Senior records ancient villages in 25 villages for 7 years

Editor:李莎宁
Source:english.rednet.cn
Updated:2015-02-03 17:55:29

Rednet ( Changsha): A 65-year-old retiree, Tang Xiangpeng, has visited 666 villages in Shaoyang County on foot for 7 years , by recording 5,480 natural yards and architectures with his camera. He is known as a "Don Quixote for recording culture"

For 7 years, Tang has taken more than 60,000 photos, 340 traveling journals of more than 1.6 million words, with publication of 19 books with his record of local history, customs , culture heritage, ancient trees, architectures, ancient docks etc.

Original link: 湖南一退休老人七年步行25个乡镇纪录当地古村落古建筑