Many of these villages might have all the modern amenities but they lack one thing: soul.
What is soul? Soul is history, root, tradition, esthetics, art, the soft spot in your heart.
许多农村也许具备各种现代设施，但是缺乏一种东西，那就是灵魂
什么叫做灵魂？灵魂就是历史、根源、传统、美学、艺术以及你心中易受打动之点
kuge（美国）
totally agree with u.
china villages should be unique to give a relang mood in harmony with its environment.
完全同意
中国农村应该是独一无二的，给人一种放松的心情，与环境和谐交融在一起
where is chinese traditional village ?
中国传统风格的农村在哪里？
Wow. These are villages ? They look like well established subdivisions ! Chinese people really are getting richer and richer eh?
哇，这些是农村？看起来像是颇具规模的住宅小区啊！中国人真的变得越来越富了？
Yeah. It's a pleasant feeling to imagine that 1.4 billion of Chinese people, from a normal villager ... living in such a comfortable home. Actually, I thought that accommodate some of rich families not normal villager, workers ...
So China completed building the heaven of socialism ?
是啊，想象一下，14亿中国人住在如此舒适的家里，这是一个愉快的感觉。实际上，我原以为只有富有的中国家庭才住那样的房子，而不是普通村民和工人
所以说，中国建设了的天堂？
Some pictures of villages across Japan,
日本一些农村的图片
Village in honshu
本州的农村
Village in Hokkaido
北海道的农村
Village in Oita, Kyushu
九州大分的农村
japan keep its tradition much better than china
日本的传统保留得比中国好多了
The Minka houses are really beautiful.
民家房子看起来真的很漂亮
Thanks! Yes, they're very popular in the rural areas in the prefectures. They're common as 'summer' or 'weekend' getaways.
The more traditional, the more simplistic, the better, imho.
谢谢！是的，在农村地区很流行
越传统越简单，就越好
Slee on the floors at night is the best, specially during spring or autumn seasons. So brisk and cool.
晚上睡在地板上是最棒的，特别是春季或秋季。太酷了
I guess some guys would cry out "China make Japan look like 3rd world"
我猜有些人要疾呼“中国让日本看起来像是第三世界”了