Treasuring roots of a civilization

Heritage of 20 Ancient Villages is an attempt to make people aware of the need to preserve some of the country's most significant rural locations. Yang Yang reports.

Over the past two decades, author and artist Feng Jicai has been investigating, saving and protecting folk heritage, which is vanishing amid fast changes in Chinese society.

Among his recent books on folk culture is Heritage of 20 Ancient Villages by Beijing-based Culture and Art Publishing House.