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| Entrance to Xidi old village from the Ming and Ching eras, more than 300 years ago. Named by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage site. |
| 黟县 300百多年前明清时期的西递古村落的入村牌坊。被联合国UNESCO机构确认为世界文化遗产。 |
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| Gateway such as this was usually an honour given by emperors to illustrious people who had contributed outstanding services to the emperor and the country. |
| 牌坊是皇帝赐给对朝廷有功的人而建的。 |
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| View from the upper floor |
| 从古民居的二楼望出 |
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| The village still has a population of a few hundred people |
| 这些古民居尚还有几百人居住过生活 |
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| Wise sayings from old times |
| 民居里的对联 |
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| Wise sayings from old times |
| 民居里的对联 |
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| Old courtyard garden |
| 庭院花园 |
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| Dried meat and dried fish on display above a doorway |
| 吊在门墙上的鱼肉 |
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| Sky well in a typical old house |
| 典型民居里的天井 |
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| Another centuries old village at Hong Cun. It has a well designed water distribution and disposal system shaped like the internal organs and positions of a cow. Also the site of some scenes in the film "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" |
| 也是世界文化遗产的宏村。村内水系位置的分布是根据牛内脏位置来设计的。电影<卧虎藏龙>的一些外景在此拍摄。 |
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| These reservoirs of water form part of the water distribution and disposal system used in the village. |
| 这些水池是宏村水系的一部分 |
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| An old school hall in Hong Cun village |
| 宏村里的南湖书院 |
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| Inside the school hall |
| 南湖书院内 |
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| Water streams such as this flows pass every household in the village |
| 每户家门前都有水溪流过 |
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| Jing De Tang, a old house dating from the early Ching period |
| 敬德堂 |
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| Central water pool in the village |
| 宏村中心的水池 |
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| Entrance to a household |
| 一户人家的大门 |
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| Main living area. The positions of the 3 figures, the vase, the mirror all have significance and can be found in all households of those eras. |
| 家内的大堂。福禄寿，花瓶和镜子的摆设都有典故。每户家都有如此摆设。 |
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| Another view of the village |
| 宏村景象 |
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| Array of 7 gateways in Se county. 3 were built in Ming era and 4 in Ching era. Each for a different member of a family clan through the many generations. |
| 位于歙县境内的堂樾村牌坊群。共有7座牌坊依次排列。明代3座清代4座。显示这家族在明清两代的功绩。 |
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| Plants and flowers in the Bao family gardens |
| 鲍家花园内的植物 |
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| Bonzai plant in the Bao family gardens |
| 鲍家花园内的盆栽 |
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