The Lanlianfang Cultural Promotion Base is located in Juxi village, Pan'an county, Jinhua. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]
The Lanlianfang Cultural Promotion Base, located in Juxi village, Pan'an county, Jinhua, works to cultivate children's interest in traditional culture and embroidery.
The base is located in the center of Juxi Ancient Village. It has a small square courtyard for planting various kinds of flowers and trees and hanging traditional handicrafts such as oil-paper umbrellas. Various Confucian classics are also displayed in the teahouse.
Wei Yuzhen showcases her skills at a cultural fair. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]
Its founder and owner Wei Yuzhen is a local of Pan'an county. Wei went back to Pan'an in 2018 and picked Juxi village to open her bushiness as a promoter of traditional Chinese culture and art.
According to Wei, Lanlianfang is not only a research base but also meant to preserve culture. In the past two years, many activities, including literature collecting and family study sessions have been held in Juxi village, making the village a popular place for cultural education and tourism.
Wei also received a lot of help from the local government in repairing ancient houses in the village. Many locals were hired by Wei. In addition, Wei leased the idle land of villagers to build a natural scenic area.
So far, Wei and local people have repaired more than 100 old houses, of which over 80 have been put into use.
