The 84-year-old Shanxi man has written 800,000 words of rural history for decades. What makes him so persistent?

An 84-year-old man in Shanxi Province has written 800,000 words of rural historical stories for decades because of his respect and keen interest in the rural history with profound cultural heritage.

The old man explored the remains of a thousand-year-old village through his own practical actions, and his perseverance was awe-inspiring. The rural historical stories he wrote became important documents. China has a history of 5,000 years, leaving a long history and cultural trace everywhere. However, with the historical changes and social development, many historical sites are slowly disappearing.

Retired people look for the remains of ancient village civilization with thousands of years.

An ancient village in Taiyuan, Shanxi, has a history of more than 2500 years. It is the former residence of Liu Dapeng, a famous local historian and culturist, and it is also recorded in Historical Records: Biography of Assassins? Yu rang stabbed Zhao? The place where it happened has a rich cultural background. This ancient village has now become a rural research project in Council of Europe.

After retirement, an old man became interested in this ancient village. Together with several old people in this village, he pursues historical sites and enjoys it. He accompanied the experts who came to visit the village for investigation.

The octogenarian spent decades writing 800,000 words of rural historical stories.

Now, more than 20 years later, the old man still insists on writing. Over the years, he has written many local documents. When building a village history museum in an ancient village, he spared no effort to offer suggestions and provide information.

This ancient village is an immigrant village. Now the old people, together with other partners, are trying to dig up the stories of more than 0/00 surnames in this village and write books for the surnames of the ancient village. Counting, he has written nearly one million words.

What makes him so persistent?

Speaking of persistence, the old man said: live one day and struggle one day. His work schedule is very full. He visits during the day and writes at home at night. Sometimes there is too much content, and he will write all night. It is the persistence of such people that can preserve the splendid culture of the motherland and pay tribute to the elderly!