Zhuge Village
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Zhuge
|settlement_type = Village
|native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{lang|zh-hant|諸葛村}}}}
|coordinates = {{coord|29|14|57|N|119|17|44|E|type:city_region:CN-33|display=it}}
|image_skyline = Lanxi-19.jpg
|pushpin_map = China Zhejiang
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Zhejiang
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Zhejiang
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
|subdivision_name2 = Jinhua
|subdivision_type3 = County-level city
|subdivision_name3 = Lanxi
|subdivision_type4 = Town
|subdivision_name4 = Zhuge
|population_total=
}}
Zhuge Village or Zhugecun ({{zh|t={{linktext|諸葛}}村 |s=诸葛村 |p=Zhūgě Cūn|first=t}}) is a historic village located in Zhuge town ({{lang|zh-hans|{{linktext|诸葛|镇}}}}), Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China.{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2016/33/07/81/330781104.html |script-title=zh:2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：诸葛镇 |trans-title=2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Zhuge Town |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China| language = zh-hans|date=2016 |access-date=13 July 2018 |quote={{lang|zh-hans|330781104200 121 诸葛村委会}}}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/zj/7142.html |script-title=zh:诸葛镇 |trans-title=Zhuge Town | publisher=XZQH.org | language = zh-hans|date=6 December 2013 |access-date=13 July 2018 |quote={{lang|zh-hans|镇政府驻诸葛村。{...}【2011年代码及城乡分类】330781104:{...}～200 121诸葛村{...}}}}} Originally called Gaolong ({{lang|zh|高隆}}), the village changed its name to Zhuge during the Ming Dynasty due to the prevalence of the Zhuge surname among the villagers. The residents claim they are the descendants of the famed Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang of the 3rd century CE. The village was designated a national heritage site in 1996, and contains relics which are 700 years old.{{Cite web
| author = Zhang Hong
| title = Zhuge Bagua Village, Living Monument to an Ancient Sage and Master Strategist
| publisher = China Today
| access-date = 2012-03-08
| url = http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e2006/e200601/1p54.htm
}} Archived: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060212170010/http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e2006/e200601/1p54.htm Internet Archive copy of 21.02.2006].
Population
Architectural composition
The architectural composition of Zhuge Village is very rare and peculiar. Buildings are arranged in an orderly fashion, according to the bagua principles of feng shui, earning it the title of Zhuge Bagua Village.{{Cite web
| title = Zhuge Bagua Village - China culture
| access-date = 2012-03-08
| url = http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/20Scenery5296.html
}} Archived: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100207145657/http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/20Scenery5296.html Internet Archive copy of 07.02.2010] The buildings are imposing and majestic structures. The unique skyline of the village was designed to commemorate Zhuge Liang by a descendant during the Southern Song dynasty, Zhuge Dashi ({{lang|zh-hant|諸葛大師}}).
See also
References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.china.com.cn/travel/txt/2008-03/24/content_13399686.htm |script-title=zh:中国网：浙江兰溪：优美玄妙诸葛村八卦阵(组图) |website=china.com.cn |date=2008-03-24 |language=zh-hans}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.chinanews.com/life/news/2009/02-27/1581979.shtml |script-title=zh:中国新闻网：兰溪诸葛村：现实桃花源(图) |website=chinanews.com |date=2009-02-27 |language=zh-hans}}
External links
- [http://jinhua-homestay.com/en/articles/zhuge-bagua-village-eight-diagrams-village Zhuge Village on Jinhua Homestay]
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Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang