Ladiesandgentlemen,welcometofenghuang,theplacewherewe'rearrivingis'oneofthetwomostbeautifultowninchina'----theoldtownoffenghuang,
It'saveryimportantpointthatconnectshuaihuahunanandtongrenguizhoutogether.andit'sthehometownofmrshengcongwen.
Fenghuanghaswonderfulnaturallandscapes,it'sveryhotfortravellingsincetheoldtime.evenalotofteleplayswereproducedhere.fenghuangisalsoadradleforfamouspeople,shencongwenandxiongxilingarebothspenttheirchildhoodhere.
Now,let'ssetouttoenjoythesefantasticgoodviews.
Theformerresidenceofshencongwen
Thisistheformerresidenceofshencongwen,averyfamousauther,archaeologistandhistorianinchina.
Linedinthezhongyingstreetinthesouthpartofthefenghuangoldtown,theresidenceisatypicalspaciousancientcountryardwithspecialtectonicstyleofmingandqingdynasty.walkintotheyard,youcanfindthatthereisasmallpatiointhecenterofthecountryard.whichisbuiltwithredrock.aroundthepatio,thereareabout10roomswhicharesmallbutdecoratedbyspecialcarvedwoodenwindows.it'ssobeautiful.
Thiscountryardisbuiltbymrshen'sgrandfatherin1866ondec.28,1902.shencongwenwasbornintheoldcountyard.andspenthischildhoodhere.in1917,whenhewas15yearsold,mrshenleftfamilyandjoinedthearmy.from1917to1922,mrshenhadlivedwithsoildiers,farmers,workersandsomeother
Commonpeople,andknowtheirtragiclives.thisspecialexperiencestunneduphisenthusiasmofwrithing.soin1919,mrshenwenttobeijingalone,andbeganhishardwriting.afterhisseriesofworkswestofhunanfringetownwerepunished,mrshenbecamenation-widewell-known.atthattime,hewaseven
Asfamousasluxun,anotherfamousautherinchieseliteraturearea.it'ssaidthatshencongwenistheonewhoisthemostpossibletowintheprize.
Mrshendevotedallhislifetowriting,his5-millionwordworksarethoughasthepreciouslegacytotheworldliterature.meanwhile,theseworksarealsoveryveluabledateforresearchingthehistoryofhunanprovinceandevenchina.
This100-years-oldcountyardwasrenovatedin1989.the1stroomontherighthaneisfordisplayingmrshen'sphotos.andwhatdisplayedinthe2ndroomaremrshen'shandwritingarticles.attheleftside,you'llfindalistofmrshen'sworkofdifferentadditions.inthecenterofthemiddleroom.thereisamrshen'slinedrawinghangingonthewall.theleftfringleroomismrshen'sbedroomandanotheroneontherightisfullofmarbledesksandchairs.