A Short Travel to Hongcun in Anhui

Hong Village is located in the West Huangshan Mountain, Yixian County, 11 kilometers southwest of the county, was originally the ancient Yi Xian to Beijing trade must pass through. The village covers an area of ​​about 28 hectares, of which the scope is defined as an area of ​​ancient villages, 19.11 hectares.
Hongcun was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing years (ca. 1131-1162 years), dating back about 900 years of history. Hongcun first known as "Philip village", according to "Wang's family tree," recorded at that time because of "Tai-like expansion is made, therefore the United States said Philip village", Qianlong renamed Hongcun.

Hongcun is mainly inhabited by the Wang family's village. Wang's family in the Central Plains, from the Han south, their descendants all over the south country. Hongcun Jinling Wang's ancestral home, about Southern Song moved to Huizhou, is Hongcun ancestor.

Hongcun like cow-shaped layout of the village, it was known as the "cow-shaped village." The village to the high mountain upright post of mine as "cow", the trees are lush green mountains and cattle, "Tau", row upon row of buildings in the village of "bulls", blue waves of the pond Lake "cow stomach" and "tripe", hallway around the house, 9 10 bend the man-Chun is "cow intestines" edge of the village's four wooden bridge as a "bracket", Hongcun on like a wau in green hills, rolling rice fields among the hill.

Only 18 km away from Xidi Hongcun, roughly the same climate.
Residential group, especially fine carved Lou, Fei Jin heavy color known as "civil Palace," the Chengzhi, Jing Xiu Tang and bearing magnificent, spacious Dongxianli West Park Church, Sanli Church, with smooth like a mirror of the month marsh and the blue waves of the South Lake, Lane door deep, bluestone street next to the ancient concept of shop, post on the mine and explore the towering ancient courtyard houses had stone and wood wall of ivy, a hundred peonies, guarded Syria Ren Tang, ancestral halls Lantern and 93-year-old Hanlin Shijiang beam pro title with the book "to the text study hall" board of South Lake College, etc., constitute a perfect artistic whole, turns out to be step by step into the scene, always worthy of painting, but also reflects the long history of left extensive and profound culture. To the Qing Dynasty Hongcun is "fireworks thousands, Dong Yu in rows, an awe-inspiring city men", are still macro town government is located. Began to develop the mid-eight.