Heshun Library

Heshun library is located by Shuanghong bridge in the middle of the village. It was built in 1924. It is a traditional Chinese building. It is backed by a dense village with houses built on the mountain. The gate is facing the broad and rich heshunbazi. Two streams pass through the gate. On the right side of the library is Yiqun middle school. The first gate of the library is high and dignified, with a large black gold plaque hanging on it: Heshun library, which was written by Zhang Li. Along the steps, there are two gates. They are three hole Western-style iron gates modeled on the facade of Suzhou former Soochow University. They are ethereal and beautiful. There are inscriptions in Heshun Library (Hu Shi) and wenhuazhijin (Li Shizeng). Entering the patio, there is a small garden, surrounded by neatly trimmed yellow fragrant trees in the middle, green trees and red flowers, full of spring. Through the garden is the main building of the library. This is a two-story Chinese style building with five lattices above and below. The second and fourth lattices stretch out to form a hexagonal pavilion. The roof truss is open, with few columns and many beams. The upper and lower windows are glass windows. The interior is spacious and bright, and the four walls are elegant and elegant.

Heshun Library

Heshun library is one of the largest rural libraries in China. It was founded by overseas Chinese in 1924. It is a traditional Chinese building with a front garden. It is beautiful and elegant. There are more than ten thousand books in the library, among which many ancient books are the most precious.

In Heshun library, which is the first "cultural capital" in China's rural cultural circles, there are inscriptions by Hu Shi, Xiong Qinglai, Liao Chengzhi, Li Shizeng and many other cultural masters. Now it has a collection of more than 130000 books, which are divided into three libraries: ancient books, Republic of China and modern books. Nowadays, some collections can still be borrowed.

On the afternoon of January 19, 2020, Xi Jinping came to Heshun ancient town and entered the Heshun library.

Library information

When it comes to Heshun Township in Tengchong, Yunnan Province, many people will naturally think of an idiom: outstanding people and good places.

This is not an empty compliment, but a real and objective evaluation -- as the "hometown of overseas Chinese" and "scholarly Mingli" in the western Yunnan Plateau, which is well-known and has rich historical and cultural connotations.

It has the Heshun library, which is called "the first in Chinese rural cultural circles" (in Zhang Tianfang's words).

Heshun library is one of the largest rural libraries in China. It was founded by overseas Chinese in 1924. It is a traditional Chinese building with a front garden. It is beautiful and elegant. There are more than ten thousand books in the library, among which many ancient books are the most precious.

The predecessor of Heshun library was xianxinshe, which was organized by Cun Fuqing, a member of Heshun League in the late Qing Dynasty, and yueshubao, which was established in 1924. Later, it was expanded into a library in 1928 with donations from overseas Chinese and villagers, and the new library was completed in 1938.

So far, it has a collection of more than 70000 books, and more than 10000 ancient and rare books, with inscriptions by Hu Shi, Xiong Qinglai, Liao Chengzhi, Li Shizeng and many other cultural masters.

status

Heshun is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Yunnan, where culture is developed and people are outstanding. The famous philosopher Ai Siqi was born here. You may be surprised to say that such a small town has a long history of more than 70 years with a collection of tens of thousands of books.

In terms of the volume and scale of books, the small Heshun Library in Tengchong is not only insignificant compared with the libraries with tens of millions or hundreds of millions of books in the world, but also unmatched compared with the general provincial, local and municipal libraries with hundreds of thousands or millions of books.

However, if we put it in the position of "the first extreme city" in the southwest outpost of the motherland, in the rural environment, in the atmosphere of the hometown of overseas Chinese, in the starting point of the 1920s, and in the process of historical changes, we should at least draw the conclusion that Heshun library is China's rural library The first library in the world.

"The mountain is not high, the immortal is the name, the water is not deep, the dragon is the spirit.". The value of Heshun library is not only here.

When we follow the track of this small library along the tunnel of history, its growing process and advancing steps are actually a lofty ode, a magnificent picture, a textbook enlightening human nature and a valuable experience.

Geography

Heshun library is located by the picturesque Shuanghong bridge in Heshun, the hometown of overseas Chinese. Covering an area of 1392 square meters, the building is composed of gate, middle gate, garden, main building of the library, library, etc. it is a complex of Chinese and Western styles. The gate is the archway gate of Hanjing hall built in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. The front of the gate is hung with the plaque of "Heshun library" written by Zhang Lishu of Qing Dynasty, with white characters on a blue background, which is very eye-catching.

