CCTV’s ‘Remember Hometown’ Focuses on the Ancient City of Tian Shui, Exploring Human Civilization’s Footprints
On March 17th at 8 PM, CCTV4 Chinese International Channel's 'Remember Hometown' program focused on the transformation history of the ancient city of Tian Shui, broadcasting a large-scale documentary titled 'Tian Shui Ancient City – Xi Huang's Hometown – One Drawing Opens Heaven' globally, comprehensively and multi-angle telling the historical footprints of this city that nurtured the initial civilization of the Chinese nation.
Fu Xi City (video screenshot)
Fu Xi Temple (video screenshot)
The ancient city of Tian Shui in the documentary: Natural Tai Chi Diagram (video screenshot)
The camera captures the ancient alleys of Tian Shui connected, ancient trees towering, the style is quiet and beautiful, joyful and harmonious. The grandeur and solemnity of Fu Xi Temple's ancient residence, the serene and winding sound of Yiquan Temple, Nan Guo Temple and North Temple, and the rare existence of thousand-year-old 'Tang Huang' and 'Gubai' pine trees, and the rare existence of 'Bian Bai' in Yiquan, as well as the exquisite mud carvings and murals in the Maocishi Stone Caves, all appeared in the documentary through the moving of the camera.
General Li Guang (video screenshot)
The ancient city of Tian Shui was established in the Pre-Qin dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it gradually evolved into five city-states: East Gate, Big City, Middle City, West Gate, and Fu Xi City, forming a 'Five Cities Linked Together' pattern. Before Tian Shui, there were over 2000 ancient residences, and hundreds of ancient alleys, mostly the residences of officials, wealthy families, celebrities, and scholars, built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. With the changes of times, after hundreds of years of sun and rain and unavoidable human damage, now only the Fu Xi City and West Gate remain with over 200 ancient residences. These solidified architectural history is the soul of this historical city of Tian Shui, witnessing Tian Shui's splendid culture and glorious history.
In addition to this, from the Sui Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, this ancient city in Northwest China gave birth to more than 150 Confucian and meritorious officials, countless people from Tian Shui who could both write and fight, who left from their hometowns and wrote a brilliant chapter in Chinese history.
Time has passed, exceeding thousands of years; although it has experienced war and natural disasters, seen the spring and autumn of the world, the ancient city of Tian Shui still stands tall and unyielding, the Temple of Literature and the Academies still stand quietly, which is worthy of admiration. In the sedimentation of time, this ancient city has moved forward in its own way, embracing and integrating.
Text by: Wang Lanfang, Reporter of Shangchang Lanzhou·Lanzhou Morning News
