Hongcun

Hongcun is a small village a couple of hundred of km west of Hangzhou in the historical Huizhou region of southern Anhui. It was first established in the Song dinasty and experienced its best time during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its main attraction are the very well preserved old Chinese houses and mansions in a picturesque countryside setting. Tourists pay a fee of 104 RMB to get into the village. Together with Xidi, Hongcun has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since the year 2000.


01 Hongcun	02 Art students creating watercolour paintings


03 Art students creating watercolour paintings	04 Art student creating watercolour painting	05 Hongcun	06 Hongcun


07 Hongcun	08 Yuhe hall	09 Pond and Lexu hall


10 Anhui house roofs	11 Old brick wall	12 Staircase	13 Stone decoration


14 Alley	15 Alley	16 Brooms	17 Pork legs	18 Restaurant table	19 Old mansion


20 Street with shops	21 Art students with umbrellas	22 Lexu hall	23 Lexu hall


24 Roof tiles	25 Alley	26 Main entrance to Hongcun across pond


27 Fog on river	28 Restaurant at dawn	29 Restaurant at dawn


30 Hongcun	31 Restaurants at night

Other Anhui galleries: Huangshan

Categories: Tourist attractions ▪ UNESCO world heritage sites ▪ Villages

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