Knowing All about Hunan

Pushi Town: consummate craftsmanship

Editor:张焕勤
Source:english.rednet.cn
Updated:2017-02-05 11:42:03

浦市——戴着神秘面纱的古镇,有“小南京”“不夜港”“三楚雄关”“五溪之巨镇,百里之边城”诸多美誉。(资料图)

  Pushi town wins good reputation as“Little Nanjing”,“Sleepless Harbor”,“Great Pass”,“Beautiful Border Town”, etc.

浦市早在一万多年前就有人类活动的踪迹,沅水“古海上丝绸之路”通江达海。

  Pushi town showed trails of human activities as early as ten thousand years ago; Yuan River, the ancient“Maritime Silk Road”links cities and regions together.

浦市有“女人喝酒,男人喝茶”的有趣习俗。

  The interesting custom of Pushi town: women drink wine while men drink tea

浦市人爱看戏,平时的节庆活动皆离不开看戏。

  Pushi villagers like watching operas that are essential at ordinary festivals.

  浦市,湘西边陲一个安静祥和的小镇,至今,浦市境内仍保存着25处各级文物保护单位、3条古商贸街、20多条古巷弄以及历史建筑和特色民居170多栋。Pushi town in the border of Western Hunan, has preserved 25 sites for culture relic protection, 3 ancient streets for commerce and trade, over 20 ancient alleys and lanes, over 170 historical buildings and characteristic dwellings.

  浦市还传承着久远的民族民间手工艺。踏虎凿花、菊花石雕、杆秤、傩面具、漆画、纸扎等手工艺作品以其独特的民族特点、鲜明的艺术个性、精湛的工艺技巧而饮誉国内外,被誉为湘西民族民间艺苑中的一枝奇葩。

  Pushi town also inherits long-standing national folk handcrafts, such as paper chiseling at Tahu, chrysanthemum stone carving, steelyard, Nuo masks, lacquer painting, paper trinkets, etc., which enjoy popularity at home and abroad for distinctive artistic characteristics and consummate craftsmanship.

  2010年浦市获批中国历史文化名镇。浦市镇在特色民居、特色文化、特色产业、特色人才方面均具有独特的魅力,是生产美、生活美、环境美、人文美、山水美的综合体现。

  Since Pushi town was rated as famous historical and cultural town of China in 2010, Pushi town has embodied unique charm in living residence, production, environment and culture.

  Original link: 【湖南少数民族特色村镇】浦市镇:历尽沧桑依然繁华