Step into the gate and climb up the stone steps to the western-style arched middle gate with a book title by Mr. Hu Shi. Inside the middle gate is a garden with elegant layout. The main building is a two-story five bay wooden structure building with two half hexagonal pavilions protruding from both sides of the front. The facade is exquisite and unique, and the doors and windows are of Western-style design. The architectural structure is novel and magnificent. Behind the main building is the library.

In Heshun Township, you can see that those farmers who work in the fields during the day come to the library at night to read books under the lights and see young people surfing the Internet in the electronic reading room. You won't find it so incredible if you understand its development.

history

The vicissitudes of Heshun Library

"Xianxin society" organized by advanced intellectuals

After the change of gengzi in the late Qing Dynasty, the new trend of thought spread all over the country. In order to make the villagers get new knowledge and meet the needs of the times, some advanced intellectuals, such as cunfuqing, a member of the alliance and a Japanese student, initiated and organized a "Xianxin Society" in Heshun in 1905.

It is the first time that the society has purchased a batch of new knowledge books for people inside and outside the society to read, and as public books for the masses to borrow.

Heshun library is a combination of Chinese and western buildings

"Cultural heritage"

The Youth Association, a publishing house of Myanmar overseas Chinese youth organization

In the early years of the Republic of China, Cun zhongphthal, Li Qingyuan, Jia Zhusheng and Li qiunong, who lived in Myanmar, organized a "Youth Association" in wacheng, Myanmar, whose purpose was to develop the culture of their hometown. Soon after the Youth Association developed to its hometown, in 1924, it founded a "book and newspaper agency" and ordered some books and magazines from Shanghai and other places for local people to read.

From Shanghai to the border of Yunnan, due to the inconvenient transportation, the news has become historical data. So they took the transportation? 2006 train trip to Tibet horse company, summer "grazing" journey in Beijing suburb, Zen journey, Taobao record of global flea market, and changed the route from water transportation to Myanmar, then to Tengchong by horse Gang along the ancient Southwest Silk Road via Bamu, and finally to the readers. At that time, Mr. Yang cexian, a scholar, wrote a pair of couplets for the publishing house: the book was from yunbian to qikuo, and the newspaper came from overseas.

The couplet also reflects the hard won of books and newspapers at that time.

Even so, it will take more than half of the time to go dry from home. The establishment of the newspaper office is highly appreciated by the villagers.

The original library -- "chongxinhui"

In 1925, the "Youth Association" was reorganized into the "Chongxin Association". With the increasing number of members, the social influence and role became more and more important. The publishing house could no longer meet the requirements of readers. In 1928, the Chongxin Association expanded the publishing house into a library, taking the old Xianxin society as its site.

Once publicized at home and abroad, donations of books and materials have reached a climax. Some precious ancient and modern large-scale books are now collected, such as Baina edition of twenty four histories, Juzhen collection of Wuying hall, Yunnan Tongzhi, Jiutong Quanshu, xucangjing, sibuzhuan, Wanyou library, Hanwei collection, peiwenyunfu and so on It's a gift. There are wills donation, father and son donation at the same time, brothers donation, couple donation, the plot is very moving.

New Heshun Library

On the 10th anniversary of the founding of the museum in 1938, it was rebuilt into a larger Chinese and Western style house, a two-story wooden structure building sitting south to north, with two half hexagonal pavilions protruding in front, which was the most unique and novel architectural form at that time.

There is a spacious garden in front of the house. Outside the garden, there is a three hole arched gate with flat roof. On the forehead is a stone inscription of Li Shizeng's book "Jin of culture". On the head of the arched gate is a wooden plaque of Hushi's book "Heshun library". The gate is the same as the old one.

In 1994, Heshun library was declared as "key cultural relics protection unit" by the provincial people's government.

In 1998, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the museum, with the support of provincial and county leaders and the strong contributions of overseas Chinese and Taiwan residents, the "treasure house" built by overseas Chinese has become a real "treasure house".

The art design of the "treasure house" is not only classical, but also epochal. It gives many visitors a spiritual enjoyment. Some foreign and Provincial Writers and scholars also donated books, such as Chen Yunhe.

Nowadays, Heshun library has also set up an electronic reading room, which has attracted the attention of many middle-aged people and students

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