Between the Mountains and the Moon: Discover Hongcun

#chinatravel 📚 Strong Cultural and Educational Heritage Hongcun was home to many wealthy scholar-merchants and imperial exam candidates. The village reflects: Confucian values (education, order, hierarchy) Ancestral worship traditions Private academies like Nanhu Academy (南湖书院) 👉 What’s different: While many villages were agricultural and isolated, Hongcun’s families were well-educated, wealthy, and connected, leaving behind mansions, shrines, and schools not found in most rural villages.