Chinese Emperor’s Secret 2,000 Year Old Village Retreat - Village Life Ep. 2
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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Life on the island has been great so far, we are still meeting new people and learning new stories about the place we live. In this episode we meet with our nearby neighbors to explore a village called Dongcun (Eastern Village). The village in this island is over 2000 years old but has some remarkable secrets buried within its walls.
The past Emperor Qianlong was often out for travel and when he came to this Dongcun, he would wear a disguise to avoid being recognized publicly but on his first trip to Dongcun he met a young woman named Yin and fell in love. This village became a place that he would often return to over time. He loved Yin but he could not take her back to Beijing to be in the Forbidden City with him because of her heritage. Soon after this meeting she became pregnant and had she not been a Han Chinese, Qianlong would have made her his wife. Because of this minor detail, the Emperor had to keep this child and affair a secret and asked a wealthy business man to marry her as it is shameful to become pregnant out of marriage and they could not be wed because of their ethnic backgrounds. Qianlong sent some people to this business mans house to carve the 12 Chinese dragons into the wooden windows. Today there is still the descendants of this business man living in this house today. It is unknown what became of the child and Miss Yin but we would like to believe that their stories of secrecy and love have been passed on to future generations.
After visiting Jingxiu Hall we explored some other ancient buildings and a residential house that belong to my neighbors family. It is one of the last remaining houses with the ‘Mén Dāng Hù Duí’ in Xishan Island. The origin of ‘Mén Dāng Hù Duí’ derived from ancient Chinese architecture. This was an exciting house to visit as the family members still live here and you can visually see the age of the home. Many of the items here are coated in a thick layer of dust and seemingly randomly placed. There is a bicycle sitting in the courtyard and several paintings hung on the wall. The center support beams are engraved with different flowers to represent each of the seasons. To me this feels like living history. These places have stood the test of time and show no signs of falling apart anytime soon.
Timestamps:
0:13 - Intro
0:50 - Village Life
3:00 - Jingxiu Hall
7:26 - Qixian Alley Gate
7:53 - Xu Ancestral Hall
12:22 - Private Reisdential House
16:14 - Dongcun Overview
16:45 - Aunt Xu’s Brother’s House
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What a great exploration of a slice of China's past. And so lucky to meet such enthusiastic and welcoming hosts.
Yeah, I think we got pretty lucky to meet them - though, many Chinese people are very friendly and proud, so they love to share their history with others.
Pity that old house is not kept in good condition. Such beautiful intricate carvings.
The carvings art is incredible! We are surprised to see that villagers still live in these houses from generation to generation even though few hundred years passed.
@@ChinaUndiscovered I suppose it costs a lot to maintain these old houses/architecture. There are so many of them. So not all the owners/local authorities can maintain the upkeep.
@@chew5461 You would be absolutely right. Some of the restoration and stuff is subsidized by the government when it has a historical significance but there are so many restoration projects going on around the country that maybe it isn't in the yearly budget for that area. I'm not entirely too sure how it works.
and if it's privately owned, the owners might not see the value in restoring it so they just rebuild a new house.
China's record of historic preservation is miserable.
@@oltedders with 5000 years of history and countless large battles and natural disasters - it would be near impossible to save everything. All things considered, I think they’ve done a pretty good job.
6:11 I love the intricate latticework on this wall
I do too. we learned that it's actually a style of window providing ventilation diluting the strong sunshine.
so nice the couple offered to guide you around
@@owl6218 Yeah, Chinese people are generally really nice. Many are proud to share their history with westerners
That was really interesting, and a place I must visit at some point.
I have been watching 'Ruyi Royal love in the Palace ', it is based on a book that's based on the Qing Dynasty. I highly recommend it.
oh fantastic, thank you for the recommendation! I'm always looking for new things to watch, so I'll definitely check it out very soon!
glad, you enjoyed the video. many more to come!
@@ChinaUndiscovered You will love it, trust me. It was made in 2018 (although I have just discovered it) for TV, I read somewhere it was banned from airing as people were yearning for the old times. It is available on DVD.
Obviously it's in Chinese, but subtitles are available. I am trying to teach myself Chinese, but I will keep the subtitles a bit longer, as I watch it over and over again.
I love Ruyi Royal Love In The palace!!! From the makeup , to the hair , to the dialogue, the actors.. it’s so good!!!!!
@@dasilvaomolade5294 I also love Empresses in the Palace.
Thank you. Love learning about old China
Our pleasure!
Great video, well explained. Happy to know such houses exist. Could do with some restoration.
Glad you enjoyed it！
Imagine the queen and her hundreds of maids walking here with their flowy robes...
that would be an interesting sight though not too sure how long the Emperor stayed during each visit and it is a bit unlikely that his consort was given any royal clothing to wear. their affair had to be kept a secret during that time.
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Wanted to see more on the house.. beautiful!
@@TheAnahrafkazar it is, some of the ancient building features are really remarkable. I especially like the stone carvings.
Thank you for the interesting and lovely video. I have always wanted to go to China. It is wonderful to
see this ancient building. It reminds of Willamsburg and the homes of President Washington and President Jefferson. Living History. It will be great to view your next videos!
This is the power of history :) We appreciate your support and we are excited to share more videos with you ❤️
@@ChinaUndiscovered You are right - history is powerful! I love history!
The village was built with great craftsmanship and it's still standing while new homes are tofu built. sad.
豆腐渣工程吗😂
I can feel and imagine how people lived there
They are call rivets!
@@two02ful I think you would be right! Thank you. 😅
Thank you!😊
hey thanks for the comment, hope you enjoyed the video and got to learn something!
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Maybe you can visit the forbidden palace and have some story telling for us.😊
@@yhangtan5356 Absolutely, We have plans to return back to Beijing and revisit many places there.
Hence forth the legend/tv series wan tzu gege
@@dracokaiser 这个电视剧好看吗
@@ChinaUndiscovered it’s ok.
It’s likely that it was ravaged and pillaged during the cultural revolution ….it looks like a beautiful shell. Sad.
@@markeddowes1467 you are right, the house owner said that part of it was destroyed during that time.
Thanks for showing it, it’s good that people still live there to safeguard the architectural heritage. Maybe one day they might be able to replant all the courtyards and redo the interiors as it looked during the reign of Qianlong emperor.
来自温哥华的问候。你的视频很有趣。摄像技术需要一点改进。但这是一个不错的视频。
Glad you found it interesting! We are working on improving our techniques and storytelling.
You've erred! The Qing Dynasty was no more than 500 ya. And Emporer QianLong was its 3rd emporer in China Proper. This beg the question, how could this supposingly QL love nest mansion could be 2000 years old!!!!!
We appreciate the comment but you've misunderstood our message: We have said, as stated in the video and description - the village was established 2000 years ago and Qianlong became Emperor in 1735 during the Qing Dynasty.
if you have found some mistake in our video please let us know with a timestamp 🫡
There were 2 different dynasties the Qin which is one is the oldest and then the most recent and last was the Qing. The Ming dynasty reined before the Qing.
Such doors and carvings could be reused in government buildings......b
that would be an interesting way to preserve some parts of ancient buildings that cannot be saved.
I think you're video would be better without the music.
@@gracedomingo4935 thanks for the suggestion 🙂