When faced with the paintings Wang Yihua, once it becomes obvious that the artist is adept in the style of high realism. The artist was born in 1961 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. Art education in the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. History, feeling at home, and just humanity ...... painting peaceful village frozen in time in a unique place.
One of the most beautiful water towns of China Chzhouchzhuanu (Zhouzhuang) over 900 years. More than half of the buildings date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are about a hundred yards of vintage classic, more than 60 brick arches, decorated with carving, 14 ancient bridges. Instead of streets - the river, the passages between buildings connected by bridges.
Zhouzhuang - the best place on earth
Zhouzhuang - you're a gem of China
Nine years reflected bridges.
In the mirror of your channel ...
Song flies over the surface of the channel, and takes her young lodochnitsa while deftly maneuvering between scurrying in all directions pleasure boats. Known this town located in the heart of China, that has not changed in all the centuries. In China, as well as throughout the world, very much appreciate the genuine antiques, especially in cities. Zhouzhuang - a kind of a unique nature reserve of antiquity, miraculously preserved almost untouched by time.
It is said that before this fragile world, lost in the rivers and lakes, which in former times was accessible only by water, could not reach any enemies destroyers nor fellow creators, hungry great change. Not entered into the city, the Japanese army occupied in his time nearby Shanghai, got to his Red Guards during the "cultural revolution." But not only that, but the beauty and uniqueness of this town on the water, Zhouzhuang saved from all adversity. And maybe the case in ancient temples that were designed to protect the city from enemies. The history of the city began with a Buddhist temple Tsyuanfu "common prosperity", completed in 1806. The first inhabitants of the city became a Buddhist monk. Over the last century, no water, no bright sun, no wind is not wet destroyed masterpieces of ancient Chinese architecture. Here still come from the far corners of the architects of the country not only in order to admire the creations of their predecessors, but also smash his head on the secrets of these buildings standing without major repairs than one hundred years.
From the period of the buildings of the Ming and Qing best preserved residences of families Zhang (Zhang) and Shen (Shen). Once through the town on their trading affairs sailed rich merchant from southern Zhejiang Province surnamed Shen. He was so struck by the beauty of the temple on the water, that he decided to settle permanently in the city, and built on the shore of one of the channels of its carved towers. These buildings have survived and are called the owner - "House of Shen." Here is located the local museum. Began to build their houses and other rich merchants and officials coming here for beauty.
Shen family residence, built in 1742, is located on Nanshi Jie (st. Nanshi). The house Shen over a hundred rooms: for the host, his wives, concubines, guests, servants. Besides galleries, connecting all these facilities on both sides of the house, built another, secret gallery, on which you can quietly leave any of the rooms. Why? As seen Shen house conceals not only the architectural and construction secrets. This is the realm of harmony and good taste. Every detail of the interior, mahogany furniture, fine carving, every hieroglyph, carved in stone or written on silk scroll that contains deep philosophical meaning. In one of the rooms on the wall scrolls paired signs sage Confucius: "Learning without thought, so to waste time. Meditate, but not to learn - as useless." It all suggests that in this room, preparing for exams heir of the famous family. Chinese scrolls with sayings of the wise, works fine porcelain vases, musical instruments, landscapes on rice paper, brushes, ink, tushnitsy ...
At 6-foot brick archway in front of the main hall is placed horizontal plate with the inscription: "Always do more good."
Another architectural masterpiece - a house of Zhang. Zhang family residence located to the south of Shuang Qiao, appeared earlier in the 1436-1449 biennium. In the house you can get without leaving the boat, canal leads into the inner chambers ... This feature of the dwelling owner sung in verse:
"Let the good wind of hope
Fill your sails
And bring your ship
In the hall of my house ... "
On its territory there are six yards, more than 70 rooms. The main building - Hall of Jade swallows (Yuyan). This is a big spacious room with impressive columns, a rare example of architecture of the Ming Dynasty. Under the hall is a river in the center of the pond created for turning boats. When you pass through the rooms of the rich and well-maintained home, it seems to happen even some miracle: silk drapes swing open, and the room will enter one of the heroines of the medieval classic novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" beauty Wang. According to ancient custom, it will be in red wedding dresses, her face will be closed from prying eyes red veil, which she just toss after the wedding ceremony, the bride and her Bao Yu first see this beautiful face ...
Over the past 500 years, little has changed, not only in the appearance of the city, but also the rhythm of life of citizens. At exactly 12 o'clock city life fades. Comes the sacred in China during lunch. And the townspeople, and numerous tourists each year there are more than a million, spread out over the restaurants and eateries. And the main attraction of Zhouzhuang - artists who come from different parts of China. They are so many that they have to take the early morning the most profitable places to work. The best position of local artists. They can work from the comfort of home. But not only poets and artists inhabit this wonderful city. Local artisans make up a good half of the citizens, they work not only to earn money, but also for the history, preserving the traditions of the ancient masters. In December 1997, Zhouzhuang is included in the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO.
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