Here I am at Niupu Village
where many of these traditional houses are located.
Unfortunately, these traditional U-shaped houses,
as you can see here,
have been emptied, abandoned or destroyed over time.
Because they are just so old that no one lives in them anymore.
But thankfully, this one behind me still stands erectly
and has been standing here for over a hundred years.
Let’s go inside!
Right now I’m at the Chen family traditional house with Mr. Chen.
Lonci is very popular for its bamboo
so the locals here have had a long history of working with bamboos
and designing with bamboos.
So today Mr. Chen is going to teach me
how to make these cute little pumpkin ornaments from bamboos.
How long have you been working with bamboo?
I started making straw hats a long time ago.
As to these ornaments, maybe five to six years ago.
So cute.
I’ve just created this little pumpkin!
Actually I think it looks more like a cabbage.
And it was really amazing to see Mr. Chen
making such detail steps along the way
and guiding me to finish this!
All these finished products,
if they’re pretty enough, I would sell them.
Sometimes I give them out as presents.
Long ago, these bamboo instruments
were used as a tool for catching milkfish.
This side goes on top.
So thanks to Mr. Chen,
I’ve finally completed my little pumpkin ornament.
Now for the second challenge, we’re going to make straw hats.
But actually only Mr. Chen is going to make it
because I will totally sabotage his artwork.
This is the finished art piece and it’s really amazing!
This string needs to go in, one on top and one on the bottom.
What time do you usually eat at?
It depends,
sometimes earlier, sometimes later.
What are you going to eat later then?
Here in Lonci District
not only am I amazed by the mountains and beautiful scenery,
there’s also a deeply rooted bamboo culture
that exists in everyone’s lifestyle here.
I think it’s hard to imagine that
people here still use the knowledges of bamboo
that are passed on by ancestors and generations ago.
Even till today
they really do use their intelligence to the fullest potential
and that is something hard for me,
as a girl from the city, to imagine.
But it’s truly amazing and I’m grateful
that I get to see this whole process
and witness the evolution of this amazing village today.
And I would definitely recommend you to come here if you have time
to witness the nature and the culture of bamboos here in Lonci District.
which we have good relationship with
are around Shangbazhuang(now as Shanhua District)
and Xiajiuzhuang(now as Anding District) in the past.
So far,
there are about 50 temples participating in the inspection tours.
The inspection tours span about 5 kilometers.
According to the customs，
the village which the mast of King Boat
falls towards will have good harvests.
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