Peitian Village: Successor to 800 Years of Farming Culture Heritage
1 min readPeitian Village, located in Xuanhe Township of Liancheng County in mountainous western Fujian Province, is one of the many ancient villages that came into being after mass migrations from China’s Central Plains to the south. Witha history of about 800 years, Peitian typifies “ancient Hakkall village culture”and clan culture.
In recent years, China’s rural society had gone into decline and conventional farming culture waned. But certain squires in Peitian appealed to save ancient villages and revive tradi-tional rural culture, which drew the attention of scholars, media professionals, and philanthropists. Hence, in 2011, more than 30 volunteers from colleges and academies took part in setting up Peitian Hakka Community College. The annual Spring Plowing Festival also presents an opportunity for various circles to meet and discuss the revival of rural culture.
Having inherited and passed down the Hakka culture for soo years, Peitian is a “living fossil”that embodies the durability of China’s two-millennia agricultural culture.
