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[00:00:00] .
[00:00:33] To seek cultural markers, see
[00:00:36] historical enlightenment
[00:00:39] , to manage and connect cultural脉
[00:00:42] , only the
[00:00:45] Spring and Autumn of ancient and modern times.
[00:00:54] The city is on the sea
[00:00:57] , and the sea is in the city.
[00:01:02] In the Minnan region, it is not the oldest
[00:01:06] , but it carries a clear and romantic
[00:01:09] essence in the embrace of mountains and seas
[00:01:11] . This is a window
[00:01:15] to the world, and also a landmark
[00:01:19] for returning wanderers. Its character has the sharpness
[00:01:22] of mountains, and even more the vastness
[00:01:26] of the sea. In every tidal change
[00:01:30] , it completes a transformation from edge to center
[00:01:34] . Between mountains and seas, it always faces
[00:01:38] the world as a gateway
[00:01:41] . This is Fujian, Xiamen
[00:01:45] . Cultural heritage in Spring and Autumn. This program is sponsored
[00:01:48] by China's leading ecological baijiu brand, Yingjia Gongjiu, and
[00:01:52] broadcast exclusively . A
[00:01:55] 54-kilometer-long trail runs through
[00:01:59] the entire city of Xiamen from the air , connecting the previously
[00:02:03] scattered mountains, forests, coastlines and urban landscapes into one
[00:02:07] long axis. From mountains to sea, from
[00:02:10] sea to mountains
[00:02:13] . Citizens and tourists can stroll in the air
[00:02:16] and experience Xiamen's unique mountain and sea
[00:02:19] landscape
[00:02:22] . Xiamen City is located in the southeast of Fujian Province
[00:02:26] , consisting of Siming District on Xiamen Island , and the surrounding
[00:03:30] area. Since ancient times, there has been a spirit of "seeking development by the sea"
[00:03:33] . The entire Zhangzhou region
[00:03:37] has always had a tradition of overseas trade
[00:03:41] . In
[00:03:43] 2007, a Song Dynasty merchant ship named Nanhai No. 1
[00:03:47] was salvaged from the waters off Guangdong
[00:03:51] .
[00:03:53] Among the as many as 180,000 cultural relics found on
[00:03:57] the ship, a large number were produced in Minnan
[00:04:06] , including Tong'an celadon from Xiamen. In the northwest of Tong'an District, Xiamen City, between layers of mountains
[00:04:09] , hides an ancient town
[00:04:13] named after a river, Tingxi.
[00:04:17] Tong'an celadon, also known as Zhuguang celadon
[00:04:20] .
[00:04:22] This kind of celadon has a delicate color of green in yellow
[00:04:26] and a texture of ripe avocado skin .
[00:05:13] During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, cargo ships loaded with porcelain followed
[00:05:17] the Tingxi River, which originated from the Daiyun Mountains, downstream and entered the first
[00:05:20] large river in Xiamen, the Xixi . At the Shuangxikou
[00:05:24] of Tong'an Ancient City, the Xixi and Dongxi rivers converge
[00:05:28] , and then enter Tong'an Bay, flowing south
[00:05:31] to the sea . From
[00:05:34] then on, ships sailed north along the coast
[00:05:38] , eventually reaching Quanzhou Bay , then the most famous port
[00:05:42] on the southeast coast of China
[00:06:13] . The Dongxi and Xixi rivers meet here
[00:06:15] . The ancient city of Tong'an is also located on
[00:06:19] the ancient transportation route connecting Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, where
[00:06:23] land and water routes converge and transit. This locational
[00:06:27] advantage also provided a good foundation
[00:06:30] for population
[00:06:32] aggregation
[00:06:41] . Today's Tong'an people still preserve
[00:06:45] the ancient Minguo customs
[00:07:45] . The Zhuzi Academy in Tong'an is part
[00:07:49] of the Tong'an Ancient County Yamen
[00:07:52] . Nowadays, it is a popular study and practice base
[00:07:55] in Tong'an
[00:08:00] . In the 23rd year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty
[00:08:04] , Zhu Xi, who had just passed the imperial examination, was appointed
[00:08:08] as the magistrate of Tong'an . This was his
[00:08:11] first official position
[00:08:15] . This Confucian Temple, built during the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty
[00:08:19] , is one of the most complete Confucian Temples
[00:08:19] in the Minnan region
[00:08:23] . During Zhu Xi's tenure as the magistrate of Tong'an
[00:08:27] , he linked the Confucian Temple with local schools, forming
[00:08:31] a pattern of a temple in front and a school behind. This directly promoted
[00:08:35] the development of academy education
[00:08:36] in Tong'an and even
[00:08:40] the Minnan region .
