The First Village of Dramatic Rural Change in Yiyang, Hunan | The only "Literary Hometown" in Hunan

| The only "Literary Hometown" in Hunan. 🏡 Qingxi Village, known as the "first village of dramatic rural change," is the former residence of the famous writer Zhou Libo. Qingxi Village has many writers' book houses, each with a theme that closely matches the writer's style. Find a book house, read a good book, and achieve a sense of tranquility. Address: Qingxi Village, Xielingang Town, Hunan Province 🎫 Tickets: Free🆓 1️⃣ Self-driving🚗 Changsha - Qingxi about 1 hr (Private cars cannot enter the scenic area; you need to take a sightseeing bus 15💰/person round trip) 🔅About the attraction 👉🏻 [Featured Book Houses] The village has 21 book houses named after writers or publishing houses, including Cao Wenxuan, Jia Pingwa, Liu Cixin, etc., forming a unique literary characteristic of Qingxi. The book houses are all renovated from villagers' self-built houses, displaying designs based on the writing styles of each writer, and equipped with book house administrators to introduce the corresponding writers and works. ‼️ The administrators at the Cao Wenxuan Book House and the Alai Book House that we visited were super enthusiastic, and the reading experience was fantastic! ✅ [Lei Cha] There are many Lei Cha tea houses throughout the village. The owners will enthusiastically demonstrate the Lei Cha making process and explain the history of Lei Cha! The one we went to at the Libo Book House was decorated in a "mountain village" style! It's definitely worth experiencing! 💰 Price: 6 yuan/person 👉🏻 [Zhou Libo's Former Residence] Mr. Zhou Libo wrote "Dramatic Rural Change" in Qingxi, depicting the struggling development of rural areas in the early days of the People's Republic of China. You can feel the real scene and mental journey of Mr. Libo's writing, which is well worth a visit! Suggested itinerary: Visit Zhou Libo's Former Residence --- People's Literature Qingxi Book House, No.1 B&B, Chi Zijian Qingxi Book House, Jia Pingwa Qingxi Book House, Liu Cixin Qingxi Book House, etc. --- Visit Qingxi Gallery ---- Have lunch at Qingxiyuan Restaurant --- Go to the Autographed Book Collection of Contemporary Chinese Writers and Qingxi Fishing House --- Enjoy the boutique performance "Back to Qingxi" at Qingxi Theater --- Watch the sunset - Check in to Qingxi B&B For those who are interested, we recommend watching the documentary "Qingxi Village - Dramatic Rural Change in the New Era."