Huma Ridge Ancient Village, Fuchuan, Guangxi

Huma Ridge Village is located in the southeast of Xinhua Township, surrounded by mountains. In front of the village is a flat field, and behind the village is the lush Houlong Mountain. The mountain is named Huma Ridge because some of the mountain shapes resemble tigers and some resemble horses. Huma Ridge was first built in the early Ming Hongwu period, more than 630 years ago, and is a place where the Yao people of the Huang family live. According to the genealogy of the Huang family in Fuchuan, the ancestors of the Huang family in Fuchuan migrated from Qianjiadong, Yongming County, Hunan Province, now Jiangyong County, to Fuyue, Pingle, western Guangdong, during the Ming Dynasty. The family members initially scattered in Mailin, Chengbei, and Chaodong, and later one of the branches migrated to Huma Ridge. The traditional village of Huma Ridge is mainly composed of a vertical street and a road along the creek, forming a village street system that extends mainly to the east and extends to the north and south. The ancient buildings are mostly brick and wood structures, and the design and layout of the alleys and buildings are coordinated. The village space is flexible, and the architectural colors are simple and elegant. The Yao houses can be roughly divided into two types: the three-room hall flat row type and the patio gatehouse structure type, with 59 three-room hall Yao houses and 3 patio gatehouse Yao houses preserved. The traditional Yao houses in the village are formed by absorbing the village layout and architectural craftsmanship of the Han people in the Central Plains during the Tang and Song dynasties, combined with the living characteristics of their own ethnic group. They generally have floors, and the older tile ridges and eaves are painted with patterns. If there are other families in front of the main gate or front gate, a screen wall must be built. A Chinese ethnic minority village with distinctive features, and one of the first batch of traditional Chinese villages.