China News Service, Huangshan, November 23 (Reporter Zhang Qiang) "2020 "Taste Shexian·Free Country" National Photography Exhibition and Chinese Photographic Art Village·Xucun Photography Season" was held in Xucun Town, She County, Anhui Province on the 22nd, attracting people from Hundreds of photographers from the Yangtze River Delta region collected the scenery in Xu Village and She County.

A corner of Xucun Town, She County.

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  The theme of this event is "Taste of Shexian County·Image Xu Village", using photography as a medium, using visual and participatory artistic methods to show "China in the countryside", promote the development of the photography industry, and realize the revitalization of the countryside. Decisively win the building of a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and fight for poverty alleviation.

An old man in Xucun Town, She County demonstrates bamboo weaving skills.

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  Li Zhong, secretary of the Shexian County Party Committee, introduced that in recent years, Shexian has been committed to the development of the "tourism + photography" industry, focusing on organically combining characteristic tourism resources with the needs of photography creation, and increasing in-depth exploration of the photography industry, which has promoted rural revitalization and ecology. The development of tourism.

Ancient dwellings in Xu Village, Xu Village Town, She County, with mottled walls.

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  The reporter saw that the event site set up nine themed photography exhibitions such as "Classic New China Photographic Works", "Millennium Ancient County·Fantasy Huizhou", "Beautiful Xin'anjiang·Baili Gallery" and other nine themed photography exhibitions, which fully demonstrated the natural scenery and rural scenery of Shexian County. Highlights of resources such as customs and customs.

Huizhou brick carving craftsmen in She County showcase their skills.

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  At the same time, Xu Cun also displayed intangible cultural heritage performances such as bench dragon, big sword lantern and cockfighting performances, as well as intangible cultural heritage techniques such as Huimo and She inkstone making.

In the special agricultural products exhibition area, the agricultural products exhibited by 28 villages and towns in Shexian County are mainly poverty alleviation areas and local high-quality agricultural products. The products are favored by tourists as soon as they are put on the market.

She inkstone craftsmen show their skills.

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  On the same day, the event also held a symposium on "The Carrying Capacity and Driving Force of Traditional Ancient Villages in Rural Revitalization". Photographers, experts and scholars from all over the country used photography as the medium to explore new paths for the development of photography-integrated tourism and help She The county's overall tourism industry is upgraded.

Xucun row of lights and dragon intangible heritage exhibition.

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  At present, Shexian County has 246 cultural relics protection units at all levels, 37 of Huangshan City’s Top 100 Photographic Spots; 148 traditional Chinese villages, ranking first in the country in terms of number; 234 traditional villages at the provincial level in Anhui, and many listed history building.

A group of students in Shexian County showed tourists the Xucun Dadaodeng Intangible Heritage Project.

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  “The protection of traditional villages is to protect the historical context and retain the memories of homesickness. There is a heavy responsibility and a long way to go.” Shexian County Mayor Wu Xuguang said that in recent years, the county has successively implemented the protection and utilization of “hundred villages and thousands of buildings” and Huizhou ancient buildings. A number of conservation projects such as the Project have restored some historical and cultural relics and restored the historical context to a certain extent. However, the responsibility and pressure to protect such a large number of villages and building clusters are enormous. Only by doing a good job in the protection and utilization of traditional villages can we serve rural revitalization more effectively. (Finish)