Xinye Village
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Xinye 新叶 |
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| Coordinates: 29°19′45″N 119°20′03″E / 29.32917°N 119.33417°ECoordinates: 29°19′45″N 119°20′03″E / 29.32917°N 119.33417°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture | Hangzhou |
| City | Jiande |
| Town | Daciyan |
| Established | 1219 |
| Founded by | Ye Kun |
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| • Total | 3,900 |
| Website | www |
Xinye (simplified Chinese: 新叶; traditional Chinese: 新葉) is a historic Chinese village in Daciyan Town (大慈岩镇) , Jiande City, Zhejiang Province. Founded in the Southern Song Dynasty, Xinye is noted for its well-preserved Ming and Qing era architecture and ancient residential buildings. Xinye is also known for holding ancestor worship ceremonies on the annual Shangsi Festival, an ancient tradition that is only practiced by a few communities in China today, including Xinye. In 2010 it was designated as a National Historic and Cultural Village of China.
Xinye is located in western Zhejiang Province, in the southern part of Jiande bordering Lanxi. The village is governed by Daciyan town of Jiande city, which is in turn within the administrative boundary of the provincial capital Hangzhou. Xinye is overlooked on the northwest by Mount Yuhua (玉华山) and Mount Daofeng (道峰山). The main access road is National Highway 330, 6 kilometers from the village.
Xinye was founded in 1219 during the reign of Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song Dynasty, when founder Ye Kun (叶坤) moved to the area. Ye Kun's grandson Ye Kecheng (叶克诚, 1250-1323) expanded the village, building Xishan Ancestral Hall (西山祠堂) on the western hills, and Youxu Ancestral Hall (有序堂) at the center of the village.
Most of the 3,900 villagers today are surnamed Ye and trace their lineage from Ye Kun through 29 generations. They are collectively called the Yuhua Ye Clan (玉华叶氏) after the mountain overlooking the village. During the eighth generation the village was further divided into subclans (派), each building its own ancestral hall. There are now five subclans: Chongren (崇仁), Chongzhi (崇智), Chongde (崇德), Chongyi (崇义), and Yuqing (余庆), with the Chongren subclan being the most prosperous.
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