What are the detailed information of the ancient villages in southern Anhui?
The ancient villages in Wannan are located in the east of Yi County, Anhui Province, represented by Xidi Village and Hongcun. Xidi and Hongcun ancient residential villages are located in the Huangshan Scenic Area in Yixian County, Anhui Province, eastern China. Xidi Village covers an area of nearly 13 hectares and has a history of more than 950 years. It currently has 3 ancestral halls, 1 archway and 224 ancient residences from the 14th to 19th centuries.
Xidi Village has well preserved the typical ancient village style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is known as the "living ancient residential museum". Hongcun was founded in 1131 AD and has 137 ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a typical representative of the culture of the late feudal society in China - the carrier of Huizhou culture, embodying the characteristics of Huizhou folk houses with exquisite craftsmanship.
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Introduction to attractions
1. Moon Marsh
Moon Marsh, known as Moon Pond by the common people, is the so-called "cow belly" ". Moon Marsh was built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424 AD). At that time, Wang Siqi came out of Hongcun. He discovered that there was a natural spring in the village, which kept flowing in winter and summer. He hired Haiyang County (today's Xiuning) three times. The feng shui master He Keda.
In conjunction with the senior members of the clan, they "read the mountains and rivers and scrutinized the context" to formulate a blueprint for expanding the Hongcun site and comprehensively planning the village's cow-shaped water system, which diverted water from the West Stream around the village houses. Shuizhen has nine twists and turns, and water is introduced into the natural well spring in the center of the village to build a moon pond to store Yang water for fire prevention, drinking, etc. Descendants Wang Shengping and others invested more than 10,000 yuan.
2. Deyi Hall
Built in the 20th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1815), it is a two-story, three-bay building.
There are 16 half-building lotus doors in front of the hall of Deyi Hall. There are passages connecting the indoor and outdoor areas. There is a pond in front of the hall, and there is an underground ditch in the pond connected to the water town. There are bonsai around the pond. In the courtyard of Deyi Hall, there are many wooden combs and flowers. With layers of green shade, it is called the "open-air flower hall". A southern Anhui kiwi vine climbs on the east wall. There are two gardens in the garden, east and west, one bright and one hidden, with fruit trees and flowers planted inside.
3. Chengzhi Hall
Chengzhi Hall is located in the middle section of Shangshui Town, Hongcun City. It was built in the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1855). It was the residence of Wang Dinggui, a great salt merchant in the late Qing Dynasty. The entire building is of wooden structure, with gorgeous internal brick, stone and wood carving decorations. It covers a total area of about 2,100 square meters and a construction area of more than 3,000 square meters. It is a well-preserved large-scale residential building.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui