Anhui | Xu Village | A hidden utopia

An ancient village with more rural charm than Hongcun‼️ The end of seclusion is Huizhou || Because of the phrase 'The end of seclusion is Huizhou' I really went to live in the ancient village of Wannan for one night Here was called the first village in the south of the Yangtze River by Zhu Xi, a philosopher of the Song Dynasty Chengkan inherits the culture of crossing the ridge without ridges in life Compared with the heavy commercial atmosphere and many tourists in Hongcun This place has almost preserved the original ancient village style Walking deep into the ancient village alley, you can still see the dilapidated houses More is the rich life of the ancient village The entire village is laid out according to the Eight Diagrams Yongxing Lake is like a Jiangnan ink painting A few white geese glide across the water, adding some rhythm Walking on the stone road in the village, you will find if you observe carefully The white ash mountain wall seems to be splashed with ink by a painting master The tortoise shell-like patterns outlined are full of historical sense The water channels flow on three sides of the street houses Villagers come out to wash from time to time A puddle of small green vegetables grows freely in the vegetable garden Quiet and simple but not losing the most ordinary life This Wannan ancient village with free admission in early spring really won‼️|| Anhui Shexian Maohua Yucun A secluded Jiangnan ancient village where 🌸 red plum blossoms fill the entire valley Only about an hour's drive from Huangshan North Station No tickets, no business, it's the Peach Blossom Spring in Tao Yuanming's pen If any sisters plan to go to Wannan in February This beautiful ancient village guide must not be missed I personally think that this is the Jiangnan in the poet's pen If Hongcun is a bustling market, then this is a quiet ancient village 🌿Address: Anhui Shexian·Maohua Yucun No need for tickets Transportation🚘 🅿️Self-driving navigation to 'Maohua Yucun', February is the peak season with many people, there will be barriers, cars parked in the parking lot under Nanyuankou Bridge. Then take the shuttle bus into the village, the shuttle bus is 15. Or walk 2km into the village 🚙High-speed rail to Huangshan North, take a carpool there, the journey is less than an hour, 💰less than 100 Accommodation🏘️ There are many small shops in the village for meals, and accommodation is very convenient. Accommodation is generally one to two hundred If you want to see the sunrise/cloud sea, it is recommended to stay one night, they are all villagers' own houses, the house style is very Jiangnan and very simple, very atmospheric for taking pictures Tour route🚸 1⃣️Maojialing Ancient Road Circuit Go up from Maojialing——Babu Cloud Ladder——Wenfeng Pavilion Viewing Platform——Maojialing Ancient Road——Weixin Temple The whole journey is about 1 hour 2⃣️Hongling Ancient Road Circuit There are fewer people here and it's quieter, it's also a circular route, the whole journey is about 1 hour. 🌿The old people in the village cut the most beautiful flower branches on the roadside, as if they were selling the most beautiful spring There are also many small tea houses in the city, you can come for a pot when you are tired Tasting spring in the ancient city of Huizhou 🚶Tour route: Entrance➡️Yongxing Lake➡️Xia House➡️Yanyi Hall➡️Zhong Ying Tower➡️Huanxiu Bridge➡️Luo Dongshu Ancestral Hall ✅Yongxing Lake: The water mouth of Chengkan, the drying autumn square, Ping An Kan, the Eight Diagrams are all here, the scenic spot of the whole village, you can go up to the second floor viewing platform to shoot the drying autumn, the two arch bridges in the lake have a Jiangnan feeling, the big white goose is very photogenic, the lotus is very beautiful in summer, and it's also very photogenic in winter ✅Luo Dongshu Ancestral Hall: National protection, known as the first ancestral hall in the south of the Yangtze River, there are four golden nanmu pillars in the ancestral hall, each worth over 100 million, Baolun Pavilion is the main building, the exquisite stone carving partition and wood carving painting in the ancestral hall are very exquisite ✅Xia House: The former residence of Luo Xiaohua, the master of Huizhou ink, a structure of five connected three-in and three-out structures, very large ✅Zhong Ying Tower: Located on the main street of Chengkan, the old official street, it means Zhong Lingyu Xiu and talented people ✅Yanyi Hall: The ancestral house of Luo Dan, one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, the wood carvings and brackets are exquisitely beautiful, a typical style of Huizhou folk houses ✅Huanxiu Bridge: Built in the Yuan Dynasty, it is a place for villagers to rest and chat, with a strong rural life atmosphere 📌Tips: 1️⃣ As soon as you enter the village, there will be overly enthusiastic villagers greeting you to be a guide, just ignore them, you can walk with the map 2️⃣ Chengkan has less business, there are just a few small shops and homestays in the village, if you want to experience Huizhou life, you can stay here for one night, I stayed at Guangdetang 3️⃣ The ticket is about 103, if you stay the ticket is 95, you can set the location to the southwest gate by taxi 🍱Food: Wang Yitiao dumplings, Luo Ji dessert shop, Wu's sesame seed cake, Ruins coffee, Chen Nian old things, etc., you can try stinky mandarin fish 🚗Transportation: About 40 by taxi from Huangshan North Station