[00:08:50] With Zhangzhou as the main and Tong'an as the secondary
[00:08:54] , Tong'an formed such a well-known
[00:08:57] cultural and educational
[00:08:59] center on the coast
[00:09:02] . To the south of Tong'an Ancient City
[00:09:06] is Xiamen Island , where the main urban area of Xiamen is located
[00:09:09] . The ancient city of Tong'an was formed from Yunding Mountain to Laoxianya
[00:09:25] . Before Xiamen became the name of a city
[00:09:28] , Xiamen Island, which is now the main urban area , was just an island
[00:09:32] under the jurisdiction of Tong'an County . Because rice paddies
[00:09:36] were once planted on the island , it was also called Jiaheyu
[00:09:39] . In the Ming Dynasty, it was also called Jiaheshan .
[00:10:13] But with every surge of the lake water ,
[00:10:17] the stirring of the current brought up fish and shrimp
[00:10:20] from the bottom of the lake . Attracting a large number
[00:10:24] of egrets to feed here
[00:10:37] . Watching egrets by the lake has become a classic experience for Xiamen citizens. Xiamen has a warm and humid subtropical marine climate, and Yimei Island is surrounded by sea on all sides. In the long course of
[00:10:41] history , it has been rarely affected
[00:10:45] by human activities .
[00:10:47] Egrets gather
[00:10:50] all year round in the coastal wetlands
[00:10:52] .
[00:11:05] In the southwest of Siming District of Xiamen City, between
[00:11:09] the streets, a dilapidated ancient city wall hides
[00:11:24] the earliest history of Xiamen City
[00:11:37] . This place is not only the end of the mountain range entering the sea, but also the gateway for the Minnan plain to open up to the ocean . Zhongzuo's establishment
[00:11:41] here is equivalent to pushing
[00:11:45] the military defense line from the mainland coastline
[00:11:48] to the sea . The establishment
[00:11:50] of Zhongzuo ended Xiamen Island's long
[00:12:12] history of being outside the law. The sea ban policy, which began in the early Ming Dynasty, caused the once prosperous Quanzhou secondary port to gradually decline. A large number of desperate merchants had to find new trading
[00:12:16] places .
[00:12:20] From the late 16th century to the early 17th
[00:12:23] century, the trade status of the secondary port was gradually
[00:12:47] taken over by Xiamen Port. Facing the exponential growth
[00:12:50] of maritime trade , Zhangzhou
[00:12:54] , located in the internal waterway of the Jiulong River
[00:13:08] , and Kinmen Island to the east, greatly weakened the impact of the northeast monsoon . This made Xiamen Port a deep-water
[00:13:12] port with calm waves
[00:13:16] . Here, it is destined to take over the legacy of Yue Port
[00:13:19] and open a new chapter in the ocean
[00:13:22] . From the perspective of the theory of port
[00:13:26] development, there is a model called
[00:13:30] "Aniport" , which means that the
[00:13:34] changes of a port have a certain
[00:13:37] pattern, gradually evolving from a place relatively upstream
[00:13:41] at the estuary to downstream. Xiamen
[00:13:44] Port can also be seen as an outer port of Zhangzhou Yue Port
[00:13:48] . In this way, it can better adapt to the trend
[00:13:52] of large-scale shipping .
[00:13:59] In 1661, Zheng Chenggong launched an army
[00:14:03] from Kinmen Island and recovered Taiwan
[00:14:06] the following year
[00:14:08] . This is the first Confucian Temple built by Zheng Chenggong
[00:14:12] after recovering Taiwan . Every spring
[00:14:16] and autumn, people from all over the island come
[00:14:20] here to jointly commemorate Confucius, the sage and teacher of the Chinese
[00:14:23] nation for more than two thousand years
[00:14:27] . After recovering Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong established the administrative system
[00:14:31] according to the Ming Dynasty . Chinese culture
[00:14:34] flourished in Taiwan
[00:14:36] .
[00:14:40] Zheng Chenggong regarded operating the ocean as the foundation
[00:14:44] for restoring the country and strengthening the army . Centered on Xiamen Island
[00:14:48] and Kinmen Island, his power extended widely
[00:14:50] overseas
[00:15:30] .
