Author(s)

Menghong Peng ¹, Dan Cheng ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Intangible cultural heritage research center & Arts Academy, Shaoxing University, Binhe community, Tashan street, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, China

Corresponding Author

Menghong Peng

ABSTRACT

The "Eight Scenery" is a popular culture in ancient China, which defines the cultural boundaries of the clan settlements，give a village a rich and diverse artistic image. This article takes Damin village in the middle of Zhejiang Province as an example to study the two groups of "Eight Scenery" and their poems in Yang family's genealogy of the village. This article aims to reveal the similarities and differences in cultural construction between the two groups of "Eight Scenery" by analyzing the evaluation scope, themes, content and combination relationship. The "Eight Scenery of Min Chuan" revolves around the living environment of the Yang family in Damin Village, constructing a two-circle cultural system inside and outside, and combines magnificent landscapes with specific daily life and beliefs. Half of the themes of "Eight Scenery of Huangcui hall" come from the village, and half are transplanted from four traditional Chinese classical cultural symbols. The selection of the "Eight Scenery" in the countryside can absorb the opinions of villagers, college students, tourists, etc. Therefore, the expression of rural culture is no longer limited to self-expression.

KEYWORDS

Eight Scenery, Cultural Landscape, Rural Memory, Ancient China

CITE THIS PAPER

Menghong Peng, Dan Cheng, "Eight Scenery" as a Cultural Form that Condenses the Memories of Ancient Chinese Countryside-Take Two Groups of "Eight Scenery" in Damin Village as an Example. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2022) Vol. 4: 87-94. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2022.040218.

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