Flowing water washes the sands without stop,fetch a spoon of water 1
Chapter Ⅰ Preserving and Hardworking Life 4
Living a Pleasant Life 8
Pleasant in Farming and Studying 13
Educate People to Form Moral Customs 18
Chapter Ⅱ Describe the History of Xinye Village 22
Root of Surname Ye 24
Where did Yuhua Ye Surname Come from? 27
Summary of Surname Xia in Xinye Village 35
Chapter Ⅲ Historical Change of the Village 38
Site Selection and Layout of the Village 41
Emotion on Mountain and Water 48
The Change of the Architectures 51
Witness the War 58
Chapter Ⅳ Clan,Ancestral Hall and Genealogy 63
Management of the Clan 64
Power of the Surname 68
Clan Genealogy 71
Ancestral Hall Buildings 77
Frequently Divide Halls 88
The Second Row of the Splendid Chong Ren Hall 102
Chapter Ⅴ Culture of Xinye Village 109
Cultural Education 109
Yu Hua Culture Features 118
Chapter Ⅵ Village Residents and the Architecture Features 121
Village Residence 122
Architectural Techniques 132
Chapter Ⅶ Rituals,Beliefs and Folks 166
Ritual Ceremonies 166
Weddings and Funerals 175
Divine Beliefs 178
Feng Shuey Belief of the Village 193
Folk Quintessence 200
Chapter Ⅷ An Unavoidable Downfall 206
The Last Feudal Xinye Village 211
Hundreds Years of Turmoil 215
Chapter Ⅸ 60 Years of Red Revolution 225
The New Look 226
Transition and Challenges 231
Chapter Ⅹ Records of Personages 236
The Past,Presence and the Future 249
Postscript 260