture as vast as the ocean. Rural architecture serves as the stage and material environment for rural life and is a widely existing, highly informative component of rural culture. It has a high degree of integration and is closely connected with many other rural cultural elements or even serves as an important carrier for them. Without studying rural architecture, one cannot fully understand rural culture. It can even be said that the study of rural architecture is the foundation of systematic rural culture research. Rural architecture is also part of traditional Chinese architecture that is simple, sincere, life-oriented, and full of human warmth. They not only have high historical and cultural research value but may also provide some direct reference value for architects. A history of Chinese architecture without rural architecture is incomplete.