Which one is worth visiting, Xidi or Hongcun?

Hongcun is worth visiting.

Anhui Hongcun is known as the "Village in Chinese Paintings". It is a unique cow-shaped ancient village in the ancient Peach Blossom Spring. Hongcun is backed by the Yangzhan Ridge and Leigang Mountains in the remnants of Huangshan Mountain. Due to its high terrain, the clouds are steaming and the clouds are shining all year round. It integrates the cultural landscape of the ancient village with the natural landscape that is like splashing ink. Sometimes it is like thick ink and heavy colors, sometimes it is like freehand brushwork with splashed ink, and it is like a landscape. A slowly unfolding landscape scroll. The harmonious combination of lakes and mountains and stacked courtyards, and the complementation of natural landscape and humanistic connotations, are the characteristics that distinguish Hongcun from other residential building layouts, and have become a miracle of historical and cultural heritage in the world today. ?

The buildings in Hongcun are mainly residential buildings and private gardens, as well as public facilities such as academies and ancestral halls. The building group is relatively complete. All types of buildings pay attention to carvings, and the wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings are exquisite and have extremely high artistic value. Most of the streets and lanes in the village are built along the water, and the houses are also arranged around the moon marsh. Most of the residences have two courtyards, and some families also introduce Shen water into the residence to form a water courtyard and open a fish pond.

Hongcun is located at the southwest foot of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province, 11 kilometers away from the county seat of Yixian County. There are now more than 140 Ming and Qing folk houses well preserved in the village. The "Three Sculptures" of Chengzhi Hall are exquisite and magnificent, and are known as the "Folk Forbidden City". Other famous attractions include: Nanhu Scenery, Nanhu Academy, Moon Marsh Spring Dawn, and Niuchang Water. Shenzhen, Shuangxi reflects the blue, the big tree in front of the pavilion, the setting sun on Leigang, the Shuren Hall, the Ming Dynasty ancestral hall Lexu Hall, etc. Surrounding the village are the famous Pheasant Wood Carving Tower, Qishu Lake, Tachuan Autumn Colors, Mukeng Bamboo Sea, Wancun Ming Temple "Aijing Hall" and other landscapes.

Hongcun Travel Guide:?

1. Must-visit attractions: Nanhu, Yuenuma, Chengzhi Hall, Nanhu Academy, Jicun Street; in Deyi Hall, Genxin Hall, While tasting tea at Jianqin Pavilion and other places, you can also enjoy Huizhou local-style tea ceremony performances. ?

2. It is recommended to take a tour with the village tour guide (free), appreciate the profound heritage of Huizhou culture from the ancient houses of Hongcun, and then wander around according to your own preferences. What needs special attention is that the Feng Shui pattern of Hongcun Mountain Village is a cow-shaped structural layout. The two trees at the head of the village are cow horns, the moon marsh is cow stomach, and the water channel in the village is cow intestines, which is very interesting. ?

3. When visiting Hongcun, it is best to stay for two or three days. You must live in the village, so that you don’t have to buy extra tickets to enter and leave Hongcun. Moreover, there are many old houses in the village. If you are lucky, you can live in a wing room with a large carved bed. ?

4. The bamboo forest in Mukeng Bamboo Sea is flourishing all year round, but it is not recommended to go there in April or May. At this time, the bamboo leaves are changing, and there will be some green and yellow leaves. ?

5. From the end of March to the beginning of April is the time when rapeseed flowers are in full bloom. Hongcun is so beautiful at this time.