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The Last Village-Chang 'an County

? In the past few decades, no country in the world has undergone earth-shaking changes like China. Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty, and rapid economic growth and prosperity have brought about the emergence of a healthy middle class. The city is full of tall buildings, traffic and crowds. However, in the rapid expansion and development of the city, in the depths of the mountains in Longnan, there are still natural and simple folk customs, far from the original ecology of urban civilization. It is a living fossil of primitive tribes. This is a village on the border of Chang 'an County, the triangle of Lixian County, Tanchang County and Minxian County in Gansu Province.

? This village is unknown to the world, but it has natural beauty like oil painting and has become a paradise for painting and sketching, photography lovers and donkey friends.

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? This is a primitive village with only a few dozen families. There are dense forests, lush grasslands and many unknown exotic flowers and grasses. This road is very rugged. The villagers lived by planting potatoes and grazing cattle and sheep, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, so they lived for many years.

? Broken tiles and broken tiles are a true portrayal of human beings, nature, life and struggle for existence. Although the environment is harsh, they are hidden in the deep mountains. Ancestors fought against heaven and the earth, cultivated land, grazed cattle and sheep, picked fruits and collected herbs, and lived a peaceful and clean life, raising generations.

? The motherland is rich and strong, the national policy is good, and accurate poverty alleviation is implemented. This mountain road, the only road leading to the outside world in the past, has also withdrawn from the historical stage forever and was buried in the mountains. Some villagers have gone out of the mountains to settle down, leaving only empty thatched houses and abandoned furniture, and only a few empty nesters' nostalgic feelings guard this simple village with unique aesthetic feeling.

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? In the low thatched cottage, a big kang occupies most of the place. There is a pot of fire on the kang, and an iron pot blackened by firewood hangs on it. The basic life problem is solved in this way.

? Almost all furniture in the room is made of wood. Sunlight came in from the window and hit the villagers, illuminating their faces with years.

? The villagers here say that most of them raise cattle, ranging from dozens to hundreds. A medium-sized cow can buy five or six thousand, and a big one can buy tens of thousands, so the economy is abundant.

? Looking at their smiles makes people feel shocked! This is a kind of understanding, a kind of contentment, a kind of heartfelt gratitude. Keeping a quiet heart, like the fragrance of lotus flowers and the elegance of orchids, produces the most powerful spiritual strength.

? For them, it may be better not to walk out of the mountains and leave them a quiet and simple life. Perhaps they are more willing to choose the former than the glitz that brings them modern civilization, and are more willing to protect their fragile happiness in poverty. No matter how noisy and chaotic the secular world is, it is unique to enjoy yourself. Peace and simplicity are the highest respect for life.

Tradition represents art, and modernity shows new life.

Hay runs along the path,

It was hay that extended the road,

Or the path is covered with hay,

I'm looking forward to it,

People come and go, full of vitality.

? Life needs a clear direction and speed every day. At the same time, don't forget to get quiet, comfortable and carefree nostalgia. Nostalgia is not how good that era is, but that era, you are young.