[00:15:49] This lighthearted folk song, "Diudiu Tong" , originated from the joyful mood
[00:15:52] of Taiwanese workers in Yilan more than 200 years ago, who heard
[00:15:56] the sound of dripping water in the cave
[00:16:00] . "Diudiu Tong" simulates the sound of dripping water
[00:16:03] . Today, this song has become a shared cultural symbol
[00:16:08] across the strait , witnessing the cultural connection
[00:16:12] between Minnan and Taiwan
[00:16:27] Museum in Shanghai, staff recreated
[00:16:31] a model of an ancient Chinese shipwreck based on historical
[00:16:34] records . The Tek Sing
[00:16:39] . In 1822, the Tek Sing , carrying nearly two thousand people
[00:16:43] and a large number of porcelain
[00:16:46] , sailed from Xiamen Port to Indonesia
[00:16:50] and sank after hitting a reef . This is the largest
[00:16:54] wooden ocean-going merchant ship found
[00:16:57] in Chinese waters to date
[00:17:01] . The ship was nearly 60 meters long and weighed
[00:17:04] over a thousand tons
[00:17:37] . Sailing from there . The
[00:17:41] Tek Sing set off from Xiamen
[00:17:44] and then went to Indonesia . Because we started
[00:17:48] from Xiamen, there were
[00:17:50] many ships
[00:17:53] . A considerable number of Chinese merchants. So
[00:17:57] Xiamen itself was one of
[00:18:00] the earliest ports for the export
[00:18:03] of Chinese goods
[00:18:16] . This place is called Lianfuzhou , and now it is also called Liantang
[00:18:20] Villa. This was built by my
[00:18:24] great-grandfather, Mr. Chen Bingyou, who did
[00:18:27] rice business
[00:18:29] in Nanyang
[00:18:32] . After the Opium War, Xiamen became an open
[00:18:36] trading port on the southeast coast
[00:19:09] of our country . Liantang Villa is based on
[00:19:13] the staggered architectural style of Minnan, while also incorporating the landlord's experiences
[00:19:17] in Nanyang . Inside
[00:19:21] are stone figures of male
[00:19:24] servants. This is equivalent to a modern
[00:19:28] security guard . And this
[00:19:31] one is the image of a foreign
[00:19:35] nanny. This is equivalent
[00:19:41] to a modern domestic helper
[00:19:44] . From the weak China, overseas Chinese had to work hard
[00:19:47] to earn the respect of others . This
[00:19:51] Liantang Villa, covering an area of about 30,000 square meters , is different from ordinary
[00:19:55] residences. It consists of Liantang Dazuo for living
[00:19:58] , ancestral temple for worship , and Liantang Academy for education
[00:20:02] , arranged in a "pin" character shape
[00:20:05] . Corresponding to the Confucian ideas of self-cultivation, family management
[00:20:09] , and governing the country . It is more about
[00:20:13] passing on the family heritage and bringing glory to the ancestors. This is the patriotism
[00:20:16] in the blood of overseas Chinese
[00:20:30] . Probably two or three years old. Then
[00:20:34] came here with my parents to study, from Jimei Kindergarten
[00:20:38] to Jimei Primary School , then to Jimei Middle School and High School
[00:20:41] , and then to Jimei University
[00:20:43] . I completed my studies
[00:21:20] in Jimei School Village . We must pay attention
[00:21:23] to practical and beautiful things
[00:21:25] , and also be able
[00:21:29] to show our openness
[00:21:32] to the outside world
[00:21:37] . After a hundred years of pain in modern times
[00:21:41] , the Chinese people's awareness of awakening and self-strengthening has been integrated
[00:21:45] into the inner mechanism of this city, transforming
[00:21:49] into its confidence to grow forward
[00:22:26] . In the early 20th century , overseas Chinese who returned
[00:22:30] from their wanderings not only brought foreign flavors
[00:22:34] , but also accumulated wealth and broad
[00:22:37] vision . Driven by overseas Chinese
[00:22:41] capital, Xiamen successively built a modern road network
[00:22:45] of four horizontal and one vertical
[00:22:46] along the Lujiang River
[00:23:21] . And its western end points to the other side
[00:23:24] of Lujiang River . Across the strait, which is
[00:23:28] less than 500 meters wide , is a verdant and majestic
[00:23:32] volcanic island, Gulangyu . After Xiamen
[00:23:34] opened its port , this small island, which is
[00:23:38] close to Xiamen Island, became the forefront
[00:23:41] of cultural exchange
[00:23:42] between China and the West in modern times
[00:25:34] . After that, several generations of scholars continued to explore, and finally established the Hanyu Pinyin scheme
[00:25:36] that is commonly used nationwide today
[00:25:38] . The promotion and popularization of Hanyu Pinyin provided
[00:25:42] an important tool for modern literacy education
[00:25:46] . The literacy rate of the Chinese people increased from about 20%
[00:26:04] in the early days of the founding of New China to over 8% today. The sound of listening is still echoing, and another form of expression has taken shape in Gulangyu
[00:26:23] . Every spring, the kapok trees on Gulangyu bloom
[00:26:27] , also inspiring poets and writers
[00:26:30] .
[00:27:19] The writer Lin Yutang went from here to the world, telling the West about Chinese wisdom in English. Lin Qiaozhi, the mother of tens of thousands of babies , set off from here
[00:27:23] , embracing life with her benevolent
[00:27:26] hands. The modern Chinese sports educator Ma Yohan advocated
[00:27:30] saving the country through sports here
[00:29:32] . Regardless of the ebb and flow
[00:29:36] , the memory of the sea will continue to reach afar
[00:29:40] . Cultural
[00:29:43] heritage in Spring and Autumn. This program is sponsored by China's leading ecological baijiu brand
[00:29:47] , Yingjia Gongjiu, and broadcast exclusively