Bildnummer: 58289590 Datum: 30.07.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120730) -- LINGCHUAN, July 30, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A photographer looks at a lotus-shape relief in Jiangtou Village of Lingchuan County in Guilin City, south China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 26, 2012. Jiangtou Village is well-known in China as the hometown of Zhou Dunyi, an outstanding literati and philosopher in Song Dynasty (960-1276). Zhou is famous for his abstruse philosophy of being honest and upright as an official which was clearly stated in his masterpiece giving honor to lotus. Zhou gave lotus the connotatio

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• Date taken: 30 July 2012
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Bildnummer: 58289590 Datum: 30.07.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120730) -- LINGCHUAN, July 30, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A photographer looks at a lotus-shape relief in Jiangtou Village of Lingchuan County in Guilin City, south China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 26, 2012. Jiangtou Village is well-known in China as the hometown of Zhou Dunyi, an outstanding literati and philosopher in Song Dynasty (960-1276). Zhou is famous for his abstruse philosophy of being honest and upright as an official which was clearly stated in his masterpiece giving honor to lotus. Zhou gave lotus the connotation of a virtue of honesty and he intended to exhort his later generations to keep honest in performing their official duties. Jiangtou Village is also renowned for its well-preserved collection of ancient buildings. Approximately, the village includes more than 180 buildings, most of which keep their original style and features of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. These wooden architectures are quite unique and elegant: brick walls preventing rain infiltration, black tiles recording the history of the village, ornamented beams reflecting the profound local culture and ornamental engraving-decorated gates standing for the particular flavor of the architectures. (Xinhua/Lu Bo an) (lfj) CHINA-GUANGXI-ANCIENT JIANGTOU VILLAGE (CN) PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft Reise xda x0x 2012 quer 58289590 Date 30 07 2012 Copyright Imago XINHUA LINGCHUAN July 30 2012 XINHUA a Photo Looks AT a Lotus Shape Relief in Village of LINGCHUAN County in Guilin City South China S Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region July 26 2012 Village IS Well known in China As The Home Town of Zhou to Outstanding LITERATI and Philosopher in Song Dynasty 960 Zhou IS Famous for His abstruse Philosophy of Being HONEST and upright As to Official Which what clearly stated in His Masterpiece Giving HONOR to Lotus Zhou Gave Lotus The connotation of a Virtue of honesty and he intended to His LATER