Yue Jian is an urban architect, and he also has a special identity-the "tinker" of ancient buildings.

  In his second year of university, Yue Jian came to Yunshantun Village, Anshun City, Guizhou Province for research and was deeply attracted by the architecture here.

Yunshantun was built in the early Ming Dynasty. After more than 600 years of vicissitudes, a large number of historical buildings have been preserved. It is a physical testimony of the relics of Juntun and Shangtun in the Ming Dynasty and a typical representative of the Tunpu culture. It was awarded by the Ministry of Construction and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. The title of "Chinese Historical and Cultural Village".

  After he started his career, Yuejian's work mainly focused on designing and constructing urban buildings, but when he returned to Yunshantun again, he found that many villagers had moved out of their old houses, and the village had fallen into decline.

Yue Jian realized that he couldn't wait any longer, and if this continued, these historical inheritances would be completely cut off.

So he started to repair the old buildings in the country.

  How to carry out restoration so that the old buildings in Yunshantun can be better protected?

In 2013, under the recommendation of Professor Ruan Yisan from Tongji University in Shanghai, Yuejian took part in a castle renovation project of the French Heritage Alliance with the idea of ​​"learning from the experience". This experience allowed Yuejian to find a way for urbanites to intervene. Paths and methods for restoring old buildings in the countryside.

  In 2014, Yuejian and a group of like-minded young people established the China Urban and Rural Heritage Protection Volunteer Work Camp, Tunpu Work Camp, starting with the renovation of old houses and using the power of local craftsmen and volunteers to carry out model restoration.

The work camp developed cultural and creative activities in the village during the restoration process. Volunteers learned from local craftsmen and learned local intangible cultural heritage. Architects can also return to the basics from the work camp and pass on the spirit of craftsmanship.

  In the following six years, Yuejian initiated and established work camps in five places in Guizhou and established a variety of work camp research and learning systems, collectively referred to as "Guizhou Camp."

Over the years, more and more rural people, urban people, and volunteers from home and abroad have entered the Guizhou camp initiated by Yuejian to restore old rural houses and ancient buildings.

At present, Guizhou Camp is practicing the protection of China's urban and rural cultural heritage "from the bottom up".

(Reporter Pu Wensi, Guizhou Anshun reported some video source interviewees)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]