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Yin Yu Tang DVD

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Yin Yu Tang, a home in China's remote Huizhou village, was occupied by members of the Huang family for more than two centuries. Painstakingly dismantled board by board and carried halfway across the globe, Yin Yu Tang now stands at the Peabody Essex Museum where it welcomes hundreds of visitors every day. In these three short films, members of older generations reminisce about their childhood experiences and significant events in their lives, while younger people engage in those same evolving traditions.

Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
Experience the journey of this 200-year-old Chinese house as it is dismantled and re-erected in Salem. The significance of homes and the families they shelter in Chinese culture comes to life through vivid images of construction techniques and ceremonies and through interviews with Huang family members and participants in the unprecedented Yin Yu Tang project.
Running time: 17 minutes 20 seconds

Guo Nian: Passage into a New Year
New Year festivities in China last two weeks and entail days of preparation. Take a closer look at contemporary celebrations in the rural region of Huizhou and hear reminisces of New Years past.
Running time: 16 minutes 38 seconds

Guomen: A Village Wedding
A young woman and her family prepare for her wedding in a village near Huang Cun, hometown of Yin Yu Tang. In the groom's household they ready the new couple's bedroom and prepare the wedding feast. The bride and her relatives describe some of the rituals and emotional stress of such a momentous occasion while elders recall their own nuptials.
Running time: 16 minutes 19 seconds

Product Details
2003. DVD.