Seeking the Dream Home: Discovering Wuyuan

Author: Wu Xufeng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Discovering Wuyuan begins by interpreting the character "Wu." The book embodies both a romantic sentiment of blooming flowers and mountains, and a humanistic care for "Li" and "Yi" philosophies. "The character 'Wu' in Wuyuan, when broken down, depicts a woman holding a spear in her left hand and writing with a brush in her right—a woman who is both literary and martial. This hidden woman in the deep mountains is so beautiful and pure, rustic and natural. She flies from the farthest horizon and returns 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 fields and white waters," autumn with "white clouds and red leaves drifting leisurely," and winter with "every home cheering guests home drunk." It features the delicate Dazhang Mountain with water so clear you can see the bottom, the calm Yuanyang Lake that witnesses love, the beautiful water mouths with thousand-year-old trees, the ancient residential buildings with horse-head walls, and China's rainbow bridge arch bridge. This book is also a humanistic read of Wuyuan. In Wuyuan, you can take up the torch of the "Li" and "Yi" spirit of Zhu Zi and Wang Gong, meet the descendants of Xiao He in Jiangwan Town, and touch the ancient "Teng" character brick walls; seek the "Old Zhu Family House" in Ziyang Town and taste the water from Hongjing Spring; experience the ancient charm of Yancun and explore the mysteries hidden in the "Business House"; visit Kengtou Village to feel the freshness of mountain huts filled with the sound of reading and the grandeur of generations of talent in Jiangshan. This book is both a pastoral-style travel guide and a humanistic read of Wuyuan. The pastoral beauty of Wuyuan blends with Huizhou culture in a simple and rustic writing style. It features walking texts with interesting insights and exquisite images, along with the author's deep love for this land. The words flow gently, creating a fresh and elegant atmosphere but never lacking a sense of historical depth.