58 Minute DVD Documentary on the Ancient Village of Zhuge, the largest concentration and home town of decendants of the chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, a historic Hero and Scholar who is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era.
Zhuge is located in Zhejiang province along the lower flow of the Yangtze River and is surrounded by Mountains. A traditional village it is unique in its lay-out, its history and traditions and naturally its inhabitants, many the far desecndants of Zhuge Liang. As an architectural jewel and a tradional 'water town' Zhuge is unrivaled among all others due to its truely unique flavor and distinctive architectural wonders, the cities lay-out being designed in the image of the Eight Diagrams. Audio: English / Chinese Mandarin , Subtitling: English / Chinese Mandarin. From the Series 'Journey in China'.
58 Minute DVD Documentary on the Ancient Village of Zhuge, the largest concentration and home town of decendants of the chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, a historic Hero and Scholar who is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era.
Zhuge is located in Zhejiang province along the lower flow of the Yangtze River and is surrounded by Mountains. A traditional village it is unique in its lay-out, its history and traditions and naturally its inhabitants, many the far desecndants of Zhuge Liang. As an architectural jewel and a tradional 'water town' Zhuge is unrivaled among all others due to its truely unique flavor and distinctive architectural wonders, the cities lay-out being designed in the image of the Eight Diagrams. Make the Tour of the once prosperous trading towns startling compounds, family shrines and family estates, and browse about enjoying the lively colors and vibrant athmosphere along the various Canals and the garden like design of Zhuge Village. Of the eight ancestral Temples within the original town, only two remain preserved today but these are more than worth your while. Due to the scholarly descent of the majority of the village citizens through the ages, daoism remains especially strong in Zhuge Villages. Confucian traditions are intermixed. So are science, traditional ways and Pharmacy. Even today, Zhuge Liangs inhabitants remain utterly proud of their Family name and through a recent development in tourism, the village has been restored to most of its former Glory, making it in fact: a giant open air museum. It is a Nationally protected Monument of the Highest level. If all of this was not enough: the Eight Corners of the Villages Diagram refer to 8 surrounding mountains where more Temples, rare historical structures and stunning sceneries await. Find out about Zhuge and order the DVD.
Audio: English / Chinese Mandarin , Subtitling: English / Chinese Mandarin. From the Series 'Journey in China'.
