Xinye Village is located in Daciyan, Jiande. It is a famous historical and cultural village in China, a traditional Chinese village, and National Priority Cultural Relic Protection Site. Xinye Village was built during the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty. At present, more than 200 ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are preserved here, with a history of more than 800 years. It is one of the most complete ancient building groups in Zhejiang Province. It is not only a live display place for ancient Chinese residential buildings, but also a place for the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province, the Xinye Kunqu Opera.

Matta from Slovakia is now an Internet blogger and an active Chinese culture lover on the Internet. Let’s follow her into Xinye Village to learn about the traditional ideal of "farming, reading and inheriting" in ancient times, experience the interesting life and cultural activities in this ancient village.

Video by: Tan Qikuan, Wang Hanyue (Intern)

Editor: Tan Qikuan