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Hong
Cun ( Hong Village)
Located at the foot of the southwest of Mt. Huangshan, only 11 kilometers
away from Yixian town.
It is a unique, buffalo-shaped ancient village, covering an area of
about 30 hectares.
It is known as the world cultural heritage a miracle.
Derivation of Hong Cun Village
In the Song dynasty, about 900 years ago, the villagers constructed
an irrigation canal intervening every houses, so virtually every household
in the village has easy access of the canal. The waterways of the
village were supposed to be designed to provide source of washing
water, even fire water in case of emergency.
The construction was designed in similarity to a baffalo's body structure:
Nanhu Lake is shaped like the baffalo's belly;
Moon Pond looks like it's stomach;
the channel its intestine.
This vivid layout of buffalo is one outstanding feature of the village.
The create new styles scientific village drainage design, not only
for the villagers to solve the fire with water, but also regulates
the temperature, for the residents living water production, providing
a convenient, created a " Huan Ji did not prevent Creek Road,
in front of the houses have a clear spring " favorable environment
All the buildings follow local architectural style, have exquisite
carvings and are magnificent symbols of its time. They were built
with fine craftsmanship that is regarded as the best in China. Among
them, Chenzhi Hall is a big and gorgeous residential building, including
two living rooms, one Buddhism prayer section, one amusement room
, etc. It enjoys the name of "Residence Museum".
The village has nice scenery - simple but elegant, a fine mixture
of old houses, green hills and clear creeks. Hongcun Village has always
enjoyed the name "a village in the Chinese painting". The
village now boasts 158 dwelling houses dating back to the Ming dynasty
and Qing dynasty, about 300 or 400 years ago, nearly 140 houses ，2
are still in good shape.
Because of this extraordinary feature of the village, Hongcun Village
was added to the list of the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in
late 2000. It is also the location for the famous prize film "Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Now, dear friends, seeing is believing. Now we are arriving at the
Hongcun Village. I am sure you will be impressed by the beautiful
scenery in the small village! Come on, let’s go and enjoy it! |
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