70 -year -old people run all over 800 ancient villages in Hunan to take pictures for the elderly

A 70 -year -old sakura of 15 years. He used 100,000 photos to tell the story of 800 ancient villages and 3,000 elderly people in Hunan.

(Tan Jianhua in Phoenix Lantern Village)

(After his story was reported by Hunan Daily's WeChat public platform, he received the attention of many netizens)

Tan Jianhua, a retired photographer in his 70s, worked in the "Chinese and Foreign Architecture" magazine. Although he is proficient in various architectural styles, genres, and theories, the scenery is full, and the most beautiful place in his heart is still the small world of the ancient village of Xiangnan. "I am a child growing in the countryside, and my original memory is in the countryside." The worship of the beauty of ancient villages and the nostalgia for the country made him decide to start.

(Yangshan Village, Guiyang)

However, not only the traditional aesthetics expressed in Chinese villages are increasingly aging, as well as those who are not concerned about. "I hope that their footsteps can be faster and let them live in my lens." So every time you go to an ancient village, Tan Jianhua will ask the village chief to invite old people over 80 years old to shoot portraits. After returning to the city, print it at your own expense to the elderly. For more than ten years, he has shot more than 3,000 elderly people.

(Elderly in Nakata Village, Changning)

For the old people, they have never come out of a cottage in their lives, and the photos they have received may also be the only art photo in this life. "In the past ten years, more than 3,000 photos have been sent before and after. Many old houses in the villages have hung the old man I took." As mentioned, Tan Jianhua's face was all proud.

(Long Drum Drum in Jingtouwan Village, Jianghua)

Youth cannot stay forever, and the image can last. He clearly remembered the weather, encounters and the story behind the characters when each photo was taken. Netizens praised them one after another, and some praised this move "goodness and greatness", and some lamented that "small things can make life make sense" ...

Whether it is mural stone carvings, or wrinkles and aging, "they disappear too fast, it is a kind of things that cannot be copied, very precious". Fortunately, some people are still exploring, discovering, and recording.

The shutter sounds, the frame is fixed, retaining this moment, and fighting forgotten.

[Responsible editor: Lu Wei intern: Yang Shuwen]

[Source: Comprehensive Hunan Daily, China Daily, Rice Video]

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